Duluth Holdings Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2026, Duluth Holdings Inc. had return on equity of -9.3%, an operating margin of -1.8% and a current ratio of 1.59. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2014Feb 2014 | 2015Feb 2015 | 2016Jan 2016 | 2017Jan 2017 | 2018Jan 2018 | 2019Feb 2019 | 2020Feb 2020 | 2021Jan 2021 | 2022Jan 2022 | 2023Jan 2023 | 2024Jan 2024 | 2025Feb 2025 | 2026Feb 2026 | LTMAug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 56.4% | 56.5% | 57.0% | 56.9% | 55.4% | 54.6% | 53.3% | 51.9% | 54.0% | 52.6% | 50.3% | 49.2% | 53.4% | 58.3% |
| Operating margin | 9.9% | 10.4% | 9.6% | 9.3% | 7.9% | 6.5% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 6.3% | 1.0% | −1.5% | −5.9% | −1.8% | 1.7% |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 10.2% | 9.0% | 5.7% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.3% | 0.4% | −1.5% | −7.0% | −2.9% | 1.1% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 7.6% | 7.5% | 2.3% | −2.2% | −3.5% | −3.9% | −2.6% | 6.1% | 11.7% | −4.4% | −1.6% | −4.0% | 2.9% | 10.4% |
| Return on equity | 49.7% | 69.5% | 43.7% | 21.3% | 18.7% | 15.5% | 11.2% | 7.3% | 14.2% | 1.0% | −4.4% | −21.5% | −9.3% | 3.4% |
| Return on assets | — | 33.3% | 28.6% | 15.4% | 12.4% | 8.9% | 4.9% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 0.4% | −1.9% | −9.3% | −3.8% | 1.5% |
| Asset turnover | — | 3.27 | 3.18 | 2.72 | 2.49 | 2.20 | 1.60 | 1.29 | 1.36 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.38 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.93 | 3.98 | 2.88 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 2.03 | 2.19 | 1.92 | 1.87 | 1.71 | 1.49 | 1.59 | 1.88 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 13.8% | 5.7% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 17.9% | 15.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | 65.4x | 70.5x | 95.3x | 180.4x | 18.6x | 6.3x | 6.3x | 3.9x | 9.3x | 1.7x | n/m | n/m | n/m | 2.5x |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | 4.6% | 38.6% | 33.5% | 26.7% | 22.7% | 25.7% | 25.1% | 24.0% | — | — | — | — |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 46.5% | 46.1% | 47.5% | 47.6% | 47.5% | 48.1% | 48.7% | 48.1% | 47.7% | 51.6% | 51.7% | 53.9% | 54.9% | 55.8% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 7.6% | 9.9% | 9.3% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 4.1% | 7.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | 80.0% | 73.4% | 25.2% | −39.5% | −71.1% | −94.8% | −85.0% | 287.3% | 274.8% | <−999% | — | — | — | 974.4% |
| Quarter | 2025 Q3Oct 2024 | 2025 Q4Feb 2025 | 2026 Q1May 2025 | 2026 Q2Aug 2025 | 2026 Q3Nov 2025 | 2026 Q4Feb 2026 | 2027 Q1May 2026 | 2027 Q2Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 52.3% | 44.1% | 52.0% | 54.7% | 53.8% | 53.0% | 57.4% | 72.8% |
| Operating margin | −17.4% | −1.8% | −12.0% | 1.8% | −7.7% | 4.0% | −9.4% | 15.5% |
| Net margin | −22.2% | −2.3% | −14.9% | 1.0% | −8.8% | 3.6% | −10.2% | 15.1% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −34.4% | 16.0% | −56.3% | 22.6% | −7.8% | 24.8% | −15.4% | 23.2% |
| Current ratio | 1.30 | 1.49 | 1.35 | 1.44 | 1.29 | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.88 |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 64.8% | 45.9% | 63.4% | 52.2% | 61.5% | 48.8% | 62.7% | 57.3% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $183m of assets due within a year against $97m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $183m short-term assets against $122m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $9m against $4m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Duluth's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 2 / 20
Net income has been a median 2.9% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 17 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 53.1%, moving by 2.6 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 0 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 3.8%; its worst year was -6.0%.
- Cash conversion 4 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 4 of 10 years, at a median -0.5% of revenue.
- Discipline 14 / 20
The diluted share count rose 7.8% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.4% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (37 before it).
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