DOV vs ETN vs ROK Stock Comparison

Dover, Eaton and Rockwell Automation Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOV DOVER Corp
$199.20 +5.4% 1M +9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$27.27B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.42B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$366.04 -16.6% 1M -1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$144.17B
P/E
37.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.03B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$426.18 -1.6% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$47.75B
P/E
39.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dover leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dover 6, Eaton 3, Rockwell Automation 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOVETNROKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.27B $144.17B $47.75B ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.0x 37.7x 39.8x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x 26.4x 34.1x DOV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% +15.5% +11.3% ETN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.5% 12.8% 13.4% DOV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.4% 10.3% 21.0% ROK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.1x 1.3x DOV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.9% -1.7% +19.3% ROK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.3%/yr +17.7%/yr +6.1%/yr ETN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 40.5% 31.3% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 45/100 53/100 DOV

Percentile Scorecard

DOVETNROK

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

AxisDOVETNROK
Valuation 46 #110 of 203 14 #174 of 203 15 #173 of 203
Growth 45 #104 of 188 73 #51 of 188 52 #91 of 188
Profitability 80 #39 of 187 74 #49 of 187 94 #12 of 187
Financial Health 68 #71 of 222 20 #179 of 222 32 #152 of 222
Shareholder Returns 42 #89 of 153 43 #87 of 153 74 #41 of 153
Overall 56 45 53
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ETN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOVETNROKSPY
1 month +5.4%-16.6%-1.6% -1.0%
3 months -1.5%-9.4%-7.8% +2.9%
6 months -11.4%-13.7%+6.2% +6.4%
Year to date +2.0%+14.9%+9.5% +11.4%
1 year +9.9%-1.7%+19.3% +13.1%
3 years +50.5%+83.4%+60.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.6%+22.4%+17.0% +21.5%
5 years +17.7%+125.4%+34.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.3%+17.7%+6.1% +10.9%
10 years +259.3%+474.5%+246.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.6%+19.1%+13.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDOVETNROKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%40.5%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.3%43.6%31.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.901.851.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.40-0.040.62 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.3%-34.7%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.6%-20.4%-13.9% -2.5%
52-week high $233.31$459.94$495.08 $779.14
52-week low $177.43$315.82$348.51 $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.

MultipleDOVETNROK
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 25.9x 37.1xmedian 25.9x 39.4xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 13.7x 24.9xmedian 13.7x 23.9xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 21.1x 36.1xmedian 21.1x 31.5xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.3x 7.0xmedian 2.3x 13.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.86median 1.19 2.80median 1.19 -8.98median 1.19

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 monthsDOVETNROK
Revenue $8.42B $30.03B $8.97B
Gross profit $3.33B $10.78B $4.41B
Operating income $1.42B $5.32B $1.77B
Net income $1.13B $3.83B $1.20B
Free cash flow $1.18B $3.93B $1.50B
R&D – $844.00M $716.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.37 $9.83 $10.76
Cash & equivalents $1.76B $483.00M $479.00M
Total debt $3.26B $20.61B $13.81B
Shares (diluted) 135.55M 389.50M 111.60M
Enterprise value $20.64B $141.35B $45.94B

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
MetricDOVETNROK
P/E 23.7x 37.1x 39.4x
P/FCF 22.8x 36.1x 31.5x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 28.7x 27.3x
P/S 3.2x 4.7x 5.3x
P/B 3.5x 7.0x 13.5x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 18.5x 17.0x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 24.9x 23.9x
EV/EBIT 20.0x 30.5x 28.3x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 5.4x 5.6x
EV/FCF 24.1x 41.2x 33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 32.7x 28.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.86 2.80 -8.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOVETNROK
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% 15.5% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 10.8% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.5% 8.7% 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 12.3% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.0% 8.7% -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 15.9% 2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.5% -2.4% 23.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 12.2% -5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -49.6% -2.0% 25.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 13.3% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% 21.9% 13.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 14.1% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.4% 20.1% 13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 13.3% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOVETNROK
Gross margin 39.6% 35.9% 49.1%
EBITDA margin 21.5% 21.7% 23.3%
Operating margin 16.9% 17.7% 19.7%
Pretax margin 16.8% 16.1% 14.7%
Net margin 13.5% 12.8% 13.4%
FCF margin 14.0% 13.1% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 16.6% 16.5% 19.3%
Return on equity 14.9% 19.1% 30.9%
Return on assets 8.3% 6.9% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 10.4% 10.3% 21.0%
Return on capital employed 12.8% 12.2% 23.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOVETNROK
Debt / assets 23.8% 36.7% 29.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.1x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 5.2x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 63.9% 68.5%
Equity / assets 56.3% 36.1% 31.5%
Interest coverage 12.5x 12.0x 12.8x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.35 3.57 5.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOVETNROK
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.2% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 0.4% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 1.5% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusDOVETNROK
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2026 26.4xFY2026 34.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.21FY2026 $13.87FY2026 $12.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +14.3% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.14BFY2026 $31.82BFY2026 $8.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +15.9%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +21.5% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOVETNROK
Held by institutions 91.1% 84.7% 89.2%
Institutions holding 1,163 2,640 1,540
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +1.6% +3.5%
Institutions buying 500 1,398 805
Institutions selling 405 891 437
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.57 1.84

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.

DOVETNROK
DOV 1.00 0.45 0.48
ETN 0.45 1.00 0.54
ROK 0.48 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOV, ETN and ROK?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dover (DOV) $27.27B, Eaton (ETN) $144.17B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $47.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOV, ETN and ROK?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dover (DOV) 24.0x, Eaton (ETN) 37.7x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 39.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dover (DOV) is cheapest (Dover (DOV) 19.5x, Eaton (ETN) 26.4x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 34.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eaton (ETN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dover (DOV) +7.6%, Eaton (ETN) +15.5%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dover (DOV) has the highest net margin (Dover (DOV) 13.5%, Eaton (ETN) 12.8%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Rockwell Automation (ROK) leads (Dover (DOV) 10.4%, Eaton (ETN) 10.3%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Automation (ROK) returned the most: Dover (DOV) +9.9%, Eaton (ETN) -1.7%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +19.3%. Over five years, Eaton (ETN) compounded fastest (Dover (DOV) +3.3%/yr, Eaton (ETN) +17.7%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dover (DOV) 0.01%, Eaton (ETN) 0.00%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 0.00%. Eaton (ETN) and Rockwell Automation (ROK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dover (DOV) has been the steadiest (Dover (DOV) 24.9%, Eaton (ETN) 40.5%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOV, ETN and ROK?

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 6. 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.