Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 8.65% for Q3 2026, up 2.51 percentage points from 6.14% a year earlier and up 0.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Douglas Dynamics posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 7.71%, down 1.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +21.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 9.49% in FY2024 (+5.50 pp), 3.99% in FY2023 (-2.62 pp), 6.60% in FY2022 (+1.27 pp) and 5.33% in FY2021 (+18.80 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.23 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 19.78 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 2.50 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 7.75% (Q2 2026), 8.45% (Q1 2026) and 7.10% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 256.79 Bn | 228.09 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 11.29% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 183.76 Bn | 178.46 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 13.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.25 Bn | 149.34 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Eaton | 132.82 Bn | 129.76 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 6.87% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 115.39 Bn | 113.27 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 10.23% |
| 6 | 3M | 96.09 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 9.76% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.66 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 6.12% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.95 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 19.57% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 70.25 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 12.31% |
| 10 | Douglas Dynamics | 839.43 Mn | 818.58 Mn | 59.83 Mn | 8.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.65% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.87% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.23% |
API Access
Douglas Dynamics Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PLOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PLOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();