RBC vs DOV vs ROK Stock Comparison

RBC Bearings, Dover and Rockwell Automation Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RBC RBC Bearings INC
$478.28 -6.7% 1M +11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.67B
P/E
42.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.02B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins
DOV DOVER Corp
$212.64 +11.1% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$28.28B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
0.98%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$444.39 -2.4% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$49.35B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
1.24%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dover leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dover 5, Rockwell Automation 4, RBC Bearings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRBCDOVROKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.67B $28.28B $49.35B ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.6x 24.5x 41.1x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.2x 20.8x 35.6x DOV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.4% +8.2% +11.3% RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.5% 13.6% 13.4% RBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 10.7% 21.0% ROK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.8x 1.3x DOV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.98% 1.24% ROK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.9% +19.3% +23.5% ROK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +4.4%/yr +5.6%/yr RBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 25.3% 31.6% DOV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 58/100 54/100 DOV

Percentile Scorecard

RBCDOVROK

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

AxisRBCDOVROK
Valuation 16 #172 of 204 47 #109 of 204 15 #173 of 204
Growth 90 #20 of 191 47 #102 of 191 51 #95 of 191
Profitability 77 #44 of 189 78 #43 of 189 95 #10 of 189
Financial Health 74 #58 of 221 71 #65 of 221 35 #145 of 221
Shareholder Returns 17 #133 of 159 46 #86 of 159 73 #44 of 159
Overall 55 58 54
  • RBC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • DOV ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ROK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRBCDOVROKSPY
1 month -6.7%+11.1%-2.4% -1.0%
3 months -16.3%+1.1%-1.3% -0.4%
6 months -23.3%-6.4%-3.3% +4.5%
Year to date +6.7%+8.9%+14.2% +12.4%
1 year +11.9%+19.3%+23.5% +13.6%
3 years +117.0%+58.3%+68.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +29.5%+16.5%+19.0% +20.8%
5 years +101.4%+24.1%+31.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year +15.0%+4.4%+5.6% +10.4%
10 years +580.1%+301.7%+278.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +21.1%+14.9%+14.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureRBCDOVROKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%25.3%31.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%25.1%32.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.130.901.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.400.760.74 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-36.3%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.3%-8.9%-10.2% -1.6%
52-week high $648.89$233.31$495.08 $779.14
52-week low $423.39$178.03$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.

MultipleRBCDOVROK
P/E now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 25.5x 24.5xmedian 25.5x 41.1xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 5.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 14.4x 16.1xmedian 14.4x 24.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.3xmedian 23.3x 23.8xmedian 23.3x 32.8xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x 14.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.66median 1.16 4.16median 1.16 -9.36median 1.16

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 monthsRBCDOVROK
Revenue $2.02B $8.58B $8.97B
Gross profit $921.20M $3.40B $4.41B
Operating income $494.50M $1.46B $1.77B
Net income $354.40M $1.17B $1.20B
Free cash flow $399.20M $1.19B $1.50B
R&D – – $716.00M
EPS (diluted) $11.17 $8.65 $10.76
Cash & equivalents $89.30M $1.69B $479.00M
Total debt $710.50M $3.26B $3.26B
Shares (diluted) 31.71M 134.88M 111.60M
Enterprise value $15.29B $21.51B $47.54B

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
MetricRBCDOVROK
P/E 42.6x 24.5x 41.1x
P/FCF 39.3x 23.8x 32.8x
P/Operating cash flow 32.3x 20.1x 28.5x
P/S 7.7x 3.3x 5.5x
P/B 4.4x 3.7x 14.1x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 4.7x 17.7x
EV/EBITDA 25.8x 16.1x 24.9x
EV/EBIT 32.9x 20.4x 29.4x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 3.5x 5.8x
EV/FCF 40.8x 25.1x 34.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.6x 21.2x 30.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.66 4.16 -9.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRBCDOVROK
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.4% 8.2% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 4.1% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.6% 8.3% 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 6.1% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.4% 10.5% -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 6.0% 2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.8% -48.1% 23.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 4.4% -5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.9% -46.9% 25.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 5.9% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.3% 14.3% 13.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 12.1% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 17.1% 13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.1% 12.8% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRBCDOVROK
Gross margin 45.5% 39.7% 49.1%
EBITDA margin 31.2% 21.6% 23.3%
Operating margin 24.4% 17.0% 19.7%
Pretax margin 22.3% 16.9% 14.7%
Net margin 17.5% 13.6% 13.4%
FCF margin 19.7% 13.9% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 24.0% 16.4% 19.3%
Return on equity 10.1% 15.2% 30.9%
Return on assets 6.8% 8.5% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 10.7% 21.0%
Return on capital employed 10.3% 13.1% 23.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRBCDOVROK
Debt / assets 13.7% 23.9% 29.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.8x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 2.7x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 44.2% 68.5%
Equity / assets 68.6% 55.8% 31.5%
Interest coverage 4.1x 12.7x 12.8x
Current ratio 3.1x 1.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 7.18 5.52 6.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRBCDOVROK
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 3.1% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.1% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 24.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -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.

ConsensusRBCDOVROK
Forward P/E 34.2xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 35.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.97FY2026 $10.22FY2026 $12.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.4% +11.4% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.00BFY2026 $8.16BFY2026 $8.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.8%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.1% +17.8% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRBCDOVROK
Held by institutions 95.3% 91.1% 89.2%
Institutions holding 687 1,165 1,544
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -0.3% +3.5%
Institutions buying 362 501 808
Institutions selling 240 406 438
Buyers to sellers 1.51 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.

RBCDOVROK
RBC 1.00 0.54 0.52
DOV 0.54 1.00 0.48
ROK 0.52 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RBC, DOV and ROK?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.67B, Dover (DOV) $28.28B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $49.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, RBC, DOV and ROK?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (RBC Bearings (RBC) 42.6x, Dover (DOV) 24.5x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 41.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dover (DOV) is cheapest (RBC Bearings (RBC) 34.2x, Dover (DOV) 20.8x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.6x). 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) +17.4%, Dover (DOV) +8.2%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

RBC Bearings (RBC) has the highest net margin (RBC Bearings (RBC) 17.5%, Dover (DOV) 13.6%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Rockwell Automation (ROK) leads (RBC Bearings (RBC) 9.1%, Dover (DOV) 10.7%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Automation (ROK) returned the most: RBC Bearings (RBC) +11.9%, Dover (DOV) +19.3%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +23.5%. Over five years, RBC Bearings (RBC) compounded fastest (RBC Bearings (RBC) +15.0%/yr, Dover (DOV) +4.4%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has the highest dividend yield: RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%, Dover (DOV) 0.98%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 1.24%. RBC Bearings (RBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dover (DOV) has been the steadiest (RBC Bearings (RBC) 29.6%, Dover (DOV) 25.3%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RBC, 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, Dover (DOV) leads on 5. 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.