RBC vs DOV vs MTD Stock Comparison

RBC Bearings, Dover and Mettler Toledo International 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
4 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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mettler Toledo International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Mettler Toledo International 4, RBC Bearings 4, Dover 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRBCDOVMTDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.88B $28.01B $36.84B MTD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.7x 24.0x 37.8x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.7x 20.4x 33.8x DOV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.3% +8.2% +6.9% RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% — 21.9% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — 47.1% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — 1.5x RBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.7% +15.7% +21.0% MTD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +4.2%/yr +2.8%/yr RBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 24.9% 33.0% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 42/100 51/100 RBC

Percentile Scorecard

RBCDOVMTD

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

AxisRBCDOVMTD
Valuation 15 #172 of 203 47 #109 of 203 13 #177 of 203
Growth 90 #19 of 188 46 #103 of 188 37 #118 of 188
Profitability 77 #43 of 184 – 100 #1 of 184
Financial Health 71 #64 of 217 – 24 #165 of 217
Shareholder Returns 18 #126 of 153 34 #102 of 153 82 #28 of 153
Overall 54 42 51
  • RBC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRBCDOVMTDSPY
1 month -4.0%+8.7%+10.0% +0.9%
3 months -12.0%+5.0%+22.3% +5.9%
6 months -17.1%-6.4%+37.0% +8.5%
Year to date +8.1%+6.5%+21.9% +13.3%
1 year +18.7%+15.7%+21.0% +12.4%
3 years +124.2%+62.0%+74.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +30.9%+17.4%+20.3% +23.5%
5 years +107.1%+23.0%+14.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +15.7%+4.2%+2.8% +11.0%
10 years +591.1%+280.0%+324.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +21.3%+14.3%+15.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRBCDOVMTDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%24.9%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.2%25.2%34.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.130.930.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.660.630.64 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-36.3%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.3%-10.9%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $648.89$233.31$1,699.16 $779.14
52-week low $406.45$178.03$1,025.53 $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.

MultipleRBCDOVMTD
P/E now vs peer median 47.7xmedian 25.4x 24.0xmedian 25.4x 37.8xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 8.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x 28.6xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.2xmedian 21.8x 21.7xmedian 21.8x 42.6xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 2,873xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.03median 1.41 4.21median 1.41 5.46median 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 monthsRBCDOVMTD
Revenue $1.95B $8.58B $4.13B
Gross profit $882.80M $3.40B $2.49B
Operating income $460.70M – $1.23B
Net income $320.60M – $905.61M
Free cash flow $385.20M – $863.97M
R&D – – $208.01M
EPS (diluted) $10.11 $8.60 $44.91
Cash & equivalents $124.50M – $51.40M
Total debt $806.20M – $2.11B
Shares (diluted) 31.71M 135.55M 20.17M
Enterprise value $15.50B $28.01B $36.60B

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
MetricRBCDOVMTD
P/E 47.7x 24.0x 37.8x
P/FCF 41.2x 21.7x 42.6x
P/Operating cash flow 34.0x 19.9x 37.8x
P/S 8.1x 3.3x 8.9x
P/B 4.6x – 2,873x
P/Tangible book 7.5x – -145.4x
EV/EBITDA 27.7x – 28.6x
EV/EBIT 35.9x – 31.6x
EV/Revenue 8.5x 3.3x 9.4x
EV/FCF 43.0x – 45.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.4x 19.9x 39.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.03 4.21 5.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRBCDOVMTD
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.3% 8.2% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 4.1% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% 8.3% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 6.1% 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.3% – 6.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% – 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.6% – 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.4% – 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.3% -47.2% 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 5.7% 6.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.8% 14.3% 2.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 12.1% 0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.3% – 1.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.3% – 0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRBCDOVMTD
Gross margin 45.2% – 60.3%
EBITDA margin 30.6% – 32.9%
Operating margin 23.6% – 29.7%
Pretax margin 21.1% – 26.5%
Net margin 16.4% – 21.9%
FCF margin 19.7% – 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 23.9% 16.4% 23.6%
Return on equity 9.4% – –
Return on assets 6.2% – 24.7%
Return on invested capital 8.4% – 47.1%
Return on capital employed 9.9% – 49.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRBCDOVMTD
Debt / assets 15.5% – 57.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 164.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – 1.5x
Debt / FCF 2.1x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 33.4% – 99.7%
Equity / assets 66.6% – 0.3%
Interest coverage 4.4x – 17.7x
Current ratio 2.5x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 6.83 – 12.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRBCDOVMTD
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 2.0%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 1.0% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusRBCDOVMTD
Forward P/E 34.7xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 33.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.97FY2026 $10.22FY2026 $50.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.4% +11.4% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.00BFY2026 $8.16BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.8%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.1% +17.8% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRBCDOVMTD
Held by institutions 95.3% 91.1% 94.4%
Institutions holding 685 1,163 804
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -0.3% +3.1%
Institutions buying 360 500 331
Institutions selling 240 405 324
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.23 1.02

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.

RBCDOVMTD
RBC 1.00 0.55 0.25
DOV 0.55 1.00 0.27
MTD 0.25 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RBC, DOV and MTD?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) is the largest by market capitalisation: RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.88B, Dover (DOV) $28.01B, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $36.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, RBC, DOV and MTD?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (RBC Bearings (RBC) 47.7x, Dover (DOV) 24.0x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 37.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dover (DOV) is cheapest (RBC Bearings (RBC) 34.7x, Dover (DOV) 20.4x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.8x). 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%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (RBC Bearings (RBC) 16.4%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (RBC Bearings (RBC) 8.4%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mettler Toledo International (MTD) returned the most: RBC Bearings (RBC) +18.7%, Dover (DOV) +15.7%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +21.0%. Over five years, RBC Bearings (RBC) compounded fastest (RBC Bearings (RBC) +15.7%/yr, Dover (DOV) +4.2%/yr, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%, Dover (DOV) 1.00%. RBC Bearings (RBC) and Mettler Toledo International (MTD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dover (DOV) has been the steadiest (RBC Bearings (RBC) 28.3%, Dover (DOV) 24.9%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads on 4. 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.