Harte Hanks (HHS) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Harte Hanks' (HHS) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 2.06% in Q1 2026, down 196.0% year-on-year from 2.15% in Q1 2025, and down 602.1% on a QoQ basis from 0.29% in Q4 2025.
Harte Hanks (HHS) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Harte Hanks (HHS) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 2.06% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 196.0% year-over-year to 2.06% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.22%, a 115.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.24%, down 89.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.06%, down from 0.29% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for HHS reached as high as 8.26% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 4.6% in Q4 2023.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 2.37% across 5 years, with a median of 2.23% in 2023.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 996 bps in 2022 and plunged 1086 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 6.26% in 2022, then tumbled by 174 bps to 4.6% in 2023, then advanced by 28 bps to 3.3% in 2024, then soared by 91 bps to 0.29% in 2025, then slumped by 602 bps to 2.06% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 2.06% in Q1 2026, 0.29% in Q4 2025, and 1.29% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 88.13 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 78.15 Bn | 66.84 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.52 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 15.12% |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.56 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 24.95% |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.44 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.00% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.87 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 24.56% |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 38.23 Mn | 8.20% |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.16 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 13.34% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 843.71 Mn | 807.63 Mn | 101.98 Mn | -1.23% |
| 10 | Harte Hanks | 17.72 Mn | 13.19 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 | 5.51% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.52% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.91% |