Growth Metrics

DLH Holdings (DLHC) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Operating Margin fell 583.0% to 0.09% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 2.53% through Mar 2026, down 354.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 4.87% for FY2025, 142.0% down from the prior year.

DLH Holdings filings provide 17 years of Operating Margin readings, the most recent being 0.09% for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin hit 0.09% in Q1 2026 for DLH Holdings, down from 2.08% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 10.71% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.09% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 5.41%, with a median of 5.88% recorded in 2024.
  • The largest annual shift saw Operating Margin plummeted -681bps in 2023 before it skyrocketed 645bps in 2024.
  • DLH Holdings' Operating Margin stood at 5.39% in 2022, then increased by 29bps to 6.97% in 2023, then decreased by -11bps to 6.21% in 2024, then plummeted by -66bps to 2.08% in 2025, then plummeted by -104bps to 0.09% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DLHC's Operating Margin are 0.09% (Q1 2026), 2.08% (Q4 2025), and 2.81% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - -
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - 7.67%
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 23.22%
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 34.65%
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn 18.21%
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn -0.53%
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 17.62%
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 4.48%
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 4.34%
10 DLH Holdings 80.29 Mn 80.16 Mn 11.78 Mn -0.09%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 8.02%
Mar 31, 2021 7.51%
Dec 31, 2020 6.28%
Sep 30, 2020 5.32%
Jun 30, 2020 7.38%
Mar 31, 2020 7.00%
Dec 31, 2019 5.98%
Sep 30, 2019 6.26%
Jun 30, 2019 4.37%
Mar 31, 2019 6.89%
Dec 31, 2018 7.58%
Sep 30, 2018 8.68%
Jun 30, 2018 7.23%
Mar 31, 2018 6.41%
Dec 31, 2017 3.79%
Sep 30, 2017 7.07%
Jun 30, 2017 5.99%
Mar 31, 2017 6.15%
Dec 31, 2016 3.40%
Sep 30, 2016 4.89%
Jun 30, 2016 6.67%