Dover Corporation DOV

191.88 3.99 2.12% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$25.3B
P/E
22.9×
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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 11.1% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.48%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

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

Low 13.7% High 44.7%
Ten-year median 22.5%
Current reading's percentile 18

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 11.1%
Industrials sector median 4.48%
Market median 1.76%

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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