DOV vs ITW vs TS Stock Comparison

Dover, Illinois Tool Works and Tenaris 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
$28.08B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$281.43 +5.3% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$79.74B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.65B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$61.31 +11.4% 1M +61.0% 1Y
Market cap
$63.41B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDOVITWTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.08B $79.74B $63.41B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.1x 24.7x 33.2x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 26.4x 15.4x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +4.8% +2.3% DOV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 19.4% 15.9% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 27.1% 12.7% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x -3.1x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% +16.3% +61.0% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr +4.3%/yr +22.5%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 21.3% 28.9% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 50/100 58/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

DOVITWTS

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

AxisDOVITWTS
Valuation 46 #111 of 203 28 #147 of 203 42 #119 of 203
Growth 47 #101 of 188 35 #122 of 188 18 #155 of 188
Profitability – 100 #2 of 183 81 #35 of 183
Financial Health – 26 #161 of 216 99 #4 of 216
Shareholder Returns 33 #102 of 152 62 #58 of 152 52 #74 of 152
Overall 42 50 58
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOVITWTSSPY
1 month +10.9%+5.3%+11.4% +0.7%
3 months +3.1%-0.8%+8.1% +3.7%
6 months -7.1%+9.1%-4.1% +7.1%
Year to date +7.7%+14.3%+59.5% +12.8%
1 year +16.4%+16.3%+61.0% +11.9%
3 years +63.8%+25.9%+93.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.9%+8.0%+24.7% +22.8%
5 years +24.4%+23.5%+175.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.5%+4.3%+22.5% +10.9%
10 years +284.3%+147.2%+115.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.4%+9.5%+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOVITWTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%21.3%28.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.2%20.7%29.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.470.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.660.772.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.3%-28.9%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%-6.1%-4.2% -1.2%
52-week high $233.31$299.60$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $178.03$241.07$37.76 $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.

MultipleDOVITWTS
P/E now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 25.8x 24.8xmedian 25.8x 33.9xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 5.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 18.3xmedian 14.6x 20.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 22.2x 27.9xmedian 22.2x 23.6xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 25.5xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.26median 1.45 8.57median 1.45 —median 1.45

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 monthsDOVITWTS
Revenue $8.58B $16.65B $12.04B
Gross profit $3.40B $7.38B $4.08B
Operating income – $4.43B $2.23B
Net income – $3.23B $1.97B
Free cash flow – $2.87B $2.78B
EPS (diluted) $8.60 $11.31 –
Cash & equivalents – $809.00M $9.02B
Total debt – $9.37B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 135.55M 285.30M –
Enterprise value $28.08B $76.41B $34.45B

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
MetricDOVITWTS
P/E 24.3x 24.8x 33.9x
P/FCF 21.7x 27.9x 23.6x
P/Operating cash flow 20.1x 24.5x 29.3x
P/S 3.3x 4.8x 5.5x
P/B – 25.5x 3.8x
P/Tangible book – 30.8x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – 18.3x 20.0x
EV/EBIT – 20.0x 25.6x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 5.3x 4.7x
EV/FCF – 30.9x 20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 27.1x 25.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.26 8.57 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOVITWTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 4.8% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 1.1% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% 5.7% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 2.8% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 6.4% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% -20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 6.7% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 0.9% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.2% 9.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 2.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% -0.5% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% -0.5% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 0.8% -13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOVITWTS
Gross margin – 44.3% 33.9%
EBITDA margin – 29.0% 23.7%
Operating margin – 26.6% 18.5%
Pretax margin – 25.2% 20.5%
Net margin – 19.4% 15.9%
FCF margin – 17.2% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 19.6% 18.6%
Return on equity – 106.9% 11.4%
Return on assets – 19.6% 9.7%
Return on invested capital – 27.1% 12.7%
Return on capital employed – 38.9% 11.0%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOVITWTS
Debt / assets – 56.8% 1.5%
Debt / equity – 3.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x -3.1x
Debt / FCF – 3.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets – 81.0% 15.2%
Equity / assets – 19.0% 84.8%
Interest coverage – 14.3x 45.4x
Current ratio – 1.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.8x 70.8x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 58.2x
Altman Z-score – 8.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOVITWTS
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.3% 2.9%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% -1.5%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 4.4% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 57.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 64.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% –

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.

ConsensusDOVITWTS
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 26.4xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.22FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $3.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% +19.3% +1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.16BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +11.4% -6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOVITWTS
Held by institutions 91.1% 84.9% 3.6%
Institutions holding 1,164 1,970 284
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +0.8% -2.4%
Institutions buying 500 847 154
Institutions selling 406 750 79
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.13 1.95

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.

DOVITWTS
DOV 1.00 0.60 0.27
ITW 0.60 1.00 0.10
TS 0.27 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOV, ITW and TS?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dover (DOV) $28.08B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $79.74B, Tenaris (TS) $63.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOV, ITW and TS?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dover (DOV) 24.1x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.7x, Tenaris (TS) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Dover (DOV) 20.6x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 26.4x, Tenaris (TS) 15.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dover (DOV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dover (DOV) +8.2%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.8%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Dover (DOV) +16.4%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +16.3%, Tenaris (TS) +61.0%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Dover (DOV) +4.5%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.3%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +22.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dover (DOV) 0.00%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.02%, Tenaris (TS) 0.00%. Dover (DOV) and Tenaris (TS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Dover (DOV) 24.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOV, ITW and TS?

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