Dover (DOV) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Dover (DOV) posted Return on Capital Employed of 12.62% for Q1 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from 12.6% in Q4 2025, and up 66.0% year-over-year from 7.6% in Q1 2025.

Dover (DOV) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dover's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.62% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 66.0% year-over-year to 12.62% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.62% (up 66.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.15%, up 75.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 12.62% for Q1 2026 at Dover, roughly flat from 12.6% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 16.7% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 11.92% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 13.92% and a median of 14.05% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 174 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 276 bps.
  • Dover's Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.99% in 2022, then fell by 7 bps to 14.81% in 2023, then dropped by 19 bps to 12.05% in 2024, then climbed by 5 bps to 12.6% in 2025, then climbed by 0 bps to 12.62% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DOV's Return on Capital Employed at 12.62% in Q1 2026, 12.6% in Q4 2025, and 11.94% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 8.04%
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.09%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 15.97%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 14.32%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 39.40%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 14.67%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 31.32%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 6.93%
10 Dover 27.33 Bn 25.69 Bn 798.14 Mn 12.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.62%
Dec 31, 2025 12.60%
Sep 30, 2025 11.94%
Jun 30, 2025 11.92%
Mar 31, 2025 11.96%
Dec 31, 2024 12.05%
Sep 30, 2024 13.20%
Jun 30, 2024 12.83%
Mar 31, 2024 14.05%
Dec 31, 2023 14.81%
Sep 30, 2023 14.21%
Jun 30, 2023 14.98%
Mar 31, 2023 15.52%
Dec 31, 2022 15.99%
Sep 30, 2022 16.70%
Jun 30, 2022 15.80%
Mar 31, 2022 15.46%
Dec 31, 2021 16.22%
Sep 30, 2021 16.04%
Jun 30, 2021 15.62%