Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Heavy Machinery & Trucks
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 13.01 | 11.03 | 12.61 | 40.47 | 15.12 | 23.68 | 6.76 | 967.92 | 17.90 | 5.07 | 5.74 | — | 25.59 | 31.44 | 7.40 | — | 18.45 | 12.51 | 9.58 | — | 26.39 |
| — | -53.4% | +86.5% | -95.8% | -15.6% | +367.1% | +17.9% | — | -30.0% | -83.9% | -22.5% | — | +38.7% | +151.3% | -22.8% | — | -30.1% | -58.6% | -43.5% | — | +92.5% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.48 | 1.80 | 1.04 | 1.14 | 0.90 | 1.17 | 0.97 | 1.26 | 0.68 | 1.45 | 1.27 | 1.20 | 0.83 | 2.21 | 1.29 | 0.97 | 0.88 | 1.94 | 1.47 |
| — | -6.8% | +65.1% | +54.4% | +7.3% | -9.6% | +32.8% | -19.5% | -23.5% | +4.4% | -18.4% | -34.4% | -1.9% | +24.7% | -5.6% | +14.2% | -11.8% | -41.0% | -40.9% | -24.2% | -5.1% | |
| P/B Ratio | 3.04 | 2.92 | 4.30 | 3.55 | 2.74 | 2.68 | 2.55 | 2.07 | 2.11 | 2.49 | 2.28 | 2.56 | 2.95 | 2.93 | 2.88 | 3.38 | 3.49 | 2.78 | 3.00 | 3.84 | 4.18 |
| — | +8.9% | +68.6% | +71.3% | +29.5% | +7.3% | +11.8% | -18.8% | -28.3% | -14.8% | -20.8% | -24.3% | -15.6% | +5.2% | -3.8% | -12.1% | -16.6% | -29.9% | -32.9% | -28.6% | -14.4% | |
| P/FCF | 24.63 | — | — | — | 2.07 | — | — | — | 1.98 | — | 124.63 | — | 2.31 | — | — | — | 1.86 | — | — | — | 2.95 |
| — | — | — | — | +4.9% | — | — | — | -14.5% | — | — | — | +24.4% | — | — | — | -37.1% | — | — | — | -9.0% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.44 | 8.88 | 9.94 | 22.19 | 10.56 | 14.26 | 5.92 | 27.79 | 11.50 | 4.64 | 4.97 | — | 12.62 | 14.73 | 6.13 | — | 11.76 | 9.63 | 7.64 | 114.84 | 15.23 |
| — | -37.7% | +67.9% | -20.1% | -8.2% | +207.6% | +19.0% | — | -8.9% | -68.5% | -18.9% | — | +7.3% | +53.0% | -19.8% | — | -22.8% | -46.6% | -23.4% | +212.7% | +66.3% | |
| EV / EBIT | 14.28 | 9.95 | 10.83 | 30.69 | 12.60 | 18.01 | 6.51 | 67.92 | 14.76 | 5.03 | 5.58 | — | 18.06 | 21.55 | 7.11 | — | 15.73 | 12.22 | 9.20 | — | 21.02 |
| — | -44.8% | +66.4% | -54.8% | -14.7% | +258.2% | +16.5% | — | -18.2% | -76.7% | -21.5% | — | +14.8% | +76.3% | -22.7% | — | -25.1% | -54.2% | -39.3% | — | +94.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 26.6% | 27.4% | 31.1% | 27.4% | 26.1% | 23.5% | 31.0% | 24.5% | 24.9% | 23.9% | 30.7% | 19.8% | 22.0% | 22.3% | 29.6% | 13.7% | 23.7% | 24.8% | 27.3% | 20.5% | 23.7% |
| — | +16.8% | +0.3% | +12.1% | +4.8% | -1.5% | +1.2% | +23.6% | +13.3% | +7.0% | +3.6% | +44.8% | -7.3% | -10.3% | +8.4% | -33.5% | +0.2% | +3.5% | -11.8% | -19.2% | -21.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 11.2% | 14.3% | 16.5% | 7.2% | 10.5% | 8.7% | 19.0% | 2.8% | 9.0% | 35.4% | 18.2% | -6.7% | 9.4% | 8.0% | 16.7% | -16.7% | 10.4% | 11.7% | 13.6% | -2.9% | 8.5% |
| — | +65.1% | -13.3% | +158.5% | +15.9% | -75.5% | +4.8% | +141.4% | -4.0% | +344.1% | +8.9% | +59.8% | -9.6% | -31.9% | +22.3% | -483.5% | +22.7% | +44.0% | -10.9% | -181.1% | -51.8% | |
| Net Margin | 7.1% | 9.7% | 11.8% | 4.6% | 7.0% | 4.9% | 13.4% | 0.1% | 5.5% | 24.9% | 12.2% | -8.7% | 5.3% | 4.0% | 11.6% | -15.9% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 9.5% | -3.8% | 5.8% |
| — | +97.7% | -11.5% | +3498.1% | +26.3% | -80.3% | +9.7% | +101.5% | +4.5% | +520.3% | +5.3% | +45.0% | -26.8% | -49.7% | +22.3% | -317.0% | +25.0% | +45.2% | +5.6% | -630.5% | -49.8% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 17.2% | 6.9% | 8.8% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 2.9% | 9.8% | 0.1% | 3.0% | 13.0% | 10.7% | -3.7% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 10.5% | -5.8% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 8.3% | -1.9% | 4.2% |
| — | +138.1% | -9.5% | +3917.0% | +53.1% | -77.6% | -9.1% | +101.5% | -0.3% | +431.9% | +1.7% | +35.6% | -38.6% | -58.7% | +26.9% | -212.0% | +18.7% | +76.0% | +19.5% | -595.6% | -55.7% | |
| ROA | 7.7% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 5.0% | 4.1% | -1.4% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 3.9% | -2.2% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 3.0% | -0.7% | 1.5% |
| — | +139.0% | -6.8% | +4057.8% | +54.2% | -76.8% | -1.5% | +101.7% | +12.6% | +470.2% | +4.3% | +35.7% | -39.2% | -57.9% | +28.3% | -218.7% | +22.3% | +74.1% | +21.5% | -632.5% | -50.7% | |
| ROIC | 11.4% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 6.6% | 5.5% | -1.0% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 5.1% | -2.2% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 4.0% | -0.5% | 2.2% |
| — | +100.1% | -8.4% | +204.0% | +44.5% | -70.8% | -3.9% | +147.8% | +0.7% | +308.0% | +8.8% | +54.1% | -25.5% | -42.5% | +25.5% | -335.3% | +18.0% | +67.4% | -4.2% | -178.3% | -52.9% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.78 | 1.03 | 0.98 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 1.08 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 0.84 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 1.22 | 1.11 | 1.32 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 0.96 | 1.35 | 1.31 | 1.19 | 1.12 |
| — | -3.9% | -3.0% | -13.3% | -7.1% | -2.5% | -12.4% | -20.3% | -24.4% | -16.2% | -7.6% | -4.1% | +16.0% | -2.8% | -4.8% | +6.4% | -14.5% | +0.2% | +10.1% | -6.6% | -16.5% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.46 | 9.34 | 7.39 | 17.05 | 9.44 | 16.53 | 6.77 | 35.71 | 13.16 | 5.74 | 6.72 | — | 14.16 | 18.48 | 7.44 | — | 10.31 | 12.64 | 9.37 | 109.68 | 13.27 |
| — | -43.5% | +9.1% | -52.3% | -28.3% | +188.1% | +0.9% | — | -7.1% | -69.0% | -9.8% | — | +37.3% | +46.2% | -20.6% | — | -22.3% | -31.5% | +10.0% | +278.7% | +63.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.78 | 1.97 | 2.16 | 2.65 | 2.78 | 2.01 | 2.11 | 2.37 | 3.39 | 2.14 | 2.03 | 2.06 | 2.21 | 1.80 | 2.02 | 2.16 | 2.52 | 1.92 | 2.10 | 2.76 | 2.69 |
| — | -2.0% | +2.3% | +12.0% | -18.2% | -6.3% | +4.3% | +15.2% | +53.4% | +19.3% | +0.5% | -5.0% | -12.1% | -6.3% | -4.1% | -21.5% | -6.4% | -14.8% | -25.5% | -2.9% | -18.0% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.18 | 1.15 | 1.06 | 0.77 | 1.18 | 1.09 | 0.99 | 0.70 | 1.40 | 1.13 | 1.04 | 0.60 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.54 | 1.15 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 0.78 | 1.39 |
| — | +5.3% | +6.7% | +9.3% | -15.9% | -3.5% | -4.6% | +17.4% | +39.1% | +14.8% | +4.3% | +11.1% | -12.0% | -9.0% | -7.1% | -31.0% | -17.4% | -14.3% | -27.8% | -36.5% | -29.0% | |
| Interest Coverage | 6.08 | 10.66 | 15.51 | 4.83 | 6.50 | 3.77 | 12.49 | 1.21 | 4.17 | 10.34 | 8.79 | -1.82 | 2.83 | 2.50 | 9.23 | -4.81 | 4.83 | 5.95 | 10.34 | -1.33 | 5.63 |
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Douglas Dynamics, Inc.'s current P/E is 13.0x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 19.8x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.'s current operating margin is 11.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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