Revenue reached $220.3M in 2026Q3 with gross margin of 14.0% and operating margin of 4.6%, indicating growth has come at the expense of profitability versus the 19.3% gross margin reported in 2024Q3.
Climb Global Solutions, Inc. (CLMB) annual income statement — 30-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 770.74M | 652.52M | 465.61M | 352.01M | 304.35M | 282.58M | 251.57M | 208.76M | 181.44M | 449.38M | 418.13M | 382.09M | 340.76M | 300.39M | 297.06M | 250.17M | 206.73M | 146.38M | 174.03M | 179.87M | 182.32M | 137.66M | 103.58M | 69.57M | 65.16M | 89.54M | 216.54M | 244.1M | 234.4M | 176.2M | 127.7M |
| Revenue Growth % | 24.23% | 40.14% | 32.27% | 15.66% | 7.7% | 12.33% | 20.51% | 15.05% | -59.62% | 7.47% | 9.43% | 12.13% | 13.44% | 1.12% | 18.74% | 21.01% | 41.22% | -15.88% | -3.25% | -1.35% | 32.45% | 32.89% | 48.89% | 6.77% | -27.23% | -58.65% | -11.29% | 4.14% | 33.03% | 37.98% | 36.87% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 653.3M | 547.25M | 374.53M | 287.77M | 252.31M | 236.87M | 218.53M | 178.79M | 154.52M | 422.3M | 390.8M | 355.52M | 315.95M | 276.04M | 273.17M | 226.93M | 186.72M | 130.79M | 157.23M | 162.63M | 165.35M | 122.69M | 91.24M | 60.61M | 56.54M | 80.66M | 193.78M | 216.7M | 204.2M | 149.6M | 106.2M |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 83.87% | 80.44% | 81.75% | 82.9% | 83.82% | 86.87% | 85.65% | 85.16% | 93.97% | 93.46% | 93.05% | 92.72% | 91.89% | 91.96% | 90.71% | 90.32% | 89.35% | 90.35% | 90.42% | 90.69% | 89.13% | 88.09% | 87.12% | 86.78% | 90.08% | 89.49% | 88.78% | 87.12% | 84.9% | 83.16% |
| Gross Profit | 117.43M | 105.27M | 91.08M | 64.25M | 52.04M | 45.72M | 33.04M | 29.97M | 26.92M | 27.08M | 27.33M | 26.57M | 24.81M | 24.36M | 23.89M | 23.24M | 20.01M | 15.59M | 16.8M | 17.23M | 16.97M | 14.97M | 12.34M | 8.96M | 8.62M | 8.88M | 22.76M | 27.4M | 30.2M | 26.6M | 21.5M |
| Gross Margin % | 15.24% | 16.13% | 19.56% | 18.25% | 17.1% | 16.18% | 13.13% | 14.35% | 14.84% | 6.03% | 6.54% | 6.95% | 7.28% | 8.11% | 8.04% | 9.29% | 9.68% | 10.65% | 9.65% | 9.58% | 9.31% | 10.88% | 11.91% | 12.88% | 13.23% | 9.92% | 10.51% | 11.22% | 12.88% | 15.1% | 16.84% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 15.58% | 41.77% | 23.46% | 13.83% | 38.37% | 10.25% | 11.32% | -0.58% | -0.93% | 2.85% | 7.11% | 1.87% | 1.94% | 2.8% | 16.15% | 28.33% | -7.17% | -2.54% | 1.57% | 13.35% | 21.32% | 37.71% | 3.98% | -2.96% | -60.98% | -16.93% | -9.27% | 13.53% | 23.72% | 41.45% |
| Operating Expenses | 86.25M | 76.08M | 63.09M | 47.76M | 34.14M | 33.66M | 27.74M | 21.5M | 20.32M | 19.26M | 18.71M | 18.06M | 16.51M | 15.51M | 15.38M | 14.62M | 13.21M | 11.32M | 12.21M | 12.08M | 12.16M | 12.2M | 10.17M | 8.14M | 9.27M | 13.28M | 28.21M | 27.5M | 24.7M | 20.4M | 18.5M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 11.66% | 13.55% | 13.57% | 11.22% | 11.91% | 11.03% | 10.3% | 11.2% | 4.29% | 4.48% | 4.73% | 4.85% | 5.16% | 5.18% | 5.85% | 6.39% | 7.73% | 7.01% | 6.72% | 6.67% | 8.86% | 9.82% | 11.7% | 14.23% | 14.83% | 13.03% | 11.27% | 10.54% | 11.58% | 14.49% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 80.08M | 67.55M | 56.51M | 44.33M | 34.14M | 32.14M | 25.52M | 21.01M | 20.32M | 19.26M | 18.71M | 18.06M | 16.51M | 15.51M | 15.38M | 14.62M | 13.21M | 11.32M | 12.21M | 12.08M | 12.16M | 12.2M | 10.17M | 8.14M | 8.93M | 13.02M | 25.65M | 24.4M | 22.7M | 18.6M | 17.2M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 10.35% | 12.14% | 12.59% | 11.22% | 11.37% | 10.14% | 10.07% | 11.2% | 4.29% | 4.48% | 4.73% | 4.85% | 5.16% | 5.18% | 5.85% | 6.39% | 7.73% | 7.01% | 6.72% | 6.67% | 8.86% | 9.82% | 11.7% | 13.7% | 14.54% | 11.84% | 10% | 9.68% | 10.56% | 13.47% |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 3M | 8.54M | 6.58M | 3.43M | 0 | 1.53M | 2.22M | 487K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348K | 255K | 2.57M | 3.1M | 2M | 1.8M | 1.3M |
| Operating Income | 31.18M | 29.18M | 27.99M | 16.49M | 17.9M | 12.05M | 5.3M | 8.47M | 4.16M | 7.81M | 8.62M | 8.51M | 8.3M | 8.85M | 8.52M | 8.62M | 6.8M | 4.27M | 4.59M | 5.15M | 4.81M | 2.77M | 2.17M | 817K | -657K | -4.76M | -5.45M | -100K | 5.5M | 6.2M | 3M |
| Operating Margin % | 4.05% | 4.47% | 6.01% | 4.68% | 5.88% | 4.26% | 2.11% | 4.06% | 2.29% | 1.74% | 2.06% | 2.23% | 2.43% | 2.95% | 2.87% | 3.44% | 3.29% | 2.92% | 2.64% | 2.87% | 2.64% | 2.01% | 2.09% | 1.17% | -1.01% | -5.31% | -2.52% | -0.04% | 2.35% | 3.52% | 2.35% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 4.26% | 69.75% | -7.86% | 48.5% | 127.25% | -37.36% | 103.75% | -46.82% | -9.32% | 1.25% | 2.57% | -6.25% | 3.93% | -1.2% | 26.68% | 59.17% | -6.88% | -10.94% | 7.24% | 73.69% | 27.75% | 165.12% | 224.35% | 86.19% | 12.78% | -5354% | -101.82% | -11.29% | 106.67% | 30.43% |
| EBITDA | 39.83M | 37.52M | 32.7M | 19.65M | 20.39M | 14.05M | 6.41M | 9.32M | 4.64M | 8.29M | 8.91M | 8.76M | 8.52M | 9.12M | 8.82M | 8.94M | 7.12M | 4.57M | 4.95M | 5.51M | 5.08M | 3.01M | 2.36M | 1.13M | -263K | -3.95M | -2.89M | 3M | 7.5M | 8M | 4.3M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 5.17% | 5.75% | 7.02% | 5.58% | 6.7% | 4.97% | 2.55% | 4.47% | 2.56% | 1.84% | 2.13% | 2.29% | 2.5% | 3.04% | 2.97% | 3.57% | 3.44% | 3.12% | 2.84% | 3.07% | 2.78% | 2.19% | 2.28% | 1.62% | -0.4% | -4.42% | -1.33% | 1.23% | 3.2% | 4.54% | 3.37% |
| EBITDA Growth % | -0.72% | 14.75% | 66.38% | -3.6% | 45.08% | 119.3% | -31.27% | 101.08% | -44.07% | -6.98% | 1.7% | 2.82% | -6.59% | 3.48% | -1.41% | 25.6% | 55.76% | -7.56% | -10.34% | 8.65% | 68.47% | 27.83% | 108.58% | 529.66% | 93.35% | -36.88% | -196.27% | -60% | -6.25% | 86.05% | 48.28% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 8.65M | 8.34M | 4.71M | 3.16M | 2.49M | 2M | 1.1M | 858K | 482K | 477K | 296K | 253K | 226K | 274K | 302K | 325K | 317K | 297K | 355K | 361K | 270K | 246K | 191K | 313K | 394K | 804K | 2.57M | 3.1M | 2M | 1.8M | 1.3M |
| EBIT | 31.36M | 27.92M | 30.3M | 17.12M | 16.53M | 12.36M | 6.82M | 8.47M | 6.6M | 7.81M | 8.62M | 8.51M | 8.3M | 8.85M | 9.09M | 8.62M | 6.8M | 4.27M | 4.59M | 5.15M | 4.81M | 2.77M | 2.17M | 817K | -657K | -4.39M | -5.45M | -100K | 5.5M | 6.2M | 3M |
| Net Interest Income | 698K | 0 | 917K | 927K | 159K | 359K | 121K | 500K | 907K | 699K | 318K | 368K | 472K | 562K | 557K | 368K | 405K | 521K | 741K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 833K | 0 | 917K | 927K | 159K | 359K | 121K | 500K | 907K | 699K | 318K | 368K | 472K | 572K | 557K | 368K | 405K | 521K | 741K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 135K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | 1.03M | -1.27M | -2.97M | 291K | -1.36M | 313K | 917K | 582K | 962K | 740K | 317K | 348K | 461K | 562K | 574K | 369K | 407K | 521K | 744K | 991K | 741K | 300K | 112K | 230K | 415K | 318K | -9.54M | 700K | 300K | 200K | 300K |
| Pretax Income | 32.21M | 27.92M | 25.02M | 16.78M | 16.53M | 12.36M | 6.22M | 9.05M | 5.12M | 8.55M | 8.93M | 8.86M | 8.76M | 9.41M | 9.09M | 8.99M | 7.21M | 4.79M | 5.33M | 6.14M | 5.55M | 3.07M | 2.28M | 1.05M | -242K | -4.44M | -14.99M | 600K | 5.8M | 6.4M | 3.3M |
| Pretax Margin % | 4.18% | 4.28% | 5.37% | 4.77% | 5.43% | 4.38% | 2.47% | 4.33% | 2.82% | 1.9% | 2.14% | 2.32% | 2.57% | 3.13% | 3.06% | 3.59% | 3.49% | 3.28% | 3.07% | 3.42% | 3.04% | 2.23% | 2.2% | 1.5% | -0.37% | -4.96% | -6.92% | 0.25% | 2.47% | 3.63% | 2.58% |
| Income Tax | 8.43M | 6.59M | 6.41M | 4.46M | 4.04M | 3.17M | 1.75M | 2.26M | 1.58M | 3.49M | 3.03M | 3.03M | 3M | 3.02M | 3.6M | 3.45M | 2.79M | 1.93M | 2.17M | 2.44M | 2.28M | 414K | -4.04M | 81K | -270K | 83K | 2.48M | 1.3M | 2.4M | 2.4M | 1M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 26.18% | 23.6% | 25.61% | 26.57% | 24.41% | 25.61% | 28.07% | 24.99% | 30.86% | 40.82% | 33.94% | 34.18% | 34.23% | 32.08% | 39.61% | 38.37% | 38.68% | 40.21% | 40.64% | 39.74% | 41.09% | 13.5% | -177.52% | 7.74% | 111.57% | -1.87% | -16.56% | 216.67% | 41.38% | 37.5% | 30.3% |
| Net Income | 23.77M | 21.33M | 18.61M | 12.32M | 12.18M | 9.2M | 4.47M | 6.79M | 3.54M | 5.06M | 5.9M | 5.83M | 5.76M | 6.39M | 5.49M | 5.54M | 4.42M | 2.87M | 3.17M | 3.7M | 3.27M | 2.65M | 6.32M | 966K | 28K | -4.52M | -17.47M | -700K | 3.4M | 4M | 2.3M |
| Net Margin % | 3.08% | 3.27% | 4% | 3.5% | 4% | 3.26% | 1.78% | 3.25% | 1.95% | 1.13% | 1.41% | 1.53% | 1.69% | 2.13% | 1.85% | 2.21% | 2.14% | 1.96% | 1.82% | 2.06% | 1.79% | 1.93% | 6.1% | 1.39% | 0.04% | -5.05% | -8.07% | -0.29% | 1.45% | 2.27% | 1.8% |
| Net Income Growth % | 12.33% | 14.62% | 51.02% | 1.17% | 32.42% | 105.59% | -34.08% | 91.83% | -30.11% | -14.22% | 1.22% | 1.22% | -9.9% | 16.47% | -0.9% | 25.29% | 54.2% | -9.44% | -14.5% | 13.31% | 23.18% | -58.04% | 554.45% | 3350% | 100.62% | 74.12% | -2396.29% | -120.59% | -15% | 73.91% | -45.24% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 23.77M | 21.33M | 18.61M | 12.32M | 12.5M | 9.2M | 4.47M | 6.79M | 3.54M | 5.06M | 5.9M | 5.83M | 5.76M | 6.39M | 5.49M | 5.54M | 4.42M | 2.87M | 3.17M | 3.7M | 3.27M | 2.65M | 6.32M | 966K | 28K | -4.52M | -17.47M | -700K | 3.4M | 4M | 2.3M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 1297.50 | 1.16 | 1.02 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.52 | 0.25 | 0.38 | 0.20 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.06 | 0.00 | -0.23 | -0.88 | -0.04 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.11 |
| EPS Growth % | 10.97% | 14.29% | 48.72% | -2.85% | 34.45% | 106.93% | -33.11% | 86.42% | -28.32% | -9.6% | 0% | 1.63% | -12.77% | 18.49% | -0.83% | 22.45% | 50.77% | -8.45% | -11.25% | 11.11% | 18.03% | -59.6% | 504% | - | 101.1% | 74.07% | -2407.14% | -121.21% | -12% | 70.45% | -57.28% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 1.16 | 1.02 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.52 | 0.25 | 0.38 | 0.20 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.41 | 0.07 | 0.00 | -0.23 | -0.88 | -0.04 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.12 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 18.32K | 18.1M | 17.86M | 17.6M | 17.32M | 17.09M | 17.15M | 17.68M | 17.43M | 17.2M | 18.01M | 18.61M | 18.81M | 18.1M | 18.51M | 18.42M | 18M | 17.71M | 17.84M | 18.62M | 18.08M | 17.54M | 16.72M | 15.6M | 17.92M | 19.95M | 19.93M | 20.4M | 21M | 21.33M | 20.91M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 18.32K | 18.1M | 17.86M | 17.6M | 17.32M | 17.09M | 17.15M | 17.68M | 17.43M | 17.2M | 18.01M | 18.54M | 18.64M | 17.82M | 17.9M | 17.65M | 17.54M | 17.6M | 17.66M | 17.62M | 16.76M | 15.9M | 15.31M | 14.9M | 17.84M | 19.95M | 19.93M | 20.4M | 19.19M | 19.05M | 19.17M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 14.43% | 16.32% | 24.44% | 24.54% | 32.54% | 67.01% | 45.17% | 86.66% | 60.35% | 54.21% | 55.61% | 56.08% | 47.15% | 54.49% | 53.94% | 65.17% | 98.12% | 88.79% | 72.48% | 68.27% | 70.03% | 25.31% | 115.22% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CLMB stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Climb Global Solutions, Inc. (CLMB) reported total revenue of $652.5M. This represents a 411.0% increase compared to $127.7M in 1996.
Climb Global Solutions, Inc. (CLMB) is profitable, generating $21.3M in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 3.3%.
Climb Global Solutions, Inc. (CLMB) reported an operating income of $29.2M, resulting in an operating profit margin of 4.5%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Climb Global Solutions, Inc. (CLMB) generated $105.3M in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 16.1%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Thin margins amplify volatility
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Revenue Growth Re-Accelerating Off Lower Base
Based on the reported quarterly income statement, CLMB's revenue rose 36.5% year over year to $220.3M in 2026Q3, a sharp rebound after a 9.4% gain in 2026Q2 that suggests growth remains lumpy rather than steadily compounding.
The reported figures show revenue growth alternating between roughly 9% and 36% across recent quarters, which points to a distributor whose top line is sensitive to large order timing and channel demand swings. The 2026Q3 jump warrants further investigation to determine whether it reflects volume gains, pricing, or a timing shift from adjacent quarters. Investors should monitor whether sequential revenue holds above $200M before treating the acceleration as durable.
Gross Margin Compressing Toward Distributor Norms
As reported in the income statement, CLMB's gross margin slid from 19.3% in 2024Q3 to 14.0% in 2026Q3, a decline that appears to reflect a shift toward lower-margin distribution volume.
The reported gross margin trend shows a multi-quarter contraction of roughly five points, which is consistent with a mix moving toward commodity-like hardware resale rather than value-added services. Compared with peers such as Insight at 21.4% and ScanSource at 13.4%, CLMB sits in a middle band that offers limited pricing power. This suggests the margin base is structurally thin and highly sensitive to vendor pricing and competitive pressure.
Operating Leverage Largely Absent in Recent Quarters
Based on EDBL's reported figures... no, based on CLMB's reported figures, SG&A rose to $20.9M in 2026Q3 while operating margin stood at only 4.6%, indicating limited scaling of overhead against revenue.
Operating income moved from 7.6% margin in 2024Q3 down to 4.6% in 2026Q3, meaning overhead expansion has absorbed much of the gross profit growth. The pattern suggests operating leverage is not currently a source of earnings expansion. Investors should monitor whether SG&A growth moderates relative to gross profit in coming periods.
Net Income Volatility Outpaces Operating Trend
According to the reported quarterly data, CLMB's diluted EPS swung from $0.38 in 2025Q4 to $0.18 in 2026Q1 before rebounding to $0.43, a volatility larger than the underlying operating margin movement.
The reported EPS path shows sharp quarter-to-quarter swings that exceed what the modest operating margin changes alone would imply, which may indicate sensitivity to non-operating items or tax timing. Stock-based compensation remained near $1.1M to $1.6M per quarter, a relatively small share of earnings, though a negative SBC figure in 2025Q4 warrants further investigation. Net margin of 3.6% in 2026Q3 should be read cautiously given this variability.
Margin Compression Could Erode Recent Gains
The strongest challenge to the narrative is that CLMB's net margin fell from 4.5% in 2024Q3 to 3.6% in 2026Q3 even as revenue grew, suggesting growth may be coming at the expense of profitability.
A skeptical reading of the reported income statement suggests that revenue growth is being bought with lower-margin volume, which would make the 36.5% top-line gain less valuable than it appears. If gross margin continues drifting toward the 13% peer level for ScanSource, operating profit could compress further despite higher sales. Investors should monitor whether future revenue growth translates into stable operating income rather than merely larger, thinner-margin shipments.