TTM
34.2%
YoY change
−0.69pp
Trough year (1989)
29.0%
Peak year (1986)
41.9%
Latest annual
34.8%
Gross Margin history chart for Donaldson Company (DCI) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 34.8%
Gross Margin change chart for Donaldson Company (DCI) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: −0.69pp
Gross Margin history table for Donaldson Company (DCI) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 34.8% | -0.69pp | ||
| 2024 | 35.5% | +1.71pp | ||
| 2023 | 33.8% | +1.55pp | ||
| 2022 | 32.3% | -1.77pp | ||
| 2021 | 34.0% | +0.29pp | ||
| 2020 | 33.8% | +0.43pp | ||
| 2019 | 33.3% | -0.88pp | ||
| 2018 | 34.2% | -0.49pp | ||
| 2017 | 34.7% | +0.71pp | ||
| 2016 | 34.0% | -0.10pp | ||
| 2015 | 34.1% | -1.39pp | ||
| 2014 | 35.5% | +0.73pp | ||
| 2013 | 34.8% | -0.28pp | ||
| 2012 | 35.0% | -0.43pp | ||
| 2011 | 35.5% | +0.38pp | ||
| 2010 | 35.1% | +3.54pp | ||
| 2009 | 31.6% | -0.95pp | ||
| 2008 | 32.5% | +0.99pp | ||
| 2007 | 31.5% | -1.33pp | ||
| 2006 | 32.8% | +1.17pp | ||
| 2005 | 31.7% | -0.15pp | ||
| 2004 | 31.8% | -0.27pp | ||
| 2003 | 32.1% | +1.07pp | ||
| 2002 | 31.0% | +0.98pp | ||
| 2001 | 30.1% | -3.07pp | ||
| 2000 | 33.1% | +1.00pp | ||
| 1999 | 32.1% | +1.44pp | ||
| 1998 | 30.7% | -1.92pp | ||
| 1997 | 32.6% | +0.37pp | ||
| 1996 | 32.2% | +1.19pp | ||
| 1995 | 31.0% | +0.20pp | ||
| 1994 | 30.8% | -0.48pp | ||
| 1993 | 31.3% | +0.70pp | ||
| 1992 | 30.6% | -0.04pp | ||
| 1991 | 30.7% | -0.13pp | ||
| 1990 | 30.8% | +1.81pp | ||
| 1989 | 29.0% | -4.14pp | ||
| 1988 | 33.1% | -4.40pp | ||
| 1987 | 37.5% | -4.37pp | ||
| 1986 | 41.9% | — |
- 202534.8%-0.69pp
- 202435.5%+1.71pp
- 202333.8%+1.55pp
- 202232.3%-1.77pp
- 202134.0%+0.29pp
- 202033.8%+0.43pp
- 201933.3%-0.88pp
- 201834.2%-0.49pp
- 201734.7%+0.71pp
- 201634.0%-0.10pp
- 201534.1%-1.39pp
- 201435.5%+0.73pp
- 201334.8%-0.28pp
- 201235.0%-0.43pp
- 201135.5%+0.38pp
- 201035.1%+3.54pp
- 200931.6%-0.95pp
- 200832.5%+0.99pp
- 200731.5%-1.33pp
- 200632.8%+1.17pp
- 200531.7%-0.15pp
- 200431.8%-0.27pp
- 200332.1%+1.07pp
- 200231.0%+0.98pp
- 200130.1%-3.07pp
- 200033.1%+1.00pp
- 199932.1%+1.44pp
- 199830.7%-1.92pp
- 199732.6%+0.37pp
- 199632.2%+1.19pp
- 199531.0%+0.20pp
- 199430.8%-0.48pp
- 199331.3%+0.70pp
- 199230.6%-0.04pp
- 199130.7%-0.13pp
- 199030.8%+1.81pp
- 198929.0%-4.14pp
- 198833.1%-4.40pp
- 198737.5%-4.37pp
- 198641.9%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Donaldson Company's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Donaldson Company (DCI)
According to Donaldson Company's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 34.2%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Donaldson Company (DCI) gross margin totalled 34.85% – contracted 0.7 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual gross margin stands at 41.89%, reached in 1986; the historical low of 28.98% was recorded in 1989.
Donaldson Company Gross Margin by Year
Donaldson Company Gross Margin 2025: 34.8%
In 2025, Donaldson Company reported gross margin of 34.85%, contracted 0.7 percentage points from 2024.
Donaldson Company Gross Margin 2024: 35.5%
Donaldson Company gross margin in 2024 was 35.54%, expanded 1.7 percentage points from 2023.
Donaldson Company Gross Margin 2023: 33.8%
2023's gross margin for Donaldson Company came in at 33.83%, expanded 1.5 percentage points from 2022.
Donaldson Company Gross Margin 2022: 32.3%
Donaldson Company posted gross margin of 32.28% in 2022, contracted 1.8 percentage points from 2021.
Donaldson Company Gross Margin 2021: 34.0%
Donaldson Company gross margin in 2021 was 34.05%.
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Sector peers by Gross Margin
Industrials peers of Donaldson Company (DCI), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 45.7% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 35.1% | |
| 34.8% | |
| 32.5% | |
| 20.2% | |
| 4.8% |
- 45.7%
- 35.1%
- 34.8%
- 32.5%
- 20.2%
- 4.8%
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