What is Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund Pretax Margin %?
Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure FundDPG +0.21%31 Pretax Margin % is 99.90% as of Oct. 2025, which is 1% above its 10-year median of 99.26. GuruFocus rates DPG with a GF Score™ of 31/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,576 Asset Management companies, Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund ranks better than 77.66% on this metric.
The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.
The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.
It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.
The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.
Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund Pretax Margin % Related Terms
Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund Pretax Margin % Historical Data
* 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.
For the Asset Management subindustry, Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % 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.
Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund Pretax Margin % vs Asset Management Industry
* 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.
Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund (DPG) has a Pretax Margin % of 99.90% as of Oct. 2025. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 99.26. Over the past decade, Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's Pretax Margin % has ranged from 93.10 to 104.64. According to the industry distribution chart, Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund ranks #352 out of 1576 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 22.3%.
Is Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's Pretax Margin % too high?
Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's current Pretax Margin % of 99.90% is near median its 10-year median of 99.26. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 93.10 to a high of 104.64. The Asset Management industry median Pretax Margin % is 89.48. Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's value of 99.90% is 11.7% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund ranks #352 out of 1576 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund has a GF Score™ of 31/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's Pretax Margin % compare to BGY and WIW?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund ranks #352 out of 1576 companies for Pretax Margin %. This places Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund in the top 22% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Pretax Margin % is 89.48. Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's value of 99.90% is 11.7% above this benchmark. Historically, Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's own Pretax Margin % has ranged from 93.10 to 104.64 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 99.26 vs. the industry median of 89.48, Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Pretax Margin % for an Asset Management company?
The median Pretax Margin % among Asset Management companies is 89.48, based on 1,576 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Pretax Margin % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Pretax Margin % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's current Pretax Margin % of 99.90% is 11.7% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Pretax Margin % mean?
A high Pretax Margin % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Pre-Tax margin is the ratio of total pre-tax income to net sales. View historical data on Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Pretax Margin % is 89.48 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's current Pretax Margin % is 99.90%, which is near median its own 10-year median of 99.26. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund stock overvalued right now?
Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund (DPG) has a current Pretax Margin % of 99.90%. The current Pretax Margin % is 99.90%, which is near median its 10-year median of 99.26 and 11.7% above the Asset Management industry median of 89.48. Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund's overall GF Score™ is 31/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Pretax Margin % calculated?
Pretax Margin % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund (DPG), the current Pretax Margin % is 99.90% as of Oct. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund Business Description
Duff & Phelps Utility & Infrastructure Fund Inc. is an investment fund, and its objective is to seek total return, derived mainly from a high level of current income, with an emphasis on providing tax-advantaged dividend income and growth in current income, and secondarily from capital appreciation.
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