DLH Holdings (DLHC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
DLH Holdings (DLHC) reported Operating Margin of 0.09% for Q1 2026, down 583.0% on a YoY basis from 0.02% in Q1 2025, and down 104.45% quarter-over-quarter from 2.08% in Q4 2025.
DLH Holdings (DLHC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
DLH Holdings has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.09% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 583.0% year-over-year to 0.09%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.53% (down 354.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.87%, down 142.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.09%, down from 2.08% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 10.71% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.09% in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 5.41% across 5 years, with a median of 5.88% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin plunged 681 bps — and 2024, when it soared 645 bps.
- DLH Holdings' Operating Margin stood at 5.39% in 2022, then grew by 29 bps to 6.97% in 2023, then retreated by 11 bps to 6.21% in 2024, then sank by 66 bps to 2.08% in 2025, then plunged by 104 bps to 0.09% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 0.09% (Q1 2026), 2.08% (Q4 2025), and 2.81% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 70.95 Bn | 70.77 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 23.22% |
| 2 | Copart | 29.43 Bn | 26.09 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 37.53% |
| 3 | Rb Global | 20.04 Bn | 19.85 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 17.62% |
| 4 | UL Solutions | 19.54 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 18.21% |
| 5 | Global Payments | 18.52 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.53% |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.28 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 4.48% |
| 7 | Relx | 11.84 Bn | 11.60 Bn | - | - |
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| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.00 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 28.55% |
| 10 | DLH Holdings | 80.29 Mn | 80.16 Mn | 11.78 Mn | -0.09% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |