Dover Corporation
DOV Industrials Specialty Industrial Machinery
Dover Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $8.1 billion, up 4.48% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 6.85%, EPS grew 14.3%, free cash flow grew 22.7% and total debt rose 22.2%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years.
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Dover Corporation (DOV) Return on equity
Dover Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 15.0%, down 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (15.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.7% (fiscal 2016) to 44.7% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median of 10.5% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.33%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 15.2% | (29.49) |
| FY2024 | 44.7% | 22.23 |
| FY2023 | 22.5% | (2.64) |
| FY2022 | 25.1% | (4.53) |
| FY2021 | 29.7% | 8.37 |
| FY2020 | 21.3% | (2.07) |
| FY2019 | 23.4% | 7.42 |
| FY2018 | 16.0% | (3.89) |
| FY2017 | 19.8% | 6.17 |
| FY2016 | 13.7% | (10.01) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc. compare | 33.7% |
| NDSN Nordson Corporation compare | 17.8% |
| DOV Dover Corporation | 15.0% |
| IEX IDEX Corporation compare | 13.0% |
| ITT ITT Inc. compare | 11.4% |
| XYL Xylem Inc. compare | 9.47% |
| IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. compare | 9.40% |
| SYM Symbotic Inc. compare | 1.04% |
| OTIS Otis Worldwide Corporation compare | −28.0% |
| Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median | 10.5% |
| Industrials sector median | 4.33% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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