MMM vs PBI vs DOV Stock Comparison

3M, Pitney Bowes and Dover Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MMM 3M Co
$173.47 +1.9% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$89.47B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins
PBI Pitney Bowes Inc /De/
$17.35 +6.6% 1M +48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.36B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.87B
Div. yield
0.02%
Office Equipment Industrials
7 wins
DOV DOVER Corp
$199.20 +5.4% 1M +9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$27.27B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.42B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pitney Bowes leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pitney Bowes 7, 3M 3, Dover 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMMMPBIDOVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.47B $2.36B $27.27B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 12.6x 24.0x PBI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 9.7x 19.5x PBI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% -5.3% +7.6% DOV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% 10.0% 13.5% MMM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.0% -33.8% 10.4% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -4.0x 0.8x PBI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% PBI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.1% +48.8% +9.9% PBI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr +19.6%/yr +3.3%/yr PBI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.6% 34.3% 24.9% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 64/100 56/100 PBI

Percentile Scorecard

MMMPBIDOV

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

AxisMMMPBIDOV
Valuation 37 #129 of 203 75 #29 of 112 46 #110 of 203
Growth 60 #76 of 188 88 #12 of 96 45 #104 of 188
Profitability 87 #25 of 187 54 #43 of 93 80 #39 of 187
Financial Health 18 #183 of 222 10 #114 of 126 68 #71 of 222
Shareholder Returns 44 #86 of 153 91 #7 of 67 42 #89 of 153
Overall 49 64 56
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PBI ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMMMPBIDOVSPY
1 month +1.9%+6.6%+5.4% -1.0%
3 months +0.5%-3.1%-1.5% +2.9%
6 months +18.8%+11.4%-11.4% +6.4%
Year to date +8.4%+64.1%+2.0% +11.4%
1 year +1.1%+48.8%+9.9% +13.1%
3 years +130.2%+432.2%+50.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +32.1%+74.7%+14.6% +21.5%
5 years +14.8%+144.4%+17.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.8%+19.6%+3.3% +10.9%
10 years +22.4%+1.2%+259.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.0%+0.1%+13.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMMMPBIDOVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.6%34.3%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.7%34.4%25.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.710.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.041.420.40 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.4%-70.9%-36.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.6%-6.3%-14.6% -2.5%
52-week high $183.81$18.52$233.31 $779.14
52-week low $141.20$9.02$177.43 $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.

MultipleMMMPBIDOV
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 25.9x 12.7xmedian 21.0x 23.7xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x 3.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 13.7x -9.4xmedian 12.3x 15.6xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.5xmedian 21.1x 5.7xmedian 15.1x 22.8xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 2.3x -2.8xmedian 2.4x 3.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 1.19 0.23median 1.02 4.86median 1.19

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 monthsMMMPBIDOV
Revenue $25.25B $1.87B $8.42B
Gross profit $9.98B $1.06B $3.33B
Operating income $4.74B -$550.89M $1.42B
Net income $3.58B $187.35M $1.13B
Free cash flow $2.68B $415.24M $1.18B
R&D $1.21B $14.09M –
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $1.35 $8.37
Cash & equivalents $4.84B $266.83M $1.76B
Total debt $15.00B $2.03B $3.26B
Shares (diluted) 522.60M 139.04M 135.55M
Enterprise value $70.91B $1.14B $20.64B

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
MetricMMMPBIDOV
P/E 25.5x 12.7x 23.7x
P/FCF 33.5x 5.7x 22.8x
P/Operating cash flow 24.7x 4.9x 19.2x
P/S 3.6x 1.3x 3.2x
P/B 21.5x -2.8x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 42.3x -2.7x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x -9.4x 15.6x
EV/EBIT 21.0x -7.5x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 2.2x 3.4x
EV/FCF 37.2x 10.0x 24.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.4x 8.5x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 0.23 4.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMMMPBIDOV
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% -5.3% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 2.5% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.8% -2.4% 8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.0% -0.6% 4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.7% 38.0% 11.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 23.1% 4.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.8% 269.6% -50.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.4% 49.8% 3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.1% 320.8% -49.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.8% 55.0% 4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.8% 66.8% 20.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.1% 23.9% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% 89.3% 22.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.0% 31.6% 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMMMPBIDOV
Gross margin 39.5% 57.0% 39.6%
EBITDA margin 24.4% -23.5% 21.5%
Operating margin 18.8% -29.5% 16.9%
Pretax margin 17.5% 13.5% 16.8%
Net margin 14.0% 10.0% 13.5%
FCF margin 10.6% 22.3% 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% 26.0% 16.6%
Return on equity 101.3% – 14.9%
Return on assets 9.8% 6.1% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 22.0% -33.8% 10.4%
Return on capital employed 18.7% -33.1% 12.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 2.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMMMPBIDOV
Debt / assets 37.9% 67.4% 23.8%
Debt / equity 3.6x -2.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -4.0x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 4.9x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 128.6% 43.7%
Equity / assets 10.5% -28.6% 56.3%
Interest coverage – -10.3x 12.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.7x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.3x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.10 1.48 5.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMMMPBIDOV
Dividend yield 1.8% 2.2% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 20.0% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 22.2% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.8% 29.0% 24.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 59.9% 13.1% 23.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.2% 30.1% -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -21.4% 15.9% -0.4%

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.

ConsensusMMMPBIDOV
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.75FY2026 $1.79FY2026 $10.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +32.6%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.9% +5.0% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.87BFY2026 $1.77BFY2026 $8.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 -6.3%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.4% +10.9% +17.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMMMPBIDOV
Held by institutions 74.5% 88.8% 91.1%
Institutions holding 2,208 350 1,163
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +2.6% -0.3%
Institutions buying 914 167 500
Institutions selling 837 119 405
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.40 1.23

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.

MMMPBIDOV
MMM 1.00 0.15 0.46
PBI 0.15 1.00 0.12
DOV 0.46 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MMM, PBI and DOV?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: 3M (MMM) $89.47B, Pitney Bowes (PBI) $2.36B, Dover (DOV) $27.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, MMM, PBI and DOV?

Pitney Bowes (PBI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (3M (MMM) 25.3x, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 12.6x, Dover (DOV) 24.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pitney Bowes (PBI) is cheapest (3M (MMM) 19.8x, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 9.7x, Dover (DOV) 19.5x). 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: 3M (MMM) +1.7%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) -5.3%, Dover (DOV) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

3M (MMM) has the highest net margin (3M (MMM) 14.0%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 10.0%, Dover (DOV) 13.5%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (3M (MMM) 22.0%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) -33.8%, Dover (DOV) 10.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pitney Bowes (PBI) returned the most: 3M (MMM) +1.1%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) +48.8%, Dover (DOV) +9.9%. Over five years, Pitney Bowes (PBI) compounded fastest (3M (MMM) +2.8%/yr, Pitney Bowes (PBI) +19.6%/yr, Dover (DOV) +3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pitney Bowes (PBI) has the highest dividend yield: 3M (MMM) 0.02%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 0.02%, Dover (DOV) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dover (DOV) has been the steadiest (3M (MMM) 25.6%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 34.3%, Dover (DOV) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pitney Bowes (PBI) leads on 7. 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.