Donaldson (DCI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Donaldson (DCI) posted Operating Margin of 13.24% for Q1 2026, down 17.03% on a QoQ basis from 15.96% in Q4 2025, and down 118.0% year-over-year from 73.57% in Q1 2025.

Donaldson (DCI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Donaldson's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.24% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 118.0% year-over-year to 13.24% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 13.51% (down 152.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.42%, down 175.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 13.24% for Q1 2026 at Donaldson, down from 15.96% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 15.96% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 9.3% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 14.06% and a median of 14.43% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin jumped 212 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 618 bps.
  • Donaldson's Operating Margin stood at 14.08% in 2022, then increased by 5 bps to 14.72% in 2023, then slipped by 1 bps to 14.53% in 2024, then rose by 10 bps to 15.96% in 2025, then declined by 17 bps to 13.24% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DCI's Operating Margin at 13.24% in Q1 2026, 15.96% in Q4 2025, and 15.47% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 5.88%
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 15.73%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 20.65%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 11.30%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 24.24%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 25.40%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 26.70%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 20.86%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 15.68%
10 Donaldson 10.74 Bn 10.55 Bn 299.80 Mn 13.24%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 13.24%
Oct 31, 2025 15.96%
Jul 31, 2025 15.47%
Apr 30, 2025 9.30%
Jan 31, 2025 14.43%
Oct 31, 2024 14.53%
Jul 31, 2024 15.63%
Apr 30, 2024 15.48%
Jan 31, 2024 14.79%
Oct 31, 2023 14.72%
Jul 31, 2023 13.71%
Apr 30, 2023 14.16%
Jan 31, 2023 14.04%
Oct 31, 2022 14.08%
Jul 31, 2022 14.53%
Apr 30, 2022 13.01%
Jan 31, 2022 11.93%
Oct 31, 2021 14.13%
Jul 31, 2021 14.49%
Apr 30, 2021 14.30%