What are CBIZ's profit margins?

Gross margin is 14.5% and operating margin is 7.2%, with a 7.5% net margin.

Where does CBIZ's income statement data come from?

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CBIZ CBZ Income Statement

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	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25
Total revenue	$848.58M+1.3%	$542.66M+17.9%	$693.82M+58.1%	$683.5M+62.7%	$838.01M+69.5%
Total cost of revenue	$622.56M+2.1%	$593.41M+13.6%	$603.69M+65.0%	$595.59M+62.6%	$609.91M+62.0%
Gross profit	$226.02M-0.9%	——	$90.13M+23.6%	$87.91M+63.9%	$228.1M+93.6%
Gross margin	26.6%-0.6pp	——	13%-3.6pp	12.9%+0.1pp	27.2%+3.4pp
General and administrative	$29.57M+5.3%	$34.41M-23.1%	$31.27M+34.6%	$27.64M+25.3%	$28.07M+50.0%
Compensation and benefits	$7.53M+33.5%	$6.43M+0.4%	$7.33M+204%	$6.6M+178%	$5.64M+114%
Depreciation and amortization	$23.75M-4.2%	$23.96M+23.1%	$24.46M+155%	$25.07M+163%	$24.79M+162%
Provision for credit losses	$6.08M-43.4%	$7.36M+7.4%	$7.76M+287%	$8.58M+43.1%	$10.75M+110%
Goodwill impairment	$0—	$0—	——	——	——
Other operating expenses	$837K+390%	——	$2.57M+1,498%	$2.97M+2,316%	-$289K-293%
Operating income	$196.45M-1.8%	——	$58.86M+18.5%	$60.27M+90.8%	$200.03M+102%
Operating margin	23.2%-0.7pp	——	8.5%-2.8pp	8.8%+1.3pp	23.9%+3.8pp
Interest expense	$23.92M-4.9%	$26.23M+37.9%	$27.96M+463%	$27.87M+374%	$25.16M+458%
Other income (expense), net	$30.02M+211%	-$25.1M-34.2%	-$18.46M-1,536%	-$2.49M+26.7%	-$27.12M-652%
Income before income taxes	$226.47M+31.0%	——	$40.41M-20.7%	$57.78M+105%	$172.91M+66.2%
Income tax expense	$64.86M+29.4%	——	$10.26M-35.4%	$15.84M+88.5%	$50.14M+84.8%
Net income	$161.61M+31.6%	——	$30.15M-14.1%	$41.94M+112%	$122.77M+59.7%
Net margin	19%+4.4pp	——	4.3%-3.6pp	6.1%+1.4pp	14.7%-0.9pp
Income from continuing operations	$2.63+37.0%	——	$0.48-31.4%	$0.66+69.2%	$1.92+24.7%
Diluted earnings per share	$2.63+37.7%	——	$0.48-31.4%	$0.66+69.2%	$1.91+24.8%
Basic earnings per share	$2.63+37.0%	——	$0.48-31.4%	$0.66+69.2%	$1.92+24.7%
Weighted-average shares, diluted	61.5M-4.1%	63.2M+20.1%	62.7M+24.4%	63.8M+26.9%	64.1M+27.7%
Weighted-average shares, basic	61.4M-3.8%	62.9M+20.1%	62.4M+24.4%	63.5M+26.8%	63.8M+27.6%
Legal contingency and settlement	——	——	——	$12.5M—	——
Gain from acquisition related adjustments, net	$57.96M—	——	——	——	$0—
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$2.63+37.0%	——	$0.48-31.4%	$0.66+69.2%	$1.92+24.7%
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$2.63+37.7%	——	$0.48-31.4%	$0.66+69.2%	$1.91+24.8%
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Decrease for Tax Withholding Obligation	$2.63M-66.0%	$47K-26.6%	$39K-81.9%	$32K—	$7.73M-31.2%
Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Share Based Compensation Employee Stock Purchase Program Requisite Service Period Recognition	$7.53M+33.5%	$6.43M+0.4%	$7.33M+204%	$6.6M+178%	$5.64M+114%
Charge-offs, net of recoveries	$5.9M+606%	$10.62M+51.1%	$4.51M-0.2%	$2.29M—	-$1.17M-142%
Amortization Of Financing Costs	$1.35M+3.9%	——	——	——	$1.3M+312%
Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities Fair Market Value Adjustment	-$348K-441%	$89K+230%	$47K-84.3%	$72K-69.5%	$102K+34.2%
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Arrangements Change In Amount Of Contingent Consideration Liability1	$195K-61.2%	$604K-7.5%	$497K-91.3%	$985K+383%	$502K+15.7%
Net expense	$195K-58.2%	$604K-7.6%	$497K-91.3%	$1.02M+400%	$467K+7.6%
Cash, Cash Equivalent, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalent, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect and Discontinued Operation	-$41.01M-8.3%	$74.22M+3.1%	-$22.63M-6.6%	$17.2M+3,298%	-$37.86M-78.3%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$163.35M+34.4%	——	$28.9M-11.3%	$39.83M+103%	$121.54M+56.0%
Federal	——	$6.92M+18.5%	$6.92M+18.5%	$6.92M+18.5%	$6.92M+18.5%
Foreign	——	$13.75K-27.6%	$13.75K-27.6%	$13.75K-27.6%	$13.75K-27.6%
Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit	——	$2.81M+37.7%	$2.81M+37.7%	$2.81M+37.7%	$2.81M+37.7%
Federal	——	$1.9M+169%	$1.9M+169%	$1.9M+169%	$1.9M+169%
Deferred taxes	——	$1.6M+143%	$1.6M+143%	$1.6M+143%	$1.6M+143%
Deferred and other income taxes	$14.66M+239%	——	——	$12.83M+1,098%	$4.32M+110%
State	——	-$293.25K+70.0%	-$293.25K+70.0%	-$293.25K+70.0%	-$293.25K+70.0%
Defined contribution plan costs	——	$8.53M+48.9%	$8.53M+48.9%	$8.53M+48.9%	$8.53M+48.9%
Defined Contribution Plan Employer Matching Contribution Percent	——	50%0.0%	——	——	——
Maximum percentage of a participant's eligible compensation that a participating may elect to contribute, on a tax-deferred annually to the plan (as a percent)	——	80%0.0%	——	——	——
Percentage of participating employees contribution, matched 100% (as a percent)	——	6%0.0%	——	——	——
Effective tax rates	——	$0.07-2.8%	$0.07-2.8%	$0.07-2.8%	$0.07-2.8%
Income taxes at U.S. statutory rate of 21%	——	21%—	——	——	——
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Percent	——	0%—	——	——	——
Foreign operations	——	0%—	——	——	——
Non-deductible officers' compensation	——	——	——	——	——
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Meals And Entertainment	——	1.2%—	——	——	——
Other	——	$0—	$0—	$0—	$0—
State income taxes – net of federal income tax benefit	——	5%—	——	——	——
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits	——	0.4%—	——	——	——
Price an employee pays for shares as percentage of fair market value	——	85%0.0%	——	——	——
Goodwill Additions	$3.01M+542%	$469K-99.9%	$469K-99.9%	$469K-99.9%	$469K-99.9%
Goodwill, Divestitures And Other Adjustments	——	$884.5K-44.5%	$884.5K-44.5%	$884.5K-44.5%	$884.5K-44.5%
Transfer - Accumulated impairment	$0—	——	——	——	——
Goodwill impairment losses	$0—	$0—	——	——	——
Goodwill Transfers	$0—	——	——	——	——
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$161.61M+31.6%	——	$30.15M-14.1%	$41.94M+112%	$122.77M+59.7%
Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic	——	$40.16M+179%	$40.16M+179%	$40.16M+179%	$40.16M+179%
Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign	——	$51.25K-28.3%	$51.25K-28.3%	$51.25K-28.3%	$51.25K-28.3%
Federal taxes	——	$4M—	$4M—	$4M—	$4M—
Foreign	——	$40.25K—	$40.25K—	$40.25K—	$40.25K—
State taxes	——	$1.85M—	$1.85M—	$1.85M—	$1.85M—
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Amount	——	$4.25K—	$4.25K—	$4.25K—	$4.25K—
Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential	——	$3K—	$3K—	$3K—	$3K—
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Amount	——	$8.44M+178%	$8.44M+178%	$8.44M+178%	$8.44M+178%
Nondeductible per-diem paid to drivers	——	$482K+61.6%	$482K+61.6%	$482K+61.6%	$482K+61.6%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Other, Amount	——	$347.25K—	$347.25K—	$347.25K—	$347.25K—
Share-based compensation	——	——	——	——	——
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Amount	——	-$134.25K-381%	-$134.25K-381%	-$134.25K-381%	-$134.25K-381%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, State and Local Income Taxes, Amount	——	$2.03M+155%	$2.03M+155%	$2.03M+155%	$2.03M+155%
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits	——	$172K+229%	$172K+229%	$172K+229%	$172K+229%
Income Taxes Paid, Net	——	$5.89M-37.2%	$5.89M-37.2%	$5.89M-37.2%	$5.89M-37.2%
Accounts payable	-$4.19M-135%	——	——	$16.86M-12.7%	$11.99M+109%
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable	$214.67M+6.7%	——	$43.78M+1,003%	——	$201.26M+65.6%
Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable	$49.79M+9.1%	——	$18.25M+269%	——	$45.63M+83.8%
Change in bond premium	-$63K-170%	$27K+116%	-$49K—	——	$90K+663%
Accrued compensation and employee benefits	-$77.3M+8.7%	$48.16M—	——	——	-$84.64M-35.7%
Increase (Decrease) In Funds Held For Clients Classified As Investing Activities	-$462K-608%	——	——	——	$91K—
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets	-$2.91M-132%	——	$18.61M+236%	$3.47M+473%	$8.99M+247%
Other liabilities	$6.6M+163%	——	-$10.7M—	-$40.51M-1,097%	-$10.44M-19,794%
Add - Incremental shares associated with contingently issuable shares (in shares)	36K—	0-100%	3K-66.7%	0-100%	0-100%
Performance share units (in shares)	0—	——	116K+20.8%	——	0—
Performance share units (in shares)	——	110K-13.4%	——	——	——
Restricted stock units and awards (in shares)	58K-73.0%	——	152K+105%	165K+126%	215K+117%
Stock options (in shares)	19K-77.4%	71K-9.0%	68K-11.7%	77K-3.8%	84K+13.5%
Debt	$23.9M-5.2%	$26.23M+37.9%	$27.96M+463%	$27.87M+374%	$25.2M+459%
Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activity	——	$26.36M+310%	$26.36M+310%	$26.36M+310%	$26.36M+310%
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activity, Including Discontinued Operation	-$12.58M-123%	-$70.48M-106%	-$41.98M+42.7%	-$88.61M-6.6%	$55.36M-22.2%
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activity, Including Discontinued Operation	-$2.92M+41.2%	$0+100%	-$4.61M—	-$7.34M-61.5%	-$4.96M+82.7%
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activity, Including Discontinued Operation	-$25.52M+71.1%	$143.64M+159%	$23.97M-45.2%	$113.15M+28.3%	-$88.27M-38.5%
Net Increase (Decrease) In Client Funds Obligations, Financing	$53.79M+53.4%	——	——	$22.16M+35.0%	$35.06M+196%
Non-qualified deferred income (loss) on investment	——	$5.83M+10.4%	$5.83M+10.4%	$5.83M+10.4%	$5.83M+10.4%
Shares issued (number) (in shares)	0-100%	63K-50.0%	13K-43.5%	14K-58.8%	33K-45.0%
Number of operating segments	2-33.3%	——	——	——	30.0%
Number of reportable segments	2+167%	0.8—	0.8—	0.8—	0.8—
Number of reporting units	5—	60.0%	——	——	——
Number of reporting units impacted by organizational changes	2—	——	——	——	——
Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale	——	$22K-51.6%	$22K-51.6%	$22K-51.6%	$22K-51.6%
Net unrealized debt securities gains (losses), net of tax	-$249K-446%	$64K+237%	$35K-83.7%	$51K-69.5%	$72K+28.6%
Foreign currency translation	-$8K-33.3%	-$4K+55.6%	-$6K-100%	-$2K+88.2%	-$6K-400%
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities, tax	-$99K-441%	——	$12K-85.9%	$22K-67.6%	$29K+38.1%
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), after Reclassification, Tax	$661K+252%	$0—	-$422K+53.3%	-$722K-629%	-$434K-235%
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments	$1.99M+253%	$0—	-$1.27M+53.1%	-$2.16M-641%	-$1.3M-236%
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	$1.73M+240%	$0—	-$1.24M+50.3%	-$2.12M-1,389%	-$1.24M-221%
Other income, net (Note 6)	-$4.02M-104%	$1.54M+366%	$8.38M+544%	$25.37M+922%	-$1.97M-121%
All other operating activities	$837K+390%	$0+100%	$2.57M+1,498%	$2.97M+2,316%	-$289K-293%
Payment Of Contingent Consideration Of Acquisitions	$6.3M-78.7%	$2.86M-51.6%	$7.06M-28.2%	$19.24M+94.4%	$29.52M-5.2%
Payments For Previous Acquisition	$6.3M-78.7%	$2.86M-51.6%	$7.06M-28.2%	$19.25M+94.4%	$29.52M-4.6%
Payment for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activity	-$3.24M-3,624%	-$4.54M-114%	-$125K—	-$619K-140%	$92K-95.9%
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	$28.96M—	$32.32M—	$56.43M—	$71.32M—	$0—
Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-Based Payment Arrangement	$2.63M-65.2%	$47K-26.6%	$39K-81.9%	$203K—	$7.56M-32.7%
Payments to Acquire Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale	$4.1M-50.6%	$7.78M+9.4%	$16.25M+306%	$11.05M+44.3%	$8.3M+86.9%
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$3.5M—	$1.63M-99.8%	$0-100%	$0-100%	$0-100%
Payments to Acquire Investments	$4.1M-50.6%	$7.78M+9.4%	$16.25M+306%	$11.05M+44.3%	$8.3M+86.9%
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	$3M-42.1%	$1.92M-41.1%	$1.91M-28.7%	$7.95M+329%	$5.18M+1.1%
Performance share units	$1.16M+48.7%	$1.51M-46.5%	$2.2M+95.7%	$1.31M+58.7%	$780K-39.4%
Proceeds from principal business dispositions	$332K+14.9%	$117K—	$1.12M-88.6%	$0—	$289K—
Proceeds from Maturities, Prepayments and Calls of Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale	$3.64M-48.1%	$6.48M-4.3%	$10M+266%	$11.11M+71.7%	$7.01M+28.6%
Proceeds from disposition of marketable securities and other investments	$3.64M-56.7%	$8.05M+18.9%	$10M+266%	$13.24M+89.9%	$8.41M+54.3%
Sale of investments	$0-100%	$1.57M—	$0—	$2.13M+325%	$1.4M—
Bad debt expense, net of recoveries	$1.41M+238%	$4.07M+141%	$1.35M+58.4%	$1.45M+108%	$417K-24.2%
Repayments of Lines of Credit	——	$357.15M+3.6%	$357.15M+3.6%	$357.15M+3.6%	$357.15M+3.6%
Repayments of Long-term Lines of Credit	$171.6M-52.1%	——	$330.7M+36.4%	$338.7M+14.7%	$358.1M+40.0%
Restricted Stock Expense	$6.37M+31.1%	$4.92M+37.5%	$5.13M+298%	$5.29M+241%	$4.86M+260%
Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax	$848.58M+1.3%	$542.66M+17.9%	$693.82M+58.1%	$683.5M+62.7%	$838.01M+69.5%
Senior leverage ratio	——	300%0.0%	——	——	——
Stock-based compensation	$7.53M+33.5%	$6.43M+0.4%	$7.33M+204%	$6.6M+178%	$5.64M+114%
Granted (in shares)	0—	0—	——	——	0—
Tax withholding obligation, shares withheld (in shares)	100K0.0%	100K-50.0%	——	——	100K—
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	0—	0—	——	——	0—
Stock Issued During Period Value Acquisitions	——	——	$190K-88.8%	$2.07M-10.7%	$15.27M+148%
Business acquisitions	-$7.18M—	——	——	——	——
Treasury stock, value, acquired	$28.96M—	$32.32M—	$56.43M—	$71.32M—	$0—
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions	——	$41K-16.8%	$41K-16.8%	$41K-16.8%	$41K-16.8%
Additions for tax positions of prior years	——	$214.25K+410%	$214.25K+410%	$214.25K+410%	$214.25K+410%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations	——	$174.75K+302%	$174.75K+302%	$174.75K+302%	$174.75K+302%
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount	——	$125K+150%	$125K+150%	$125K+150%	$125K+150%
EBIT	$196.45M-1.8%	——	$58.86M+18.5%	$60.27M+90.8%	$200.03M+102%
EBITDA	$220.2M-2.1%	——	$83.32M+40.6%	$85.34M+107%	$224.82M+107%
EBITDA	$220.2M-2.1%	——	$83.32M+40.6%	$85.34M+107%	$224.82M+107%
EBITDA margin	25.9%-0.9pp	——	12%-1.5pp	12.5%+2.7pp	26.8%+4.9pp
EBIT	$196.45M-1.8%	——	$58.86M+18.5%	$60.27M+90.8%	$200.03M+102%

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What are CBIZ's profit margins?: Gross margin is 14.5% and operating margin is 7.2%, with a 7.5% net margin.
Where does CBIZ's income statement data come from?: Every line is extracted from CBIZ's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and tagged in XBRL. Switch between quarterly, annual, and trailing-twelve-month views, or open any line for its full history and peer comparisons.