DOV vs SYM vs RBC Stock Comparison

Dover, Symbotic and RBC Bearings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOV DOVER Corp
$210.37 +10.9% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$28.33B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
0.99%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
SYM Symbotic Inc.
$37.40 -9.9% 1M -51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$22.58B
P/E
583.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$496.05 -1.2% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.25B
P/E
48.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionDOVSYMRBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.33B $22.58B $16.25B DOV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.3x 583.5x 48.8x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 196.8x 35.5x DOV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +20.6% +17.3% SYM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.3% 16.4% RBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.99% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% -51.9% +21.3% RBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr +30.2%/yr +16.2%/yr SYM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 77.6% 28.4% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 46/100 53/100 RBC

Percentile Scorecard

DOVSYMRBC

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

AxisDOVSYMRBC
Valuation 46 #111 of 203 12 #179 of 203 14 #175 of 203
Growth 47 #101 of 188 98 #4 of 188 89 #21 of 188
Profitability – 39 #112 of 183 78 #41 of 183
Financial Health – 42 #126 of 216 70 #66 of 216
Shareholder Returns 33 #102 of 152 38 #95 of 152 16 #128 of 152
Overall 42 46 53
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SYM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RBC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOVSYMRBCSPY
1 month +10.9%-9.9%-1.2% +0.7%
3 months +3.1%-12.9%-11.8% +3.7%
6 months -7.1%-36.7%-17.2% +7.1%
Year to date +7.7%-37.1%+10.6% +12.8%
1 year +16.4%-51.9%+21.3% +11.9%
3 years +63.8%+4.9%+124.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.9%+1.6%+31.0% +22.8%
5 years +24.4%+274.4%+112.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.5%+30.2%+16.2% +10.9%
10 years +284.3%—+607.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.4%—+21.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOVSYMRBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%77.6%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.2%80.4%29.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.932.921.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.66-0.670.75 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.3%-72.5%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%-57.2%-23.6% -1.2%
52-week high $233.31$87.30$648.89 $779.14
52-week low $178.03$37.40$406.45 $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.

MultipleDOVSYMRBC
P/E now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 25.8x 583.5xmedian 25.8x 48.8xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.9x 8.5xmedian 1.9x 8.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 538.8xmedian 14.6x 28.3xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 22.2x 28.4xmedian 22.2x 42.2xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 19.9xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.26median 1.45 20.00median 1.45 2.08median 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 monthsDOVSYMRBC
Revenue $8.58B $2.65B $1.95B
Gross profit $3.40B $563.25M $882.80M
Operating income – -$250.00K $460.70M
Net income – $34.64M $320.60M
Free cash flow – $795.43M $385.20M
R&D – $203.12M –
EPS (diluted) $8.60 $0.06 $10.11
Cash & equivalents – $1.75B $124.50M
Total debt – – $806.20M
Shares (diluted) 135.55M 133.25M 31.71M
Enterprise value $28.33B $16.19B $15.87B

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
MetricDOVSYMRBC
P/E 24.3x 583.5x 48.8x
P/FCF 21.7x 28.4x 42.2x
P/Operating cash flow 20.1x 25.3x 34.8x
P/S 3.3x 8.5x 8.3x
P/B – 19.9x 4.7x
P/Tangible book – 21.5x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA – 538.8x 28.3x
EV/EBIT – -83,352x 36.8x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 7.9x 8.7x
EV/FCF – 26.2x 44.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 23.3x 36.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.26 20.00 2.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOVSYMRBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 20.6% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 40.2% 9.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% 40.8% 19.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 51.3% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 99.6% 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 89.3% 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 208.5% 26.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 29.1% 21.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.2% 210.9% 29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 29.2% 23.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 400.5% 47.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% – 27.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 594.4% 48.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOVSYMRBC
Gross margin – 21.3% 45.2%
EBITDA margin – 1.5% 30.6%
Operating margin – 0.0% 23.6%
Pretax margin – 2.4% 21.1%
Net margin – 0.3% 16.4%
FCF margin – 30.1% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 33.8% 23.9%
Return on equity – 3.2% 9.4%
Return on assets – 1.0% 6.2%
Return on invested capital – – 8.4%
Return on capital employed – 0.0% 9.9%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 25.8x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.9% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOVSYMRBC
Debt / assets – – 15.5%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.1x
Debt / FCF – – 2.1x
Liabilities / assets – 67.8% 33.4%
Equity / assets – 32.2% 66.6%
Interest coverage – – 4.4x
Current ratio – 1.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 6.14 6.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOVSYMRBC
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – -1.9% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.0% -1.9% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 0.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -30.4% –
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.

ConsensusDOVSYMRBC
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 196.8xFY2026 35.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.22FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $13.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -17.4%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% +131.6% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.16BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026 $2.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +27.0%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +18.7% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOVSYMRBC
Held by institutions 91.1% 90.6% 95.3%
Institutions holding 1,164 413 686
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +2.6% +1.5%
Institutions buying 500 260 361
Institutions selling 406 86 240
Buyers to sellers 1.23 3.02 1.50

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.

DOVSYMRBC
DOV 1.00 0.26 0.55
SYM 0.26 1.00 0.34
RBC 0.55 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOV, SYM and RBC?

Dover (DOV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dover (DOV) $28.33B, Symbotic (SYM) $22.58B, RBC Bearings (RBC) $16.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOV, SYM and RBC?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dover (DOV) 24.3x, Symbotic (SYM) 583.5x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 48.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dover (DOV) is cheapest (Dover (DOV) 20.6x, Symbotic (SYM) 196.8x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 35.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Symbotic (SYM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dover (DOV) +8.2%, Symbotic (SYM) +20.6%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

RBC Bearings (RBC) has the highest net margin (Symbotic (SYM) 0.3%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 16.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RBC Bearings (RBC) returned the most: Dover (DOV) +16.4%, Symbotic (SYM) -51.9%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +21.3%. Over five years, Symbotic (SYM) compounded fastest (Dover (DOV) +4.5%/yr, Symbotic (SYM) +30.2%/yr, RBC Bearings (RBC) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dover (DOV) 0.99%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%. Symbotic (SYM) and RBC Bearings (RBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dover (DOV) has been the steadiest (Dover (DOV) 24.9%, Symbotic (SYM) 77.6%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOV, SYM and RBC?

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.