Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) posted Operating Margin of -16.91% for Q2 2026, up 7.16 percentage points from -24.07% a year earlier but down 39.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Dawson Geophysical was 4.59%, up 18.73 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -2.20%, up 3.93 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +14.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Dawson Geophysical's Operating Margin was -6.13% in FY2024 (+7.36 pp), -13.50% in FY2023 (+29.50 pp), -43.00% in FY2022 (+75.36 pp) and -118.36% in FY2021 (-102.11 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -405.07% in Q3 2021 to a high of 22.18% in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q2 2022, with a gain of 4644.93 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 312.39 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 22.18% (Q1 2026), 3.14% (Q4 2025) and -5.15% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 76.39 Bn | 73.50 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.94% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 56.70 Bn | 19.98 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 12.74% |
| 3 | TechnipFMC | 27.74 Bn | 23.88 Bn | 684.70 Mn | -57.68% |
| 4 | Halliburton | 27.03 Bn | 18.79 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 13.62% |
| 5 | Nov | 6.97 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 521.00 Mn | 9.04% |
| 6 | Noble | 6.81 Bn | 4.74 Bn | 239.27 Mn | 4.23% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 5.95 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 333.00 Mn | 9.68% |
| 8 | Transocean | 5.90 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 358.00 Mn | 15.73% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.52 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 123.70 Mn | 9.48% |
| 10 | Dawson Geophysical | 90.06 Mn | 71.83 Mn | 2.61 Mn | -16.91% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -16.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -24.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -39.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -30.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -8.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -24.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -23.63% |
| Mar 24, 2023 | -123.66% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -33.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -94.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -164.91% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -6.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -62.35% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -405.07% |
API Access
Dawson Geophysical Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=DWSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "DWSN", "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=DWSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();