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Dover (DOV) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.88 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Dover Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Dover's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $450 Mil. Dover's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $2,704 Mil. Dover's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $1,674 Mil. Dover's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.88.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

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

DOV' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.37   Med: 2.52   Max: 3.38
Current: 1.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Dover was 3.38. The lowest was 1.37. And the median was 2.52.

DOV's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
55.78% of 2291 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.71 vs DOV: 1.37

Dover Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dover's Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Dover Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.67 1.84 2.43 2.36 1.42

Dover Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.37 1.07 1.68 1.69 1.88

Competitive Comparison of Dover's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Dover's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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Dover Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Dover's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(449.702 + 2704.251) / 2226.029
=1.42

Dover's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(449.702 + 2704.251) / 1674.468
=1.88

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) EBITDA data.


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

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


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Dover Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Dover Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3005 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, IL, USA, 60515
Founded in 1955 by George Ohrstrom, Dover has become an industrial behemoth through the acquisition of dozens of esteemed brands. The company is organized into five segments through which it designs and manufactures highly engineered components, such as vehicle repair, factory automation, welding, aerospace, fuel dispensing, printing, liquid handling, refrigeration, and can-making equipment. It has operations around the globe but generates over half of its revenue in the United States.
Executives
Ivonne M Cabrera officer: SVP and General Counsel 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
Brad M Cerepak officer: Senior Vice President and CFO C/O DOVER CORPORATION, 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Richard J Tobin director, officer: CEO and President 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Stephen M. Todd director C/O DOVER CORPORATION, 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 606515
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
Kristiane C Graham director 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
James M Moran officer: Vice President, Treasurer 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
Deborah L Dehaas director 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515