Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) reported Gross Margin of 27.41% for Q1 2026, up 296.0% year-over-year from 6.92% in Q1 2025, and up 5.08% on a QoQ basis from 26.09% in Q4 2025.
Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 27.41% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin rose 296.0% year-over-year to 27.41% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 27.15% (up 61.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 26.63%, up 80.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin improved to 27.41% in Q1 2026 per PLOW's latest filing, from 26.09% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 31.03% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 13.66% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 24.45% (2025), against an average of 24.45%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Gross Margin plunged 687 bps; it then surged 612 bps in 2024.
- Tracing PLOW's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 23.71% in 2022, then declined by 7 bps to 21.98% in 2023, then rose by 13 bps to 24.9% in 2024, then grew by 5 bps to 26.09% in 2025, then increased by 5 bps to 27.41% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLOW Gross Margin figures stand at 27.41% (Q1 2026), 26.09% (Q4 2025), and 23.51% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 77.46 Bn | 77.21 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 51.47% |
| 2 | Autozone | 56.88 Bn | 56.59 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 52.49% |
| 3 | Genuine Parts | 13.45 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 37.33% |
| 4 | Modine Manufacturing | 13.16 Bn | 13.07 Bn | 186.10 Mn | 23.12% |
| 5 | Borgwarner | 13.07 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 19.16% |
| 6 | Aptiv | 11.89 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 18.09% |
| 7 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 13.71% |
| 8 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 9.02 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 28.88% |
| 9 | Autoliv | 9.01 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 526.00 Mn | 19.11% |
| 10 | Douglas Dynamics | 1.00 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 37.77 Mn | 27.41% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.45% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.66% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.00% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 30.98% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 25.40% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 30.21% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 27.46% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 26.72% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 17.14% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 28.91% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 28.15% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 33.79% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 24.62% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 29.04% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 27.97% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 34.17% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.85% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 32.48% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 28.77% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 32.31% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 23.79% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 32.02% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 29.65% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 36.50% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 28.96% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 32.45% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 33.89% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 34.54% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 30.50% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 38.68% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 36.90% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 39.01% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 38.81% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 37.54% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 28.92% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 34.23% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 30.59% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 26.66% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 30.62% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 35.21% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 21.26% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 33.05% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 30.83% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 36.81% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 38.62% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 37.21% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 32.09% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 37.83% |