DDS Dillard`s margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 30

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 79

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 76

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 79

Gross margin

41.2%

Operating margin

12.6%

EBITDA margin

15.4%

Net margin

10.3%

The Dillard`s reports a gross margin of 41.2%, an operating margin of 12.6%, an EBITDA margin of 15.4%, and a net margin of 10.3%. EBITDA margin led the improvement across the available margins, expanding by 2.1 percentage points.

DDS margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Dillard`s's margins averaged 40.82% gross, 11.79% operating, 14.49% EBITDA, and 9.66% net. All four current margins are above their three-year averages.

DDS margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Gross margin expanded by 1.2 percentage points, operating margin by 2 percentage points, EBITDA margin by 2.1 percentage points, and net margin by 1.6 percentage points, led by EBITDA margin with an increase of 2.1 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

1.2pp

Operating margin expansion

2pp

EBITDA margin expansion

2.1pp

Net margin expansion

1.6pp

DDS Gross margin

Over the last 3 years, the average gross margin for Dillard`s was 40.82%. The latest gross margin for Dillard`s is 41.2%, 0.4 percentage points above its three-year average. Dillard`s's gross margin ranged from a low of 40% in Aug 2025 to a high of 41.7% in Oct 2023.

DDS Operating margin

Across the last 3 years, Dillard`s's operating margin averaged 11.79%. The current operating margin stands at 12.6%, 0.8 percentage points above its three-year average. Operating margin was highest at 14.1% in Oct 2023 and lowest at 10.5% in Jan 2026.

DDS EBITDA margin

Over the last 3 years, the average EBITDA margin for Dillard`s was 14.49%. The latest EBITDA margin for Dillard`s is 15.4%, 0.9 percentage points above its three-year average. Dillard`s's EBITDA margin ranged from a low of 13.2% in Jan 2026 to a high of 16.8% in Oct 2023.

DDS Net margin

Over the last 3 years, Dillard`s's net margin averaged 9.66%. Currently, Dillard`s's current net margin is 10.3%, which is 0.6 percentage points above its three-year average. During this period, net margin reached a high of 11.3% in Oct 2023 and a low of 8.7% in Aug 2025.

DDS margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

Dillard`s's gross margin of 41.2% is above the Consumer Cyclical sector average. Looking at its Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.2%, Dillard`s's gross margin is 14% higher.

DDS margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Dillard`s's gross margin?

The current gross margin for DDS is 41.2% as of Aug 1, 2026.

What is Dillard`s's operating margin?

For the period ending Aug 1, 2026, DDS recorded an operating margin of 12.6%.

What is Dillard`s's EBITDA margin?

The current EBITDA margin for DDS is 15.4% as of Aug 1, 2026.

What is Dillard`s's net margin?

The current net margin for DDS is 10.3% as of Aug 1, 2026.

What are the average margins of DDS?

Dillard`s's average margins over the last 3 years were 40.8% gross, 11.8% operating, 14.5% EBITDA, and 9.7% net.

What are the highest historical margins of DDS?

Dillard`s's highest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 44.5% gross in Apr 2022, 18.1% operating in Apr 2022, 21% EBITDA in Apr 2022, and 13.8% net in Apr 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of DDS?

Within the 5-year period, DDS recorded its lowest margins at 40% gross in Aug 2025, 10.5% operating in Jan 2026, 13.2% EBITDA in Jan 2026, and 8.7% net in Aug 2025.