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Dover Corp (DOV)

Fair Value
IndustrialsSpecialty Industrial MachineryUnited States

Fundamental

66

Price

$187.05

Market Cap

$25.79B

Part 1 · What the company is worth

Overview

Dover Corporation provides equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services worldwide. The company's Engineered Products segment provides various equipment, component, software, solution, and services that are used in vehicle aftermarket, aerospace and defense, industrial winch and hoist, and fluid dispensing end-market. This segment offers software solutions and services used in light and heavy-duty vehicle lifts, wheel service equipment, vehicle diagnostics, and vehicle collision repair solutions; winches, hoists, bearings, drives, and electric monitoring system; and radio frequency and microwave filters and switches, and signal intelligence solutions, as well as soldering and fluid dispensing solutions. Its Clean Energy & Fueling segment offers component, equipment, and software and service solution enabling safe storage and transport of fuel, cryogenic gases, and hazardous fluids, as well as operation of retail fueling and vehicle wash establishment. The company's Imaging & Identification segment provides precision marking and coding, product traceability equipment, brand protection, and digital textile printing equipment and solution, as well as consumable, software, and service to packaged and consumer goods, pharmaceutical, industrial manufacturing, textile, and other end-market. Its Pumps & Process Solutions segment manufactures specialty pump, connector, flow meter, fluid connecting solution, plastics and polymer processing equipment, and engineered components for rotating and reciprocating machines. The company's Climate & Sustainability Technologies segment manufactures refrigeration system, refrigeration display case, commercial glass refrigerator and freezer door, and brazed plate heat exchanger for industrial heating and cooling, and residential climate control applications. Dover Corporation was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois.

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Direct competitors

Who this company fights with for the same customers

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P/E: 32.8Score: 79Market cap: $17.04B

IDEX is the closest structural analogue to Dover, running a decentralised portfolio of niche flow-control businesses that sell specialty pumps, metering equipment and fluid-handling components to the same industrial, energy and life-science customers as Dover's Pumps & Process Solutions segment.

P/E: 30.9Score: 72Market cap: $29.64B

Ingersoll Rand competes head-on with Dover's Pumps & Process Solutions segment for the same positive-displacement pump, compressor and precision fluid-transfer orders across chemical, biopharma and general industrial plants.

P/E: 39.3Score: 73Market cap: $159.81B

Danaher's Videojet unit is the direct rival of Dover's Markem-Imaje in industrial coding and marking, both selling inkjet and laser printing systems and consumables to food, beverage and pharmaceutical packaging lines worldwide.

P/E: 23.3Score: 63Market cap: $77.99B

ITW is a diversified industrial manufacturer that overlaps with Dover in product identification (Diagraph), commercial food equipment and engineered fastening and dispensing components sold to the same OEM and industrial buyers.

Vontier CorporationVNT

Through Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Vontier sells fuel dispensers, tank-gauging and forecourt payment systems to the same petrol-station and fuel-retail operators served by Dover Fueling Solutions (Wayne, Tokheim, OPW), the two forming a near-duopoly in Western markets.

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Revenue

$8.42B

Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)

Net Income

$1.13B

Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)

Free Cash Flow

$1.12B

Total Equity

$7.41B

Total Liabilities

$6.02B

Current Ratio

1.98

Interest Coverage

12.46

Debt/EBITDA

2.25

Earnings Per Share

Revenue & Net Income

Free Cash Flow

Income Breakdown

Historical statement

Margins over time

Debt over time

How heavy the debt is

Growth grid

Growth — Revenue

Fair Value Estimation

General caseFairly Valued

Fair Value

$183.24

Current Price

$187.05

Margin of Safety

-2.1%

Fair Value Range

$129.12 - $237.36

Spread across the valuation methods used, not a statistically calibrated confidence interval.

Estimation Methods

Analyst price target:$244.84
Discounted cash flow (DCF):$170.78
Earnings multiple (P/E):$135.58
Graham growth formula:$222.69
Earnings power value (EPV):$77.72
Justified P/B:$90.81
Dividend discount (Gordon):$32.53
P/FFO, funds from operations:$175.06
Mid-cycle earnings:$205.17
Revenue multiple:$176.66
Analyst Consensus:Strong Buy (17B / 6H / 0S)
Last Earnings Surprise:-0.47%

Valuation Metrics

P/E Ratio

22.54

ROE

14.8%

P/B Ratio

3.27

P/FCF

21.41

Gross Margin

39.6%

ROIC

10.0%

Profitability Radar

Value Creation (Economic Moat)

ROIC

10.0%

WACC

9.5%

ROIC − WACC

+0.5 pp

ROIC is roughly in line with the cost of capital — the company is barely covering its capital cost.

Fundamental Analysis Criteria

Passed (19)

  • EPS shows upward trend
  • EPS CAGR 5.07%
  • Price CAGR 12.07%
  • ROIC 10.0%
  • Gross Margin 39.6%
  • P/FCF 21.41
  • Debt/Equity ratio
  • Operating Margin 16.9%
  • Positive Free Cash Flow
  • CapEx intensity
  • Current Ratio
  • Interest Coverage
  • Debt/EBITDA
  • Return on Tangible Assets
  • ROE 15.0%
  • Analyst Consensus 74% Buy
  • Earnings Quality (OCF/NI) 1.23
  • Share Dilution -0.6%
  • Piotroski F-Score 5/9

Failed (8)

  • P/B Ratio 3.27
  • Low reliance on intangibles
  • Price below Graham Number
  • DCF valuation (Overvalued)
  • Revenue Growth 5Y 3.9%
  • Earnings Surprise avg 0.7%
  • PEG Ratio 2.05
  • Net Margin Trend 13.5% vs 29.3%

Unavailable (1)

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Piotroski F-Score

5/9

Mixed signals: some areas need attention

score
criteria

Earnings Quality

1.23

High quality: earnings backed by cash

Share Dilution

-0.6%

Buying back shares. Shareholder friendly

Institutional Holdings

Governance

Executive Team

NameTitleAge
Mr. Richard Joseph TobinPresident, CEO & Chairman of the Board64
Mr. Christopher B. WoenkerSenior VP & CFO42
Ms. Ivonne M. CabreraSenior VP, General Counsel & Secretary58
Mr. Jeffrey C. YehleChief Human Resources Officer & Senior VP59
Mr. Girish JunejaSenior VP & Chief Digital Officer55
Mr. Ryan W. PaulsonPrincipal Accounting Officer, VP & Controller51
Mr. Jack DickensVice President of Investor Relations-
Mr. Adrian W. SakowiczVice President of Communications67
Mr. James M. MoranVP & Treasurer60
Mr. Karl BuscherPresident of Pump Solutions Group-

Audit Risk

5

Board Risk

6

Compensation Risk

2

Shareholder Rights Risk

4

Part 2 · The price and when to enter

This part won't tell you whether the company is worth owning: it helps you choose when to buy it, once the fundamentals have convinced you. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.

Documents

  • Annual Report (10-K)

    A yearly overview of the business, its financial results, and the risks it faces.

    Filed on 2026-02-13

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  • Quarterly Report (10-Q)

    A snapshot of financial performance for the most recent three-month period.

    Filed on 2026-07-23

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  • Current Report (8-K)

    An announcement of a major event, such as a leadership change or big news.

    Filed on 2026-07-23

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Income History

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