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Dover Corporation DOV

Dover Corporation scores average on business quality (5.7 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.

Last price$188.83Oct 9, 2026
Business qualityAverage
Next earningsOct 22, 2026
Insiders, 90 daysQuiet

Why it matters

  1. What Dover Corporation does

    Dover designs and manufactures specialized equipment and components across five operating segments, selling to industrial and commercial end-markets that rely on its pumps, valves, and fueling systems.

  2. What it does best

    Dover excels at niche equipment manufacturing, posting a gross margin of 40.1% that sits above peers like Parker-Hannifin at 37.8%. This edge stems from entrenched product lines in harsh operating environments where failure costs more than the hardware.

  3. The main risk

    Demand exposure in cyclical industrial end-markets threatens volume. If capex budgets tighten across its diverse manufacturing base, organic revenue growth of 4.5% risks stalling as customers defer equipment upgrades.

Quality, check by check

Scored against its own industry, from company filings.

ProfitabilityFair

Operating margins hold at 17.8% with an ROE of 15.0%. Profitability is stable, supported by disciplined cost control that helps translate steady gross margins into reliable cash flow.

MoatFair

Dover builds a switching-cost moat by embedding specialized machinery into customer workflows. Its gross margin sits in the 63rd sector percentile, protecting pricing power against generic rivals.

GrowthSlow

Revenue growth registers at 4.5%, hovering in the middle of the pack at the 49th sector percentile. This growth is steady but reflects a slow-moving top line compared to historical peaks.

Financial healthStrong

Interest coverage sits at 13.2x, meaning debt costs are easily managed. Free cash flow reached $1.2B, getting stronger as working capital normalizes from prior years.

Insiders

Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.

No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.

Our sealed record on DOV

Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.

The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.

Questions

Is DOV a good business?

Dover Corporation scores average on the Cluenex quality check (5.7 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is fair, moat fair, growth slow and financial health strong.

Are insiders buying DOV?

In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.

When does DOV report earnings?

Oct 22, 2026.

For members

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Cite this page: Cluenex, “Dover Corporation (DOV)”, https://cluenex.com/stocks/dov/, data as of Oct 10, 2026.