What is Douglas Dynamics's earnings yield?

Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) reported earnings yield of 5.5% in Q1 2026.

How has Douglas Dynamics's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

Douglas Dynamics's earnings yield decreased by 54.6% year-over-year, from 12% to 5.5%.

What is the long-term trend for Douglas Dynamics's earnings yield?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Douglas Dynamics's earnings yield has grown at a 16.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.4% to 6.2%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

Douglas Dynamics PLOW Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$137.8M+19.8%

Gross profit$18.9M+67.8%

Operating income-$6.4M+53.5%

Net income$6.4M+4,208%

EPS (diluted)-$0.37+36.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.2M-28.0%

Total debt$89.7M+9.6%

Total equity$279.4M+7.9%

Total assets$630.3M+1.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$994.0K+25.7%

CapEx$3.2M+46.3%

Free cash flow-$4.2M-18.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.16B+78.1%

Enterprise value$1.25B+71.4%

P/E21.9×+11.8×

P/S1.7×+0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin25.3%—

Operating margin8.2%—

Net margin7.8%-3.2pp

FCF margin9.3%+0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity19.7%-7.4pp

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Current ratio2.7×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Douglas Dynamics’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=5.5%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Douglas Dynamics’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Douglas Dynamics's earnings yield?: Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) reported earnings yield of 5.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Douglas Dynamics's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: Douglas Dynamics's earnings yield decreased by 54.6% year-over-year, from 12% to 5.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Douglas Dynamics's earnings yield?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Douglas Dynamics's earnings yield has grown at a 16.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.4% to 6.2%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.