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Dover (DOV) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Dover Corporation (DOV - Free Report) reported $2.05 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 10.1%. EPS of $2.28 for the same period compares to $2.05 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.01 billion, representing a surprise of +2.09%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +0.29%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.27.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Dover performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenue- Engineered Products: $266.64 million versus $264.41 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.7% change.
  • Revenue- Clean Energy & Fueling: $554.81 million compared to the $521.8 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +13% year over year.
  • Revenue- Climate & Sustainability Technologies: $411.06 million compared to the $387.31 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +18.2% year over year.
  • Revenue- Pumps & Process Solutions: $537.81 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $540.78 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9%.
  • Revenue- Intersegment eliminations: $-2.12 million compared to the $-1.56 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +64.5% year over year.
  • Revenue- Imaging & Identification: $285.42 million versus $295.37 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.9% change.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Engineered Products: $50.48 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $55.06 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Clean Energy & Fueling: $107.59 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $99.68 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Climate & Sustainability Technologies: $72.06 million compared to the $70.9 million average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Pumps & Process Solutions: $183.5 million versus $174.02 million estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Imaging & Identification: $81.67 million versus $83.53 million estimated by four analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for Dover here>>>

Shares of Dover have returned +0.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +9.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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