DOV vs IMAX vs ROK Stock Comparison

Dover, Imax and Rockwell Automation Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOV DOVER Corp
$206.21 +7.5% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$27.77B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
1.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins
IMAX Imax Corp
$52.49 -6.4% 1M +62.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.88B
P/E
70.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$416.08M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$439.20 +1.1% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$48.77B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
1.26%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Imax leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Imax 5, Rockwell Automation 4, Dover 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOVIMAXROKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.77B $2.88B $48.77B ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x 70.5x 40.6x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 22.9x 35.1x DOV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +14.8% +11.3% IMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.8% 13.4% ROK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.2% 21.0% ROK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.8x 1.3x IMAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.01% — 1.26% ROK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.9% +62.9% +21.5% IMAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +21.2%/yr +6.6%/yr IMAX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 42.8% 31.3% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 62/100 53/100 IMAX

Percentile Scorecard

DOVIMAXROK

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

AxisDOVIMAXROK
Valuation 45 #113 of 203 38 #126 of 203 16 #170 of 203
Growth 45 #104 of 188 92 #16 of 188 50 #94 of 188
Profitability – 82 #33 of 183 96 #9 of 183
Financial Health – 83 #37 of 217 32 #147 of 217
Shareholder Returns 32 #105 of 153 15 #131 of 153 72 #44 of 153
Overall 40 62 53
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IMAX 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

PeriodDOVIMAXROKSPY
1 month +7.5%-6.4%+1.1% -0.2%
3 months +1.6%+11.0%-6.8% +3.9%
6 months -8.0%+42.0%+9.4% +8.2%
Year to date +5.6%+42.0%+12.9% +12.9%
1 year +15.9%+62.9%+21.5% +12.3%
3 years +60.6%+192.6%+67.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.1%+43.1%+18.8% +23.3%
5 years +22.0%+161.3%+37.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.1%+21.2%+6.6% +10.9%
10 years +278.2%+72.7%+271.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.2%+5.6%+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOVIMAXROKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%42.8%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.2%35.9%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.131.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.641.470.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.3%-42.3%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-6.9%-11.3% -1.2%
52-week high $233.31$56.35$495.08 $779.14
52-week low $177.96$32.22$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.

MultipleDOVIMAXROK
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 25.2x 70.5xmedian 25.2x 40.6xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.9x 6.9xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 18.6xmedian 14.0x 24.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 21.7x 22.7xmedian 21.7x 32.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 6.4xmedian 2.3x 14.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.18median 1.32 0.65median 1.32 -9.25median 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 monthsDOVIMAXROK
Revenue $8.58B $416.08M $8.97B
Gross profit $3.40B $248.12M $4.41B
Operating income – $83.87M $1.77B
Net income – $47.12M $1.20B
Free cash flow – $126.59M $1.50B
R&D – $6.42M $716.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.60 $0.72 $10.76
Cash & equivalents – $159.92M $479.00M
Total debt – $38.84M $13.81B
Shares (diluted) 135.55M 56.57M 111.60M
Enterprise value $27.77B $2.37B $46.96B

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
MetricDOVIMAXROK
P/E 23.8x 70.5x 40.6x
P/FCF 21.7x 22.7x 32.4x
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x 21.7x 28.2x
P/S 3.2x 6.9x 5.4x
P/B – 6.4x 14.0x
P/Tangible book – 6.9x 17.5x
EV/EBITDA – 18.6x 24.6x
EV/EBIT – 32.9x 29.1x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 6.6x 5.7x
EV/FCF – 21.8x 34.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 20.7x 29.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.18 0.65 -9.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOVIMAXROK
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 14.8% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 5.8% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% 20.4% 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 9.6% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 39.8% -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 42.6% 2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 10.6% 23.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 79.6% -5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.2% 21.7% 25.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 107.7% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 72.7% 13.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 40.0% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 88.4% 13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.5% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOVIMAXROK
Gross margin – 59.6% 49.1%
EBITDA margin – 35.7% 23.3%
Operating margin – 20.2% 19.7%
Pretax margin – 15.0% 14.7%
Net margin – 9.8% 13.4%
FCF margin – 30.4% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 31.9% 19.3%
Return on equity – 10.7% 30.9%
Return on assets – 5.2% 9.8%
Return on invested capital – 13.2% 21.0%
Return on capital employed – – 23.6%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOVIMAXROK
Debt / assets – 4.2% 29.4%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.8x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.3x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets – 51.0% 68.5%
Equity / assets – 49.0% 31.5%
Interest coverage – 11.2x 12.8x
Current ratio – – 1.1x
Quick ratio – – 0.7x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 5.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOVIMAXROK
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.6% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 1.0% -0.6% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusDOVIMAXROK
Forward P/E 20.2xFY2026 22.9xFY2026 35.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.22FY2026 $2.29FY2026 $12.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +57.9%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% +4.4% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.16BFY2026 $497.98MFY2026 $8.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% -5.7% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOVIMAXROK
Held by institutions 91.1% 91.5% 89.2%
Institutions holding 1,163 257 1,540
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +4.5% +3.5%
Institutions buying 500 144 805
Institutions selling 405 69 437
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.

DOVIMAXROK
DOV 1.00 -0.01 0.48
IMAX -0.01 1.00 0.06
ROK 0.48 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOV, IMAX and ROK?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dover (DOV) $27.77B, Imax (IMAX) $2.88B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $48.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOV, IMAX and ROK?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dover (DOV) 23.8x, Imax (IMAX) 70.5x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 40.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dover (DOV) is cheapest (Dover (DOV) 20.2x, Imax (IMAX) 22.9x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.1x). 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%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has the highest net margin (Imax (IMAX) 9.8%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Rockwell Automation (ROK) leads (Imax (IMAX) 13.2%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Imax (IMAX) returned the most: Dover (DOV) +15.9%, Imax (IMAX) +62.9%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +21.5%. Over five years, Imax (IMAX) compounded fastest (Dover (DOV) +4.1%/yr, Imax (IMAX) +21.2%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has the highest dividend yield: Dover (DOV) 1.01%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 1.26%. Imax (IMAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dover (DOV) has been the steadiest (Dover (DOV) 24.9%, Imax (IMAX) 42.8%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOV, IMAX 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, 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.