Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) reported Operating Expenses of $26.3 million for Q1 2026, up 12.63% year-over-year from $23.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.44% quarter-over-quarter from $27.3 million in Q4 2025.
Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $26.3 million in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $26.3 million, up 12.63% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $97.8 million (up 4.56% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $94.9 million, up 3.5% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses fell to $26.3 million in Q1 2026 per PLOW's latest filing, from $27.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $27.3 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $14.2 million in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $22.0 million and a median of $22.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses declined 23.52% in 2023, then soared 48.54% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $18.6 million in 2022, then decreased by 23.52% to $14.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 48.54% to $21.1 million in 2024, then rose by 29.07% to $27.3 million in 2025, then declined by 3.44% to $26.3 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PLOW's Operating Expenses at $26.3 million in Q1 2026, $27.3 million in Q4 2025, and $22.5 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 76.00 Bn | 75.75 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 2 | Autozone | 51.46 Bn | 51.20 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 341.91 Mn |
| 3 | Modine Manufacturing | 15.07 Bn | 14.98 Bn | 186.10 Mn | 93.00 Mn |
| 4 | Borgwarner | 14.88 Bn | 15.05 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 346.00 Mn |
| 5 | Genuine Parts | 14.73 Bn | 14.25 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 2.05 Bn |
| 6 | Aptiv | 13.96 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 4.71 Bn |
| 7 | Aurora Innovation | 11.93 Bn | 10.71 Bn | -5.00 Mn | 239.00 Mn |
| 8 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 960.00 Mn |
| 9 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 10.06 Bn | 9.75 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 211.00 Mn |
| 10 | Douglas Dynamics | 1.09 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 37.77 Mn | 26.34 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 21.98 Mn |