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

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

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

Dover has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 12.62% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 66.0% year-over-year to 12.62%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.62% (up 66.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.15%, up 75.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 12.62%, roughly flat from 12.6% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 16.7% in Q3 2022, with the low at 11.92% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 13.92% across 5 years, with a median of 14.05% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 174 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 276 bps.
  • Dover's Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.99% in 2022, then dropped by 7 bps to 14.81% in 2023, then decreased by 19 bps to 12.05% in 2024, then gained by 5 bps to 12.6% in 2025, then gained by 0 bps to 12.62% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 12.62% (Q1 2026), 12.6% (Q4 2025), and 11.94% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 7.18%
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.09%
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 15.97%
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 14.32%
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 39.40%
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 14.67%
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 31.32%
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 12.62%
10 Ingersoll Rand 28.28 Bn 27.07 Bn 792.40 Mn 6.93%

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%