DOV vs IMAX vs LION Stock Comparison

Dover, Imax and Lionsgate Studios Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOV DOVER Corp
$207.99 +8.7% 1M +15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$28.05B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
IMAX Imax Corp
$50.49 -10.0% 1M +54.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.79B
P/E
68.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$416.08M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.22 +11.3% 1M +91.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Imax leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Imax 5, Dover 4, Lionsgate Studios 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOVIMAXLIONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.05B $2.79B $3.75B DOV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.1x 68.3x -31.7x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 22.0x — DOV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +14.8% +9.9% IMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.8% -4.1% IMAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.2% 18.4% LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.8x 9.5x IMAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.7% +54.1% +91.8% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr +21.8%/yr — IMAX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 42.9% 49.1% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 63/100 40/100 IMAX

Percentile Scorecard

DOVIMAXLION

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

AxisDOVIMAXLION
Valuation 47 #109 of 203 41 #121 of 203 37 #78 of 123
Growth 46 #103 of 188 93 #15 of 188 98 #3 of 107
Profitability – 82 #34 of 184 40 #63 of 105
Financial Health – 84 #36 of 217 11 #117 of 131
Shareholder Returns 34 #102 of 153 15 #130 of 153 14 #64 of 74
Overall 42 63 40
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IMAX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LION ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOVIMAXLIONSPY
1 month +8.7%-10.0%+11.3% +0.9%
3 months +5.0%+3.6%-6.4% +5.9%
6 months -6.4%+35.6%+0.2% +8.5%
Year to date +6.5%+36.6%+33.8% +13.3%
1 year +15.7%+54.1%+91.8% +12.4%
3 years +62.0%+181.4%+16.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +17.4%+41.2%+5.3% +23.5%
5 years +23.0%+167.9%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +4.2%+21.8%— +11.0%
10 years +280.0%+66.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.3%+5.2%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDOVIMAXLIONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%42.9%49.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.2%36.2%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.120.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.631.261.87 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.3%-42.3%-55.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-10.4%-25.5% -0.9%
52-week high $233.31$56.35$16.40 $779.14
52-week low $178.03$32.43$6.23 $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.

MultipleDOVIMAXLION
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 25.4x 67.8xmedian 25.4x -30.1xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.9x 6.7xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 17.8xmedian 14.3x 33.0xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 21.8x 21.9xmedian 21.8x 37.3xmedian 9.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 6.2xmedian 2.2x -3.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 4.21median 1.41 0.63median 1.41 —median 0.32

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 monthsDOVIMAXLION
Revenue $8.58B $416.08M $2.88B
Gross profit $3.40B $248.12M –
Operating income – $83.87M $133.20M
Net income – $47.12M -$118.80M
Free cash flow – $126.59M $97.40M
R&D – $6.42M –
EPS (diluted) $8.60 $0.72 $-0.41
Cash & equivalents – $159.92M $425.80M
Total debt – $38.84M $1.90B
Shares (diluted) 135.55M 56.57M 291.60M
Enterprise value $28.05B $2.19B $2.60B

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
MetricDOVIMAXLION
P/E 24.0x 67.8x -30.1x
P/FCF 21.7x 21.9x 37.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.9x 20.8x 33.0x
P/S 3.3x 6.7x 1.3x
P/B – 6.2x -3.0x
P/Tangible book – 6.6x -3.0x
EV/EBITDA – 17.8x 33.0x
EV/EBIT – 31.6x 38.4x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 6.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF – 20.9x 52.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 19.9x 46.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.21 0.63 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOVIMAXLION
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 14.8% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 5.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% 20.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 9.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 39.8% 2,284%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 42.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 10.6% 71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 79.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -47.2% 21.7% 73.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 107.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 72.7% 284.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 40.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 88.4% 234.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOVIMAXLION
Gross margin – 59.6% –
EBITDA margin – 35.7% 5.4%
Operating margin – 20.2% 4.6%
Pretax margin – 15.0% -3.3%
Net margin – 9.8% -4.1%
FCF margin – 30.4% 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 31.9% 3.8%
Return on equity – 10.7% –
Return on assets – 5.2% -2.2%
Return on invested capital – 13.2% 18.4%
Return on capital employed – – 6.6%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.8x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.5% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOVIMAXLION
Debt / assets – 4.2% 35.7%
Debt / equity – 0.1x -1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.8x 9.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.3x 19.5x
Liabilities / assets – 51.0% 122.5%
Equity / assets – 49.0% -22.5%
Interest coverage – 11.2x 0.5x
Current ratio – – 0.4x
Quick ratio – – 0.4x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – -0.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOVIMAXLION
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – -0.7% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.0% -0.7% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusDOVIMAXLION
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 22.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.22FY2026 $2.29FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +57.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% +4.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.16BFY2026 $497.98MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% -5.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOVIMAXLION
Held by institutions 91.1% 91.5% 89.1%
Institutions holding 1,163 257 291
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +4.5% +1.3%
Institutions buying 500 144 155
Institutions selling 405 69 85
Buyers to sellers 1.23 2.09 1.82

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.

DOVIMAXLION
DOV 1.00 -0.01 0.15
IMAX -0.01 1.00 0.19
LION 0.15 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOV, IMAX and LION?

Dover (DOV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dover (DOV) $28.05B, Imax (IMAX) $2.79B, Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOV, IMAX and LION?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dover (DOV) 24.1x, Imax (IMAX) 68.3x, Lionsgate Studios (LION) -31.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dover (DOV) is cheapest (Dover (DOV) 20.4x, Imax (IMAX) 22.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Imax (IMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dover (DOV) +8.2%, Imax (IMAX) +14.8%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Imax (IMAX) has the highest net margin (Imax (IMAX) 9.8%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%). On return on invested capital, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads (Imax (IMAX) 13.2%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 18.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Dover (DOV) +15.7%, Imax (IMAX) +54.1%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +91.8%. Over five years, Imax (IMAX) compounded fastest (Dover (DOV) +4.2%/yr, Imax (IMAX) +21.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dover (DOV) has been the steadiest (Dover (DOV) 24.9%, Imax (IMAX) 42.9%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOV, IMAX and LION?

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