DXP Enterprises Inc key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, DXP Enterprises Inc had return on equity of 19.3%, an operating margin of 8.8%, debt equal to 169.9% of equity and a current ratio of 3.34. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 26.0% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 29.1% | 30.0% | 28.9% | 28.2% | 27.5% | 27.0% | 27.6% | 27.7% | 27.6% | 29.5% | 28.5% | 30.1% | 30.9% | 31.5% | 31.8% |
| Operating margin | −8.5% | 5.7% | 6.9% | 8.3% | 8.1% | −0.8% | −2.2% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 5.9% | 5.3% | −2.8% | 3.6% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Net margin | −7.3% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 4.9% | −3.0% | −3.1% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 2.9% | −2.9% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 8.6% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 10.2% | 2.8% | 0.1% | 5.6% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 5.5% |
| Return on equity | −47.0% | 18.1% | 22.4% | 27.9% | 23.9% | −16.8% | −17.5% | 3.4% | 6.5% | 13.3% | 11.2% | −8.2% | 4.7% | 13.5% | 18.4% | 17.5% | 19.3% | 17.9% |
| Return on assets | — | 6.0% | 8.7% | 10.5% | 10.0% | −6.1% | −5.1% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 5.7% | 5.0% | −3.5% | 1.9% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Asset turnover | — | 2.05 | 2.22 | 2.25 | 2.06 | 2.03 | 1.63 | 1.50 | 1.62 | 1.82 | 1.69 | 1.21 | 1.26 | 1.53 | 1.52 | 1.43 | 1.33 | 1.24 |
| Current ratio | — | 2.00 | 1.78 | 2.30 | 2.10 | 1.86 | 1.69 | 1.54 | 2.55 | 2.69 | 2.94 | 2.78 | 2.23 | 2.42 | 2.89 | 2.71 | 3.34 | 2.99 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 92.3% | 73.3% | 114.3% | 65.7% | 168.3% | 203.2% | 89.3% | 94.1% | 78.3% | 67.2% | 91.6% | 94.2% | 117.2% | 144.0% | 153.5% | 169.9% | 155.8% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | 7.1x | 15.8x | 16.3x | 16.1x | n/m | n/m | 1.2x | 2.0x | 3.4x | 3.5x | n/m | 1.9x | 3.4x | 2.6x | 2.3x | 2.9x | 2.9x |
| Effective tax rate | — | 39.7% | 39.5% | 40.0% | 36.4% | — | — | 26.1% | 2.1% | 27.0% | 23.3% | — | 17.9% | 27.0% | 20.8% | 17.0% | 25.6% | 26.5% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 25.3% | 23.1% | 21.9% | 20.8% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 24.4% | 25.5% | 23.6% | 21.6% | 22.3% | 24.4% | 25.9% | 21.9% | 21.8% | 22.8% | 22.8% | 23.0% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.7% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | 117.2% | 69.1% | 72.8% | 123.6% | — | — | 563.2% | 57.6% | 69.2% | 51.8% | — | 188.5% | 2.0% | 136.5% | 109.4% | 60.9% | 127.4% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | — | — | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | — | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | 0.2% | 0.4% | 7.1% | 9.5% | 0.5% | 13.4% | 10.6% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 108.1% | >999% | 59.9% | 37.7% | 31.9% | 0.1% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 30.9% | 31.5% | 31.5% | 31.6% | 31.4% | 31.6% | 32.3% | 31.8% |
| Operating margin | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 5.0% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 5.2% | 4.8% | −3.6% | 1.7% | 5.5% | 6.5% | 5.0% | 5.2% |
| Current ratio | 2.22 | 2.71 | 2.70 | 2.79 | 2.77 | 3.34 | 2.98 | 2.99 |
| Debt to equity | 130.4% | 148.6% | 141.1% | 133.9% | 128.2% | 165.9% | 161.3% | 152.6% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 22.5% | 23.2% | 23.0% | 22.4% | 22.9% | 22.7% | 24.2% | 22.1% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $889m of assets due within a year against $297m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $889m short-term assets against $932m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $227m of cash against $825m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 153% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 91% to 153% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $135m of operating cash flow against $825m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $188m against $64m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard DXP Enterprises'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 5 / 20
Net income has been a median 4.5% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 11 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 28.8%, moving by 1.6 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 0 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 5.7%; its worst year was -2.5%.
- Cash conversion 11 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 9 of 10 years, at a median 3.3% of revenue.
- Discipline 20 / 20
The diluted share count fell 11.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.2% 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 (47 before it).
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