DLH Holdings (DLHC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
DLH Holdings' Operating Margin was -8.89% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 13.40 percentage points from 4.51% a year earlier and down 8.80 percentage points from the prior quarter.
DLH Holdings (DLHC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, DLH Holdings' Operating Margin was -0.11% through Jun 30, 2026, down 5.91 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was 4.87%, down 1.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -1.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin was 6.29% in FY2024 (+1.74 pp), 4.55% in FY2023 (-3.87 pp), 8.42% in FY2022 (+1.42 pp) and 7.00% in FY2021 (+0.56 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q4 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.85 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 6.45 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 13.40 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DLHC's Operating Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was -0.09% (Q2 2026), 2.08% (Q1 2026) and 2.81% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 330.21 Bn | 284.21 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -46.33% |
| 2 | Rtx | 252.88 Bn | 226.09 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.38% |
| 3 | Boeing | 145.76 Bn | 52.46 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.64% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.56 Bn | 106.28 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.36% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.38 Bn | 86.98 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 27.92% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.40 Bn | 77.51 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 10.36% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.81 Bn | 71.18 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 25.82% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 71.85 Bn | 61.10 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 10.08% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.04 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 10 | DLH Holdings | 50.15 Mn | 49.40 Mn | 7.41 Mn | -8.89% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -8.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.88% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.97% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.34% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.18% |
DLH Holdings Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "DLHC", "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=DLHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();