AME vs DOV vs TSLA Stock Comparison

Ametek, Dover and Tesla Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AME Ametek Inc/
$248.29 -1.4% 1M +34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$56.92B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.86B
Div. yield
0.54%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
7 wins
DOV DOVER Corp
$207.99 +8.7% 1M +15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$28.01B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
1.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$404.22 +13.1% 1M -12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31T
P/E
344.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ametek leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ametek 7, Dover 3, Tesla 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMEDOVTSLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.92B $28.01B $1.31T TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.1x 24.0x 344.0x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.3x 20.4x 251.1x DOV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.7% +8.2% +11.8% AME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.0% — 3.7% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% — 3.4% AME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — -3.2x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.54% 1.00% — DOV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.1% +15.7% -12.2% AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +4.2%/yr +1.7%/yr AME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 24.9% 45.7% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 42/100 51/100 AME

Percentile Scorecard

AMEDOVTSLA

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

AxisAMEDOVTSLA
Valuation 18 #166 of 203 47 #109 of 203 14 #43 of 50
Growth 62 #73 of 188 46 #103 of 188 44 #28 of 49
Profitability 94 #12 of 184 – 78 #11 of 47
Financial Health 70 #65 of 217 – 96 #3 of 53
Shareholder Returns 70 #47 of 153 34 #102 of 153 20 #25 of 31
Overall 63 42 51
  • AME ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMEDOVTSLASPY
1 month -1.4%+8.7%+13.1% +0.9%
3 months +5.5%+5.0%+35.5% +5.9%
6 months +9.0%-6.4%+8.4% +8.5%
Year to date +20.9%+6.5%-10.1% +13.3%
1 year +34.1%+15.7%-12.2% +12.4%
3 years +78.3%+62.0%+95.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +21.3%+17.4%+25.0% +23.5%
5 years +87.5%+23.0%+8.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.4%+4.2%+1.7% +11.0%
10 years +462.6%+280.0%+2,932.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +18.9%+14.3%+40.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMEDOVTSLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%24.9%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.8%25.2%47.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.980.932.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.430.63-0.27 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.3%-36.3%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-10.9%-17.5% -0.9%
52-week high $258.54$233.31$489.88 $779.14
52-week low $184.19$178.03$298.32 $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.

MultipleAMEDOVTSLA
P/E now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 25.4x 24.0xmedian 25.4x 344.0xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 12.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x 117.5xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 21.8x 21.7xmedian 21.8x 227.1xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 15.0xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 4.15median 1.41 4.21median 1.41 -10.56median 1.35

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 monthsAMEDOVTSLA
Revenue $7.86B $8.58B $103.62B
Gross profit $2.86B $3.40B $19.53B
Operating income $2.04B – $4.37B
Net income $1.58B – $3.86B
Free cash flow $1.82B – $5.76B
R&D – – $7.73B
EPS (diluted) $6.86 $8.60 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $495.45M – $15.22B
Total debt $2.04B – $9.34B
Shares (diluted) 229.86M 135.55M 3.54B
Enterprise value $55.05B $28.01B $1.14T

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
MetricAMEDOVTSLA
P/E 36.1x 24.0x 344.0x
P/FCF 31.2x 21.7x 227.1x
P/Operating cash flow 29.0x 19.9x 70.0x
P/S 7.2x 3.3x 12.6x
P/B 5.1x – 15.0x
P/Tangible book 8.1x – 15.1x
EV/EBITDA 23.8x – 117.5x
EV/EBIT 28.7x – 291.5x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 3.3x 12.3x
EV/FCF 32.0x – 221.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.8x 19.9x 68.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.15 4.21 -10.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMEDOVTSLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.7% 8.2% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 4.1% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.4% 8.3% 20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 6.1% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.2% – -22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% – -29.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.6% – -35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% – -32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.4% -47.2% -35.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 5.7% -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.1% 14.3% 18.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 12.1% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% – 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – -2.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMEDOVTSLA
Gross margin 36.4% – 18.9%
EBITDA margin 31.2% – 10.5%
Operating margin 25.9% – 4.2%
Pretax margin 24.3% – 5.0%
Net margin 20.0% – 3.7%
FCF margin 23.2% – 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% 16.4% 18.0%
Return on equity 14.2% – 4.5%
Return on assets 9.6% – 2.6%
Return on invested capital 12.8% – 3.4%
Return on capital employed 14.8% – 3.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMEDOVTSLA
Debt / assets 12.3% – 6.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – -3.2x
Debt / FCF 1.1x – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 32.1% – 41.1%
Equity / assets 67.9% – 58.9%
Interest coverage 21.1x – 13.1x
Current ratio 1.2x – 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 1.2x
Altman Z-score 8.41 – 14.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMEDOVTSLA
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.7% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 1.0% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – –

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.

ConsensusAMEDOVTSLA
Forward P/E 30.3xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 251.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.20FY2026 $10.22FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +11.4% +32.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.96BFY2026 $8.16BFY2026 $112.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +17.8% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMEDOVTSLA
Held by institutions 89.6% 91.1% 42.6%
Institutions holding 1,195 1,163 4,263
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -0.3% +7.4%
Institutions buying 615 500 2,374
Institutions selling 399 405 1,357
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.23 1.75

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.

AMEDOVTSLA
AME 1.00 0.61 0.19
DOV 0.61 1.00 0.31
TSLA 0.19 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AME, DOV and TSLA?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ametek (AME) $56.92B, Dover (DOV) $28.01B, Tesla (TSLA) $1.31T.

Which stock is cheaper, AME, DOV and TSLA?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ametek (AME) 36.1x, Dover (DOV) 24.0x, Tesla (TSLA) 344.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dover (DOV) is cheapest (Ametek (AME) 30.3x, Dover (DOV) 20.4x, Tesla (TSLA) 251.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ametek (AME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ametek (AME) +12.7%, Dover (DOV) +8.2%, Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Ametek (AME) 20.0%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, Ametek (AME) leads (Ametek (AME) 12.8%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: Ametek (AME) +34.1%, Dover (DOV) +15.7%, Tesla (TSLA) -12.2%. Over five years, Ametek (AME) compounded fastest (Ametek (AME) +13.4%/yr, Dover (DOV) +4.2%/yr, Tesla (TSLA) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dover (DOV) has the highest dividend yield: Ametek (AME) 0.54%, Dover (DOV) 1.00%. Tesla (TSLA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (Ametek (AME) 23.9%, Dover (DOV) 24.9%, Tesla (TSLA) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AME, DOV and TSLA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ametek (AME) 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.