Growth Metrics

Donaldson (DCI) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Donaldson filings provide 18 years of Gross Margin readings, the most recent being 33.45% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 171.0% to 33.45% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 34.36%, a 116.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 34.85%, down 69.0% from a year prior.
  • Gross Margin hit 33.45% in Q1 2026 for Donaldson, down from 35.15% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 35.79% in Q3 2024 to a low of 31.13% in Q1 2022.
  • Median Gross Margin over the past 5 years was 34.34% (2023), compared with a mean of 34.17%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: crashed -220bps in 2022 and later skyrocketed 321bps in 2023.
  • Donaldson's Gross Margin stood at 33.9% in 2022, then grew by 5bps to 35.55% in 2023, then fell by 0bps to 35.51% in 2024, then decreased by -1bps to 35.15% in 2025, then decreased by -5bps to 33.45% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Gross Margin were 33.45% (Q1 2026), 35.15% (Q4 2025), and 34.55% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.