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DLH

NAQ:DLHC · US23335Q1004
Professional ServicesSmall

360

10
EV / EBIT1
Price / Owner Earnings59
Owner Earnings Yield52
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales89
EV / Gross Profit19
Price/Book89
Return on Capital24
Cash Return on Capital37
Return on Equity26
EBIT Margin36
Gross Profitability19
Accruals78
Owner Earnings Margin56
Sales growth1
Profit Growth4
Long-Term EPS Growth9
Owner Earnings Growth28
Reinvestment13
Price momentum76
Debt load23
Refinancing87
Debt Payback6
Liquidity15
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside86
Market mood40
Value Creation6/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

DLH doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryProfessional Services
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQCM
Founded1969
Employees725
Websitedlhcorp.com
ISINUS23335Q1004
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
Machine LearningProcess AutomationDevSecOpsPredictive AnalyticsCloud InfrastructureNetwork SecurityCloud Data ServicesArtificial IntelligenceDefenseTechSoftware DevelopmentGovTechAerospaceHealth CareLogisticsStaffing Agency

Description

DLH Holdings Corp. (DLH) delivers improved health and readiness solutions for federal government customers through digital transformation and cyber security, science research and development, and systems engineering and integration. The company brin…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

DLH Holdings Corp. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is attractive. You pay 6.4× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value. Analysts lean positive.

What to watch: A large part of the company's book value is the price paid for past acquisitions. Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
19
2023202420252026

All-time high

22

Jan 2023

All-time low

1

Jan 2024

Average rank

10

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
89
92
91
71
Price/Earnings
100
92
34
47
Price/Book
89
96
77
39
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
96
87
58
37

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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