MTD vs DOV vs ROK Stock Comparison

Mettler Toledo International, Dover and Rockwell Automation Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOV DOVER Corp
$206.21 +7.5% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$27.99B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$439.20 +1.1% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$49.38B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rockwell Automation leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Rockwell Automation 6, Dover 3, Mettler Toledo International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTDDOVROKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.28B $27.99B $49.38B ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.9x 24.0x 41.1x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.5x 20.2x 35.1x DOV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +8.2% +11.3% ROK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.9% — 13.4% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 47.1% — 21.0% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x — 1.3x ROK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.8% +15.9% +21.5% ROK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +4.1%/yr +6.6%/yr ROK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 24.9% 31.3% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 40/100 53/100 ROK

Percentile Scorecard

MTDDOVROK

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

AxisMTDDOVROK
Valuation 12 #178 of 203 45 #113 of 203 16 #170 of 203
Growth 38 #117 of 188 45 #104 of 188 50 #94 of 188
Profitability 100 #1 of 183 – 96 #9 of 183
Financial Health 24 #166 of 217 – 32 #147 of 217
Shareholder Returns 80 #32 of 153 32 #105 of 153 72 #44 of 153
Overall 51 40 53
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTDDOVROKSPY
1 month +11.5%+7.5%+1.1% -0.2%
3 months +21.3%+1.6%-6.8% +3.9%
6 months +33.5%-8.0%+9.4% +8.2%
Year to date +20.9%+5.6%+12.9% +12.9%
1 year +18.8%+15.9%+21.5% +12.3%
3 years +72.7%+60.6%+67.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.0%+17.1%+18.8% +23.3%
5 years +14.0%+22.0%+37.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.7%+4.1%+6.6% +10.9%
10 years +323.9%+278.2%+271.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.5%+14.2%+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTDDOVROKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%24.9%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%25.2%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.931.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.640.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-36.3%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-11.6%-11.3% -1.2%
52-week high $1,685.92$233.31$495.08 $779.14
52-week low $1,025.53$177.96$348.51 $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.

MultipleMTDDOVROK
P/E now vs peer median 37.5xmedian 25.2x 23.8xmedian 25.2x 40.6xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 1.9x 3.2xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 24.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.3xmedian 21.7x 21.7xmedian 21.7x 32.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2,851xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x 14.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 5.42median 1.32 4.18median 1.32 -9.25median 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 monthsMTDDOVROK
Revenue $4.13B $8.58B $8.97B
Gross profit $2.49B $3.40B $4.41B
Operating income $1.23B – $1.77B
Net income $905.61M – $1.20B
Free cash flow $863.97M – $1.50B
R&D $208.01M – $716.00M
EPS (diluted) $44.91 $8.60 $10.76
Cash & equivalents $51.40M – $479.00M
Total debt $2.11B – $13.81B
Shares (diluted) 20.17M 135.55M 111.60M
Enterprise value $34.04B $27.99B $47.56B

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
MetricMTDDOVROK
P/E 37.5x 23.8x 40.6x
P/FCF 42.3x 21.7x 32.4x
P/Operating cash flow 37.5x 19.7x 28.2x
P/S 8.8x 3.2x 5.4x
P/B 2,851x – 14.0x
P/Tangible book -144.2x – 17.5x
EV/EBITDA 28.4x – 24.6x
EV/EBIT 31.4x – 29.1x
EV/Revenue 9.3x 3.2x 5.7x
EV/FCF 44.7x – 34.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.6x 19.7x 29.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.42 4.18 -9.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTDDOVROK
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 8.2% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 4.1% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 8.3% 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 6.1% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.3% – -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% – 23.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – -5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.2% -47.2% 25.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 5.7% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.5% 14.3% 13.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 12.1% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.9% – 13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTDDOVROK
Gross margin 60.3% – 49.1%
EBITDA margin 32.9% – 23.3%
Operating margin 29.7% – 19.7%
Pretax margin 26.5% – 14.7%
Net margin 21.9% – 13.4%
FCF margin 20.9% – 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 23.6% 16.4% 19.3%
Return on equity – – 30.9%
Return on assets 24.7% – 9.8%
Return on invested capital 47.1% – 21.0%
Return on capital employed 49.8% – 23.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTDDOVROK
Debt / assets 57.5% – 29.4%
Debt / equity 164.7x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF 2.4x – 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 99.7% – 68.5%
Equity / assets 0.3% – 31.5%
Interest coverage 17.7x – 12.8x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 11.95 – 5.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTDDOVROK
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 2.1% – 1.4%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 1.0% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusMTDDOVROK
Forward P/E 33.5xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 35.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $50.31FY2026 $10.22FY2026 $12.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +11.4% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.52BFY2026 $8.16BFY2026 $8.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +17.8% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTDDOVROK
Held by institutions 94.4% 91.1% 89.2%
Institutions holding 804 1,163 1,540
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% -0.3% +3.5%
Institutions buying 331 500 805
Institutions selling 324 405 437
Buyers to sellers 1.02 1.23 1.84

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.

MTDDOVROK
MTD 1.00 0.27 0.31
DOV 0.27 1.00 0.48
ROK 0.31 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTD, DOV and ROK?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $34.28B, Dover (DOV) $27.99B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $49.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTD, DOV and ROK?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 37.9x, Dover (DOV) 24.0x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 41.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dover (DOV) is cheapest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.5x, Dover (DOV) 20.2x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%, Dover (DOV) +8.2%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Automation (ROK) returned the most: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +18.8%, Dover (DOV) +15.9%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +21.5%. Over five years, Rockwell Automation (ROK) compounded fastest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.7%/yr, Dover (DOV) +4.1%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dover (DOV) has been the steadiest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%, Dover (DOV) 24.9%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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