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Harte Hanks profit margin HHS

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

Net margin, 12 months
−3.7%
Operating margin, 12 months
−3.1%
Net margin on a year earlier
−2.0 pts
Peer median
16.5%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Harte Hanks kept −3.7% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −3.1% and a gross margin of 69.4%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 4.4%.

The median for 3 application software stocks of a similar size is 16.5%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY2025−0.5%0.2%68.7%
FY2024−16.4%1.1%69.4%
FY2023−0.8%1.8%68.9%
FY202217.8%7.3%70.0%
FY20217.7%3.9%74.2%
FY2020−1.0%−6.0%72.1%
FY2019−12.1%−9.9%65.1%
FY20186.2%−9.1%n/a
FY2017−10.9%−10.6%n/a
FY2016−32.4%−13.3%n/a
FY2015−38.5%−45.8%n/a
FY20144.3%7.4%n/a
FY20132.4%7.6%n/a
FY2012−14.3%10.8%n/a
FY20115.4%9.6%n/a

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY26−3.7%−2.0 pts−3.1%
Q1 FY26−0.7%+16.2 pts−0.2%
Q4 FY25−0.5%+15.8 pts0.2%
Q3 FY25−3.3%+12.6 pts−0.6%
Q2 FY25−1.7%+14.0 pts0.2%
Q1 FY25−16.8%−16.3 pts0.9%
Q4 FY24−16.4%−15.5 pts1.1%
Q3 FY24−15.9%−27.2 pts0.7%
Q2 FY24−15.7%−29.8 pts1.3%
Q1 FY24−0.5%−16.5 pts1.4%
Q4 FY23−0.8%−18.6 pts1.8%
Q3 FY2311.3%+3.1 pts4.6%

Against its peers

Companies in Software - Application nearest Harte Hanks' size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
HHSHarte Hanks−3.7%
TZOOTravelzoo0.5%
ALISCalisa Acquisitionn/m
TRAKReposiTrak32.5%
Peer median16.5%

Where Harte Hanks 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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