Dover Corporation (DOV)
S&P 500 · Industrials · data since 1980-03-17 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+2.22%
7d
-5.59%
30d
-9.86%
YTD
+4.06%
1y
+9.48%
Dover Corporation (DOV) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.2 | 12.2 | -7.6 | 8.6 | -6.4 | 6.1 | -9.8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 8.6 | -2.1 | -11.6 | -2.9 | 4.5 | 3.1 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -6.7 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | -2.6 | 10.8 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 2.8 | -1.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.1 | -1.3 | 9.0 | -8.9 |
| 2023 | 12.1 | -0.9 | 1.4 | -3.8 | -8.4 | 10.7 | -1.1 | 1.9 | -5.9 | -6.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| 2022 | -6.4 | -7.4 | 0.0 | -15.0 | 0.8 | -9.4 | 10.2 | -6.2 | -6.7 | 12.1 | 9.0 | -4.6 |
| 2021 | -7.7 | 6.2 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 11.0 | 4.6 | -10.8 | 8.7 | -2.8 | 10.8 |
| 2020 | -1.2 | -9.3 | -18.3 | 11.6 | 4.4 | -0.7 | 6.6 | 7.2 | -1.4 | 2.2 | 10.7 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 23.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | -8.3 | 12.1 | -3.3 | -2.7 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | -5.3 | -1.9 | -5.6 | 3.7 | -5.2 | 13.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | -6.4 | 3.1 | -16.4 |
| 2017 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 0.3 | -1.8 | 5.2 | -2.8 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | -4.7 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | -9.2 | 9.2 | 3.2 |
| 2015 | -2.3 | 3.4 | -4.1 | 9.6 | 0.1 | -6.9 | -8.7 | -2.6 | -7.7 | 12.7 | 2.9 | -7.0 |
| 2014 | -10.3 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 4.3 | -5.7 | 2.9 | -8.6 | -1.1 | -2.6 | -6.8 |
| 2013 | 5.3 | 6.5 | -0.6 | -5.3 | 13.9 | -0.8 | 10.3 | -0.3 | 5.6 | 2.2 | -0.7 | 6.4 |
| 2012 | 9.2 | 1.4 | -1.7 | -0.4 | -9.2 | -5.2 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 2.9 | -2.1 | 9.8 | 3.3 |
| 2011 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -10.8 | -4.3 | -19.0 | 19.2 | -0.4 | 5.6 |
| 2010 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 11.7 | -13.5 | -6.9 | 14.8 | -6.1 | 16.6 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 6.6 |
| 2009 | -14.1 | -11.0 | 5.8 | 16.7 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 12.1 | -2.8 | 9.2 | 1.8 |
| 2008 | -12.6 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 18.4 | 9.7 | -10.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 | -17.9 | -21.6 | -5.3 | 10.4 |
| 2007 | 1.2 | -3.3 | 2.1 | -1.4 | 4.4 | 2.2 | -0.3 | -2.7 | 3.1 | -9.7 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| 2006 | 13.4 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | -1.5 | 1.2 | -4.6 | 3.5 | -2.4 | 0.1 | 6.3 | -2.5 |
| 2005 | -8.7 | 1.4 | -2.3 | -3.8 | 4.6 | -3.9 | 13.4 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -4.4 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 4.0 | -4.8 | -1.1 | 3.3 | -2.3 | 8.1 | -5.8 | -4.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | -10.3 | -2.0 | -5.1 | 18.7 | 5.9 | -1.1 | 22.2 | 4.3 | -7.0 | 10.3 | -1.2 | 3.5 |
| 2002 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | -9.1 | -4.1 | -1.7 | -16.1 | -1.7 | -11.7 | -1.2 | 24.4 | -6.2 |
| 2001 | 2.1 | -7.0 | -6.6 | 9.0 | 8.8 | -11.2 | -4.0 | -0.3 | -16.2 | 9.4 | 12.3 | 0.6 |
| 2000 | -11.2 | -4.0 | 24.1 | 6.1 | -8.3 | -12.8 | 12.9 | 7.0 | -4.0 | -9.6 | -3.3 | -0.9 |
| 1999 | -15.2 | 9.8 | -3.3 | 12.4 | 2.3 | -7.1 | 12.9 | -1.8 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| 1998 | -5.7 | 13.7 | -1.6 | 4.0 | -4.8 | -8.7 | -15.2 | -5.9 | 13.3 | 2.8 | 12.5 | 2.8 |
| 1997 | -2.0 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 15.8 | -3.0 | -1.7 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 7.7 |
| 1996 | 23.7 | -2.2 | 2.8 | 12.6 | -7.5 | -3.2 | -6.8 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 4.2 | -5.4 |
| 1995 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | -4.1 | 3.3 | -1.2 | -5.1 |
| 1994 | -1.9 | 3.1 | -2.2 | -8.1 | -3.0 | 10.8 | 0.0 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -2.4 | -7.4 | 1.0 |
| 1993 | -0.8 | 4.6 | 1.1 | -2.6 | 2.9 | -1.8 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| 1992 | -3.6 | -4.2 | 7.8 | -3.0 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 2.3 | -0.3 | 3.1 |
| 1991 | -0.6 | 4.6 | -0.3 | -5.2 | 13.1 | -10.0 | -2.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -8.5 | 20.0 |
| 1990 | -1.0 | 5.1 | 3.0 | -1.9 | 8.1 | -3.7 | -4.8 | -12.3 | -4.3 | -3.6 | 20.1 | 11.4 |
| 1989 | 5.2 | -5.6 | -2.2 | 9.0 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 15.6 | -0.2 | -6.1 | -5.4 | 0.8 | 10.1 |
| 1988 | -3.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 9.2 | -9.9 | -10.7 | 13.1 | -11.7 | -3.0 | 2.9 |
| 1987 | 20.5 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.7 | -28.3 | 1.9 | 15.0 |
| 1986 | -2.2 | 20.2 | -10.1 | 2.9 | -8.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | -7.0 | 4.2 | 6.4 | -2.2 |
| 1985 | 17.5 | -1.3 | -8.9 | 0.3 | 6.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -12.0 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 1984 | 11.7 | -10.1 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 7.3 | -5.0 | -2.4 | -6.4 | 5.2 |
| 1983 | -5.7 | -0.2 | 2.2 | 14.5 | 5.2 | -3.2 | -12.4 | 1.9 | 4.1 | -5.6 | 10.9 | -8.6 |
| 1982 | -11.0 | -12.6 | -5.4 | -2.6 | -5.2 | -0.6 | -3.4 | 6.8 | -2.8 | 22.9 | 9.3 | 4.8 |
| 1981 | -10.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -4.2 | -0.2 | -4.2 | -2.3 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 11.9 |
| 1980 | · | · | -1.1 | 3.2 | -4.5 | 12.4 | 13.3 | 5.2 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 12.6 |
| Avg | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.9% | +1.5% | +0.7% | +2.9% | +0.9% | -0.1% | +2.1% | +0.5% | -0.9% | +0.8% | +3.9% | +2.8% |
| Win rate | 46%/46 | 61%/46 | 57%/47 | 62%/47 | 62%/47 | 45%/47 | 52%/46 | 54%/46 | 48%/46 | 54%/46 | 70%/46 | 72%/46 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-58.2%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±7.5%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
57%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+24.43%
2002-11
Worst month
-28.33%
1987-10
Longest streaks
9▲ / 7▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Dover Corporation
Dover Corporation builds the big heavy things the economy runs on — with price receipts on this site going back to 1980. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1980) would be about $34,291 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2002 at +24.43%; its worst, October 1987 at -28.33%.
- It has closed December in the green 33 out of 46 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.