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Destination XL profit margin DXLG

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.

Net margin, 12 months
−8.8%
Operating margin, 12 months
−4.5%
Net margin on a year earlier
−7.6 pts
Peer median
1.2%

Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Destination XL kept −8.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −4.5% and a gross margin of 43.9%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 4.8%.

The median for 4 apparel retail stocks of a similar size is 1.2%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY2025−8.3%−4.2%43.4%
FY20240.7%0.8%46.5%
FY20235.3%8.0%48.4%
FY202216.3%10.7%49.9%
FY202111.2%12.3%49.5%
FY2020−20.2%−19.0%32.9%
FY2019−1.6%−0.9%43.1%
FY2018−2.9%−2.1%44.6%
FY2017−4.0%−3.9%45.0%
FY2016−0.5%0.2%45.5%
FY2015−1.9%−1.2%46.1%
FY2014−3.0%−2.1%45.9%
FY2013−15.5%−3.5%45.6%
FY20121.5%3.5%46.5%
FY201110.8%−1.1%46.3%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY26−8.8%−7.6 pts−4.5%
Q1 FY26−9.2%−8.6 pts−4.8%
Q4 FY25−8.3%−8.9 pts−4.2%
Q3 FY25−1.7%−3.7 pts−2.3%
Q2 FY25−1.2%−4.3 pts−1.6%
Q1 FY25−0.6%−5.4 pts−1.0%
Q4 FY240.7%−4.7 pts0.8%
Q3 FY242.0%−3.9 pts2.8%
Q2 FY243.1%−3.8 pts4.3%
Q1 FY244.8%−10.4 pts7.4%
Q4 FY235.3%−11.0 pts8.0%
Q3 FY235.9%−11.1 pts8.4%

Against its peers

Companies in Apparel - Retail nearest Destination XL's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
DXLGDestination XL−8.8%
TLYSTilly'S0.3%
DLTHDuluth1.1%
VNCEVince2.4%
ZUMZZumiez1.4%
Peer median1.2%

Where Destination XL ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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