Dover Corporation · DOV · FY2025 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2025

Dover: Strong margins and bookings, but tariffs pressure guidance

The supplied analysis supports a mixed but constructive view: resilient bookings, margin expansion, and secular demand in clean energy, biopharma, and thermal connectors support the growth case, while tariff exposure and lowered guidance are meaningful counterevidence.

Reported Before market openNYSEIndustrials $25.43B market cap
80quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $2.00
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $1.88B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +2.0% Event window
SPY move +2.1% Same window
Abnormal move -0.1% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.7× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +6.0% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, Dover moved from maintained guidance to modestly lowered full-year revenue and EPS guidance as tariff uncertainty became more prominent. The company still reported continued bookings growth and record margin performance, while emphasizing pricing actions, cost productivity, capacity expansion, and focused acquisitions.

Guidance delta

Management modestly lowered full-year revenue and EPS guidance because of tariff uncertainty.

Key takeaways

  • Adjusted EPS increased 19% year over year and adjusted EBITDA margin reached a record 24% in the quarter.
  • Organic bookings grew for a sixth consecutive quarter, with book-to-bill above 1 across all segments.
  • Clean energy, biopharma components, and data-center thermal connectors remained the main growth drivers.
  • Tariff exposure, especially in Chinese steel and vehicle services, led to pricing mitigation and lower full-year guidance.

Management priorities

  • Expand capacity and consolidate rooftops in the second half of 2025
  • Invest in automation and productivity to reduce fixed costs
  • Scale clean-energy, biopharma, and thermal-connector platforms
  • Pursue acquisitions in high-growth end markets

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
DOV REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $2B Q4 '23 actual $2B, miss Q1 '24 estimate $2B Q1 '24 actual $2B, beat Q2 '24 estimate $2B Q2 '24 actual $2B, beat Q3 '24 estimate $2B Q3 '24 actual $2B, miss Q2 '25 estimate $2B Q2 '25 actual $2B, beat Q3 '25 estimate $2B Q3 '25 actual $2B, miss Q4 '25 estimate $2B Q4 '25 actual $2B, beat Q1 '26 estimate $2B Q1 '26 actual $2B, beat Q2 '26 estimate $2B Q2 '26 actual $2B, miss Q3 '26 estimate $2B Q4 '26 estimate $2B Q1 '27 estimate $2B Q2 '27 estimate $2B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy28 ratings
Bullish1967.9%
Neutral932.1%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$188.83Current
$132Low
$215.77Average
$270High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 12, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
RBC Capital Sector Perform Sector PerformMaintainJul 24, 2026
BMO Capital Outperform Market PerformUpgradeJul 24, 2026
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainJun 4, 2026
Seaport Global Buy BuyMaintainApr 28, 2026
Oppenheimer Outperform OutperformMaintainApr 24, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $188.83. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Wells FargoStephen Tusa$229$187.89 +21.3%Sep 24, 2026
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$227$203.68 +20.2%Jul 24, 2026
Robert W. BairdMichael Halloran$270$197.8 +43.0%Jul 24, 2026
BMO CapitalDaniel DiCicco$240$197.8 +27.1%Jul 24, 2026
Wolfe ResearchNigel Coe$262$213.55 +38.7%Jul 9, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Dover Corporation operates as a global enterprise, supplying a wide array of industrial equipment, essential components, consumable products, replacement parts, software and digital platforms, and comprehensive support services. Its Engineered Products division delivers diverse machinery, parts, software, and solutions tailored for various industries, including automotive aftermarket service, waste management, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, heavy-duty winching and hoisting, and fluid dispensing. This segment also manufactures specific items such as manual and power clamps, rotary and linear mechanical indexers, conveyors, robotic pick-and-place units, glove ports, manipulators, and end-of-arm tooling like grippers, slides, and end effectors. The Clean Energy & Fueling segment focuses on providing components, equipment, software, and services crucial for the secure transportation of both traditional and sustainable fuels, along with other hazardous materials, throughout the supply chain.…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2025-04-10T00:01:43.729046+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-12T02:50:43.960954+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-12T02:50:43.958183+00:00

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-12. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.