For the quarter ended March 2025, Dover Corporation (DOV) reported revenue of $1.87 billion, down 10.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.05, compared to $1.95 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.88 billion, representing a surprise of -0.93%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.02%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.99.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

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: $254.65 million compared to the $288.28 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -53.1% year over year.
• Revenue- Clean Energy & Fueling: $491.15 million compared to the $494.30 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +10.4% year over year.
• Revenue- Climate & Sustainability Technologies: $347.89 million compared to the $360.35 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -4.5% year over year.
• Revenue- Pumps & Process Solutions: $493.57 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $474.41 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6%.
• Revenue- Imaging & Identification: $280.09 million versus $277.82 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.2% change.
• Revenue- Intersegment eliminations: -$1.29 million versus -$1.01 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +19.2% change.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Engineered Products: $48.91 million compared to the $58.55 million average estimate based on four analysts.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Clean Energy & Fueling: $94.22 million compared to the $95.99 million average estimate based on four analysts.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Climate & Sustainability Technologies: $59.44 million versus $60.76 million estimated by four analysts on average.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Pumps & Process Solutions: $163.88 million versus $141.61 million estimated by four analysts on average.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Imaging & Identification: $81.67 million versus $74.88 million estimated by four analysts on average.

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Shares of Dover have returned -8.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% 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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