DOV vs KRNT vs MIDD Stock Comparison

Dover, Kornit Digital and Middleby Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DOV DOVER Corp
$207.99 +8.7% 1M +15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$28.07B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
KRNT Kornit Digital Ltd.
$18.15 +13.4% 1M +24.8% 1Y
Market cap
$822.55M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$215.85M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins
MIDD MIDDLEBY Corp
$114.04 +6.9% 1M -12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Dover leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Dover 4, Kornit Digital 3, Middleby 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOVKRNTMIDDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.07B $822.55M $5.27B DOV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.1x -40.5x -16.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 90.7x 16.0x MIDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +4.0% +7.0% DOV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -9.4% -9.4% KRNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.7% +24.8% -12.3% KRNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr -35.9%/yr -9.0%/yr DOV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 43.5% 42.6% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 44/100 38/100 KRNT

Percentile Scorecard

DOVKRNTMIDD

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

AxisDOVKRNTMIDD
Valuation 47 #109 of 203 48 #107 of 203 59 #83 of 203
Growth 46 #103 of 188 40 #113 of 188 11 #168 of 188
Profitability – 22 #143 of 184 53 #88 of 184
Financial Health – 99 #3 of 217 29 #155 of 217
Shareholder Returns 34 #102 of 153 11 #137 of 153 –
Overall 42 44 38
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • KRNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MIDD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOVKRNTMIDDSPY
1 month +8.7%+13.4%+6.9% +0.9%
3 months +5.0%+24.1%-14.3% +5.9%
6 months -6.4%+19.2%-17.9% +8.5%
Year to date +6.5%+26.2%-23.3% +13.3%
1 year +15.7%+24.8%-12.3% +12.4%
3 years +62.0%+32.5%+1.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +17.4%+9.8%+0.6% +23.5%
5 years +23.0%-89.1%-37.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +4.2%-35.9%-9.0% +11.0%
10 years +280.0%+72.0%+3.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.3%+5.6%+0.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDOVKRNTMIDDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%43.5%42.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.2%40.0%47.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.931.521.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.57-0.29 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.3%-93.0%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-0.9%-36.4% -0.9%
52-week high $233.31$18.31$179.20 $779.14
52-week low $178.03$12.31$102.69 $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.

MultipleDOVKRNTMIDD
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 25.4x -40.4xmedian 25.4x -16.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x -17.0xmedian 14.3x 10.6xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 21.8x 31.5xmedian 21.8x —median 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.21median 1.41 -1.10median 1.41 0.40median 1.41

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 monthsDOVKRNTMIDD
Revenue $8.58B $215.85M $3.35B
Gross profit $3.40B $97.83M $1.29B
Operating income – -$40.02M $574.47M
Net income – -$20.32M -$315.27M
Free cash flow – $26.70M –
R&D – $20.41M –
EPS (diluted) $8.60 $-0.45 $-6.95
Cash & equivalents – $33.81M $159.18M
Total debt – – $8.60B
Shares (diluted) 135.55M 45.24M 45.34M
Enterprise value $28.07B -$720.30M $4.20B

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
MetricDOVKRNTMIDD
P/E 24.0x -40.4x -16.4x
P/FCF 21.7x 31.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 19.9x 28.2x –
P/S 3.3x 3.9x 1.5x
P/B – 1.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book – 1.3x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA – -17.0x 10.6x
EV/EBIT – -11.7x 12.1x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 2.2x 2.1x
EV/FCF – 17.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 15.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.21 -1.10 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOVKRNTMIDD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 4.0% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -2.7% -6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% -1.6% 4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 9.5% -5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -28.0% -7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 21.6% -6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – -80.4% -174.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 38.6% -39.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.2% -89.3% -187.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 36.6% -41.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% -40.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 33.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -41.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOVKRNTMIDD
Gross margin – 45.3% 38.7%
EBITDA margin – -12.7% 19.7%
Operating margin – -18.5% 17.2%
Pretax margin – -9.0% 14.4%
Net margin – -9.4% -9.4%
FCF margin – 12.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 13.8% –
Return on equity – -3.0% -12.6%
Return on assets – -2.7% -5.4%
Return on invested capital – – 9.2%
Return on capital employed – -5.9% 11.5%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – 9.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOVKRNTMIDD
Debt / assets – – 36.9%
Debt / equity – – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.8x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 11.4% 58.8%
Equity / assets – 88.6% 41.2%
Interest coverage – – 5.6x
Current ratio – 8.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 6.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 5.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOVKRNTMIDD
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – -4.6% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% -4.6% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusDOVKRNTMIDD
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 90.7xFY2026 16.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.22FY2026 $0.20FY2026 $7.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -35.5%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% +50.0% +15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.16BFY2026 $229.31MFY2026 $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 -16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +0.8% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOVKRNTMIDD
Held by institutions 91.1% 90.9% 91.7%
Institutions holding 1,163 118 452
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% -3.9% -1.4%
Institutions buying 500 65 205
Institutions selling 405 35 172
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.86 1.19

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.

DOVKRNTMIDD
DOV 1.00 0.35 0.36
KRNT 0.35 1.00 0.20
MIDD 0.36 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOV, KRNT and MIDD?

Dover (DOV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dover (DOV) $28.07B, Kornit Digital (KRNT) $822.55M, Middleby (MIDD) $5.27B.

Which company is growing faster?

Dover (DOV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dover (DOV) +8.2%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +4.0%, Middleby (MIDD) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kornit Digital (KRNT) has the highest net margin (Kornit Digital (KRNT) -9.4%, Middleby (MIDD) -9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kornit Digital (KRNT) returned the most: Dover (DOV) +15.7%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +24.8%, Middleby (MIDD) -12.3%. Over five years, Dover (DOV) compounded fastest (Dover (DOV) +4.2%/yr, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -35.9%/yr, Middleby (MIDD) -9.0%/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%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 43.5%, Middleby (MIDD) 42.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOV, KRNT and MIDD?

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.