Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) reported Operating Margin of 22.18% for Q1 2026, up 1575.0% year-over-year from 1.32% in Q1 2025, and up 607.41% quarter-over-quarter from 3.14% in Q4 2025.

Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 22.18% in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 22.18%, up 1575.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.65% (up 1526.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.2%, down 104.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin grew to 22.18% in Q1 2026 per DWSN's latest filing, from 3.14% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 34.92% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 164.91% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 27.52% and a median of 23.63% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • On a YoY basis, Operating Margin climbed as much as 464493 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 18493 bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 33.41% in 2022, then jumped by 205 bps to 34.92% in 2023, then plunged by 48 bps to 18.23% in 2024, then slumped by 83 bps to 3.14% in 2025, then soared by 607 bps to 22.18% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DWSN's Operating Margin at 22.18% in Q1 2026, 3.14% in Q4 2025, and 5.15% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Slb 82.25 Bn 80.04 Bn 4.67 Bn 50.58%
2 Baker Hughes 61.96 Bn 47.38 Bn 1.51 Bn 11.87%
3 Halliburton 32.79 Bn 30.84 Bn 2.04 Bn 12.57%
4 TechnipFMC 26.73 Bn 25.47 Bn 1.49 Bn 14.51%
5 Enerflex 8.62 Bn 8.57 Bn - 15.64%
6 Nov 7.27 Bn 5.98 Bn 119.00 Mn 2.29%
7 Weatherford International 6.99 Bn 5.94 Bn 876.00 Mn 10.68%
8 Archrock 5.95 Bn 5.95 Bn 247.42 Mn 53.94%
9 Kodiak Gas Services 5.60 Bn 5.50 Bn 222.88 Mn 30.89%
10 Dawson Geophysical 123.59 Mn 121.85 Mn 13.08 Mn 22.18%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 18.23%
Sep 30, 2024 -39.86%
Jun 30, 2024 -30.12%
Mar 31, 2024 18.37%
Dec 31, 2023 34.92%
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 151.51%
Sep 30, 2021 -405.07%
Jun 30, 2021 -4,809.84%