Harte Hanks (HHS) Operating Margin: History & Chart

Harte Hanks, Inc.(HHS)

Specialty Business Services · Chelmsford, MA

$4.45-0.09 (-1.98%)

Delayed quote: Oct 6, 2026, 1:45 PM EDT

About Harte Hanks, Inc.

Harte Hanks, Inc. is an established global firm specializing in customer experience solutions, operating both domestically and internationally. Its business is structured around three primary divisions: Marketing Services, Customer Care, and Fulfillment & Logistics Services. Within Marketing Services, the company offers strategic guidance to clients, aiding in the design and execution of integrated omni-channel marketing initiatives. This comprehensive offering includes audience identification, detailed profiling, segmentation, prioritization, predictive analytics, and sophisticated data strategy development. Harte Hanks also ensures data quality through hygiene and cleansing services. The company implements campaigns across a wide array of channels, encompassing traditional media like print, broadcast, and direct mail, alongside digital platforms such as websites, mobile applications, display advertising, social media, search engine marketing, and voice interactions. Additionally, it provides digital infrastructure development, including website and app creation, e-commerce enablement, robust database construction and management, platform architecture design, marketing automation, and outsourced marketing operations solutions. The Customer Care segment focuses on managing client-consumer interactions, resolving issues ranging from hardware and software concerns to healthcare benefit plans, product recalls, and general service inquiries. This division leverages CRM and digital transformation strategies to facilitate meaningful customer engagement, ensuring seamless content integration between agent-assisted or AI-driven interfaces and self-service web tools or community forums. It also delivers intelligence-based B2B solutions, providing deep insights into audience behaviors and inspiring actions that drive measurable results. Finally, Fulfillment & Logistics Services covers product, print-on-demand, and mail fulfillment operations. This includes bespoke printing services, efficient management of product recalls, and the distribution of literature and promotional materials. The company further develops customized solutions tailored to engage specific audiences, target key customers, support conferences, and recognize employees, complemented by comprehensive third-party logistics (3PL) and freight optimization services. Harte Hanks, Inc. primarily serves diverse vertical markets, including business-to-business (B2B), consumer brands, financial services, retail, and healthcare sectors. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

Chelmsford, MA

1,719 employees

www.hartehanks.com

Industrials / Specialty Business Services

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Specialty Business Services
CEO: David Fisher

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HHS Operating Margin Metrics

OPERATING MARGIN

-2.53%

OPERATING MARGIN AVG TTM

-2.07%

OPERATING MARGIN AVG 3Y

0.92%

OPERATING MARGIN AVG 5Y

2.98%

OPERATING MARGIN AVG 10Y

-1.90%

OPERATING MARGIN AVG 15Y

0.79%

OPERATING MARGIN AVG 20Y

3.65%

CURRENT VS TTM AVG

-22.06%

CURRENT VS 3Y AVG

-375.94%

CURRENT VS 5Y AVG

-184.85%

CURRENT VS 10Y AVG

-33.08%

CURRENT VS 15Y AVG

-419.91%

CURRENT VS 20Y AVG

-169.26%

SECTOR MEDIAN · INDUSTRIALS

4.13%

median of 457 covered companies

CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN

-161.26%

vs the sector median at left

NAME	MARKET CAP	OPERATING MARGIN	TTM	3Y	5Y
Harte Hanks, Inc. (HHS)	$33.02M	-2.53%	-2.07%	0.92%	2.98%
rYojbaba Co., Ltd. Common Shares (RYOJ)vs ›	$31.76M	16.07%	13.99%	13.99%	13.99%
YSX Tech. Co., Ltd (YSXT)vs ›	$31.69M	4.24%	5.48%	7.75%	8.73%
Acco Group Holdings Limited (ACCL)vs ›	$35.85M	22.09%	23.13%	19.76%	19.76%
CVD Equipment Corporation (CVV)vs ›	$30.16M	-6.77%	-7.88%	-10.77%	-19.61%
Rich Sparkle Holdings Limited (ANPA)vs ›	$29.98M	1.55%	8.52%	11.80%	11.80%
Pioneer Pow (PPSI)vs ›	$36.06M	-30.11%	-23.41%	-33.14%	-29.27%
Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (BAER)vs ›	$36.34M	12.54%	8.96%	-29.26%	-29.84%
Euroholdings Ltd. (EHLD)vs ›	$37.09M	33.37%	28.93%	37.95%	37.95%
Quest Resource Holding Corporation (QRHC)vs ›	$28.66M	-3.37%	-0.85%	-0.06%	0.57%

NAME

MARKET CAP

OPERATING MARGIN

TTM

Harte Hanks, Inc. (HHS)

$33.02M

-2.53%

-2.07%

0.92%

2.98%

rYojbaba Co., Ltd. Common Shares (RYOJ)vs ›

$31.76M

16.07%

13.99%

YSX Tech. Co., Ltd (YSXT)vs ›

$31.69M

4.24%

5.48%

7.75%

8.73%

Acco Group Holdings Limited (ACCL)vs ›

$35.85M

22.09%

23.13%

19.76%

CVD Equipment Corporation (CVV)vs ›

$30.16M

-6.77%

-7.88%

-10.77%

-19.61%

Rich Sparkle Holdings Limited (ANPA)vs ›

$29.98M

1.55%

8.52%

11.80%

Pioneer Pow (PPSI)vs ›

$36.06M

-30.11%

-23.41%

-33.14%

-29.27%

Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (BAER)vs ›

$36.34M

12.54%

8.96%

-29.26%

-29.84%

Euroholdings Ltd. (EHLD)vs ›

$37.09M

33.37%

28.93%

37.95%

Quest Resource Holding Corporation (QRHC)vs ›

$28.66M

-3.37%

-0.85%

-0.06%

0.57%

Operating Margin FAQ

What is the operating margin for Harte Hanks, Inc. (HHS)?

The operating margin for HHS stock is -2.53%.

Is Harte Hanks, Inc.'s operating margin high or low?

The operating margin of -2.53% is 185% below its 5-year average of 2.98%, around the middle of its 5-year range (-11.82%–8.52%).

What is the TTM average operating margin for Harte Hanks, Inc. (HHS)?

The TTM average operating margin for HHS stock is -2.07%.

What is the 3Y average operating margin for Harte Hanks, Inc. (HHS)?

The 3Y average operating margin for HHS stock is 0.92%.

What is the 5Y average operating margin for Harte Hanks, Inc. (HHS)?

The 5Y average operating margin for HHS stock is 2.98%.

What is the 10Y average operating margin for Harte Hanks, Inc. (HHS)?

The 10Y average operating margin for HHS stock is -1.90%.

What is the 15Y average operating margin for Harte Hanks, Inc. (HHS)?

The 15Y average operating margin for HHS stock is 0.79%.

What is the 20Y average operating margin for Harte Hanks, Inc. (HHS)?

The 20Y average operating margin for HHS stock is 3.65%.

DATE	OPERATING MARGIN
2026-06-30	-11.82%
2026-03-31	-1.63%
2025-12-31	0.35%
2025-09-30	2.65%
2025-06-30	0.09%
2025-03-31	-0.10%
2024-12-31	-3.30%
2024-09-30	3.98%
2024-06-30	3.05%
2024-03-31	0.83%
2023-12-31	-4.60%
2023-09-30	6.18%
2023-06-30	3.50%
2023-03-31	2.23%
2022-12-31	6.26%
2022-09-30	7.00%
2022-06-30	8.26%
2022-03-31	7.94%
2021-12-31	5.51%
2021-09-30	8.52%
2021-06-30	2.91%
2021-03-31	-2.02%
2020-12-31	-0.78%
2020-09-30	1.65%
2020-06-30	-14.15%
2020-03-31	-12.60%
2019-12-31	2.59%
2019-09-30	-8.70%
2019-06-30	-12.09%
2019-03-31	-18.50%
2018-12-31	-6.18%
2018-09-30	-16.28%
2018-06-30	-9.06%
2018-03-31	-6.20%
2017-12-31	-33.73%
2017-09-30	1.01%
2017-06-30	-1.89%
2017-03-31	-6.68%
2016-12-31	-31.79%
2016-09-30	-4.69%
2016-06-30	-7.37%
2016-03-31	-5.75%
2015-12-31	5.23%
2015-09-30	-168.44%
2015-06-30	6.59%
2015-03-31	2.49%
2014-12-31	10.00%
2014-09-30	7.86%
2014-06-30	7.83%
2014-03-31	3.45%
2013-12-31	8.20%
2013-09-30	6.19%
2013-06-30	7.60%
2013-03-31	5.71%
2012-12-31	10.81%
2012-09-30	8.28%
2012-06-30	-76.66%
2012-03-31	6.63%
2011-12-31	10.61%
2011-09-30	9.74%
2011-06-30	7.77%
2011-03-31	7.15%
2010-12-31	10.64%
2010-09-30	11.56%
2010-06-30	10.87%
2010-03-31	9.15%
2009-12-31	9.12%
2009-09-30	11.42%
2009-06-30	11.56%
2009-03-31	6.32%
2008-12-31	9.46%
2008-09-30	11.58%
2008-06-30	12.64%
2008-03-31	9.61%
2007-12-31	15.59%
2007-09-30	13.95%
2007-06-30	14.33%
2007-03-31	12.76%
2006-12-31	16.07%
2006-09-30	15.14%
2006-06-30	17.28%
2006-03-31	14.21%
2005-12-31	17.04%
2005-09-30	17.25%
2005-06-30	16.84%
2005-03-31	15.77%
2004-12-31	17.06%
2004-09-30	16.57%
2004-06-30	16.88%
2004-03-31	13.36%
2003-12-31	16.30%
2003-09-30	16.09%
2003-06-30	16.50%
2003-03-31	12.87%
2002-12-31	16.78%
2002-09-30	16.19%

DATE

OPERATING MARGIN

2026-06-30

-11.82%

2026-03-31

-1.63%

2025-12-31

0.35%

2025-09-30

2.65%

2025-06-30

0.09%

2025-03-31

-0.10%

2024-12-31

-3.30%

2024-09-30

3.98%

2024-06-30

3.05%

2024-03-31

0.83%

2023-12-31

-4.60%

2023-09-30

6.18%

2023-06-30

3.50%

2023-03-31

2.23%

2022-12-31

6.26%

2022-09-30

7.00%

2022-06-30

8.26%

2022-03-31

7.94%

2021-12-31

5.51%

2021-09-30

8.52%

2021-06-30

2.91%

2021-03-31

-2.02%

2020-12-31

-0.78%

2020-09-30

1.65%

2020-06-30

-14.15%

2020-03-31

-12.60%

2019-12-31

2.59%

2019-09-30

-8.70%

2019-06-30

-12.09%

2019-03-31

-18.50%

2018-12-31

-6.18%

2018-09-30

-16.28%

2018-06-30

-9.06%

2018-03-31

-6.20%

2017-12-31

-33.73%

2017-09-30

1.01%

2017-06-30

-1.89%

2017-03-31

-6.68%

2016-12-31

-31.79%

2016-09-30

-4.69%

2016-06-30

-7.37%

2016-03-31

-5.75%

2015-12-31

5.23%

2015-09-30

-168.44%

2015-06-30

6.59%

2015-03-31

2.49%

2014-12-31

10.00%

2014-09-30

7.86%

2014-06-30

7.83%

2014-03-31

3.45%

2013-12-31

8.20%

2013-09-30

6.19%

2013-06-30

7.60%

2013-03-31

5.71%

2012-12-31

10.81%

2012-09-30

8.28%

2012-06-30

-76.66%

2012-03-31

6.63%

2011-12-31

10.61%

2011-09-30

9.74%

2011-06-30

7.77%

2011-03-31

7.15%

2010-12-31

10.64%

2010-09-30

11.56%

2010-06-30

10.87%

2010-03-31

9.15%

2009-12-31

9.12%

2009-09-30

11.42%

2009-06-30

11.56%

2009-03-31

6.32%

2008-12-31

9.46%

2008-09-30

11.58%

2008-06-30

12.64%

2008-03-31

9.61%

2007-12-31

15.59%

2007-09-30

13.95%

2007-06-30

14.33%

2007-03-31

12.76%

2006-12-31

16.07%

2006-09-30

15.14%

2006-06-30

17.28%

2006-03-31

14.21%

2005-12-31

17.04%

2005-09-30

17.25%

2005-06-30

16.84%

2005-03-31

15.77%

2004-12-31

17.06%

2004-09-30

16.57%

2004-06-30

16.88%

2004-03-31

13.36%

2003-12-31

16.30%

2003-09-30

16.09%

2003-06-30

16.50%

2003-03-31

12.87%

2002-12-31

16.78%

2002-09-30

16.19%

Operating Margin: -2.53%

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