DKS Dicks Sporting Goods margins

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Gross margin

32.1%

Operating margin

5.5%

EBITDA margin

8.7%

Net margin

For this period, Dicks Sporting Goods reports a gross margin of 32.1%, an operating margin of 5.5%, an EBITDA margin of 8.7%, and a net margin of 4%. The company's available margins all deteriorated, with EBITDA margin reporting the strongest contraction of 6 percentage points.

DKS margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Dicks Sporting Goods's margins averaged 34.67% gross, 9.22% operating, 12.88% EBITDA, and 7.25% net over the last 3 years. Compared with their three-year averages, all four current margins are lower.

DKS margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

EBITDA margin led the decline, falling by 6 percentage points, while the other available margins also decreased.

Gross margin expansion

-4pp

Operating margin expansion

-5.3pp

EBITDA margin expansion

-6pp

Net margin expansion

-4.5pp

DKS Gross margin

The average gross margin for Dicks Sporting Goods was 34.67% across the past 3 years. Right now, the current gross margin for Dicks Sporting Goods is 32.1%, 2.6 percentage points below its three-year average. The gross margin for Dicks Sporting Goods moved between 32.1% in Aug 2026 and 36.1% in Aug 2025.

DKS Operating margin

Over the last 3 years, Dicks Sporting Goods's operating margin averaged 9.22%. Currently, Dicks Sporting Goods's current operating margin is 5.5%, which is 3.7 percentage points below its three-year average. During this period, operating margin reached a high of 11.1% in May 2025 and a low of 5.5% in Aug 2026.

DKS EBITDA margin

Reviewing the last 3 years, Dicks Sporting Goods recorded an average EBITDA margin of 12.88%. Dicks Sporting Goods's current EBITDA margin is 8.7% and is 4.2 percentage points below its three-year average. The highest EBITDA margin for Dicks Sporting Goods was 14.8% in Nov 2024, while the lowest was 8.7% in Aug 2026.

DKS Net margin

Dicks Sporting Goods's net margin averaged 7.25% over the last 3 years. The current net margin stands at 4%, 3.3 percentage points below its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Dicks Sporting Goods's net margin peaked at 8.7% in Feb 2025 and reached a low of 4% in Aug 2026.

DKS margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 32.1%, DKS stands lower than the Consumer Cyclical sector and the industry average. Looking at the Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.2%, Dicks Sporting Goods's gross margin is 11% lower.

DKS margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Dicks Sporting Goods's gross margin?

The current gross margin for DKS is 32.1% as of Aug 1, 2026.

What is Dicks Sporting Goods's operating margin?

For the period ending Aug 1, 2026, DKS recorded an operating margin of 5.5%.

What is Dicks Sporting Goods's EBITDA margin?

As of Aug 1, 2026, DKS has an EBITDA margin of 8.7%.

What is Dicks Sporting Goods's net margin?

As of Aug 1, 2026, DKS has a net margin of 4%.

What are the average margins of DKS?

Dicks Sporting Goods's average margins over the last 3 years were 34.7% gross, 9.2% operating, 12.9% EBITDA, and 7.3% net.

What are the highest historical margins of DKS?

Dicks Sporting Goods's highest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 38.3% gross in Jan 2022, 16.5% operating in Jan 2022, 19.3% EBITDA in Jan 2022, and 12.4% net in Jan 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of DKS?

Over the last 5 years, Dicks Sporting Goods's lowest margins were 32.1% gross in Aug 2026, 5.5% operating in Aug 2026, 8.7% EBITDA in Aug 2026, and 4% net in Aug 2026.