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Douglas Dynamics, Inc.PLOW · manufacturing
GradeBullA/Bon the A/B boundary of 255 graded peers; percentile 18.1, sampling error 3.0 points; lower is stronger
Rank47 of 255
ProfitabilityBpercentile 28.5
SolvencyBpercentile 36.1
Growth and financingCpercentile 51.4
Reliability0.91 AUCfailure model, filers with $591M to $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.94; 160 events, 2020 to 2025
Peer failure rate1.01% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025
Size band$591M to $2.67B assetstotal assets $626.7M[1]
Standard universeinsiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2]
Warningsnone activenot computable: short runway, distress
Inputs computable9 of 14
Graded fromfilings received through Feb 24, 2026227 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date
Last close$39.452026-10-08; market equity $910.3M; iex feed
Price used in gradeNone
Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history
$30$40$50NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctB/CA/B$39.39
ABCDE20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date.

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Letter setLetterPercentileBand
Jan 21, 2012nonen/a
Mar 21, 2012nonen/aQ3
Mar 21, 2015A/B22.3Q3
Mar 21, 2016A4.7Q3
Mar 21, 2017C50.0Q4
Dec 21, 2018C/D56.8Q4
Feb 21, 2019C54.6Q4
Mar 21, 2020B/C42.3Q4
Feb 21, 2021C44.6Q4
Mar 21, 2021D63.8Q3
May 21, 2021C/D62.9Q3
Jul 21, 2021D63.5Q3
Aug 21, 2021C/D62.4Q3
Mar 21, 2022C47.0Q3
Feb 21, 2023C56.1Q4
Mar 21, 2023C/D57.6Q4
Feb 21, 2024D65.1Q4
Mar 21, 2024E87.4Q4
Feb 21, 2025D/E81.6Q4
Mar 21, 2025B/C39.8Q3
Mar 21, 2026A/B18.1Q4

Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan.

Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Feb 24, 2026; the document on sec.gov.

Home to the best-selling brands in the industry, Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”) is North America's premier manufacturer and upfitter of commercial work truck attachments and equipment. For more than 75 years, the Company has been innovating products that enable end-users to perform their jobs more efficiently and effectively, providing opportunities for businesses to increase profitability. Our commitment to continuous improvement enables us to consistently produce high quality products and drive shareholder value.

The Fourteen Inputs [top]

Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.

InputPercentile, 0 to 100ValueSourcePeer medianPercentilePeersPeriod end
Profitability, sleeve percentile 28.5
Gross profitability27.9%[1,3]21.9%25.92752025-12-31
Return on invested capitalnot computable9.7%
latest aligned inputs end 2020-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31
Accruals ratio(4.6%)[1,4-6](3.6%)43.63082025-12-31
Gross margin stability, five years1.1 pts[2-3,7-14]2.1 pts15.82292025-12-31
Solvency, sleeve percentile 36.1
Twelve-month failure probabilitynot computable0.04%
liabilities and a nearby cover-page share count are required at 2026-06-30
Altman Z double-primenot computable3.66
one or more required annual facts are missing
Net debt to EBITDAnot computable1.78x
EBITDA must exceed $100,000
Interest coveragenot computable5.09x
one or more required annual facts are missing
Current ratio2.78x[15-16]2.25x36.13252025-12-31
Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 51.4
Revenue growth, three-year compound2.1%[2,8,10,12]2.1%49.62692025-12-31
Free cash flow growth, three-year compound32.2%[5,17-23]13.9%23.21392025-12-31
Reinvestment rate(4.2%)[15-17,24-29]26.4%73.91392025-12-31
Asset growth, three years1.6%[1,6,30-31]4.4%62.62792025-12-31
Net share issuance, one year(0.04%)[32-33]0.01%47.52432026-02-24

Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.

Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.

Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.

Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.

Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.

Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.

Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.268; sampling error 3.0 percentile points on 255 peers.

Among 255 Peers [top]

ABCDELRCX, LAM Research Corp.; A, percentile 8.3; market equity $401.2B; warnings: fortress balance sheetLRCXPH, Parker-Hannifin Corp.; B, percentile 36.6; market equity $119.4BPHCAT, Caterpillar Inc.; C, percentile 51.2; market equity $366.0BCATGLW, Corning Inc.; C/D, percentile 60.2; market equity $131.6BGLWETN, Eaton Corp. plc; D, percentile 69.7; market equity $164.9BETNRTX, RTX Corp.; D, percentile 74.8; market equity $248.4BRTXPLOW 18.1strongerweaker

Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.

RankCompanyPercentileLetterWarnings
42Gencor Industries Inc. (GENC)

Gencor Industries Inc. (GENC)

Astrongest fifth; percentile 16.1

NYSE · Construction Machinery & Equip

last close $18.01

Warnings: late filer, fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs

16.1Alate filer, fortress balance sheet
43Movado Group Inc. (MOV)

Movado Group Inc. (MOV)

Astrongest fifth; percentile 16.5

NYSE · Watches, Clocks, Clockwork Operated Devices/Parts

last close $32.02

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

16.5A
44Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS)

Astrongest fifth; percentile 16.9

Nasdaq · Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts

market equity $7.9B; last close $41.93

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs

16.9Afortress balance sheet
45Moog Inc. (MOG-A)

Moog Inc. (MOG-A)

A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 17.5

NYSE · Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment

last close $363.40

No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs

17.5A/B
46Moog Inc. (MOG-B)

Moog Inc. (MOG-B)

A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 17.5

NYSE · Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment

last close $420.07

No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs

17.5A/B
47Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (PLOW)

Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (PLOW)

A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 18.1

NYSE · Construction Machinery & Equip

market equity $909.0M; last close $39.45

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

18.1A/B
48Mueller Water Products, Inc. (MWA)

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (MWA)

A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 18.5

NYSE · Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products

market equity $3.4B; last close $21.57

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

18.5A/B
49Power Solutions International, Inc. (PSIX)

Power Solutions International, Inc. (PSIX)

A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 18.9

Nasdaq · Engines & Turbines

market equity $1.1B; last close $48.59

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

18.9A/B
50Carpenter Technology Corp. (CRS)

Carpenter Technology Corp. (CRS)

A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 19.3

NYSE · Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)

market equity $19.2B; last close $387.03

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

19.3A/B
51Tecnoglass Holdings Inc. (TGLS)

Tecnoglass Holdings Inc. (TGLS)

A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 19.7

NYSE · Flat Glass

market equity $1.7B; last close $37.79

No active warnings; 14 of 14 inputs

19.7A/B
52Toro Co. (TTC)

Toro Co. (TTC)

A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 20.1

NYSE · Lawn & Garden Tractors & Home Lawn & Gardens Equip

market equity $9.2B; last close $96.78

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

20.1A/B
Peer policyLetterPercentilePeers
all graded filers, equal sleevesB22.82204
sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade)A/B18.1255
same exchange, equal sleevesA13.8984
sector peers, equal inputsB24.8255

Each letter is one fifth of the 255 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.

What the Price Implies [top]

Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.

MeasureValuePeer medianPercentileReading
Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month33.4%13.7%67hotter than 67 of 100 peers
Distance from 52-week high(27.3%)(24.3%)44closer to its high than 44 of 100 peers
EBIT to enterprise value7.0%4.1%77pricier than 23 of 100 peers
Free cash flow yield7.0%3.4%81pricier than 19 of 100 peers
Book value to price0.330.3447pricier than 53 of 100 peers
Sales to price0.720.5460pricier than 40 of 100 peers
Composite equity issuance, five years(19.4%)(9.5%)22more equity-funded than 22 of 100 peers
Relative strength against the sector, log excess return0.15(0.00)67ahead of 67 of 100 peers

Inputs: market equity $909.0M; EBIT $73.6M; free cash flow $63.9M; book equity $299.7M; sales $656.1M; debt $144.0M; cash $7.3M[34].

Diagnostics [top]

Diagnostics do not feed the grade.

Piotroski F-score: 7 of 9, period end 2025-12-31
Return on assets above zero7.9%✓ pass[4,6]
Operating cash flow above zero$74.7M✓ pass[5]
Return on assets improved(1.5 pts)✗ fail[4,6,30,35]
Operating cash flow exceeds net income$27.8M✓ pass[4-5]
Long-term leverage fell(1.3 pts)✓ pass[1,6,30,36-37]
Current ratio improved(61.8 pts)✗ fail[15-16,28-29]
No new shares issued(0.0%)✓ pass[32-33]
Gross margin improved0.8 pts✓ pass[2-3,7-8]
Asset turnover improved15.4 pts✓ pass[2,6,8,30]
Cash, filings, liquidity
Cash and equivalentsn/a
Operating cash flow, four quartersn/a[5,38-41]
Months of runwaynot finite
cash is missing at the end of the latest cash-flow quarter
Late filings, two years0
NT 10-K or NT 10-Q
Days since last periodic filing67
10-Q received Aug 3, 2026
Median daily dollar volume$8.8M
63 sessions
Days since newest grade input227

Downloads [top]

Sources [top]

Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.

#ConceptXBRL tagValuePeriod endReceivedFormLinks
1assetsus-gaap:Assets$626.7M2025-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
2revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$656.1M2025-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
3gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$174.7M2025-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
4net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$46.9M2025-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
5operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$74.7M2025-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
6assetsus-gaap:Assets$590.0M2024-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
7gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$146.8M2024-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
8revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$568.5M2024-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
9gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$134.3M2023-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
10revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$568.2M2023-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
11gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$151.5M2022-12-312025-02-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
12revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$616.1M2022-12-312025-02-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
13gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$141.9M2021-12-312024-02-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
14revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$541.5M2021-12-312024-02-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
15current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$266.0M2025-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
16current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$95.8M2025-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
17capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$10.8M2025-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
18operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$41.1M2024-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
19capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$7.8M2024-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
20operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$12.5M2023-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
21capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$9.8M2023-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
22operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$40.0M2022-12-312025-02-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
23capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$12.4M2022-12-312025-02-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
24depreciation amortizationus-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization$15.4M2025-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
25operating incomeus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss$73.6M2025-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
26pretax incomeus-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest$61.5M2025-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
27income taxus-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit$14.6M2025-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
28current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$238.2M2024-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
29current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$70.2M2024-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
30assetsus-gaap:Assets$593.4M2023-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
31assetsus-gaap:Assets$596.9M2022-12-312025-02-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
32shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding23,084,8142026-02-242026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
33shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding23,094,0472025-02-252025-02-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
34shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding23,077,0462026-08-032026-08-0310-Qfiling · viewer · series
35net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$56.2M2024-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
36long term debtus-gaap:LongTermDebt$144.0M2025-12-312026-02-2410-Kfiling · viewer · series
37long term debtus-gaap:LongTermDebt$147.5M2024-12-312025-02-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
38operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities-$25.2M2026-06-302026-08-0310-Qfiling · viewer · series
39operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities-$994,0002026-03-312026-05-0510-Qfiling · viewer · series
40operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities-$21.2M2025-09-302025-11-0410-Qfiling · viewer · series
41operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities-$12.7M2025-06-302026-08-0310-Qfiling · viewer · series

Limitations [top]

Grade boundary. Percentile 18.1 is 1.9 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 3.0 points.

Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.

Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.

Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.

Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.

Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.