DOV vs MTD vs MMM Stock Comparison

Dover, Mettler Toledo International and 3M 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
$28.11B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
MMM 3M Co
$177.38 +5.3% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$90.71B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mettler Toledo International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mettler Toledo International 5, Dover 4, 3M 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOVMTDMMMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.11B $33.77B $90.71B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.1x 37.3x 25.7x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 34.2x 20.0x MMM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +6.9% +1.7% DOV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 21.9% 14.0% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 47.1% 22.0% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.5x 1.6x MTD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% +23.3% +7.7% MTD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr +3.0%/yr +3.5%/yr DOV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 33.0% 25.6% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 52/100 50/100 MTD

Percentile Scorecard

DOVMTDMMM

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

AxisDOVMTDMMM
Valuation 46 #111 of 203 13 #177 of 203 36 #130 of 203
Growth 47 #101 of 188 39 #115 of 188 60 #75 of 188
Profitability – 100 #1 of 183 89 #22 of 183
Financial Health – 24 #165 of 216 19 #176 of 216
Shareholder Returns 33 #102 of 152 85 #23 of 152 46 #82 of 152
Overall 42 52 50
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOVMTDMMMSPY
1 month +10.9%+11.7%+5.3% +0.7%
3 months +3.1%+24.2%+0.7% +3.7%
6 months -7.1%+34.6%+21.1% +7.1%
Year to date +7.7%+23.3%+10.8% +12.8%
1 year +16.4%+23.3%+7.7% +11.9%
3 years +63.8%+78.6%+137.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.9%+21.3%+33.3% +22.8%
5 years +24.4%+16.0%+18.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.5%+3.0%+3.5% +10.9%
10 years +284.3%+328.9%+28.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.4%+15.7%+2.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOVMTDMMMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%33.0%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.2%34.1%24.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.820.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.660.710.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.3%-43.5%-53.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%0.0%-3.5% -1.2%
52-week high $233.31$1,718.48$183.81 $779.14
52-week low $178.03$1,025.53$141.20 $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.

MultipleDOVMTDMMM
P/E now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 25.8x 38.2xmedian 25.8x 26.0xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.9x 9.0xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 28.9xmedian 14.6x 16.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 22.2x 43.1xmedian 22.2x 34.2xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 2,906xmedian 2.2x 22.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.26median 1.45 5.52median 1.45 0.73median 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 monthsDOVMTDMMM
Revenue $8.58B $4.13B $25.25B
Gross profit $3.40B $2.49B $9.98B
Operating income – $1.23B $4.74B
Net income – $905.61M $3.58B
Free cash flow – $863.97M $2.68B
R&D – $208.01M $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $8.60 $44.91 $6.77
Cash & equivalents – $51.40M $4.84B
Total debt – $2.11B $15.00B
Shares (diluted) 135.55M 20.17M 522.60M
Enterprise value $28.11B $33.52B $72.16B

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
MetricDOVMTDMMM
P/E 24.3x 38.2x 26.0x
P/FCF 21.7x 43.1x 34.2x
P/Operating cash flow 20.1x 38.2x 25.3x
P/S 3.3x 9.0x 3.6x
P/B – 2,906x 22.0x
P/Tangible book – -147.0x 43.3x
EV/EBITDA – 28.9x 16.5x
EV/EBIT – 32.0x 21.4x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 9.5x 4.0x
EV/FCF – 45.5x 37.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 40.3x 28.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.26 5.52 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOVMTDMMM
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 6.9% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 1.5% 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% 7.5% -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 2.0% 17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 6.3% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% 33.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 9.1% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 35.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.2% 12.2% 7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 6.9% 35.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 2.5% 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 0.2% -18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.9% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% -18.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOVMTDMMM
Gross margin – 60.3% 39.5%
EBITDA margin – 32.9% 24.4%
Operating margin – 29.7% 18.8%
Pretax margin – 26.5% 17.5%
Net margin – 21.9% 14.0%
FCF margin – 20.9% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 23.6% 14.4%
Return on equity – – 101.3%
Return on assets – 24.7% 9.8%
Return on invested capital – 47.1% 22.0%
Return on capital employed – 49.8% 18.7%
Asset turnover – 1.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOVMTDMMM
Debt / assets – 57.5% 37.9%
Debt / equity – 164.7x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.5x 1.6x
Debt / FCF – 2.4x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets – 99.7% 89.5%
Equity / assets – 0.3% 10.5%
Interest coverage – 17.7x –
Current ratio – 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 12.07 4.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOVMTDMMM
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 2.0% 4.7%
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.

ConsensusDOVMTDMMM
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 34.2xFY2026 20.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.22FY2026 $50.31FY2026 $8.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% +5.0% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.16BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +3.8% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOVMTDMMM
Held by institutions 91.1% 94.4% 74.5%
Institutions holding 1,164 805 2,211
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +3.1% +0.8%
Institutions buying 500 331 916
Institutions selling 406 324 838
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.02 1.09

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.

DOVMTDMMM
DOV 1.00 0.27 0.46
MTD 0.27 1.00 0.35
MMM 0.46 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOV, MTD and MMM?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dover (DOV) $28.11B, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $33.77B, 3M (MMM) $90.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOV, MTD and MMM?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dover (DOV) 24.1x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 37.3x, 3M (MMM) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, 3M (MMM) is cheapest (Dover (DOV) 20.6x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 34.2x, 3M (MMM) 20.0x). 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%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mettler Toledo International (MTD) returned the most: Dover (DOV) +16.4%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +23.3%, 3M (MMM) +7.7%. Over five years, Dover (DOV) compounded fastest (Dover (DOV) +4.5%/yr, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +3.0%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dover (DOV) 0.00%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 0.00%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%. Dover (DOV) and Mettler Toledo International (MTD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dover (DOV) has been the steadiest (Dover (DOV) 24.9%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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