Company Description
Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) is a diversified global manufacturer and solutions provider headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois. According to company disclosures, Dover generates annual revenue of over $7 billion and operates through five primary segments: Engineered Products, Clean Energy & Fueling, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions, and Climate & Sustainability Technologies. The company designs and manufactures equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services for a wide range of industrial and commercial applications.
Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DOV. Its registered securities include common stock and multiple series of notes, such as 1.250% notes due 2026 and 0.750% notes due 2027, as disclosed in recent SEC filings. The company describes itself as combining global scale with operational agility and highlights an ownership mindset among its approximately 24,000 employees.
Business segments and operating focus
Dover organizes its activities into five operating segments:
- Engineered Products – This segment includes businesses such as Vehicle Service Group, which designs and manufactures vehicle lifting and repair equipment, and Rotary Solutions, which focuses on vehicle service and repair shop productivity. These businesses supply equipment for vehicle lifting, wheel service, diagnostics, alignment, collision repair and related applications.
- Clean Energy & Fueling – Through Dover Fueling Solutions, Dover provides advanced energy dispensing equipment, electronic automation, point-of-sale and payment systems, automatic tank gauging and subscription solutions to fueling and convenience retail customers worldwide. Its offerings support conventional fuels and clean energy products, including gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, ethanol, LNG, hydrogen, LPG, CNG and EV chargers.
- Imaging & Identification – This segment includes Markem-Imaje, which offers product identification and traceability solutions. Markem-Imaje provides inkjet, thermal transfer, laser, and print-and-apply label systems, as well as coding and marking technologies used on packaging in industries such as food, dairy, electronics, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
- Pumps & Process Solutions – Based on company descriptions, this segment focuses on pumps and related process technologies, although detailed product lines are not specified in the provided materials.
- Climate & Sustainability Technologies – This segment includes businesses such as Hillphoenix and SWEP. Hillphoenix designs commercial and industrial refrigeration systems, refrigerated display cases, specialty products and integrated power distribution systems, with a focus on environmentally sustainable refrigeration. SWEP supplies brazed plate heat exchangers used in HVACR and industrial applications, including data center cooling, district heating and heat recovery.
Representative brands and applications
Dover’s portfolio includes a number of well-known operating companies and brands, each serving specific end markets:
- Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS) – Provides energy dispensing equipment and digital systems to fueling and convenience retail customers. DFS operates brands such as Wayne, Tokheim, OPW, ProGauge, Fairbanks, AvaLAN Networks, LIQAL, Bulloch Technologies and SiteIQ. DFS also operates 4Court Media, a retail media network that delivers advertising and retailer content on fuel dispenser screens.
- Hillphoenix – Part of Dover Food Retail, Hillphoenix designs commercial refrigerated display cases and commercial and industrial refrigeration systems. It has developed the AdvansorUltra industrial CO2 rack platform to support transcritical CO2 refrigeration in cold storage, food processing and pharmaceutical markets.
- Dover Food Retail – A group within Dover that focuses on food retail environments through brands such as Anthony, Hillphoenix, Advansor and The AMS Group. It offers products and services that help customers create food retail experiences and manage refrigeration and related systems.
- SWEP – Supplies brazed plate heat exchangers used in data center cooling, district energy and other HVACR and industrial applications. SWEP’s offerings support liquid cooling, mechanical cooling, free cooling and heat recovery, including capturing excess heat from data centers for reuse.
- Vehicle Service Group (VSG) – Designs and manufactures vehicle lifting and repair equipment, including electro-hydraulic 2-post lifts such as the SPOA series with AV arms. VSG supports applications ranging from city cars to long-wheelbase vans and both internal combustion and electric vehicles.
- Rotary Solutions – Part of VSG, Rotary Solutions focuses on equipment for vehicle service and repair shops, including lifting, wheel service, diagnostics and alignment equipment.
- Markem-Imaje – Provides coding and marking systems and traceability solutions, including continuous inkjet printers such as the 9700 series and the 9712 Bi-Jet model. Its systems are used to print text and codes, including 2D codes, on small packaging at high speeds.
Industrial and energy-related activities
While Dover is broadly classified in manufacturing and is associated with oil and gas field machinery and equipment manufacturing, the company’s own descriptions emphasize a diversified industrial footprint. Through Dover Fueling Solutions, Dover participates in energy dispensing infrastructure for conventional fuels and alternative energy sources. Its Clean Energy & Fueling segment supports fueling stations and convenience retail operators with dispensing equipment, automation and monitoring systems, as well as digital and subscription-based offerings.
In refrigeration and climate-related technologies, Hillphoenix and Dover Food Retail focus on commercial and industrial refrigeration systems, including CO2-based solutions that address environmental and regulatory requirements. SWEP’s brazed plate heat exchangers support efficient heat transfer in data centers and district energy systems, including applications that enable heat reuse and more efficient cooling.
Global footprint and scale
Company materials describe Dover as a global organization with operations around the world. For example, Dover Fueling Solutions notes a global manufacturing and technology development presence with facilities in multiple countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia. SWEP reports production sites and a presence in numerous countries, and Markem-Imaje references subsidiaries, technology centers, repair centers and manufacturing plants serving tens of thousands of customers. These disclosures support Dover’s characterization as a diversified global manufacturer with a broad geographic reach.
Dover highlights that it has been recognized for an entrepreneurial approach for over 70 years. The company’s history also includes growth through acquisitions, as reflected in earlier descriptions noting the acquisition of multiple brands and the organization of its operations into distinct segments.
Capital markets and shareholder-focused actions
Dover’s securities are registered on the New York Stock Exchange, and the company periodically issues debt and conducts capital allocation activities. A recent Form 8-K describes an offering of €550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.500% notes due 2033, issued under an existing indenture and supplemental indentures. Another Form 8-K details an accelerated share repurchase program with a financial institution to repurchase a specified dollar amount of its common stock under a prior board authorization.
The company also reports regular quarterly cash dividends on its common stock, as indicated in a press release announcing a declared dividend per share payable to shareholders of record on a specified date. Dover regularly furnishes earnings releases and hosts conference calls and webcasts to discuss its financial results, as disclosed in multiple Form 8-K filings.
Examples of Dover’s operating initiatives
Recent news releases illustrate how Dover’s segments and brands address customer needs in different markets:
- Industrial refrigeration: Hillphoenix launched the AdvansorUltra industrial CO2 rack platform to support large-scale refrigeration applications. The platform is designed to offer high capacity, a defined temperature range, improved serviceability and optional features such as parallel compression, heat reclaim options and a charge-preservation system.
- Forecourt media and fueling: Dover Fueling Solutions introduced 4Court Media, a retail media network that operates on fuel dispenser screens to connect advertisers and retailers with consumers during fueling. The network offers a managed media service for retailers and access to a broad base of fueling locations for advertisers.
- Data center cooling and heat reuse: SWEP launched new brazed plate heat exchanger products developed for data center cooling and district energy applications. These products are designed for single-phase liquid cooling applications and can support heat recovery from data centers to other uses.
- Vehicle service equipment: Vehicle Service Group introduced a new electro-hydraulic 2-post lift model with AV arms for the EMEA market, combining energy-efficient operation, extended arm reach and features aimed at stability and safety for a wide range of vehicles.
- High-speed coding and marking: Markem-Imaje released a new printhead configuration for its 9712 Bi-Jet inkjet printer, designed to deliver precise coding on small packaging at high speeds, reduce consumable use and support operator productivity.
Regulatory reporting and investor communications
Dover files periodic and current reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Recent Form 8-K filings include disclosures related to earnings releases, an accelerated share repurchase program, and the issuance of Euro-denominated notes. These filings also confirm the listing of Dover’s common stock and certain notes on the New York Stock Exchange.
The company regularly participates in investor conferences, as noted in press releases announcing presentations at industrial and transportation conferences. Dover also schedules quarterly earnings releases and conference calls, providing investors with access to live and archived webcasts through its corporate channels.
Summary
According to its own descriptions, Dover Corporation is a diversified global industrial company that designs and manufactures equipment, components and systems, and provides related services, software and digital solutions. Operating through five segments and multiple specialized brands, Dover serves markets ranging from fueling and convenience retail to food retail, industrial refrigeration, data center cooling, vehicle service, and product identification and traceability. Its common stock and certain debt securities trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DOV and related identifiers, and the company maintains an active presence in the capital markets through dividends, share repurchases and debt offerings.