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% on a QoQ basis from $27.3 million in Q4 2025.
Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $26.3 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 12.63% year-over-year to $26.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $97.8 million (up 4.56% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $94.9 million, up 3.5% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses retreated to $26.3 million in Q1 2026 per PLOW's latest filing, from $27.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $27.3 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $14.2 million in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $22.4 million (2023), against an average of $22.0 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Expenses slipped 23.52%; it then jumped 48.54% in 2024.
- Tracing PLOW's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $18.6 million in 2022, then fell by 23.52% to $14.2 million in 2023, then surged by 48.54% to $21.1 million in 2024, then grew by 29.07% to $27.3 million in 2025, then slipped by 3.44% to $26.3 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLOW Operating Expenses figures stand at $26.3 million (Q1 2026), $27.3 million (Q4 2025), and $22.5 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 77.46 Bn | 77.21 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 2 | Autozone | 56.88 Bn | 56.59 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 330.65 Mn |
| 3 | Genuine Parts | 13.45 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 2.05 Bn |
| 4 | Modine Manufacturing | 13.16 Bn | 13.07 Bn | 186.10 Mn | 93.00 Mn |
| 5 | Borgwarner | 13.07 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 346.00 Mn |
| 6 | Aptiv | 11.89 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 4.71 Bn |
| 7 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 557.00 Mn |
| 8 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 9.02 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 211.00 Mn |
| 9 | Autoliv | 9.01 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 526.00 Mn | 281.00 Mn |
| 10 | Douglas Dynamics | 1.00 Bn | 1.00 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 19.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 17.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 18.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 16.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 19.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 18.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 19.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 20.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 18.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 16.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 16.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 20.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 16.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 16.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 12.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 16.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 14.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 15.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 15.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 11.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 10.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 12.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 11.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 11.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 12.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 9.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 8.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 8.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 9.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 10.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 6.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 5.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 4.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 5.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 5.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 4.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 7.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 6.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 6.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 5.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 5.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 6.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 7.90 Mn |