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DLH Holdings Corp. DLHC

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Help Supply Services · website · IPO 1986-05-29 · LEI

DLH Holdings Corp. statistics & valuation

Market cap$76.2M
P / S0.2×
P / B0.7×
Net debt$127.9M
Net debt / EBITDA3.8×
Enterprise value USD$204.1M
EV / EBITDA6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV8.2%
Return on capital6.8%
Graham number -15%$3.97

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($3.97); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
22.30% 22.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
5.70% 6.60% 6.20% 6.40% 7.00% 8.40% 4.50% 6.30% 4.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
11.2M 12.4M 12.9M 13.0M 13.1M 13.6M 14.2M 14.4M 14.4M 14.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$18.5M $14.8M $1.4M $54.2M $68.6M $20.6M $20.2M $172.1M $149.0M $127.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.74× 0.55× 0.20× 1.23× 1.31× 0.68× 0.22× 1.68× 1.36× 1.13× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.30 $0.27 $0.14 $0.41 $0.54 $0.75 $1.64 $0.10 $0.51 $0.09 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

DLH Holdings Corp. trades at about 51.9× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.9×–136.8×, median 20.3×).

7.9× 136.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.9×–136.8×); dot = today's 51.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin———————22.7%22.3%—
Operating margin4.9%6.3%4.5%8.4%7.0%6.4%6.2%6.6%5.7%—
Debt / equity1.13×1.36×1.68×0.22×0.68×1.31×1.23×0.20×0.55×0.74×
Current ratio1.000.990.961.130.930.780.911.090.810.73

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.