Growth Metrics

DLH Holdings (DLHC) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

DLH Holdings' Operating Margin history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 2.08% for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Margin fell 412.0% year-over-year to 2.08%, compared with a TTM value of 3.9% through Dec 2025, down 220.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 4.87%, down 142.0% over the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q4 2025 was 2.08% at DLH Holdings, down from 2.81% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 10.71% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.17% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 6.06%, with a median of 6.2% recorded in 2021.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin tumbled -681bps in 2023 and then surged 645bps in 2024.
  • Tracing DLHC's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 7.34% in 2021, then fell by -27bps to 5.39% in 2022, then rose by 29bps to 6.97% in 2023, then fell by -11bps to 6.21% in 2024, then tumbled by -66bps to 2.08% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DLHC's Operating Margin are 2.08% (Q4 2025), 2.81% (Q3 2025), and 4.51% (Q2 2025).