RBC vs DOV vs AME Stock Comparison

RBC Bearings, Dover and Ametek Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$484.54 -4.0% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.88B
P/E
47.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
DOV DOVER Corp
$207.99 +8.7% 1M +15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$28.01B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
1.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins
AME Ametek Inc/
$248.29 -1.4% 1M +34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$56.92B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.86B
Div. yield
0.54%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionRBCDOVAMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.88B $28.01B $56.92B AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.7x 24.0x 36.1x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.7x 20.4x 30.3x DOV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.3% +8.2% +12.7% RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% — 20.0% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — 12.8% AME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — 0.6x AME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.00% 0.54% DOV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.7% +15.7% +34.1% AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +4.2%/yr +13.4%/yr RBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 24.9% 23.9% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 42/100 63/100 AME

Percentile Scorecard

RBCDOVAME

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

AxisRBCDOVAME
Valuation 15 #172 of 203 47 #109 of 203 18 #166 of 203
Growth 90 #19 of 188 46 #103 of 188 62 #73 of 188
Profitability 77 #43 of 184 – 94 #12 of 184
Financial Health 71 #64 of 217 – 70 #65 of 217
Shareholder Returns 18 #126 of 153 34 #102 of 153 70 #47 of 153
Overall 54 42 63
  • RBC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AME ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRBCDOVAMESPY
1 month -4.0%+8.7%-1.4% +0.9%
3 months -12.0%+5.0%+5.5% +5.9%
6 months -17.1%-6.4%+9.0% +8.5%
Year to date +8.1%+6.5%+20.9% +13.3%
1 year +18.7%+15.7%+34.1% +12.4%
3 years +124.2%+62.0%+78.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +30.9%+17.4%+21.3% +23.5%
5 years +107.1%+23.0%+87.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +15.7%+4.2%+13.4% +11.0%
10 years +591.1%+280.0%+462.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +21.3%+14.3%+18.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRBCDOVAMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%24.9%23.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.2%25.2%22.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.130.930.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.660.631.43 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-36.3%-27.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.3%-10.9%-4.0% -0.9%
52-week high $648.89$233.31$258.54 $779.14
52-week low $406.45$178.03$184.19 $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.

MultipleRBCDOVAME
P/E now vs peer median 47.7xmedian 25.4x 24.0xmedian 25.4x 36.1xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 7.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x 23.8xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.2xmedian 21.8x 21.7xmedian 21.8x 31.2xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 5.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.03median 1.41 4.21median 1.41 4.15median 1.41

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 monthsRBCDOVAME
Revenue $1.95B $8.58B $7.86B
Gross profit $882.80M $3.40B $2.86B
Operating income $460.70M – $2.04B
Net income $320.60M – $1.58B
Free cash flow $385.20M – $1.82B
EPS (diluted) $10.11 $8.60 $6.86
Cash & equivalents $124.50M – $495.45M
Total debt $806.20M – $2.04B
Shares (diluted) 31.71M 135.55M 229.86M
Enterprise value $15.50B $28.01B $55.05B

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
MetricRBCDOVAME
P/E 47.7x 24.0x 36.1x
P/FCF 41.2x 21.7x 31.2x
P/Operating cash flow 34.0x 19.9x 29.0x
P/S 8.1x 3.3x 7.2x
P/B 4.6x – 5.1x
P/Tangible book 7.5x – 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 27.7x – 23.8x
EV/EBIT 35.9x – 28.7x
EV/Revenue 8.5x 3.3x 7.4x
EV/FCF 43.0x – 32.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.4x 19.9x 29.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.03 4.21 4.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRBCDOVAME
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.3% 8.2% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 4.1% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% 8.3% 13.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 6.1% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.3% – 11.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% – 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.6% – 9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.4% – 8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.3% -47.2% 10.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 5.7% 8.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.8% 14.3% 8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 12.1% 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.3% – 8.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.3% – 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRBCDOVAME
Gross margin 45.2% – 36.4%
EBITDA margin 30.6% – 31.2%
Operating margin 23.6% – 25.9%
Pretax margin 21.1% – 24.3%
Net margin 16.4% – 20.0%
FCF margin 19.7% – 23.2%
Operating cash flow margin 23.9% 16.4% 24.9%
Return on equity 9.4% – 14.2%
Return on assets 6.2% – 9.6%
Return on invested capital 8.4% – 12.8%
Return on capital employed 9.9% – 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRBCDOVAME
Debt / assets 15.5% – 12.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – 0.6x
Debt / FCF 2.1x – 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 33.4% – 32.1%
Equity / assets 66.6% – 67.9%
Interest coverage 4.4x – 21.1x
Current ratio 2.5x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.83 – 8.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRBCDOVAME
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 1.0% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 16.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 11.3%

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.

ConsensusRBCDOVAME
Forward P/E 34.7xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 30.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.97FY2026 $10.22FY2026 $8.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.4% +11.4% +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.00BFY2026 $8.16BFY2026 $7.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.8%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.1% +17.8% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRBCDOVAME
Held by institutions 95.3% 91.1% 89.6%
Institutions holding 685 1,163 1,195
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -0.3% +2.3%
Institutions buying 360 500 615
Institutions selling 240 405 399
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.23 1.54

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.

RBCDOVAME
RBC 1.00 0.55 0.65
DOV 0.55 1.00 0.61
AME 0.65 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RBC, DOV and AME?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.88B, Dover (DOV) $28.01B, Ametek (AME) $56.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, RBC, DOV and AME?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (RBC Bearings (RBC) 47.7x, Dover (DOV) 24.0x, Ametek (AME) 36.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dover (DOV) is cheapest (RBC Bearings (RBC) 34.7x, Dover (DOV) 20.4x, Ametek (AME) 30.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

RBC Bearings (RBC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.3%, Dover (DOV) +8.2%, Ametek (AME) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (RBC Bearings (RBC) 16.4%, Ametek (AME) 20.0%). On return on invested capital, Ametek (AME) leads (RBC Bearings (RBC) 8.4%, Ametek (AME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: RBC Bearings (RBC) +18.7%, Dover (DOV) +15.7%, Ametek (AME) +34.1%. Over five years, RBC Bearings (RBC) compounded fastest (RBC Bearings (RBC) +15.7%/yr, Dover (DOV) +4.2%/yr, Ametek (AME) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dover (DOV) has the highest dividend yield: RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%, Dover (DOV) 1.00%, Ametek (AME) 0.54%. RBC Bearings (RBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (RBC Bearings (RBC) 28.3%, Dover (DOV) 24.9%, Ametek (AME) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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