CXT vs HOLO vs DOV Stock Comparison

Crane NXT, MicroCloud Hologram and Dover Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXT Crane NXT, Co.
$58.43 +22.4% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.34B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
DOV DOVER Corp
$206.21 +7.5% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$27.99B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Crane NXT leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Crane NXT 5, Dover 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXTHOLODOVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.34B $16.01M $27.99B DOV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x — 24.0x CXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x — 20.2x CXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.3% — +8.2% CXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% -73.7% +15.9% DOV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.6%/yr -89.2%/yr +4.1%/yr CXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 67.1% 24.9% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 — 40/100 CXT

Percentile Scorecard

CXTHOLODOV

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

AxisCXTHOLODOV
Valuation 68 #65 of 203 – 45 #113 of 203
Growth 49 #97 of 188 – 45 #104 of 188
Profitability 61 #72 of 183 – –
Financial Health 18 #179 of 217 99 #2 of 127 –
Shareholder Returns 26 #113 of 153 – 32 #105 of 153
Overall 44 – 40
  • CXT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HOLO ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXTHOLODOVSPY
1 month +22.4%-28.1%+7.5% -0.2%
3 months +7.2%-25.9%+1.6% +3.9%
6 months +31.9%-28.1%-8.0% +8.2%
Year to date +24.1%-54.5%+5.6% +12.9%
1 year -11.0%-73.7%+15.9% +12.3%
3 years +14.8%-100.0%+60.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.7%-93.6%+17.1% +23.3%
5 years +65.7%-100.0%+22.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.6%-89.2%+4.1% +10.9%
10 years +147.8%—+278.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.5%—+14.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCXTHOLODOVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%67.1%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%74.3%25.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.222.440.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-1.100.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.6%-100.0%-36.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%-73.7%-11.6% -1.2%
52-week high $65.65$4.57$233.31 $779.14
52-week low $36.13$1.16$177.96 $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.

MultipleCXTHOLODOV
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 25.2x —median 38.6x 23.8xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x —median 4.4x 3.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 14.0x —median 34.5x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 21.7x —median 29.4x 21.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.3x 0.0xmedian 3.3x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.29median 1.32 —median 1.28 4.18median 1.32

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 monthsCXTHOLODOV
Revenue $1.80B – $8.58B
Gross profit $759.30M – $3.40B
Operating income $252.60M – –
Net income $141.40M – –
Free cash flow $224.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.42 – $8.60
Cash & equivalents $231.40M $110.42M –
Total debt $1.45B $1.87M –
Shares (diluted) 58.00M 13.18M 135.55M
Enterprise value $2.46B -$2.17B $27.99B

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
MetricCXTHOLODOV
P/E 23.9x – 23.8x
P/FCF 15.0x – 21.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x – 19.7x
P/S 1.9x – 3.2x
P/B 2.7x 0.0x –
P/Tangible book 6.5x 0.0x –
EV/EBITDA 12.1x – –
EV/EBIT 18.2x – –
EV/Revenue 2.5x – 3.2x
EV/FCF 20.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x – 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.29 – 4.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXTHOLODOV
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.3% – 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% – 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% – 8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -6.6% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -7.4% – -47.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.5% – 5.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.3% – 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% – 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXTHOLODOV
Gross margin 42.1% – –
EBITDA margin 21.0% – –
Operating margin 14.0% – –
Pretax margin 9.8% – –
Net margin 7.8% – –
FCF margin 12.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% – 16.4%
Return on equity 11.3% – –
Return on assets 3.9% – –
Return on invested capital 7.4% – –
Return on capital employed 8.6% – –
Asset turnover 0.5x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXTHOLODOV
Debt / assets 40.4% 0.0% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – –
Debt / FCF 6.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 64.8% 2.9% –
Equity / assets 35.2% 97.1% –
Interest coverage 3.5x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 34.6x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 107.3x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 107.0x –
Altman Z-score 1.85 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXTHOLODOV
Dividend yield 1.2% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield -0.7% – –
Shareholder yield 0.5% – 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCXTHOLODOV
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 – 20.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 – $10.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 – +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% – +11.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 – $8.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 – +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% – +17.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXTHOLODOV
Held by institutions 100.0% 3.0% 91.1%
Institutions holding 359 16 1,163
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.7% +135.7% -0.3%
Institutions buying 182 11 500
Institutions selling 111 0 405
Buyers to sellers 1.64 – 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.

CXTHOLODOV
CXT 1.00 0.24 0.36
HOLO 0.24 1.00 0.09
DOV 0.36 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXT, HOLO and DOV?

Dover (DOV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crane NXT (CXT) $3.34B, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) $16.01M, Dover (DOV) $27.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXT, HOLO and DOV?

Crane NXT (CXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crane NXT (CXT) 23.8x, Dover (DOV) 24.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crane NXT (CXT) is cheapest (Crane NXT (CXT) 12.7x, Dover (DOV) 20.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crane NXT (CXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crane NXT (CXT) +17.3%, Dover (DOV) +8.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dover (DOV) returned the most: Crane NXT (CXT) -11.0%, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) -73.7%, Dover (DOV) +15.9%. Over five years, Crane NXT (CXT) compounded fastest (Crane NXT (CXT) +10.6%/yr, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) -89.2%/yr, Dover (DOV) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dover (DOV) has been the steadiest (Crane NXT (CXT) 38.9%, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) 67.1%, Dover (DOV) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXT, HOLO 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, Crane NXT (CXT) leads on 5. 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.