Dover Past Earnings Performance

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Dover has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 12.6%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 17.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.3% per year. Dover's return on equity is 14.5%, and it has net margins of 13.4%.

Key information

12.64%

Earnings growth rate

13.74%

EPS growth rate

Machinery Industry Growth10.65%
Revenue growth rate3.31%
Return on equity14.53%
Net Margin13.42%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Dover makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:DOV Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 257,7281,0371,562151
31 Dec 247,7461,4001,556150
30 Sep 248,4751,5331,604156
30 Jun 248,4491,4821,582155
31 Mar 247,4891,3171,493137
31 Dec 237,6849441,477139
30 Sep 237,9199491,464145
30 Jun 238,1199731,453155
31 Mar 238,5351,0681,480161
31 Dec 227,8449901,443151
30 Sep 228,3581,1651,526164
30 Jun 228,2181,1421,547155
31 Mar 228,0911,1171,545157
31 Dec 217,9071,1241,514158
30 Sep 217,6989431,477152
30 Jun 217,4288801,442154
31 Mar 216,8967401,387148
31 Dec 206,6846831,367142
30 Sep 206,6796691,260248
30 Jun 206,7566751,307211
31 Mar 207,0687481,405142
31 Dec 197,1366781,431141
30 Sep 197,1706681,5940
30 Jun 197,0926191,6130
31 Mar 197,0795871,61235
31 Dec 186,9925911,532143
30 Sep 186,9367231,6890
30 Jun 186,9367251,6910
31 Mar 186,8757011,6870
31 Dec 176,8217471,6830
30 Sep 176,8466181,6990
30 Jun 176,8065891,7080
31 Mar 176,7555651,7210
31 Dec 166,0435021,5010
30 Sep 166,7114841,6890
30 Jun 166,7915411,6610
31 Mar 166,8635781,6300
31 Dec 156,9565961,6130
30 Sep 157,2406311,6460
30 Jun 157,4626701,6820
31 Mar 157,6667251,7170
31 Dec 147,7537781,7340
30 Sep 147,2937521,6500
30 Jun 147,2247531,6340

Quality Earnings: DOV has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: DOV's current net profit margins (13.4%) are lower than last year (17.6%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DOV's earnings have grown by 12.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: DOV's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: DOV had negative earnings growth (-21.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Machinery industry average (-1.8%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: DOV's Return on Equity (14.5%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/27 14:02
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/27 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Dover Corporation is covered by 36 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Christopher BammanAscendiant Capital Markets LLC
Michael HalloranBaird
Julian MitchellBarclays