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Dover profit margin DOV

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.

Net margin, 12 months
13.5%
Operating margin, 12 months
16.9%
Net margin on a year earlier
−15.8 pts
Peer median
11.6%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Dover kept 13.5% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 16.9% and a gross margin of 39.6%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 11.8%.

The median for 10 industrial machinery stocks of a similar size is 11.6%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY202513.5%17.0%39.8%
FY202434.8%15.6%38.2%
FY202312.8%16.1%36.8%
FY202212.5%16.2%36.0%
FY202114.2%16.2%37.6%
FY202010.2%14.0%37.0%
FY20199.5%13.7%36.7%
FY20188.2%12.1%36.6%
FY201711.9%12.4%37.1%
FY20167.5%10.5%36.4%
FY201512.5%13.2%36.9%
FY201410.0%15.7%38.4%
FY201314.0%16.2%38.8%
FY201210.0%15.6%38.3%
FY201112.1%15.3%38.6%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY2613.5%−15.8 pts16.9%
Q1 FY2613.3%−16.4 pts16.7%
Q4 FY2513.5%−21.3 pts17.0%
Q3 FY2528.4%+8.7 pts16.7%
Q2 FY2529.3%+10.3 pts16.3%
Q1 FY2529.7%+11.6 pts16.2%
Q4 FY2434.8%+22.0 pts15.6%
Q3 FY2419.7%+7.3 pts16.0%
Q2 FY2419.0%+7.0 pts16.1%
Q1 FY2418.1%+5.6 pts15.8%
Q4 FY2312.8%+0.3 pts16.1%
Q3 FY2312.4%−1.6 pts16.0%

Against its peers

Companies in Industrial - Machinery nearest Dover's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
DOVDover13.5%
XYLXylem11.2%
IRIngersoll Rand12.1%
OTISOtis Worldwide10.2%
SYMSymbotic0.5%
NDSNNordson18.6%
ITTITT8.9%
IEXIDEX14.5%
CARRCarrier Global5.5%
ROKRockwell Automation13.4%
RBCRBC Bearings INC16.4%
Peer median11.6%

Where Dover ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.