Dover (DOV) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Dover (DOV) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 8.34% in Q2 2026, down 9.42 percentage points from 17.77% a year earlier but up 0.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Dover (DOV) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Dover reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 8.44%, down 14.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +0.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 22.61% in FY2024 (+13.11 pp), 9.50% in FY2023 (-0.50 pp), 10.00% in FY2022 (-1.49 pp) and 11.49% in FY2021 (+3.82 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has ranged from 8.15% in Q4 2025 to 22.09% in Q4 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.27 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 12.53 percentage points in Q4 2024, against a drop of 13.94 percentage points in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 8.18% (Q1 2026), 8.15% (Q4 2025) and 16.91% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 315.73 Bn | 287.43 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 10.94% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 182.70 Bn | 177.41 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 11.93% |
| 3 | Deere | 174.18 Bn | 182.94 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Eaton | 142.17 Bn | 139.40 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 6.89% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 110.97 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 11.86% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.14 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 6.12% |
| 7 | 3M | 89.64 Bn | 72.05 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 9.76% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.53 Bn | 75.09 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 19.50% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.79 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 11.82% |
| 10 | Dover | 26.83 Bn | 20.20 Bn | 880.61 Mn | 8.34% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.34% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.56% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.66% |
API Access
Dover Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DOV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "DOV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DOV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();