Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 27.41% for Q1 2026, up 296.0% YoY from 6.92% in Q1 2025, and up 5.08% sequentially from 26.09% in Q4 2025.

Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Douglas Dynamics has disclosed Gross Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 27.41% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 296.0% year-over-year to 27.41%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 27.15% (up 61.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 26.63%, up 80.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin rose to 27.41% in Q1 2026, from 26.09% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for PLOW reached as high as 31.03% in Q2 2025 and fell as low as 13.66% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 24.45% (2025), against an average of 24.45%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Gross Margin plunged 687 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 612 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 23.71% in 2022, then retreated by 7 bps to 21.98% in 2023, then advanced by 13 bps to 24.9% in 2024, then rose by 5 bps to 26.09% in 2025, then gained by 5 bps to 27.41% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 27.41%, 26.09%, and 23.51% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn 44.04%
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 52.15%
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 37.33%
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn -500.00%
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 19.16%
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 18.09%
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 19.11%
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn 23.12%
10 Douglas Dynamics 1.21 Bn 1.20 Bn 37.77 Mn 27.41%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%