Dover (DOV) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.72 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Dover's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $517 Mil. Dover's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,165 Mil. Dover's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,107 Mil. Dover's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.72.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dover's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

DOV' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.72 Med: 0.86 Max: 1.14
Current: 0.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Dover was 1.14. The lowest was 0.72. And the median was 0.86.

DOV's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
78.01% of 2619 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 0.29 vs DOV: 0.72

Dover Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dover's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Dover Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

1.07

0.97

0.79

0.91

0.72

Dover Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																0.91	0.78	0.73	0.65	0.72

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Dover's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Dover Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Dover's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dover's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Dover Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Dover's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(517.072	+	3164.742)	/	5106.605
	=	0.72

Dover's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(517.072	+	3164.742)	/	5106.605
	=	0.72

Dover (NYSE:DOV) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Dover (DOV) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

DOV:Germany DOV:Germany

Address

3005 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, IL, USA, 60515

Website

https://www.dovercorporation.com

Dover is a diversified industrial manufacturing company with products and services that include digital printing for fast-moving consuming goods, marking and coding for the food and beverage industry, loaders for the waste collection industry, pumps for the transport of fluids, including petroleum and natural gas, and commercial refrigerators used in groceries and convenience stores. Most of the business operates in the United States. After the spinoff of Apergy, the company operates through five segments: engineered systems, clean energy and fueling solutions, imaging and identification, pumps and process solutions, and climate and sustainability technologies equipment.

Executives

Brad M Cerepak	officer: Senior Vice President and CFO	C/O DOVER CORPORATION, 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Anthony K Kosinski	officer: Vice President, Tax	3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Marc A Howze	director	DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Danita K Ostling	director	1665 UTICA AVENUE, ST. LOUIS PARK MN 55416
Michael Mark Manley	director	1000 CHRYSLER DRIVE, CIMS 485-09-96, AUBURN HILLS MI 48326
David J. Malinas	officer: SVP, Operations	36411 SOUTH PARK DRIVE, AVON OH 44011
Richard J Tobin	director, officer: CEO and President	3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Kristiane C Graham	director	C/O DOVER CORPORATION, 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Ivonne M Cabrera	officer: SVP and General Counsel	C/O DOVER CORPORATION, 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Kimberly Bors	officer: SVP, Human Resources	C/O DOVER CORPORATION, 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Ryan Paulson	officer: VP, Controller	3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
James M Moran	officer: Vice President, Treasurer	C/O DOVER CORPORATION, 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Girish Juneja	officer: SVP, Chief Digital Officer	3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Deborah L Dehaas	director	3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Mary A Winston	director	557 BROADWAY, C/O SCHOLASTIC CORP, NEW YORK NY 10012