Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 7.19% for Q1 2026, up 441.0% YoY from 1.33% in Q1 2025, and down 31.31% sequentially from 10.47% in Q4 2025.
Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Douglas Dynamics has disclosed Operating Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 7.19% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 441.0% year-over-year to 7.19%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.83% (down 489.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.22%, down 438.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin retreated to 7.19% in Q1 2026, from 10.47% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for PLOW reached as high as 35.44% in Q3 2024 and fell as low as 20.12% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 9.04% (2024), against an average of 7.28%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin surged 2954 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 2675 bps.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 20.12% in 2022, then surged by 147 bps to 9.42% in 2023, then slipped by 4 bps to 9.04% in 2024, then climbed by 16 bps to 10.47% in 2025, then sank by 31 bps to 7.19% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 7.19%, 10.47%, and 8.69% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advance Auto Parts | 65.13 Bn | 62.01 Bn | 869.00 Mn | 2.23% |
| 2 | Autozone | 53.07 Bn | 52.82 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 3 | Magna International | 17.54 Bn | 16.29 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 4.46% |
| 4 | Genuine Parts | 16.15 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 4.57% |
| 5 | Aurora Innovation | 13.77 Bn | 12.55 Bn | -5.00 Mn | -24,400.00% |
| 6 | Borgwarner | 13.21 Bn | 13.37 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 9.51% |
| 7 | Aptiv | 12.84 Bn | 9.76 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 7.43% |
| 8 | Autoliv | 8.73 Bn | 8.37 Bn | 526.00 Mn | 8.61% |
| 9 | Modine Manufacturing | 8.68 Bn | 8.59 Bn | 186.10 Mn | 11.09% |
| 10 | Douglas Dynamics | 1.21 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 37.77 Mn | 7.19% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -6.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -16.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -20.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -20.19% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.14% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.31% |