MTD vs ROK vs DOV Stock Comparison

Mettler Toledo International, Rockwell Automation and Dover Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$429.70 -1.0% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$48.98B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
DOV DOVER Corp
$202.49 +5.6% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.68B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 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.

QuestionMTDROKDOVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.94B $48.98B $27.68B ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.5x 40.8x 23.7x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.2x 34.4x 19.8x DOV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +11.3% +8.2% 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 +16.5% +20.5% +14.1% ROK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +6.5%/yr +4.1%/yr ROK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 31.3% 24.9% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 54/100 41/100 ROK

Percentile Scorecard

MTDROKDOV

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

AxisMTDROKDOV
Valuation 11 #180 of 203 15 #173 of 203 47 #109 of 203
Growth 39 #115 of 187 52 #91 of 187 46 #102 of 187
Profitability 100 #1 of 185 95 #11 of 185 –
Financial Health 24 #167 of 219 33 #148 of 219 –
Shareholder Returns 80 #31 of 153 75 #39 of 153 32 #104 of 153
Overall 51 54 41
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTDROKDOVSPY
1 month +10.5%-1.0%+5.6% -0.8%
3 months +24.9%-7.8%-1.6% +3.5%
6 months +31.1%+5.6%-10.5% +7.0%
Year to date +19.8%+10.4%+3.7% +12.2%
1 year +16.5%+20.5%+14.1% +13.0%
3 years +71.1%+64.0%+57.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.6%+17.9%+16.4% +23.1%
5 years +14.3%+37.0%+22.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.7%+6.5%+4.1% +11.0%
10 years +318.1%+256.2%+265.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.4%+13.5%+13.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMTDROKDOVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%31.3%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%31.8%25.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.821.400.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.660.57 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-45.6%-36.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-13.2%-13.2% -1.8%
52-week high $1,685.52$495.08$233.31 $779.14
52-week low $1,025.53$348.51$177.96 $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.

MultipleMTDROKDOV
P/E now vs peer median 37.1xmedian 26.0x 39.7xmedian 26.0x 23.4xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x 3.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 14.0x 24.1xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 21.4x 31.7xmedian 21.4x 21.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2,825xmedian 2.2x 13.6xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.37median 1.26 -9.05median 1.26 4.10median 1.26

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 monthsMTDROKDOV
Revenue $4.13B $8.97B $8.58B
Gross profit $2.49B $4.41B $3.40B
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 $10.76 $8.60
Cash & equivalents $51.40M $479.00M –
Total debt $2.11B $13.81B –
Shares (diluted) 20.17M 111.60M 135.55M
Enterprise value $33.69B $47.17B $27.68B

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
MetricMTDROKDOV
P/E 37.1x 39.7x 23.4x
P/FCF 41.9x 31.7x 21.7x
P/Operating cash flow 37.2x 27.6x 19.3x
P/S 8.8x 5.3x 3.2x
P/B 2,825x 13.6x –
P/Tangible book -142.9x 17.1x –
EV/EBITDA 28.1x 24.1x –
EV/EBIT 31.1x 28.5x –
EV/Revenue 9.3x 5.6x 3.2x
EV/FCF 44.3x 33.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 39.3x 29.2x 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.37 -9.05 4.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTDROKDOV
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 11.3% 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 1.3% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 1.9% 8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 7.5% 6.1%
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% 25.2% -47.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -4.4% 5.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.5% 13.8% 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 22.8% 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.9% 13.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 23.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTDROKDOV
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% 19.3% 16.4%
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
MetricMTDROKDOV
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 11.90 5.88 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTDROKDOV
Dividend yield – 1.3% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 2.8% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusMTDROKDOV
Forward P/E 33.2xFY2026 34.4xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $50.31FY2026 $12.50FY2026 $10.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +12.3% +11.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.52BFY2026 $8.50BFY2026 $8.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +19.4% +17.8%

Institutional Ownership

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

MTDROKDOV
MTD 1.00 0.31 0.27
ROK 0.31 1.00 0.48
DOV 0.27 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTD, ROK and DOV?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $33.94B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $48.98B, Dover (DOV) $27.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTD, ROK and DOV?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 37.5x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 40.8x, Dover (DOV) 23.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dover (DOV) is cheapest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.2x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 34.4x, Dover (DOV) 19.8x). 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%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%, Dover (DOV) +8.2%.

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) +16.5%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +20.5%, Dover (DOV) +14.1%. Over five years, Rockwell Automation (ROK) compounded fastest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.7%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.5%/yr, Dover (DOV) +4.1%/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%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, Dover (DOV) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTD, ROK 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, 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.