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
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.5% | 0.2% | 68.7% |
| FY2024 | −16.4% | 1.1% | 69.4% |
| FY2023 | −0.8% | 1.8% | 68.9% |
| FY2022 | 17.8% | 7.3% | 70.0% |
| FY2021 | 7.7% | 3.9% | 74.2% |
| FY2020 | −1.0% | −6.0% | 72.1% |
| FY2019 | −12.1% | −9.9% | 65.1% |
| FY2018 | 6.2% | −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 |
| FY2014 | 4.3% | 7.4% | n/a |
| FY2013 | 2.4% | 7.6% | n/a |
| FY2012 | −14.3% | 10.8% | n/a |
| FY2011 | 5.4% | 9.6% | n/a |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating 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 pts | 0.2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −3.3% | +12.6 pts | −0.6% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −1.7% | +14.0 pts | 0.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −16.8% | −16.3 pts | 0.9% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −16.4% | −15.5 pts | 1.1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −15.9% | −27.2 pts | 0.7% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −15.7% | −29.8 pts | 1.3% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −0.5% | −16.5 pts | 1.4% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −0.8% | −18.6 pts | 1.8% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 11.3% | +3.1 pts | 4.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Software - Application nearest Harte Hanks' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| HHSHarte Hanks | −3.7% |
| TZOOTravelzoo | 0.5% |
| ALISCalisa Acquisition | n/m |
| TRAKReposiTrak | 32.5% |
| Peer median | 16.5% |
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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