Dillard'S (DDS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Dillard'S (DDS) reported Operating Margin of 11.35% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 2.36 percentage points from 8.98% a year earlier but down 5.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Dillard'S (DDS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 1, 2026, Dillard'S's Operating Margin came in at 13.81%, up 0.29 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 13.23%, down 0.70 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +10.28 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Operating Margin came in at 13.93% in FY2025 (-2.13 pp), 16.06% in FY2024 (-2.73 pp), 18.80% in FY2023 (-1.09 pp) and 19.89% in FY2022 (+16.95 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of 8.98% in fiscal Q2 2026 and a high of 22.86% in fiscal Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.44 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 14.34 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2025 (a drop of 4.22 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 17.02% (Q1 2027), 12.69% (Q4 2026) and 14.39% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,654.24 Bn | 2,170.93 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.69% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 289.19 Bn | 282.43 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 143.39 Bn | 120.94 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.29 Bn | 98.25 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.79 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 6 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 66.59 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.61 Bn | 69.69 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 20.15% |
| 8 | Carvana | 66.52 Bn | 58.12 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 9.22% |
| 9 | Autozone | 47.57 Bn | 46.47 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 10 | Dillard'S | 10.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | 621.09 Mn | 11.35% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 11.35% |
| May 2, 2026 | 17.02% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 12.69% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 14.39% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 8.98% |
| May 3, 2025 | 17.00% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 13.70% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 14.34% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 9.62% |
| May 4, 2024 | 18.01% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 15.21% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 16.15% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 13.84% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 19.33% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 17.17% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 18.96% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 16.69% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 22.86% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 21.13% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 21.00% |
Dillard'S Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=DDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "DDS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=DDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();