Growth Metrics

Donaldson (DCI) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Donaldson filings provide 18 years of Operating Margin readings, the most recent being 13.24% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 118.0% to 13.24% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 13.51%, a 152.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 13.42%, down 175.0% from a year prior.
  • Operating Margin hit 13.24% in Q1 2026 for Donaldson, down from 15.96% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 15.96% in Q4 2025 to a low of 9.3% in Q2 2025.
  • Median Operating Margin over the past 5 years was 14.43% (2025), compared with a mean of 14.06%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: soared 212bps in 2023 and later plummeted -618bps in 2025.
  • Donaldson's Operating Margin stood at 14.08% in 2022, then increased by 5bps to 14.72% in 2023, then decreased by -1bps to 14.53% in 2024, then increased by 10bps to 15.96% in 2025, then decreased by -17bps to 13.24% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Margin were 13.24% (Q1 2026), 15.96% (Q4 2025), and 15.47% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.