Harte Hanks (HHS) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Harte Hanks (HHS) reported Operating Margin of 2.06% for Q1 2026, down 196.0% year-over-year from 2.15% in Q1 2025, and down 602.1% on a QoQ basis from 0.29% in Q4 2025.
Harte Hanks (HHS) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 2.06% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 196.0% year-over-year to 2.06% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.22% (down 115.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.24%, down 89.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin declined to 2.06% in Q1 2026 per HHS's latest filing, from 0.29% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 8.26% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 4.6% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 2.23% (2023), against an average of 2.37%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin jumped 996 bps; it then plunged 1086 bps in 2023.
- Tracing HHS's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 6.26% in 2022, then plunged by 174 bps to 4.6% in 2023, then climbed by 28 bps to 3.3% in 2024, then jumped by 91 bps to 0.29% in 2025, then tumbled by 602 bps to 2.06% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest HHS Operating Margin figures stand at 2.06% (Q1 2026), 0.29% (Q4 2025), and 1.29% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honeywell International | 149.73 Bn | 138.42 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 19.00% |
| 2 | 3M | 79.89 Bn | 75.79 Bn | 2.46 Bn | 23.17% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 10.28 Bn | 10.12 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 15.12% |
| 4 | Seaboard | 5.00 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.00% |
| 5 | Otter Tail | 3.50 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 24.56% |
| 6 | Tetra Technologies | 1.39 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 38.23 Mn | 8.20% |
| 7 | Deluxe | 1.11 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 13.34% |
| 8 | Matthews International | 838.50 Mn | 802.41 Mn | 101.98 Mn | -1.23% |
| 9 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 825.34 Mn | 892.99 Mn | 189.36 Mn | -0.45% |
| 10 | Harte Hanks | 19.28 Mn | 14.74 Mn | 25.93 Mn | -2.06% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.98% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.83% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -4.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.18% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.52% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.91% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -2.02% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 13.52% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.65% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -14.15% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -12.60% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.81% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -8.70% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -12.09% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -18.50% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -6.18% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -16.28% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -9.06% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -6.20% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -33.73% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.01% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -1.89% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -6.68% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -31.35% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -4.19% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -6.87% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -8.58% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 3.07% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -192.71% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.78% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -0.24% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 10.00% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.86% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 7.83% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 3.45% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 8.20% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 6.19% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 8.86% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 7.11% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 13.34% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 11.06% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 9.30% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 9.13% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 11.45% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 10.43% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 8.50% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 7.90% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -17.83% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 11.56% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 10.87% |