DOV vs MMM vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Dover, 3M and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DOV DOVER Corp
$213.58 +12.6% 1M +19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.62B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
MMM 3M Co
$177.04 +9.4% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$100.34B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$329.50 -12.3% 1M +21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.68B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.14B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionDOVMMMZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.62B $100.34B $15.68B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x 28.4x 26.0x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 19.9x 14.6x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +1.7% +16.9% ZBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.6% 14.0% 9.8% MMM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 22.0% 11.9% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.6x 2.1x DOV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% MMM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% +9.2% +21.8% ZBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.4%/yr +3.2%/yr -11.2%/yr DOV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.2% 25.7% 46.5% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 49/100 68/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

DOVMMMZBRA

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

AxisDOVMMMZBRA
Valuation 47 #108 of 204 36 #132 of 204 70 #34 of 112
Growth 47 #102 of 191 63 #71 of 191 70 #33 of 108
Profitability 78 #43 of 189 87 #25 of 189 85 #17 of 104
Financial Health 71 #65 of 221 19 #180 of 221 18 #95 of 116
Shareholder Returns 45 #87 of 158 41 #93 of 158 96 #4 of 85
Overall 58 49 68
  • DOV ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOVMMMZBRASPY
1 month +12.6%+9.4%-12.3% -2.0%
3 months +1.8%-2.4%-10.7% -2.2%
6 months -4.4%+24.0%+44.3% +4.2%
Year to date +9.4%+10.6%+35.7% +10.6%
1 year +19.9%+9.2%+21.8% +10.4%
3 years +59.0%+125.6%+53.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year +16.7%+31.2%+15.4% +20.2%
5 years +24.1%+17.2%-44.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +4.4%+3.2%-11.2% +10.1%
10 years +298.5%+26.9%+414.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year +14.8%+2.4%+17.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOVMMMZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.2%25.7%46.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.2%24.4%40.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.701.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.790.360.47 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.3%-53.4%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-3.7%-15.7% -3.2%
52-week high $233.31$183.81$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $178.03$141.20$199.30 $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.

MultipleDOVMMMZBRA
P/E now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 25.4x 26.0xmedian 25.4x 25.9xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 14.5x 16.4xmedian 14.5x 15.7xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 23.6x 34.2xmedian 23.6x 15.7xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.2x 21.9xmedian 2.2x 4.3xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 4.18median 1.21 0.72median 1.21 2.23median 1.07

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 monthsDOVMMMZBRA
Revenue $8.58B $25.25B $6.14B
Gross profit $3.40B $9.98B $3.00B
Operating income $1.46B $4.74B $912.00M
Net income $1.17B $3.58B $602.00M
Free cash flow $1.19B $2.68B $988.00M
R&D – $1.21B $634.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.65 $6.77 $12.59
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $4.84B $182.00M
Total debt $3.26B $15.00B $2.57B
Shares (diluted) 134.88M 522.60M 47.81M
Enterprise value $21.86B $81.78B $15.10B

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
MetricDOVMMMZBRA
P/E 24.6x 26.0x 25.9x
P/FCF 23.9x 34.2x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 20.1x 25.2x 14.5x
P/S 3.3x 3.6x 2.5x
P/B 3.7x 21.9x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 43.2x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 16.4x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 20.5x 21.4x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 4.0x 2.9x
EV/FCF 25.2x 37.9x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.3x 27.9x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.18 0.72 2.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOVMMMZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 1.7% 16.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 10.7% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% -1.8% 18.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 17.0% 8.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.5% -3.7% 16.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 33.4% 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.1% 4.8% 17.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 35.4% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -46.9% 7.1% 25.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 35.8% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 42.8% 23.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% -18.1% 106.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.1% 68.6% 24.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% -18.0% 170.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOVMMMZBRA
Gross margin 39.7% 39.5% 48.9%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 24.4% 18.6%
Operating margin 17.0% 18.8% 14.9%
Pretax margin 16.9% 17.5% 12.2%
Net margin 13.6% 14.0% 9.8%
FCF margin 13.9% 10.6% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 14.4% 17.4%
Return on equity 15.2% 101.3% 17.2%
Return on assets 8.5% 9.8% 6.9%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 22.0% 11.9%
Return on capital employed 13.1% 18.7% 19.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.8% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOVMMMZBRA
Debt / assets 23.9% 37.9% 29.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 3.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.6x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 5.6x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 44.2% 89.5% 59.5%
Equity / assets 55.8% 10.5% 40.5%
Interest coverage 12.7x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.4x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.54 4.14 3.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOVMMMZBRA
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 3.1% 3.0% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 4.7% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 24.1% 44.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.6% 59.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.2% 3.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.4% -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.

ConsensusDOVMMMZBRA
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.22FY2026 $8.88FY2026 $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% +16.7% -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.16BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +17.6% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOVMMMZBRA
Held by institutions 91.1% 74.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,165 2,212 646
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +0.8% +4.5%
Institutions buying 501 916 309
Institutions selling 406 839 242
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.09 1.28

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.

DOVMMMZBRA
DOV 1.00 0.47 0.34
MMM 0.47 1.00 0.34
ZBRA 0.34 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOV, MMM and ZBRA?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dover (DOV) $28.62B, 3M (MMM) $100.34B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $15.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOV, MMM and ZBRA?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dover (DOV) 24.5x, 3M (MMM) 28.4x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Dover (DOV) 20.9x, 3M (MMM) 19.9x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 14.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dover (DOV) +8.2%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

3M (MMM) has the highest net margin (Dover (DOV) 13.6%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Dover (DOV) 10.7%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) returned the most: Dover (DOV) +19.9%, 3M (MMM) +9.2%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +21.8%. Over five years, Dover (DOV) compounded fastest (Dover (DOV) +4.4%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.2%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

3M (MMM) has the highest dividend yield: Dover (DOV) 0.01%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 0.00%. Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dover (DOV) has been the steadiest (Dover (DOV) 25.2%, 3M (MMM) 25.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, 3M (MMM) 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.