ALH vs DOV vs HELE Stock Comparison

Alliance Laundry Holdings, Dover and Helen Of Troy Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOV DOVER Corp
$202.62 +5.6% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$27.34B
P/E
23.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
7 wins
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$37.77 +49.2% 1M +86.7% 1Y
Market cap
$874.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dover leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Dover 7, Helen Of Troy 2, Alliance Laundry Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALHDOVHELELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.49B $27.34B $874.61M DOV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x 23.4x -8.8x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 19.8x 10.1x HELE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +8.2% +0.3% ALH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 13.6% -5.4% DOV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 10.7% 1.6% ALH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.8x 8.3x DOV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% +12.8% +86.7% HELE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.4%/yr -30.7%/yr DOV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 25.7% 58.4% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 56/100 39/100 DOV

Percentile Scorecard

ALHDOVHELE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALHDOVHELE
Valuation 60 #83 of 204 44 #115 of 204 71 #13 of 42
Growth 78 #43 of 191 45 #106 of 191 40 #25 of 41
Profitability 76 #46 of 189 79 #41 of 189 47 #21 of 39
Financial Health 14 #190 of 221 70 #67 of 221 23 #34 of 44
Shareholder Returns 6 #150 of 159 44 #89 of 159 15 #23 of 27
Overall 47 56 39
  • ALH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • DOV ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • HELE ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALHDOVHELESPY
1 month +4.9%+5.6%+49.2% -5.9%
3 months -17.8%-3.9%+31.1% -4.6%
6 months -10.0%-8.3%+46.3% +0.2%
Year to date +11.2%+3.8%+77.7% +7.5%
1 year -15.4%+12.8%+86.7% +8.2%
3 years —+52.6%-62.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+15.1%-28.0% +19.0%
5 years —+18.3%-84.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+3.4%-30.7% +9.4%
10 years —+282.8%-52.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+14.4%-7.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALHDOVHELESPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%25.7%58.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%26.0%48.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.920.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.501.49 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-36.3%-94.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-13.2%0.0% -5.9%
52-week high $28.00$233.31$37.77 $779.14
52-week low $19.06$178.03$13.88 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALHDOVHELE
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 23.4x 23.3xmedian 23.4x -8.9xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 3.1xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 13.4x 15.4xmedian 13.4x 19.5xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 21.9x 22.6xmedian 21.9x 6.0xmedian 12.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 2.1x 3.5xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 3.96median 1.02 0.22median 0.54

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALHDOVHELE
Revenue $1.78B $8.58B $1.83B
Gross profit $669.98M $3.40B $864.98M
Operating income $338.49M $1.46B $23.94M
Net income $179.08M $1.17B -$99.23M
Free cash flow $256.18M $1.19B $147.21M
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $8.65 $-4.11
Cash & equivalents $159.47M $1.69B $22.58M
Total debt $1.44B $3.26B $672.62M
Shares (diluted) 203.55M 134.88M 24.15M
Enterprise value $3.94B $20.57B $784.32M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALHDOVHELE
P/E 25.1x 23.3x -8.9x
P/FCF 17.5x 22.6x 6.0x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 19.1x 4.9x
P/S 2.5x 3.1x 0.5x
P/B 8.9x 3.5x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -19.8x 4.5x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 15.4x 19.5x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 19.5x 63.9x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 3.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 22.5x 24.0x 10.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 20.2x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.96 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALHDOVHELE
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 8.2% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% -3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% 8.3% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% -1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% 10.5% 103.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.7% -48.1% 84.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% -39.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.7% -46.9% 85.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% -39.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.3% 97.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.1% -25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.1% 192.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.8% -25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALHDOVHELE
Gross margin 37.7% 39.7% 47.4%
EBITDA margin 24.6% 21.6% 4.3%
Operating margin 19.1% 17.0% 1.3%
Pretax margin 13.2% 16.9% -1.5%
Net margin 10.1% 13.6% -5.4%
FCF margin 14.4% 13.9% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 16.4% 9.8%
Return on equity 38.4% 15.2% -11.7%
Return on assets 6.1% 8.5% -4.8%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 10.7% 1.6%
Return on capital employed 14.1% 13.1% 1.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.2x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALHDOVHELE
Debt / assets 48.8% 23.9% 32.1%
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.4x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.8x 8.3x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 2.7x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 82.9% 44.2% 59.3%
Equity / assets 17.1% 55.8% 40.7%
Interest coverage 3.3x 12.7x 0.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.15 5.39 1.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALHDOVHELE
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield -11.2% 3.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -11.2% 4.3% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 24.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.4% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALHDOVHELE
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $10.22FY2026 $3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.5%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% +11.5% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.70BFY2026 $8.16BFY2026 $1.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.5% +17.8% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALHDOVHELE
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.1% 96.3%
Institutions holding 168 1,165 200
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -0.3% +5.7%
Institutions buying 98 500 122
Institutions selling 46 407 46
Buyers to sellers 2.13 1.23 2.65

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALHDOVHELE
ALH 1.00 0.47 0.23
DOV 0.47 1.00 0.29
HELE 0.23 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALH, DOV and HELE?

Dover (DOV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) $4.49B, Dover (DOV) $27.34B, Helen Of Troy (HELE) $874.61M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALH, DOV and HELE?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 25.1x, Dover (DOV) 23.4x, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Helen Of Troy (HELE) is cheapest (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 17.5x, Dover (DOV) 19.8x, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 10.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) +9.9%, Dover (DOV) +8.2%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dover (DOV) has the highest net margin (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 10.1%, Dover (DOV) 13.6%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) leads (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 13.4%, Dover (DOV) 10.7%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Helen Of Troy (HELE) returned the most: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) -15.4%, Dover (DOV) +12.8%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +86.7%. Over five years, Dover (DOV) compounded fastest (Dover (DOV) +3.4%/yr, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -30.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 0.00%, Dover (DOV) 0.01%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 0.00%. Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) and Helen Of Troy (HELE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dover (DOV) has been the steadiest (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 35.8%, Dover (DOV) 25.7%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 58.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALH, DOV and HELE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dover (DOV) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.