TTM
39.5%
YoY change
+1.57pp
Trough year (1991)
31.9%
Peak year (1997)
40.4%
Latest annual
39.8%
Gross Margin history chart for Dover (DOV) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 39.8%
Gross Margin change chart for Dover (DOV) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: +1.57pp
Gross Margin history table for Dover (DOV) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 39.8% | +1.57pp | ||
| 2024 | 38.2% | +0.88pp | ||
| 2023 | 37.3% | +0.28pp | ||
| 2022 | 37.0% | -0.53pp | ||
| 2021 | 37.6% | +0.54pp | ||
| 2020 | 37.0% | +0.29pp | ||
| 2019 | 36.7% | +0.12pp | ||
| 2018 | 36.6% | -0.47pp | ||
| 2017 | 37.1% | +0.22pp | ||
| 2016 | 36.9% | -0.06pp | ||
| 2015 | 36.9% | -1.45pp | ||
| 2014 | 38.4% | -0.47pp | ||
| 2013 | 38.8% | -0.10pp | ||
| 2012 | 38.9% | +0.33pp | ||
| 2011 | 38.6% | -1.05pp | ||
| 2010 | 39.7% | +3.31pp | ||
| 2009 | 36.3% | +0.28pp | ||
| 2008 | 36.1% | -0.21pp | ||
| 2007 | 36.3% | -0.19pp | ||
| 2006 | 36.5% | +0.80pp | ||
| 2005 | 35.7% | -0.08pp | ||
| 2004 | 35.7% | +1.30pp | ||
| 2003 | 34.5% | +1.62pp | ||
| 2002 | 32.8% | +0.79pp | ||
| 2001 | 32.0% | -4.69pp | ||
| 2000 | 36.7% | +0.43pp | ||
| 1999 | 36.3% | -3.76pp | ||
| 1998 | 40.1% | -0.33pp | ||
| 1997 | 40.4% | +1.55pp | ||
| 1996 | 38.8% | +4.43pp | ||
| 1995 | 34.4% | +0.60pp | ||
| 1994 | 33.8% | +0.51pp | ||
| 1993 | 33.3% | +0.41pp | ||
| 1992 | 32.9% | +0.98pp | ||
| 1991 | 31.9% | -2.96pp | ||
| 1990 | 34.9% | +1.01pp | ||
| 1989 | 33.9% | -0.09pp | ||
| 1988 | 34.0% | -0.87pp | ||
| 1987 | 34.8% | +2.31pp | ||
| 1986 | 32.5% | +0.29pp | ||
| 1985 | 32.2% | — |
- 202539.8%+1.57pp
- 202438.2%+0.88pp
- 202337.3%+0.28pp
- 202237.0%-0.53pp
- 202137.6%+0.54pp
- 202037.0%+0.29pp
- 201936.7%+0.12pp
- 201836.6%-0.47pp
- 201737.1%+0.22pp
- 201636.9%-0.06pp
- 201536.9%-1.45pp
- 201438.4%-0.47pp
- 201338.8%-0.10pp
- 201238.9%+0.33pp
- 201138.6%-1.05pp
- 201039.7%+3.31pp
- 200936.3%+0.28pp
- 200836.1%-0.21pp
- 200736.3%-0.19pp
- 200636.5%+0.80pp
- 200535.7%-0.08pp
- 200435.7%+1.30pp
- 200334.5%+1.62pp
- 200232.8%+0.79pp
- 200132.0%-4.69pp
- 200036.7%+0.43pp
- 199936.3%-3.76pp
- 199840.1%-0.33pp
- 199740.4%+1.55pp
- 199638.8%+4.43pp
- 199534.4%+0.60pp
- 199433.8%+0.51pp
- 199333.3%+0.41pp
- 199232.9%+0.98pp
- 199131.9%-2.96pp
- 199034.9%+1.01pp
- 198933.9%-0.09pp
- 198834.0%-0.87pp
- 198734.8%+2.31pp
- 198632.5%+0.29pp
- 198532.2%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Dover's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Dover (DOV)
According to Dover's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 39.5%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Dover (DOV) reported gross margin of 39.77% – expanded 1.6 percentage points year-over-year.
Across the available history, gross margin reached its high of 40.40% in 1997 and its low of 31.93% in 1991.
Dover Gross Margin by Year
Dover Gross Margin 2025: 39.8%
Dover gross margin in 2025 was 39.77%, expanded 1.6 percentage points from 2024.
Dover Gross Margin 2024: 38.2%
2024's gross margin for Dover came in at 38.20%, expanded 0.9 percentage points from 2023.
Dover Gross Margin 2023: 37.3%
Dover posted gross margin of 37.32% in 2023, expanded 0.3 percentage points from 2022.
Dover Gross Margin 2022: 37.0%
In 2022, Dover reported gross margin of 37.03%, contracted 0.5 percentage points from 2021.
Dover Gross Margin 2021: 37.6%
Dover gross margin in 2021 was 37.56%.
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Sector peers by Gross Margin
Industrials peers of Dover (DOV), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 45.7% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 35.1% | |
| 34.8% | |
| 32.5% | |
| 20.2% | |
| 4.8% |
- 45.7%
- 35.1%
- 34.8%
- 32.5%
- 20.2%
- 4.8%
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