DOV vs MMM vs PG Stock Comparison

Dover, 3M and Procter & Gamble Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOV DOVER Corp
$202.49 +5.6% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.78B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins
MMM 3M Co
$172.79 +1.9% 1M +2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.07B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE Co
$159.94 +9.4% 1M +4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$369.77B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.92B
Div. yield
–
Household Products Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Procter & Gamble leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Procter & Gamble 6, Dover 3, 3M 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOVMMMPGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.78B $89.07B $369.77B PG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x 25.2x 23.1x PG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 19.5x 23.7x MMM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +1.7% +3.5% DOV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 14.0% 18.2% PG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.0% 17.2% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x 1.0x PG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.1% +2.5% +4.9% DOV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +3.0%/yr +2.4%/yr DOV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 25.6% 20.9% PG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 49/100 57/100 PG

Percentile Scorecard

DOVMMMPG

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

AxisDOVMMMPG
Valuation 47 #109 of 203 37 #129 of 203 39 #32 of 52
Growth 46 #102 of 187 59 #77 of 187 53 #24 of 50
Profitability – 86 #26 of 185 91 #5 of 45
Financial Health – 18 #179 of 219 60 #23 of 56
Shareholder Returns 32 #104 of 153 43 #87 of 153 43 #18 of 31
Overall 41 49 57
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PG ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOVMMMPGSPY
1 month +5.6%+1.9%+9.4% -0.8%
3 months -1.6%-3.0%+7.6% +3.5%
6 months -10.5%+18.5%+7.8% +7.0%
Year to date +3.7%+7.9%+11.6% +12.2%
1 year +14.1%+2.5%+4.9% +13.0%
3 years +57.7%+136.1%+8.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +16.4%+33.2%+2.8% +23.1%
5 years +22.3%+15.9%+12.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.1%+3.0%+2.4% +11.0%
10 years +265.5%+24.1%+83.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.8%+2.2%+6.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDOVMMMPGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%25.6%20.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.2%24.7%20.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.69-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.100.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.3%-53.4%-24.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.2%-6.0%-4.3% -1.8%
52-week high $233.31$183.81$167.20 $779.14
52-week low $177.96$141.20$138.04 $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.

MultipleDOVMMMPG
P/E now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 26.0x 25.4xmedian 26.0x 23.2xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 4.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 16.1xmedian 14.0x 17.1xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 21.4x 33.4xmedian 21.4x 24.2xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 21.4xmedian 2.2x 6.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 4.10median 1.26 0.71median 1.26 8.75median 0.97

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 monthsDOVMMMPG
Revenue $8.58B $25.25B $87.92B
Gross profit $3.40B $9.98B $43.77B
Operating income – $4.74B $19.83B
Net income – $3.58B $16.12B
Free cash flow – $2.68B $15.34B
R&D – $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $8.60 $6.77 $6.66
Cash & equivalents – $4.84B $15.37B
Total debt – $15.00B $38.93B
Shares (diluted) 135.55M 522.60M 2.41B
Enterprise value $27.78B $70.51B $321.33B

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
MetricDOVMMMPG
P/E 23.4x 25.4x 23.2x
P/FCF 21.7x 33.4x 24.2x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 24.6x 18.6x
P/S 3.2x 3.5x 4.2x
P/B – 21.4x 6.7x
P/Tangible book – 42.2x 10.9x
EV/EBITDA – 16.1x 17.1x
EV/EBIT – 20.9x 19.9x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 3.9x 4.5x
EV/FCF – 37.0x 25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x 27.3x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.10 0.71 8.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOVMMMPG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 1.7% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 10.7% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% -1.8% 1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 17.0% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -3.7% -3.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 33.4% 1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 4.8% -4.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 35.4% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.2% 7.1% -3.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 35.8% 2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 42.8% 5.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% -18.1% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 68.6% 2.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -18.0% 1.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOVMMMPG
Gross margin – 39.5% 49.8%
EBITDA margin – 24.4% 26.2%
Operating margin – 18.8% 22.6%
Pretax margin – 17.5% 23.2%
Net margin – 14.0% 18.2%
FCF margin – 10.6% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 14.4% 22.7%
Return on equity – 101.3% 29.4%
Return on assets – 9.8% 12.4%
Return on invested capital – 22.0% 17.2%
Return on capital employed – 18.7% 23.4%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOVMMMPG
Debt / assets – 37.9% 29.2%
Debt / equity – 3.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x 1.0x
Debt / FCF – 5.6x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets – 89.5% 58.4%
Equity / assets – 10.5% 41.6%
Interest coverage – – 22.0x
Current ratio – 1.4x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 4.10 5.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOVMMMPG
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.8% 2.7%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 4.8% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -21.4% –

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.

ConsensusDOVMMMPG
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 23.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $10.22FY2026 $8.88FY2026 $6.75FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 -2.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% +16.7% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.16BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026 $86.09BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 -1.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +17.6% +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOVMMMPG
Held by institutions 91.1% 74.5% 69.8%
Institutions holding 1,163 2,208 4,026
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +0.8% +2.0%
Institutions buying 500 914 1,873
Institutions selling 405 837 1,697
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.09 1.10

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.

DOVMMMPG
DOV 1.00 0.46 0.18
MMM 0.46 1.00 0.35
PG 0.18 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOV, MMM and PG?

Procter & Gamble (PG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dover (DOV) $27.78B, 3M (MMM) $89.07B, Procter & Gamble (PG) $369.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOV, MMM and PG?

Procter & Gamble (PG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dover (DOV) 23.8x, 3M (MMM) 25.2x, Procter & Gamble (PG) 23.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, 3M (MMM) is cheapest (Dover (DOV) 19.8x, 3M (MMM) 19.5x, Procter & Gamble (PG) 23.7x). 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%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, Procter & Gamble (PG) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Procter & Gamble (PG) has the highest net margin (3M (MMM) 14.0%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 18.2%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (3M (MMM) 22.0%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 17.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dover (DOV) returned the most: Dover (DOV) +14.1%, 3M (MMM) +2.5%, Procter & Gamble (PG) +4.9%. Over five years, Dover (DOV) compounded fastest (Dover (DOV) +4.1%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.0%/yr, Procter & Gamble (PG) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dover (DOV) 0.00%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 0.00%. Dover (DOV) and Procter & Gamble (PG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Procter & Gamble (PG) has been the steadiest (Dover (DOV) 24.9%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOV, MMM and PG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Procter & Gamble (PG) leads on 6. 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.