Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) reported Operating Margin of 7.19% for Q1 2026, up 441.0% year-over-year from 1.33% in Q1 2025, and down 31.31% quarter-over-quarter from 10.47% in Q4 2025.
Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 7.19% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.19%, up 441.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.83% (down 489.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.22%, down 438.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin declined to 7.19% in Q1 2026 per PLOW's latest filing, from 10.47% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 35.44% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 20.12% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 7.28% and a median of 9.04% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Margin surged 2954 bps in 2023, then slumped 2675 bps in 2025.
- 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 tumbled by 31 bps to 7.19% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PLOW's Operating Margin at 7.19% in Q1 2026, 10.47% in Q4 2025, and 8.69% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 76.00 Bn | 75.75 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 18.45% |
| 2 | Autozone | 51.46 Bn | 51.20 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 3 | Modine Manufacturing | 15.07 Bn | 14.98 Bn | 186.10 Mn | 11.09% |
| 4 | Borgwarner | 14.88 Bn | 15.05 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 9.51% |
| 5 | Genuine Parts | 14.73 Bn | 14.25 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 4.57% |
| 6 | Aptiv | 13.96 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 7.43% |
| 7 | Aurora Innovation | 11.93 Bn | 10.71 Bn | -5.00 Mn | -24,400.00% |
| 8 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 4.46% |
| 9 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 10.06 Bn | 9.75 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 13.87% |
| 10 | Douglas Dynamics | 1.09 Bn | 1.09 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% |