GLGI vs DOV vs NDSN Stock Comparison

Greystone Logistics, Dover and Nordson Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOV DOVER Corp
$206.21 +7.5% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.04B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
NDSN Nordson Corp
$324.30 -0.5% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.13B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nordson leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nordson 6, Dover 4, Greystone Logistics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLGIDOVNDSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.00M $28.04B $18.13B DOV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.6x 24.0x 32.7x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.2x 29.1x DOV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -59.9% +8.2% +7.0% DOV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -43.8% — 18.6% NDSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -37.9% — 13.1% NDSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.6x — 1.7x GLGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -78.0% +15.9% +36.1% NDSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.6%/yr +4.1%/yr +5.3%/yr NDSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 116.5% 24.9% 22.2% NDSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 40/100 57/100 NDSN

Percentile Scorecard

GLGIDOVNDSN

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

AxisGLGIDOVNDSN
Valuation 29 #145 of 203 45 #113 of 203 30 #142 of 203
Growth 0 #188 of 188 45 #104 of 188 55 #85 of 188
Profitability 6 #173 of 183 – 96 #8 of 183
Financial Health 7 #203 of 217 – 54 #101 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 32 #105 of 153 51 #76 of 153
Overall 10 40 57
  • GLGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NDSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLGIDOVNDSNSPY
1 month -15.4%+7.5%-0.5% -0.2%
3 months -12.0%+1.6%+7.2% +3.9%
6 months +37.5%-8.0%+15.1% +8.2%
Year to date -62.1%+5.6%+34.9% +12.9%
1 year -78.0%+15.9%+36.1% +12.3%
3 years -77.1%+60.6%+52.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -38.8%+17.1%+15.2% +23.3%
5 years -75.6%+22.0%+29.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -24.6%+4.1%+5.3% +10.9%
10 years -12.0%+278.2%+225.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.3%+14.2%+12.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLGIDOVNDSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 116.5%24.9%22.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 150.7%25.2%21.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.080.930.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.670.641.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-36.3%-39.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.3%-11.6%-3.1% -1.2%
52-week high $0.93$233.31$334.70 $779.14
52-week low $0.15$177.96$226.69 $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.

MultipleGLGIDOVNDSN
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 25.2x 23.8xmedian 25.2x 32.5xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 3.2xmedian 1.9x 6.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.0xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 21.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 21.7x 21.7xmedian 21.7x 24.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x 5.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.32 4.18median 1.32 7.39median 1.32

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 monthsGLGIDOVNDSN
Revenue $22.12M $8.58B $2.98B
Gross profit -$2.92M $3.40B $1.65B
Operating income -$8.43M – $800.96M
Net income -$9.70M – $555.18M
Free cash flow -$5.06M – $724.01M
EPS (diluted) $-0.36 $8.60 $9.91
Cash & equivalents $360.53K – $113.43M
Total debt $46.58M – $1.73B
Shares (diluted) 27.27M 135.55M 56.03M
Enterprise value $3.99M $28.04B $17.69B

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
MetricGLGIDOVNDSN
P/E -0.6x 23.8x 32.5x
P/FCF -1.2x 21.7x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow -1.8x 19.7x 23.4x
P/S 0.3x 3.2x 6.1x
P/B 0.7x – 5.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x – 6.8x
EV/EBITDA -7.0x – 21.2x
EV/EBIT -2.1x – 24.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 3.2x 6.6x
EV/FCF -3.5x – 27.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.3x 19.7x 25.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 4.18 7.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLGIDOVNDSN
Revenue growth (1Y) -59.9% 8.2% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -28.0% 4.1% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -133.7% 8.3% 8.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 6.1% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -472.2% – 18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -51.5% – 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,158% – 22.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -50.9% – 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,653% -47.2% 23.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.5% 5.7% 4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -132.8% 14.3% 26.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 12.1% 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.9% – 33.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% – 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLGIDOVNDSN
Gross margin -13.2% – 55.3%
EBITDA margin -11.3% – 31.2%
Operating margin -38.1% – 26.9%
Pretax margin -42.4% – 22.6%
Net margin -43.8% – 18.6%
FCF margin -22.9% – 24.3%
Operating cash flow margin -15.0% 16.4% 26.0%
Return on equity -94.7% – 17.2%
Return on assets -26.5% – 9.3%
Return on invested capital -37.9% – 13.1%
Return on capital employed -39.6% – 15.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLGIDOVNDSN
Debt / assets 33.5% – 29.1%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.6x – 1.7x
Debt / FCF -2.4x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 75.0% – 45.0%
Equity / assets 25.0% – 55.0%
Interest coverage – – 8.8x
Current ratio 0.4x – 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score -1.82 – 6.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLGIDOVNDSN
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – 1.1%
Shareholder yield – 1.0% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 33.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.2%

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.

ConsensusGLGIDOVNDSN
Forward P/E – 20.2xFY2026 29.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.22FY2026 $11.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +6.3%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.4% +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $8.16BFY2026 $3.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +0.8%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.8% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLGIDOVNDSN
Held by institutions – 91.1% 76.0%
Institutions holding – 1,163 755
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.3% +3.1%
Institutions buying – 500 389
Institutions selling – 405 240
Buyers to sellers – 1.23 1.62

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.

GLGIDOVNDSN
GLGI 1.00 0.00 0.03
DOV 0.00 1.00 0.58
NDSN 0.03 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLGI, DOV and NDSN?

Dover (DOV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) $6.00M, Dover (DOV) $28.04B, Nordson (NDSN) $18.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLGI, DOV and NDSN?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -0.6x, Dover (DOV) 24.0x, Nordson (NDSN) 32.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dover (DOV) is cheapest (Dover (DOV) 20.2x, Nordson (NDSN) 29.1x). 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: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -59.9%, Dover (DOV) +8.2%, Nordson (NDSN) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nordson (NDSN) has the highest net margin (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -43.8%, Nordson (NDSN) 18.6%). On return on invested capital, Nordson (NDSN) leads (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -37.9%, Nordson (NDSN) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nordson (NDSN) returned the most: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -78.0%, Dover (DOV) +15.9%, Nordson (NDSN) +36.1%. Over five years, Nordson (NDSN) compounded fastest (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -24.6%/yr, Dover (DOV) +4.1%/yr, Nordson (NDSN) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dover (DOV) 0.00%, Nordson (NDSN) 0.01%. Greystone Logistics (GLGI) and Dover (DOV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nordson (NDSN) has been the steadiest (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) 116.5%, Dover (DOV) 24.9%, Nordson (NDSN) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLGI, DOV and NDSN?

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