DOV vs IMAX vs MCS Stock Comparison

Dover, Imax and Marcus Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DOV DOVER Corp
$210.37 +10.9% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$27.95B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
IMAX Imax Corp
$51.31 -8.9% 1M +55.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
67.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$416.08M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
MCS Marcus Corp
$28.19 -1.7% 1M +112.1% 1Y
Market cap
$818.11M
P/E
38.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$817.40M
Div. yield
–
Movie Theaters Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionDOVIMAXMCSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.95B $2.77B $818.11M DOV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.0x 67.8x 38.9x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 22.4x 30.6x DOV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +14.8% +8.5% IMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% +55.9% +112.1% MCS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr +22.2%/yr +8.7%/yr IMAX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 43.0% 37.3% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 62/100 67/100 MCS

Percentile Scorecard

DOVIMAXMCS

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

AxisDOVIMAXMCS
Valuation 46 #111 of 203 39 #124 of 203 100 #1 of 13
Growth 47 #101 of 188 93 #14 of 188 30 #8 of 11
Profitability – 82 #34 of 183 70 #4 of 11
Financial Health – 83 #38 of 216 –
Shareholder Returns 33 #102 of 152 14 #131 of 152 –
Overall 42 62 67
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IMAX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MCS ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOVIMAXMCSSPY
1 month +10.9%-8.9%-1.7% +0.7%
3 months +3.1%+7.9%-5.2% +3.7%
6 months -7.1%+35.0%+60.0% +7.1%
Year to date +7.7%+38.8%+81.8% +12.8%
1 year +16.4%+55.9%+112.1% +11.9%
3 years +63.8%+181.6%+82.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.9%+41.2%+22.3% +22.8%
5 years +24.4%+172.2%+51.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.5%+22.2%+8.7% +10.9%
10 years +284.3%+69.1%+8.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.4%+5.4%+0.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOVIMAXMCSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%43.0%37.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.2%36.2%29.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.120.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.661.303.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.3%-42.3%-53.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%-8.9%-9.4% -1.2%
52-week high $233.31$56.35$31.13 $779.14
52-week low $178.03$32.43$13.23 $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.

MultipleDOVIMAXMCS
P/E now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 25.8x 68.9xmedian 25.8x 38.9xmedian 52.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.9x 6.8xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 18.1xmedian 14.6x —median 18.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 22.2x 22.2xmedian 22.2x 13.2xmedian 17.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 6.3xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 4.26median 1.45 0.64median 1.45 —median 0.28

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 monthsDOVIMAXMCS
Revenue $8.58B $416.08M $817.40M
Gross profit $3.40B $248.12M –
Operating income – $83.87M $39.83M
Net income – $47.12M –
Free cash flow – $126.59M –
R&D – $6.42M –
EPS (diluted) $8.60 $0.72 –
Cash & equivalents – $159.92M $60.23M
Total debt – $38.84M –
Shares (diluted) 135.55M 56.57M 31.05M
Enterprise value $27.95B $2.17B $818.11M

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
MetricDOVIMAXMCS
P/E 24.3x 68.9x 38.9x
P/FCF 21.7x 22.2x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 20.1x 21.2x 6.9x
P/S 3.3x 6.8x 1.1x
P/B – 6.3x 1.8x
P/Tangible book – 6.7x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – 18.1x –
EV/EBIT – 32.1x –
EV/Revenue 3.3x 6.5x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 21.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 20.3x 6.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.26 0.64 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOVIMAXMCS
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 14.8% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 5.8% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% 20.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 9.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 39.8% 203.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 42.6% 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 10.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 79.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -47.2% 21.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 107.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 72.7% 43.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 40.0% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 88.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOVIMAXMCS
Gross margin – 59.6% –
EBITDA margin – 35.7% –
Operating margin – 20.2% –
Pretax margin – 15.0% –
Net margin – 9.8% –
FCF margin – 30.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 31.9% 15.4%
Return on equity – 10.7% 5.4%
Return on assets – 5.2% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – 13.2% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 6.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOVIMAXMCS
Debt / assets – 4.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets – 51.0% –
Equity / assets – 49.0% 46.9%
Interest coverage – 11.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOVIMAXMCS
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield – -0.6% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% -0.6% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusDOVIMAXMCS
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 22.4xFY2026 30.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.22FY2026 $2.29FY2026 $0.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +57.9%FY2026 +124.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% +4.4% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.16BFY2026 $497.98MFY2026 $798.11MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% -5.7% +9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOVIMAXMCS
Held by institutions 91.1% 91.5% 66.6%
Institutions holding 1,164 257 139
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +4.5% +4.9%
Institutions buying 500 144 70
Institutions selling 406 69 38
Buyers to sellers 1.23 2.09 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.

DOVIMAXMCS
DOV 1.00 -0.01 0.17
IMAX -0.01 1.00 0.21
MCS 0.17 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOV, IMAX and MCS?

Dover (DOV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dover (DOV) $27.95B, Imax (IMAX) $2.77B, Marcus (MCS) $818.11M.

Which stock is cheaper, DOV, IMAX and MCS?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dover (DOV) 24.0x, Imax (IMAX) 67.8x, Marcus (MCS) 38.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dover (DOV) is cheapest (Dover (DOV) 20.6x, Imax (IMAX) 22.4x, Marcus (MCS) 30.6x). 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%, Marcus (MCS) +8.5%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marcus (MCS) returned the most: Dover (DOV) +16.4%, Imax (IMAX) +55.9%, Marcus (MCS) +112.1%. Over five years, Imax (IMAX) compounded fastest (Dover (DOV) +4.5%/yr, Imax (IMAX) +22.2%/yr, Marcus (MCS) +8.7%/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) 43.0%, Marcus (MCS) 37.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.