ALNT vs ATS vs DOV Stock Comparison

Allient, Ats and Dover Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALNT Allient Inc
$84.17 -28.9% 1M +53.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.43B
P/E
49.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$574.78M
Div. yield
0.17%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
ATS ATS Corp /ATS
$18.95 +3.8% 1M -31.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
54.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
DOV DOVER Corp
$215.90 +13.8% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$29.08B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.42B
Div. yield
0.97%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dover leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Dover 8, Ats 2, Allient 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALNTATSDOVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.43B $1.86B $29.08B DOV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.4x 54.6x 25.6x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.8x 18.4x 21.1x ATS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +14.8% +7.6% ATS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 1.6% 13.5% DOV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 3.7% 10.4% DOV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.5x 0.8x DOV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.17% — 0.97% DOV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +53.9% -31.0% +19.0% ALNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.0%/yr — +4.9%/yr ALNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.7% 52.1% 25.3% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 51/100 55/100 DOV

Percentile Scorecard

ALNTATSDOV

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

AxisALNTATSDOV
Valuation 19 #164 of 203 87 #28 of 203 44 #114 of 203
Growth 63 #70 of 189 79 #40 of 189 44 #106 of 189
Profitability 51 #93 of 187 44 #105 of 187 77 #44 of 187
Financial Health 57 #96 of 221 24 #168 of 221 70 #67 of 221
Shareholder Returns 13 #132 of 152 23 #117 of 152 39 #93 of 152
Overall 41 51 55
  • ALNT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ATS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • DOV ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALNTATSDOVSPY
1 month -28.9%+3.8%+13.8% -2.3%
3 months -6.6%-31.8%+4.9% -0.7%
6 months +11.3%-41.0%-2.2% +4.8%
Year to date +56.6%-31.2%+10.6% +10.3%
1 year +53.9%-31.0%+19.0% +10.3%
3 years +221.4%-44.9%+60.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +47.6%-18.0%+17.1% +20.1%
5 years +128.2%—+27.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +18.0%—+4.9% +10.1%
10 years +570.1%—+303.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +21.0%—+15.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALNTATSDOVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.7%52.1%25.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.8%62.4%25.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.311.530.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.89-0.600.75 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-64.5%-36.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.0%-46.4%-7.5% -3.5%
52-week high $118.63$35.38$233.31 $779.14
52-week low $48.39$17.29$178.03 $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.

MultipleALNTATSDOV
P/E now vs peer median 49.4xmedian 25.6x 54.6xmedian 25.6x 25.6xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 14.4x 12.2xmedian 14.4x 16.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 52.0xmedian 22.5x 10.3xmedian 22.5x 24.7xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.92median 1.36 -1.71median 1.36 5.27median 1.36

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 monthsALNTATSDOV
Revenue $574.78M $2.12B $8.42B
Gross profit $191.57M $594.19M $3.33B
Operating income $48.46M $119.42M $1.42B
Net income $28.61M $33.97M $1.13B
Free cash flow $27.50M $180.36M $1.18B
R&D $39.66M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.70 $0.35 $8.37
Cash & equivalents $42.09M $140.09M $1.76B
Total debt $173.34M $870.03M $3.26B
Shares (diluted) 16.88M 98.14M 135.55M
Enterprise value $1.27B $1.18B $22.45B

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
MetricALNTATSDOV
P/E 49.4x 54.6x 25.6x
P/FCF 52.0x 10.3x 24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 37.3x 9.1x 20.8x
P/S 2.5x 0.9x 3.5x
P/B 4.6x 1.5x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 2.4x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.0x 12.2x 16.9x
EV/EBIT 32.2x 21.7x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 1.2x 3.6x
EV/FCF 56.8x 14.4x 26.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 40.7x 12.7x 21.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.92 -1.71 5.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALNTATSDOV
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 14.8% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 1.5% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 24.9% 8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 1.2% 4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.6% 4,708% 11.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -12.6% 4.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.2% 228.1% -50.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -30.6% 3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.3% 227.3% -49.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -32.0% 4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.0% 32.1% 20.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 77.8% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -50.3% 37.0% 22.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.3% 279.9% 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALNTATSDOV
Gross margin 33.3% 28.0% 39.6%
EBITDA margin 12.9% 10.0% 21.5%
Operating margin 8.4% 5.6% 16.9%
Pretax margin 6.4% 2.4% 16.8%
Net margin 5.0% 1.6% 13.5%
FCF margin 4.8% 8.5% 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin 6.7% 9.6% 16.6%
Return on equity 9.3% 2.7% 14.9%
Return on assets 4.9% 1.1% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 3.7% 10.4%
Return on capital employed 9.6% – 12.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 6.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALNTATSDOV
Debt / assets 29.2% 28.8% 23.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.5x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 6.3x 4.8x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 57.9% 43.7%
Equity / assets 52.6% 42.1% 56.3%
Interest coverage 4.4x 1.7x 12.5x
Current ratio 3.4x – 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 5.18 – 5.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALNTATSDOV
Dividend yield 0.2% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 0.3% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 24.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 23.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.7%
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.

ConsensusALNTATSDOV
Forward P/E 29.8xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.82FY2026 $1.03FY2026 $10.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.0%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.0% +37.9% +11.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.99MFY2026 $1.98BFY2026 $8.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 -7.6%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +2.9% +17.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALNTATSDOV
Held by institutions 77.3% 83.4% 91.1%
Institutions holding 231 143 1,165
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -9.9% -0.3%
Institutions buying 133 82 501
Institutions selling 74 46 406
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.78 1.23

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.

ALNTATSDOV
ALNT 1.00 0.02 0.36
ATS 0.02 1.00 0.37
DOV 0.36 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALNT, ATS and DOV?

Dover (DOV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allient (ALNT) $1.43B, Ats (ATS) $1.86B, Dover (DOV) $29.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALNT, ATS and DOV?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allient (ALNT) 49.4x, Ats (ATS) 54.6x, Dover (DOV) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ats (ATS) is cheapest (Allient (ALNT) 29.8x, Ats (ATS) 18.4x, Dover (DOV) 21.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ats (ATS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allient (ALNT) +10.6%, Ats (ATS) +14.8%, Dover (DOV) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dover (DOV) has the highest net margin (Allient (ALNT) 5.0%, Ats (ATS) 1.6%, Dover (DOV) 13.5%). On return on invested capital, Dover (DOV) leads (Allient (ALNT) 7.8%, Ats (ATS) 3.7%, Dover (DOV) 10.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allient (ALNT) returned the most: Allient (ALNT) +53.9%, Ats (ATS) -31.0%, Dover (DOV) +19.0%. Over five years, Allient (ALNT) compounded fastest (Allient (ALNT) +18.0%/yr, Dover (DOV) +4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dover (DOV) has the highest dividend yield: Allient (ALNT) 0.17%, Dover (DOV) 0.97%. Ats (ATS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dover (DOV) has been the steadiest (Allient (ALNT) 60.7%, Ats (ATS) 52.1%, Dover (DOV) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALNT, ATS and DOV?

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 8. 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.