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MetricDOVDOVER CorpPHParker-Hannifin CorpITWILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INCIRIngersoll Rand Inc.Median of the restexcluding DOV
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$199.84▲ 2.70 (1.37%)
$944.61▼ 21.65 (2.24%)
$279.24▲ 2.44 (0.88%)
$79.06▲ 0.47 (0.60%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.9.0/109.0/108.7/108.0/108.7/10
Market value$27.42B$119.07B$80.59B$30.92B
Revenue$8.09B$21.50B$16.04B$7.65B
Profit$1.09B$3.65B$3.07B$581.4M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.4.5%8.3%0.9%5.7%5.7%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.39.8%37.7%44.1%43.6%43.6%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.17.0%23.6%26.3%15.0%23.6%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.13.5%17.0%19.1%7.6%17.0%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.13.8%18.2%16.9%15.9%16.9%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.14.8%23.7%95.0%5.8%23.7%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.12.1%17.6%33.1%5.2%17.6%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.25.07x32.63x26.28x53.19x32.63x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.16.59x23.38x19.29x20.88x20.88x
Price to book3.70x7.73x24.98x3.06x7.73x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.81x1.00x4.01x0.81x1.00x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/99/95/96/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafesafe

How DOV compares with the others

  • DOV's operating margin of 17.0% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (23.6%).
  • Its revenue growth of 4.5% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (5.7%).
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 25.1x against 32.6x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.8x against 1.0x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.