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DELL (Dell Technologies) Degree of Operating Leverage : 3.66 (As of Apr. 2025)


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What is Dell Technologies Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Dell Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was 3.66. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Dell Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

DELL's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
73.99% of 2414 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1 vs DELL: 3.66

Dell Technologies Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dell Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Dell Technologies Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Dell Technologies Annual Data
Trend Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Degree of Operating Leverage
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Dell Technologies Quarterly Data
Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25
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Competitive Comparison of Dell Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Dell Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Dell Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Dell Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dell Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Dell Technologies Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Dell Technologies's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 7004 (Apr. 2025) / 5458 (Apr. 2024) - 1 )/( 96701 (Apr. 2025) / 89747 (Apr. 2024) - 1 )
=0.2833/0.0775
=3.66***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Dell Technologies  (NYSE:DELL) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Dell Technologies Business Description

Address
One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX, USA, 78682
Dell Technologies is a broad information technology vendor, primarily supplying hardware to enterprises. It is focused on premium and commercial personal computers and enterprise on-premises data center hardware. It holds top-three market shares in its core markets of personal computers, peripheral displays, mainstream servers, and external storage. Dell has a robust ecosystem of component and assembly partners, and also relies heavily on channel partners to fulfill its sales.
Executives
Yvonne Mcgill officer: Chief Financial Officer ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Brunilda Rios officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC., ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich director C/O BOOKING HOLDINGS INC., 800 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06854
Slta Iv (gp), L.l.c. director C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Slta V (gp), L.l.c. director, 10 percent owner C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Silver Lake Group, L.l.c. director 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Michael S Dell director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O DELL INC., ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682-2244
William F Scannell officer: Pres., Glob. Sales & Cust. Ops EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
David W Dorman director CVS HEALTH., ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Richard J Rothberg officer: General Counsel & Secretary ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Jennifer D. Saavedra officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC., ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Steven M Mollenkopf director 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Anthony Charles Whitten officer: Co-Chief Operating Officer C/O DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC., ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Allison Dew officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC., ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Thomas W Sweet officer: Chief Financial Officer ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682