DOV vs F vs TSLA Stock Comparison

Dover, Ford Motor and Tesla Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOV DOVER Corp
$207.99 +8.7% 1M +15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$28.32B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
F Ford Motor Co
$11.93 -3.6% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$49.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$187.97B
Div. yield
0.05%
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
1 win
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$404.22 +13.1% 1M -12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31T
P/E
343.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tesla leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tesla 6, Dover 4, Ford Motor 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOVFTSLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.32B $49.18B $1.31T TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.3x -6.6x 343.9x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 6.6x 251.1x F
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +1.5% +11.8% TSLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -3.9% 3.7% TSLA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.2% 3.4% TSLA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 161.4x -3.2x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.7% -9.1% -12.2% DOV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr -6.9%/yr +1.7%/yr DOV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 35.5% 45.7% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 31/100 51/100 TSLA

Percentile Scorecard

DOVFTSLA

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

AxisDOVFTSLA
Valuation 47 #109 of 203 53 #24 of 50 14 #43 of 50
Growth 46 #103 of 188 10 #44 of 49 44 #28 of 49
Profitability – 39 #29 of 47 78 #11 of 47
Financial Health – 8 #49 of 53 96 #3 of 53
Shareholder Returns 34 #102 of 153 43 #18 of 31 20 #25 of 31
Overall 42 31 51
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • F ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • 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

PeriodDOVFTSLASPY
1 month +8.7%-3.6%+13.1% +0.9%
3 months +5.0%-21.9%+35.5% +5.9%
6 months -6.4%-2.5%+8.4% +8.5%
Year to date +6.5%-9.1%-10.1% +13.3%
1 year +15.7%-9.1%-12.2% +12.4%
3 years +62.0%+19.8%+95.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +17.4%+6.2%+25.0% +23.5%
5 years +23.0%-30.2%+8.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +4.2%-6.9%+1.7% +11.0%
10 years +280.0%+1.8%+2,932.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.3%+0.2%+40.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDOVFTSLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%35.5%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.2%31.7%47.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.931.142.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.63-0.26-0.27 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.3%-65.5%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-31.6%-17.5% -0.9%
52-week high $233.31$17.44$489.88 $779.14
52-week low $178.03$11.21$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.

MultipleDOVFTSLA
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 25.4x -6.4xmedian 20.0x 344.0xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 12.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 219.6xmedian 8.7x 117.5xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 21.8x 6.4xmedian 9.4x 227.1xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 1.3xmedian 0.9x 15.0xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 4.21median 1.41 0.11median 1.35 -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 monthsDOVFTSLA
Revenue $8.58B $187.97B $103.62B
Gross profit $3.40B $15.41B $19.53B
Operating income – -$7.03B $4.37B
Net income – -$7.38B $3.86B
Free cash flow – $7.28B $5.76B
R&D – – $7.73B
EPS (diluted) $8.60 $-1.86 $1.07
Cash & equivalents – $18.60B $15.22B
Total debt – $160.97B $9.34B
Shares (diluted) 135.55M 3.99B 3.54B
Enterprise value $28.32B -$93.32B $1.13T

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
MetricDOVFTSLA
P/E 24.0x -6.4x 344.0x
P/FCF 21.7x 6.4x 227.1x
P/Operating cash flow 19.9x 2.8x 70.0x
P/S 3.3x 0.2x 12.6x
P/B – 1.3x 15.0x
P/Tangible book – 1.3x 15.1x
EV/EBITDA – 219.6x 117.5x
EV/EBIT – -25.1x 291.5x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 0.9x 12.3x
EV/FCF – 24.2x 221.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 10.4x 68.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.21 0.11 -10.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOVFTSLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 1.5% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 3.4% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% -36.7% 20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -15.5% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -339.1% -22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -45.2% -29.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – -332.6% -35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -56.6% -32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.2% -334.3% -35.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -56.2% -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% -8.5% 18.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 9.7% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -28.1% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% -2.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOVFTSLA
Gross margin – 8.2% 18.9%
EBITDA margin – 0.4% 10.5%
Operating margin – -3.7% 4.2%
Pretax margin – -6.4% 5.0%
Net margin – -3.9% 3.7%
FCF margin – 3.9% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 9.0% 18.0%
Return on equity – -20.1% 4.5%
Return on assets – -2.6% 2.6%
Return on invested capital – -2.2% 3.4%
Return on capital employed – -4.0% 3.9%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.3x 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOVFTSLA
Debt / assets – 56.4% 6.3%
Debt / equity – 4.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 161.4x -3.2x
Debt / FCF – 22.1x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets – 87.5% 41.1%
Equity / assets – 12.5% 58.9%
Interest coverage – -1.0x 13.1x
Current ratio – 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 1.3x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 0.84 14.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOVFTSLA
Dividend yield 1.0% 5.0% –
Net buyback yield – 0.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 5.7% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -32.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -19.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -21.7% –

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.

ConsensusDOVFTSLA
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 6.6xFY2026 251.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.22FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +65.1%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% +1.7% +32.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.16BFY2026 $180.56BFY2026 $112.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +11.6% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOVFTSLA
Held by institutions 91.1% 65.5% 42.6%
Institutions holding 1,163 1,740 4,263
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +4.2% +7.4%
Institutions buying 500 897 2,374
Institutions selling 405 618 1,357
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.45 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.

DOVFTSLA
DOV 1.00 0.28 0.31
F 0.28 1.00 0.28
TSLA 0.31 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOV, F and TSLA?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dover (DOV) $28.32B, Ford Motor (F) $49.18B, Tesla (TSLA) $1.31T.

Which stock is cheaper, DOV, F and TSLA?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dover (DOV) 24.3x, Ford Motor (F) -6.6x, Tesla (TSLA) 343.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ford Motor (F) is cheapest (Dover (DOV) 20.4x, Ford Motor (F) 6.6x, 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?

Tesla (TSLA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dover (DOV) +8.2%, Ford Motor (F) +1.5%, Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tesla (TSLA) has the highest net margin (Ford Motor (F) -3.9%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, Tesla (TSLA) leads (Ford Motor (F) -2.2%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dover (DOV) returned the most: Dover (DOV) +15.7%, Ford Motor (F) -9.1%, Tesla (TSLA) -12.2%. Over five years, Dover (DOV) compounded fastest (Dover (DOV) +4.2%/yr, Ford Motor (F) -6.9%/yr, Tesla (TSLA) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dover (DOV) 0.00%, Ford Motor (F) 0.05%, Tesla (TSLA) 0.00%. Dover (DOV) and Tesla (TSLA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dover (DOV) has been the steadiest (Dover (DOV) 24.9%, Ford Motor (F) 35.5%, Tesla (TSLA) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOV, F 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, Tesla (TSLA) 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.