DCI Donaldson Co margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 71

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 41

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 61

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 75

Gross margin

34.6%

Operating margin

15.4%

EBITDA margin

18.7%

Net margin

11.7%

Recent Donaldson Co shows a gross margin of 34.6%, an operating margin of 15.4%, an EBITDA margin of 18.7%, and a net margin of 11.7%. Operating margin recorded the largest year-over-year gain at 2 percentage points, whereas gross margin recorded the largest decline at 0.2 percentage points.

DCI margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Donaldson Co's margins averaged 34.92% gross, 14.45% operating, 17.64% EBITDA, and 10.9% net. The current figures show operating, EBITDA, and net margins are above their three-year averages, while gross margin is below its three-year average.

DCI margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Compared with the same period last year, operating margin expanded by 2 percentage points, EBITDA margin by 2 percentage points, and net margin by 1.8 percentage points, while gross margin contracted by 0.2 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

-0.2pp

Operating margin expansion

2pp

EBITDA margin expansion

2pp

Net margin expansion

1.8pp

DCI Gross margin

Over the last 3 years, Donaldson Co's gross margin averaged 34.92%. Right now, Donaldson Co's current gross margin is 34.6%, which is 0.3 percentage points below its three-year average. During this period, gross margin reached a high of 35.5% in Jan 2025 and a low of 34.2% in Apr 2026.

DCI Operating margin

Donaldson Co's operating margin averaged 14.45% over the last 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Donaldson Co's current operating margin is 15.4% and is 1 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Donaldson Co's operating margin peaked at 15.4% in Jul 2026 and reached a low of 13.4% in Apr 2025.

DCI EBITDA margin

Looking back over the last 3 years, Donaldson Co recorded an average EBITDA margin of 17.64%. Donaldson Co currently reports an EBITDA margin of 18.7%, 1.1 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest EBITDA margin for Donaldson Co was 18.7% in Jul 2026, while the lowest was 16.6% in Apr 2025.

DCI Net margin

Over the last 3 years, the average net margin for Donaldson Co was 10.9%. The latest net margin for Donaldson Co is 11.7%, 0.8 percentage points above its three-year average. Donaldson Co's net margin ranged from a low of 9.9% in Apr 2025 to a high of 11.7% in Jul 2026.

DCI margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 34.6%, DCI stands higher than the Industrials sector average but lower than the industry and its peers average. Looking at the Industrials sector average of 32.5%, Donaldson Co's gross margin is 6% higher.

DCI margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Donaldson Co's gross margin?

For the period ending Jul 31, 2026, DCI recorded a gross margin of 34.6%.

What is Donaldson Co's operating margin?

For the period ending Jul 31, 2026, DCI recorded an operating margin of 15.4%.

What is Donaldson Co's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Jul 31, 2026, DCI recorded an EBITDA margin of 18.7%.

What is Donaldson Co's net margin?

As of Jul 31, 2026, DCI has a net margin of 11.7%.

What are the average margins of DCI?

Donaldson Co's gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins averaged 34.9% gross, 14.5% operating, 17.6% EBITDA, and 10.9% net over the last 3 years.

What are the highest historical margins of DCI?

Within the 5-year period, DCI recorded its highest margins at 35.5% gross in Jan 2025, 15.4% operating in Jul 2026, 18.7% EBITDA in Jul 2026, and 11.7% net in Jul 2026.

What are the lowest historical margins of DCI?

Donaldson Co's lowest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 32.3% gross in Jul 2022, 13.4% operating in Apr 2022, 16.5% EBITDA in Jul 2022, and 9.9% net in Apr 2022.