P/E ratio for Dover (DOV)

P/E ratio history for Dover from 2001 to 2023

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
Illinois Tool Works ITW	24.6	-3.56%	🇺🇸 USA
IDEX IEX	24.9	-2.29%	🇺🇸 USA
Parker-Hannifin PH	32.5	27.34%	🇺🇸 USA
Flowserve FLS	25.0	-2.09%	🇺🇸 USA
Ingersoll Rand IR	48.1	88.83%	🇮🇪 Ireland
NOV NOV	12.5	-50.87%	🇺🇸 USA
General Electric GE	21.1	-17.14%	🇺🇸 USA
Zebra Technologies ZBRA	37.8	48.45%	🇺🇸 USA
Danaher DHR	34.4	35.09%	🇺🇸 USA
Curtiss-Wright CW	34.9	37.06%	🇺🇸 USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.