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Operating Margin for Donaldson Company (DCI)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

14.9%

YoY change

−0.07pp

Trough year (1987)

8.3%

Peak year (2024)

15.2%

Operating Margin history chart for Donaldson Company (DCI) from 1986 to 2025

Latest: 15.1%

Operating Margin change chart for Donaldson Company (DCI) from 1986 to 2025

Latest: −0.07pp

Operating Margin history table for Donaldson Company (DCI) from 1986 to 2025

  • 202515.1%-0.07pp
  • 202415.2%+1.17pp
  • 202314.0%+0.58pp
  • 202213.4%-0.07pp
  • 202113.5%+0.31pp
  • 202013.2%-0.47pp
  • 201913.6%-0.25pp
  • 201813.9%+0.04pp
  • 201713.9%+1.50pp
  • 201612.3%+0.19pp
  • 201512.2%-2.22pp
  • 201414.4%+0.29pp
  • 201314.1%-0.47pp
  • 201214.6%+0.82pp
  • 201113.7%+1.05pp
  • 201012.7%+3.60pp
  • 20099.1%-1.92pp
  • 200811.0%+0.01pp
  • 200711.0%-0.38pp
  • 200611.4%+1.57pp
  • 20059.8%-0.20pp
  • 200410.0%-0.81pp
  • 200310.8%-0.18pp
  • 200211.0%+1.14pp
  • 20019.9%+0.19pp
  • 20009.7%+0.31pp
  • 19999.4%+0.12pp
  • 19989.2%-0.68pp
  • 19979.9%-0.05pp
  • 199610.0%+0.66pp
  • 19959.3%+0.53pp
  • 19948.8%+0.30pp
  • 19938.5%-0.09pp
  • 19928.6%-0.46pp
  • 19919.0%-1.45pp
  • 199010.5%+0.97pp
  • 19899.5%-0.08pp
  • 19889.6%+1.32pp
  • 19878.3%-2.92pp
  • 198611.2%—

Operating 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 Operating Margin at Donaldson Company (DCI)

According to Donaldson Company's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 14.9%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.

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) operating margin totalled 15.10% – contracted 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.

2024 marks the peak operating margin at 15.17%, with the historical low of 8.27% recorded in 1987.

Donaldson Company Operating Margin by Year

Donaldson Company Operating Margin 2025: 15.1%

Donaldson Company operating margin in 2025 was 15.10%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2024.

Donaldson Company Operating Margin 2024: 15.2%

2024's operating margin for Donaldson Company came in at 15.17%, expanded 1.2 percentage points from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Donaldson Company Operating Margin 2023: 14.0%

Donaldson Company posted operating margin of 14.00% in 2023, expanded 0.6 percentage points from 2022.

Donaldson Company Operating Margin 2022: 13.4%

In 2022, Donaldson Company reported operating margin of 13.41%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2021.

Donaldson Company Operating Margin 2021: 13.5%

Donaldson Company operating margin in 2021 was 13.48%.

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