Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) reported Operating Margin of 14.35% for Q3 2026, up 5.66 percentage points from 8.69% a year earlier but down 2.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Douglas Dynamics' Operating Margin came in at 12.71%, up 1.78 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 11.22%, down 4.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of +26.87 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 15.60% in FY2024 (+7.70 pp), 7.90% in FY2023 (-1.63 pp), 9.54% in FY2022 (+0.09 pp) and 9.44% in FY2021 (+25.09 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of -16.71% in Q1 2023 and a high of 35.44% in Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.97 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 27.46 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2025 (a drop of 26.75 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 16.51% (Q2 2026), 7.19% (Q1 2026) and 10.47% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 256.79 Bn | 228.09 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 20.38% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 183.76 Bn | 178.46 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 29.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.25 Bn | 149.34 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 132.82 Bn | 129.76 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 17.76% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 115.39 Bn | 113.27 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 19.96% |
| 6 | 3M | 96.09 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 23.66% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.66 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.95 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.79% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 70.25 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 22.81% |
| 10 | Douglas Dynamics | 839.43 Mn | 818.58 Mn | 59.83 Mn | 14.35% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14.35% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.51% |
| 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 | 10.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.49% |
API Access
Douglas Dynamics Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=PLOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "PLOW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=PLOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();