Q2 2026 Dover Corp Earnings Call

July 23, 2026

Speaker #2: Please stand by. Your meeting is about to begin. Good morning, and welcome to DOVER's second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. Speaking today are Richard J.

Operator: [IVR?AVR] Good morning, and welcome to Dover's Q2 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Speaking today are Richard J. Tobin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chris Woenker, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Jack Dickens, Vice President, Investor Relations. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question and answer period. If you would like to ask a question during this time, press star and then the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, please press star two. As a reminder, ladies and gentlemen, this conference call is being recorded, and your participation implies consent that our recording of this call. If you do not agree with these terms, please disconnect at this time. Thank you. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Jack Dickens. Please go ahead, sir.

Speaker #2: Tobin, president and chief executive officer; Chris Winker, senior vice president and chief financial officer; and Jack Dickens, vice president, investor relations. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer period.

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Operator 4: As a reminder, ladies and gentlemen, this conference call is being recorded, and your participation implies consent that our recording of this call. If you do not agree with these terms, please disconnect at this time. Thank you. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Jack Dickens. Please go ahead, sir.

Speaker #2: Thank you. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Jack Dickens. Please go ahead, sir.

Speaker #3: Thank you, Katie. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining our call. An audio version of this call will be available on our website through August 13th, and a replay link of the webcast will be archived for 90 days.

Jack Dickens: Thank you, Katie. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining our call. An audio version of this call will be available on our website through 13 August, and a replay link of the webcast will be archived for 90 days. Our comments today will include forward-looking statements based on current expectations. Actual results and events could differ from those statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties, which are discussed in our SEC filing. We assume no obligation to update our forward-looking statements. With that, I will turn the call over to Rich.

Jack Dickens: Thank you, Katie. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining our call. An audio version of this call will be available on our website through 13th August, and a replay link of the webcast will be archived for 90 days. Our comments today will include forward-looking statements based on current expectations. Actual results and events could differ from those statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties, which are discussed in our SEC filing. We assume no obligation to update our forward-looking statements. With that, I will turn the call over to Rich.

Speaker #3: Our comments today will include forward-looking statements based on current expectations. Actual results and events could differ from those statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties, which are discussed in our SEC filing. We assume no obligation to update our forward-looking statements.

Speaker #3: With that, I will turn the call over to Rich.

Speaker #4: Thanks, Jack. Good morning, everyone. Let's get going on slide 3. We delivered another strong quarter with results that reflect the breadth of demand across the portfolio.

Richard J. Tobin: Thanks, Jack. Good morning, everyone. Let's get going on slide three. We delivered another strong quarter with results that reflect the breadth of demand across the portfolio. All-in revenue grew 7% or 5% organically, with all five segments posting positive organic growth. Our top-line performance continued to be led by our secular growth exposed markets, which now represent approximately 25% of the portfolio, which is complemented by broad-based constructive trading conditions across most of our other end markets. Margin performance was solid. Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 80 basis points to 25.9% as operational execution on incremental volume more than offset input cost inflation and facility consolidation costs during the quarter. Incremental margins were 38% from 25% in Q1, the healthy product mix driven by our growth platforms. Adjusted EPS was $2.74 per share, up 12% year over year, marking another quarter of double-digit earnings growth.

Speaker #4: All-in revenue grew 7% or 5% organically, with all five segments posting positive organic growth. Our top-line performance continued to be led by our secular growth-exposed markets, which now represent approximately 25% of the portfolio, which is complemented by broad-based constructive trading conditions across most of our other end markets.

Speaker #4: Margin performance was solid. Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 80 basis points to 25.9%, as operational execution on incremental volume more than offset input cost inflation and facility consolidation costs during the quarter. Incremental margins were 38%, up from 25% in Q1, driven by a healthy product mix from our growth platforms.

Speaker #4: Adjusted EPS was $2.74 per share, up 12% year over year, marking another quarter of double-digit earnings growth. Bookings were again the highlight in the quarter—orders increased 16% year over year, and outbound shipments with book-to-bill at 1.06, extending strong order momentum of recent quarters and improving our visibility into the second half of the year.

Richard J. Tobin: Bookings were again the highlight in the quarter. Orders increased 16% year over year and outpaced shipments, with book-to-bill at 1.06, extending strong order momentum of recent quarters and improving our visibility into the H2 of the year. Our balance sheet remains a competitive advantage, and we continue to invest capital behind our businesses. During the quarter, we advanced capacity expansion projects to support growth as well as productivity investments to drive margin improvement across the portfolio. Industrial M&A markets have improved this year, and our acquisition pipeline has a number of interesting opportunities in attractive end markets. Given our H1 performance, the momentum in our end markets, and the visibility we have in the H2, we are raising our full year adjusted EPS guidance. We are committed to delivering double-digit adjusted EPS growth consistent with Dover's long-term performance trajectory. Let's go to slide five.

Richard J. Tobin: Bookings were again the highlight in the quarter. Orders increased 16% year-over-year and outpaced shipments, with book-to-bill at 1.06, extending strong order momentum of recent quarters and improving our visibility into the H2 of the year. Our balance sheet remains a competitive advantage, and we continue to invest capital behind our businesses. During the quarter, we advanced capacity expansion projects to support growth as well as productivity investments to drive margin improvement across the portfolio. Industrial M&A markets have improved this year, and our acquisition pipeline has a number of interesting opportunities in attractive end markets. Given our H1 performance, the momentum in our end markets, and the visibility we have in the H2, we are raising our full year adjusted EPS guidance. We are committed to delivering double-digit adjusted EPS growth consistent with Dover's long-term performance trajectory. Let's go to slide five.

Speaker #4: Our balance sheet remains a competitive advantage, and we continue to invest capital behind our businesses during the quarter. We advanced capacity expansion projects to support growth as well as productivity investments to drive margin improvement across the portfolio.

Speaker #4: Industrial M&A markets have improved this year, and our acquisition pipeline has a number of interesting opportunities in attractive end markets. Given our first-half performance, the momentum in our end markets, and the visibility we have in the second half, we are raising our full-year adjusted EPS guidance.

Speaker #4: We are committed to delivering double-digit adjusted EPS growth, consistent with Dover's long-term performance trajectory. Let's go to slide 5. Engineered Products was up 2% organically. Growth was driven by strong demand in aerospace and defense components.

Richard J. Tobin: Engineered Products was up 2% organically. Growth was driven by strong demand in aerospace and defense components, fluid dispensing, and industrial winches, along with continued stabilization in the North American vehicle aftermarket. Margins expanded 100 basis points on favorable mix and proactive cost containment actions. Clean Energy & Fueling grew 9% organically, with broad-based strength across clean energy components and retail fueling equipment and software. Within clean energy, our order book has expanded meaningfully from cryogenic components used in LNG and space launch infrastructure, driving momentum in that business. Retail fueling also remained healthy with particular strength in North American dispensers, software, and below-ground equipment. Segment margin expanded 170 basis points on volume leverage and the integration benefits from recent acquisitions. Imaging & Identification grew 3% organically with growth across core marking and coding equipment, consumable spare parts, and serialization software.

Speaker #4: Fluid dispensing and industrial winches, along with continued stabilization in the North American vehicle aftermarket. Margins expanded 100 basis points on favorable mix, and proactive cost containment actions.

Speaker #4: Clean energy and fueling grew 9% organically, with broad-based strength across clean energy components and retail fueling equipment and software. Within clean energy, our order book has expanded meaningfully from cryogenic components used in LNG and space launch infrastructure, driving momentum in that business.

Speaker #4: Retail fueling also remained healthy, with particular strength in North American dispensers, software, and below-ground equipment, segment margin expanded 170 basis points on volume leverage and the integration benefits from recent acquisitions.

Speaker #4: Imaging and identification grew 3% organically, with growth across core marking and coating equipment, consumables, spare parts, and serialization software. Segment margin expanded 150 basis points on productivity and structural cost discipline.

Richard J. Tobin: Segment margin expanded 150 basis points on productivity and structural cost discipline. Pumps & Process Solutions grew slightly with strength in AI and energy infrastructure components, single-use biopharma, and industrial pumps. Precision components benefited from robust demand for bearings tied to steam and gas turbines. Polymer processing had a tough comp in the quarter, which muted the segment's top line. We expect the business to return to growth in H2 of the year. Segment margin expanded 170 basis points to 35%, I think a record or a best-in-class result driven by a mix of products delivered and augmented by M&A activity. Climate & Sustainability Technologies grew 8% organically. Bit of a tale of two cities here. Heat exchangers delivered their best quarter ever with particularly strong demand tied to liquid cooling.

Speaker #4: Pumps and Process Solutions grew slightly, with strength in AI and energy infrastructure components, single-use biopharma, and industrial pumps. Precision Components benefited from robust demand for bearings tied to steam and gas turbines.

Speaker #4: Polymer Processing had a tough comp in the quarter, which muted the segment's top line. We expect the business to return to growth in the second half of the year.

Speaker #4: Segment margin expanded 170 basis points to 35%. I think this is our record, or our best-in-class result, driven by a mix of products delivered and augmented by M&A activity.

Speaker #4: Climate and sustainability technologies grew 8% organically—a bit of a tale of two cities here. Heat Exchangers delivered their best quarter ever, with particularly strong demand tied to liquid cooling.

Speaker #4: For data centers, we are actively working to double capacity for these products over the next 12 months. We also continue to see a welcome recovery in European residential heat pumps.

Richard J. Tobin: For data centers, we are actively working to double capacity for these products over the next 12 months. We also continue to see a welcome recovery in European residential heat pumps. We had a tough quarter in refrigeration. Demand was strong across all the product lines, particularly CO2 systems, which is great. Raising output proved difficult in the midst of a complex facility consolidation while simultaneously ramping labor. While we knew that there was going to be some margin pressure from running redundant facilities through the transition, we frankly did not expect to fall short on our production throughput targets. That's on me, and it cost us on the top line in the quarter, probably 1 point to 1.5 points of organic growth.

Speaker #4: We had a tough quarter in Refrigeration. Demand was strong across all the product lines, particularly CO2 systems, which is great. But raising output proved difficult in the midst of a complex facility consolidation while simultaneously ramping labor.

Speaker #4: While we knew that there was going to be some margin pressure from running redundant facilities through the transition, we, frankly, did not expect to fall short on our production throughput targets.

Speaker #4: That's on me, and it cost us on the top line in the quarter—probably a point to a point and a half of organic growth.

Speaker #4: We'll get this fixed over the balance of the year, and I expect it to be reflected in the revenue growth rate and margin in the second half.

Richard J. Tobin: We'll get this fixed over the balance of the year, I expect it to be reflected in the revenue growth rate and margin in H2. Pass it over to Chris.

Speaker #4: Pass it over to Chris.

Speaker #5: Thanks, Rich, and good morning, everyone. Let's go to our cash flow statement on Slide 6. Year-to-date free cash flow of $320 million, or 8% of revenue, was up 23% over the prior year.

Richard J. Tobin: Thanks, Rich. Good morning, everyone. Let's go to our cash flow statement on slide six.

Chris Woenker: Thanks, Rich. Good morning, everyone. Let's go to our cash flow statement on slide six.

Chris B. Woenker: Year-to-date free cash flow of $320 million or 8% of revenue was up 23% over prior year. This improvement was primarily driven by operating cash conversion on year-over-year earnings growth, which more than offset working capital investments tied to accelerating top-line growth. Consistent with historical trends, we expect cash flow generation to accelerate meaningfully in H2, driven by seasonal working capital liquidation in Q3 and Q4. Our full-year CapEx estimate remains $190 to 210 million, and our free cash flow guidance remains 14% to 16% of revenue. With that, let me turn it back to Rich.

Chris Woenker: Year-to-date free cash flow of $320 million or 8% of revenue was up 23% over prior year. This improvement was primarily driven by operating cash conversion on year-over-year earnings growth, which more than offset working capital investments tied to accelerating top-line growth. Consistent with historical trends, we expect cash flow generation to accelerate meaningfully in H2, driven by seasonal working capital liquidation in Q3 and Q4. Our full-year CapEx estimate remains $190 to 210 million, and our free cash flow guidance remains 14% to 16% of revenue. With that, let me turn it back to Rich.

Speaker #5: This improvement was primarily driven by operating cash conversion on year-over-year earnings growth, which more than offset working capital investments tied to accelerating top-line growth.

Speaker #5: Consistent with historical trends, we expect cash flow generation to accelerate meaningfully in the second half, driven by seasonal working capital liquidation in the third and fourth quarters.

Speaker #5: Our full-year CapEx estimate remains $190 to $210 million, and our free cash flow guidance remains 14% to 16% of revenue. With that, let me turn it back to Rich.

Speaker #4: I'm on slide 7. Broad-based booking momentum continued in Q2, with all five segments posting year-over-year growth. On a trailing 12-month basis, consolidated bookings are up 15% and book-to-bill is well above 1, providing further visibility and confidence in our outlook.

Richard J. Tobin: I'm on slide seven. Broad-based booking momentum continued in Q2, with all five segments posting year-over-year growth. On a trailing 12-month basis, consolidated bookings are up 15%, and book-to-bill is well above one, providing further visibility and confidence in our outlook. The breadth of our order growth is important and points to continued top-line strength in H2. We are seeing particular strength in the areas we have highlighted as secular growth priorities: aerospace and defense, components for steam and gas turbines, and broader power generation infrastructure, single-use biopharma, CO2 refrigeration systems, and heat exchangers for liquid cooling of data centers, where in many cases, demand is outpacing supply and extending lead times. We are actively expanding capacity in those areas. We are also seeing order improvement in parts of the portfolio that have recently been pressured.

Speaker #4: The breadth of our order growth is important and points to continued top-line strength in the second half. We are seeing particular strength in the areas we have highlighted as secular growth priorities, aerospace and defense, components for steam and gas turbines, and broader power generation infrastructure, single-use biopharma, CO2 refrigeration systems, and heat exchanges for liquid cooling, of data centers.

Speaker #4: In many cases, demand is outpacing supply and extending lead times, and we are actively expanding capacity in those areas. We are also seeing order improvement in parts of the portfolio that have recently been pressured: refrigerated door cases and engineering services continued to recover from 20-year lows, as national retailers reengage in maintenance and replacement activity.

Richard J. Tobin: Refrigerated door cases and engineering services continued to recover from 20-year lows as national retailers reengage in maintenance and replacement activity. In polymer processing, a book-to-bill above one in the quarter is an early signal of stabilization and a better outlook for that longer cycle business as we look towards 2027. Turning to slide eight. We highlight the breadth of our exposure across multiple secular growth end markets. These markets, which now represent approximately 25% of our 2026 revenue, up from 20%, I think, at the end of Q1, are becoming increasingly visible across all five segments. Across the energy transition and power generation markets, natural gas remains the most viable option for scalable, reliable electricity.

Speaker #4: In polymer processing, a book-to-bill above 1 in the quarter is an early signal of stabilization and a better outlook for that longer cycle business as we look towards 2027.

Speaker #4: Turning to slide 8, we highlight the breadth of our exposure across multiple secular growth end markets. These markets, which now represent approximately 25% of our 2026 revenue—up from 20%, I think, at the end of Q1—are becoming increasingly visible across all five segments.

Speaker #4: Across the energy transition and power generation markets, natural gas remains the most viable option for scalable, reliable electricity. We participate in the natural gas ecosystem through cryogenic components such as valves, and vacuum-jacketed piping for LNG infrastructure, and through precision components for reciprocating compressors, engines, steam, and gas turbines, where OEM lead times now extend for years.

Richard J. Tobin: We participate in the natural gas ecosystem through cryogenic components such as valves and vacuum-jacketed piping for LNG infrastructure, and through precision components for reciprocating compressors, engines, steam and gas turbines, where OEM lead times now extend for years. Our acquisition of SIKORA a year ago continues to meaningfully outperform its underwriting case, providing test and measurement equipment for high voltage wires tied to electrification, and increasingly for polymer-coated fiber optic cables tied to data center build-out. In data centers, the density of thermal requirements of new chips are driving a shift towards liquid cooling, as we all know, which directly benefits our connector and heat exchanger businesses. Through SWEP, we participate across multiple parts of the liquid cooling ecosystem, supplying brazed plate heat exchangers in both coolant distribution unit and chiller OEMs.

Speaker #4: Our acquisition of Sequoia Ergo continues to meaningfully outperform its underwriting case, providing test and measurement equipment for high-voltage wires tied to electrification, and increasingly, for polymer-coated fiber optic cables tied to the data center build-out.

Speaker #4: The data centers, the density of thermal requirements of new chips are driving shift towards liquid cooling, as we all know, which directly benefits our connector and heat exchanger businesses through SWEP.

Speaker #4: We participate across multiple parts of the liquid cooling ecosystem, supplying brace plate heat exchangers in both coolant distribution unit and chiller OEMs. Our OPW business is also capitalizing on this growth, supplying couplers, adapters, and cryogenic cooling infrastructure, as well as fiberglass trench systems, which were originally designed for retail fueling and are increasingly being specified for data center applications by hyperscalers.

Richard J. Tobin: Our OPW business is also capitalizing on this growth through supplying couplers, adapters, and cryogenic cooling infrastructure, as well as fiberglass trench systems, which were originally designed for retail fueling and are increasingly being specified for data center applications by hyperscalers. Demand tied to data center infrastructure remains exceptional, with customers securing capacity well ahead of need. In CO2 refrigeration, we hold a first-mover advantage of fully platform product offering and a recently retrofitted plant in Georgia that gives us differentiated scale and product performance. Importantly, industry adoption is no longer driven by regulation, but rather by economic payoff and the total cost of ownership versus legacy refrigerants. We are also seeing robust growth across our exposures to semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, where cryogenic components, flow meters, and specialized heat exchangers position us well against a durable multi-year investment cycle.

Speaker #4: Demand tied to data center infrastructure remains exceptional, with customers securing capacity well ahead of need. In CO2 refrigeration, we hold a first-mover advantage, a fully platform product offering, and a recently retrofitted plant in Georgia that gives us differentiated scale and product performance.

Speaker #4: Importantly, industry adoption is no longer driven by regulation, but rather by economic payoff and the total cost of ownership versus legacy refrigerants. We are also seeing robust growth across our exposures to semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, where cryogenic components, flow meters, and specialized heat exchangers position us well against a durable, multi-year investment cycle.

Richard J. Tobin: In biopharma and medical, our single-use connectors, pumps, and flow meters continue to benefit from investments behind new therapies, increasing production rates, and secular shift towards single-use batch manufacturing. Finally, we have a growing exposure to space through our cryogenic components business, particularly vacuum-jacketed piping and valves for launch infrastructure, as well as through our Microwave Products Group, which supplies radio frequency filters, amplifiers, and switches for satellites. All in, we expect to generate $50 million in revenue tied to space this year, with order rates signaling significant momentum going forward. These are the types of markets where Dover tends to win, technically demanding applications with mission-critical components, strong customer relations, and differentiated product performance. These are the hallmarks of a Dover business and support durable competitive positions, attractive margins, and long growth runways.

Speaker #4: In biopharma and medical, our single-use connectors, pumps, and flow meters continue to benefit from investment behind new therapies, increasing production rates and secular shift towards single-use batch manufacturing.

Speaker #4: And finally, we have a growing exposure to space through our cryogenic components business, particularly vacuum-jacketed piping and valves for launch infrastructure, as well as through our Microwave Products Group, which supplies radio frequency filters, amplifiers, and switches for satellites.

Speaker #4: All in, we expect to generate $50 million in revenue tied to space this year, with order rates signaling significant momentum going forward. These are the types of markets where Dover tends to win—technically demanding applications with mission-critical components, strong customer relationships, and differentiated product performance.

Speaker #4: These are the hallmarks of a Dover business and support durable, competitive positions, attractive margins, and long growth runways. As a result, the majority of our acquisition capital over the past five years has been deployed in these areas, and they continue to represent the most attractive opportunities in our M&A pipeline.

Richard J. Tobin: As a result, the majority of our acquisition capital over the past five years has been deployed in these areas, and they continue to represent the most attractive opportunities in our M&A pipeline. Okay. Finally, let's go to slide nine. Our updated full-year guidance is shown on the left and reflects the raise of our organic growth and adjusted EPS outlook. For the full year, we expect positive organic growth across all five segments with similar top-line trends that we saw in the H1 of the year. The secular growth exposed markets should continue to lead the way. Complemented by solid broad-based demands across most of our other end markets. The operating environment still has its share of uncertainty, geopolitics, input costs, and evolving trade and tariff background are factors that we are managing closely.

Speaker #4: Okay. Finally, let's go to slide 9. Our updated full-year guidance is shown on the left and reflects the raise of our organic growth and adjusted EPS outlook.

Speaker #4: For the full year, we expect positive organic growth across all five segments, with similar top-line trends that we saw in the first half of the year.

Speaker #4: The second secular growth exposed markets should continue to lead the way complemented by solid broad-based demands across most of our other end markets. The operating environment is still as its share of uncertainty.

Speaker #4: Geopolitics, input costs, and evolving trade and tariff background are factors that we are managing closely. That said, demand signals remain constructive across the portfolio.

Richard J. Tobin: That said, demand signals remain constructive across the portfolio, the strength and duration of our order book gives a level of visibility that supports the guidance increase. We are staying disciplined in our operations, investing behind platforms where returns are most compelling, and maintaining balance sheet flexibility to play offense on capital deployment. That combination, operating execution, durable demand, and disciplined capital allocation is what gives us confidence in the outlook and our ability to continue creating long-term value for shareholders. With that, Jack, let's go to Q&A.

Speaker #4: And the strength and duration of our order book gives a level of visibility that supports the guidance increase. We are staying disciplined in our operations, investing behind platforms where returns are most compelling, and maintaining balance sheet flexibility to play offense on capital deployment. That combination—operating execution, durable demand, and disciplined capital allocation—is what gives us confidence in the outlook and our ability to continue creating long-term value for shareholders.

Speaker #4: With that, Jack, let's go to Q&A.

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Operator: Thank you. If you would like to ask a question, simply press star and then the number 1 on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw yourself from the questioning queue, please press star 2. We ask that participants limit themselves to one question and one clarifying question. We will pause for just a moment to allow everyone the chance to queue. Thank you. Our first question will come from Jeff Sprague with Vertical Research. Your line is open.

Speaker #1: We ask that participants limit themselves to one question and one clarifying question. We'll pause for just a moment to allow everyone the chance to queue.

Speaker #1: Thank you. Our first question will come from Jeff Sprague with Vertical Research. Your line is open.

Jeff T. Sprague: Hey, thanks. Good morning. Hey, Rich, on the refrigeration-related issues, I guess throughput issues, that 1 point to 1.5 points you are talking about, is that on a Dover consolidated basis? Really the bigger part of my question, has that caused a disruption in deployment at the customer? Your customer expecting stuff to deliver and it is not at the store, and creates some competitive issue for you?

Jeff Sprague: Hey, thanks. Good morning. Hey, Rich, on the refrigeration-related issues, I guess throughput issues, that 1 point to 1.5 points you are talking about, is that on a Dover consolidated basis? Really the bigger part of my question, has that caused a disruption in deployment at the customer? Your customer expecting stuff to deliver and it is not at the store, and creates some competitive issue for you?

Speaker #5: Hey, thanks. Good morning. Hey, Rich, on the refrigeration-related issues, I guess, throughput issues, that point to point-and-a-half you're talking about, is that on a Dover consolidated basis?

Speaker #5: And then really the bigger part of my question: Has that caused a disruption in deployment at the customer? Are your customers expecting stuff to be delivered and it's not at the store?

Speaker #5: And does it create some competitive issues for you?

Speaker #4: Yes. It's a consolidated basis. Yeah. Look, we've been late on some deliveries. I think that demand and certain categories is outstripping subcapacity of the industry.

Richard J. Tobin: Yes, it is a consolidated basis. Look, we have been late on some deliveries. I think that demand in certain categories is outstripping some capacity of the industry. I do not think we have caused that many problems. Look, we knew that we were going to have margin pressure because this was quite the project to close one plant and fit it into another one. We thought the redundant capacity and the training of the workforce was going to pressure the margins a little bit. I think the disappointing part was the throughput has been disappointing. We have got all hands on deck to catch up in Q3 and Q4. I am not aware of us losing any market share to date. It is clearly a situation that nobody likes to do these projects.

Speaker #4: So I don't think we've caused that many problems, but yeah. But truly, look, we knew that we were going to have margin pressure because this was quite the project to close one plant and fit it into another one.

Speaker #4: So, we thought the redundant capacity and the training of the workforce were going to pressure the margins a little bit. I think the disappointing part was the throughput has been disappointing.

Speaker #4: We've got all hands on deck to catch up in Q3 and Q4, but I'm not aware of us losing any market share to date. But it's clearly a situation that nobody likes, to do these projects.

Speaker #4: I think, for the long term, it's the right thing to do, but these projects are hard.

Richard J. Tobin: I think for the long term, it's the right thing to do, but these projects are hard.

Speaker #5: And that other plan is now closed? The one in California?

Jeff T. Sprague: That other plant is now closed? The one in California.

Jeff Sprague: That other plant is now closed? The one in California.

Richard J. Tobin: Not totally. I'd say three quarters.

Speaker #4: Not totally. I'd say three-quarters.

Jeff T. Sprague: Just on Pumps & Process.

Speaker #5: And then just on pumping process, how weak was polymer? Because it sounded like everything was good except that. And it was enough to make the segment flat.

Jeff Sprague: Just on Pumps & Process.

Jeff T. Sprague: How weak was polymer? It sounded like everything was good except that. It was enough to make the segment flat. Was there some issue there, too, in the quarter?

Jeff Sprague: How weak was polymer? It sounded like everything was good except that. It was enough to make the segment flat. Was there some issue there, too, in the quarter?

Speaker #5: Was there some issue there too in the quarter?

Richard J. Tobin: It just tends to be lumpy. If you remember Q4 of last year, polymer is what drove the big beat we had in revenue there. We weren't expecting much, but it just tends to be lumpy, and it was detrimental to the top line. Having said that, if it had delivered more, it would have been detrimental to the consolidated margin. Even with the loss of the revenue, the profit actually came in slightly above what our expectation was.

Speaker #4: No. It just tends to be lumpy. If you remember, Q4 of last year, polymer is what drove the big beat we had in revenue there.

Speaker #4: So, we knew we weren’t expecting much, but it just tends to be lumpy and it was detrimental to the top line. But having said that, if it had delivered more, it would have been detrimental to the consolidated margins.

Speaker #4: So, even with the loss of the revenue, the profit actually came in slightly above what our expectation was. The good news is that Polymer is north of 1 in book-to-bill exiting Q2.

Richard J. Tobin: The good news is that polymer is north of 1 in book-to-bill exiting Q2.

Jeff T. Sprague: Got it. Okay. Thank you.

Jeff Sprague: Got it. Okay. Thank you.

Speaker #5: Got it. Okay. Thank you.

Richard J. Tobin: You're welcome.

Speaker #4: You're welcome.

Speaker #1: Thank you. Our next question will come from Scott Davis with Milius Research. Your line is open.

Operator 4: Thank you. Our next question will come from Scott Davis with Melius Research. Your line is open.

Jack Dickens: Thank you. Our next question will come from Scott Davis with Melius Research. Your line is open.

Speaker #6: Hey, good morning, guys.

Scott Davis: Hey, good morning, guys.

Richard J. Tobin: Scott.

Speaker #4: Scott.

Scott Davis: Rich, I haven't flogged yourself in a call for a while, and you don't make a lot of operating mistakes, so kudos to you to own it. Look, I got to ask, is the EPA mandate that pushing the CO2 stuff out to the right, is that changing anything for your customers? Are they more likely to kind of delay or pause, or are they just too far down the road now?

Speaker #6: Rich, I haven't heard you flog yourself in a call for a while, and you don't make a lot of operating mistakes. So kudos to you for owning it.

Speaker #6: Look, I got to ask, is the EPA mandate that pushing the CO2 stuff out to the right, is that changing anything for your customers?

Speaker #6: Are they more likely to kind of delay or pause, or are they just too far down the road now?

Richard J. Tobin: No. We were unable to meet our delivery obligations in CO2 during Q2.

Speaker #4: No. We. We're unable to meet our delivery obligations in CO2 during Q2.

Speaker #6: Yeah.

Scott Davis: Yeah.

Speaker #4: So, not pushing it out. I think we talked about this last quarter, Scott. I think that, for us, we're not losing any market share.

Richard J. Tobin: So-

Scott Davis: Well, I'm not sure where that is

Richard J. Tobin: It's not pushing it. I think we talked about this last quarter, Scott. I think that for us, we're not losing any market share. Our backlog looks terrific. The adoption rate is actually accelerating. We actually are pleased that there's not a time-based mandate. I don't think the industry could have met it even if it was there. Now this turns into something that is over a multi-year period. It's actually better for us.

Speaker #4: Our backlog looks terrific. The adoption rate is actually accelerating. We're pleased that there's not a time-based mandate—I don't think the industry could have met it, even if it was there.

Speaker #4: So now this turns into something that is over a multi-year period. It's actually better for us.

Speaker #6: Okay, I understand. So, look, I'm looking at this cryogenic cooling opportunity that's on the data center slide, and it seems kind of—I don't remember you talking about that in the past, but again, these quarters kind of blend into each other.

Scott Davis: Okay. I understand. Look, I'm looking at this cryogenic cooling opportunity on the data center slide. It seems kind of new. I don't remember you talking about that in the past. Again, these quarters kind of blend into each other, so maybe you did. What is that product and can you kind of explain the opportunity there for us a bit?

Speaker #6: So maybe you did. What is that product, and can you kind of explain the opportunity there for us a bit?

Richard J. Tobin: Well, there's two things. We bought a bunch of companies in the cryogenic space that specialize in valve connectors and piping. Because of the amount of cooling that's needed in data centers, a lot of those products are becoming viable in data center applications. Now, we bought them because of Natural gas and LNG kind of where we live, but we're pivoting now, recognizing the opportunity there. It's relatively new, and that's probably why we haven't talked about it before.

Chris Woenker: Well, there's two things. We bought a bunch of companies in the cryogenic space that specialize in valve connectors and piping. Because of the amount of cooling that's needed in data centers, a lot of those products are becoming viable in data center applications. Now, we bought them because of Natural gas and LNG kind of where we live, but we're pivoting now, recognizing the opportunity there. It's relatively new, and that's probably why we haven't talked about it before.

Speaker #4: Well, if you think about our legacy, there are two things. We bought a bunch of companies in the cryogenic space that specialize in valve connectors and piping.

Speaker #4: Because of the amount of cooling that's needed in data centers, a lot of those products are becoming viable in data center applications. Now, we bought them because of natural gas and LNG, kind of where we live, but we're pivoting now, recognizing the opportunity there.

Speaker #4: So it's relatively new, and that's probably why we haven't talked about it before.

Speaker #6: Sounds good. I'll pass it on. Thank you, guys. Appreciate it. Good luck.

Scott Davis: Sounds good. I'll pass it on. Thank you, guys. Appreciate it.

Richard J. Tobin: Thanks.

Scott Davis: Good luck.

Richard J. Tobin: Thanks.

Chris Woenker: Thanks.

Speaker #4: Thanks.

Speaker #1: Thank you. Our next question will come from Amit Marocha with UBS. Your line is open.

Operator 4: Thank you. Our next question will come from Amit Mehrotra with UBS. Your line is open.

Operator: Thank you. Our next question will come from Amit Mehrotra with UBS. Your line is open.

Speaker #7: Thanks, operator. Morning, gentlemen. Rich, I wanted to ask about orders. Obviously, book-to-bill of 1.06 is great in the context of a typical Q2, but it was down in absolute dollars sequentially, which is not something that I would sort of triangulate with early innings of ISM recovery, momentum, and some of the structural growth, which now make up a quarter of your business.

Amit Mehrotra: Thanks, operator. Morning, gentlemen. Rich, I wanted to ask about orders. Obviously, book-to-bill of 1.06 is great in the context of a typical Q2, but it was down in absolute dollars sequentially, which is not something that I would sort of triangulate with early innings of ISM recovery, momentum in some of the structural growth, which now make up over a quarter of your business. I'd love to get your perspective on that. Am I reading too much into it? Are orders still good? How do you sort of translate a lot of the commentary on momentum building with actually down sequential absolute orders?

Speaker #7: I'd love to get your perspective on that. Am I reading too much into it? Are orders still good, or how do you sort of translate a lot of the commentary on momentum building with actually down sequential absolute orders?

Speaker #4: Well, I don't want to get into the mathematics of book-to-bill and everything else, but remember, as revenue rises, the bogey becomes larger, right? So, what we've highlighted in Q1 is that it was going to come down because you had all these—it's the beginning of the year.

Richard J. Tobin: Well, I don't want to get into the mathematics of book-to-bill and everything else, but remember, as revenue rises, the bogey becomes larger, right? What we've highlighted in Q1 is that it was going to come down because it's the beginning of the year, you're having all these come in, and then we'd said, Let's not panic as if it drifts down from Q1 as long as it stays above one. To us, we're above one, and we're above one across the entire portfolio, which doesn't happen often, I think, historically with Dover. It's as broad-based as it's going to get.

Speaker #4: You have all these come in, and then we'd say, "Let's not panic as if it drifts down from Q1 as long as it stays above 1." So to us, we're above 1, and we're above 1 across the entire portfolio, which doesn't happen often.

Speaker #4: I think historically within Dover, so it's as broad-based as it's going to get.

Speaker #7: Yeah. No, I understand the math around book-to-bill. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that the numerator of that calculation actually went down sequentially, and I don't know if that's there's something more to read into that or not.

Amit Mehrotra: Yeah, no, I understand the math around book-to-bill. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that the numerator of that calculation actually went down sequentially, I don't know if there's something more to read into that or not.

Richard J. Tobin: I think that we're just picking at issues.

Speaker #4: I think that we're just picking at issues. Right now, our book-to-bill is solid and, like I said before, in the context of Dover—because we touch so many different end markets—it's rare that we see it above 1 across the portfolio.

Amit Mehrotra: Okay

Richard J. Tobin: Our book-to-bill is solid. Like I said before, in the context of Dover, because we touch so many different end markets, it is rare that we see it above one across the portfolio.

Amit Mehrotra: Yeah.

Speaker #4: So, it is, by definition, broad-based.

Richard J. Tobin: It is, by definition, broad-based.

Speaker #7: Okay, that's fair. And then just a quick follow-up—the capacity increase you're doing in Schweppe, can you maybe quantify that? Because it definitely seems to be a capacity-constrained market, and maybe just kind of quantify that in terms of how much capacity, when it's going to come on, and maybe that'll help us translate to some revenue opportunity as well.

Amit Mehrotra: Okay. That's fair. Then just a quick follow-up. The capacity increase you are doing in SWEP, can you maybe quantify that? Because it definitely seems to be a capacity-constrained market, and maybe just kind of quantify that in terms of how much capacity, when is it going to come on, and maybe that will help us translate to some revenue opportunity as well.

Richard J. Tobin: I am going to talk in general terms because there is a competitive aspect about capacity. It is coming on sequentially over the balance of the H2 of the year into 2027.

Speaker #4: I'm going to talk in general terms because there's a competitive aspect about capacity. So it's coming on sequentially over the balance of the second half of the year.

Speaker #4: Into 2027.

Speaker #7: And would growth in the second quarter have been higher if that capacity was there? I assume the answer is obviously yes to that.

Amit Mehrotra: Would growth in Q2 have been higher if that capacity was there? I assume the answer is obviously yes to that.

Speaker #4: Yeah. Yeah. Yes.

Richard J. Tobin: Yeah.

Speaker #7: Okay. All right. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thanks for the question.

Amit Mehrotra: Okay. All right. Thank you. Appreciate it.

Richard J. Tobin: Thanks.

Amit Mehrotra: That'll be the question.

Speaker #1: Thank you. Our next question will come from Nigel Koh with Wolfe Research. Your line is open.

Operator 4: Thank you. Our next question will come from Nigel Coe with Wolfe Research. Your line is open.

Operator: Thank you. Our next question will come from Nigel Coe with Wolfe Research. Your line is open.

Speaker #7: Thanks. Good morning, everyone. So, Rich, thanks for quantifying the impact of the production issues. Do you want a quarter—just, is it fair to assume that it sounds like you're all hands on deck to try and get that back in the second half of the year?

Nigel Coe: Thanks. Good morning, everyone. Rich, thanks for quantifying the impact of the production issues during the quarter. Just is it fair to assume that, it sounds like you're all hands to the deck to try and get that back in H2. Do you think it's realistic to assume it comes back in H2? Any kind of guess on sort of the total margin impact of production deal, running of plants on the segment during the quarter? I'm just curious, again, the recovery in those margins in H2.

Speaker #7: Do you think it's realistic to assume it comes back in the second half of the year? And then, any kind of guess on the total margin impact of production?

Speaker #7: Are you running a plant on the segment during the quarter? And I'm just curious, again, about the recovery in those margins in the back half of the year.

Speaker #4: Yeah, our expectation is that throughput will increase sequentially over the balance of the year, and that throughput will be reflected in the fixed cost absorption directly into the margins.

Richard J. Tobin: Yeah. Our expectation that throughput will increase sequentially over the balance of the year, that throughput will be reflected in the fixed cost absorption directly into the margins. I prefer not to quantify it, but I think that we've given you an idea before what our expectation is of, we're talking about the refrigeration business now in terms of

Speaker #4: I prefer not to quantify it, but I think that we've given you an idea before what our expectation is of we're talking about the refrigeration business now in terms of.

Nigel Coe: Yeah

Speaker #7: Yeah. Yeah.

Richard J. Tobin: margins. As we increase throughput and we close down the last of the redundancy costs that we have out there, naturally those margins will lift. Our expectation is from a profitability point of view that H2 will be materially different than H1.

Speaker #4: Margins. So, as we increase throughput and close down the last of the redundancy costs that we have out there, naturally, those margins will lift.

Speaker #4: So our expectation is from our profitability point of view that H2 will be materially different than H1.

Speaker #7: Okay. And then just you kind of beat yourself up on this one issue, but if we look at the other four segments, incremental margin, performance was a lot better than I think even your plan had for 2Q.

Nigel Coe: Okay. Just, you kind of beat yourself up on this one issue, if you look at the other four segments, incremental margin performance was a lot better than I think even your plan had for Q2. Maybe just self-assess on where you outperformed or over-delivered versus your plan, mix, productivity, et cetera. It doesn't sound like price cost would've been helpful, but maybe it was. Are you confident with the refrigeration recovery? It sounds like there's going to be some restructuring savings coming through H2. Are you confident there's a pathway to mid 30% plus type incremental margins in H2?

Speaker #7: So maybe just self-assess on where you are performed or overdelivered versus your plan. Mix productivity, etc. It doesn't sound like price-cost would have been helpful, but maybe it was.

Speaker #7: And then, are you confident with the refrigeration recovery? It sounds like there's going to be some restriction savings coming through the back half of the year.

Speaker #7: Are you confident there's a pathway to mid-30% plus type incremental margins in the back half of the year?

Speaker #4: Okay, where to start? I'd point to slide 3 in the deck. I mean, I know my job is to focus on the parts that we can improve, but if we step back for a moment, that's green lights the whole way down the P&L, all the way down to EPS.

Richard J. Tobin: Okay. Where to start? I'd point to slide three in the deck. My job is to focus on the parts that we can improve. If we step back for a moment, that's green lights the whole way down the P&L, all the way down to EPS. I don't think we have anything to apologize for there. Yeah, we had a missed opportunity in refrigeration on the top line, but that's why people don't have the guts to do those projects, because you've got to pay in the short term for the long-term benefit, and we're convinced that our plans will be fruitful once we get done with this transition. The incremental margin's up from, what did I say? 25 up to, what is it in this quarter?

Speaker #4: So I don't think we have anything to apologize for there. Yeah. We had a missed opportunity in refrigeration. On the top line, but that's why people don't have the guts to do those projects because this is the you've got to pay in the short term for the long-term benefit, and we're convinced that our plans will be fruitful once we get done with this transition.

Speaker #4: The incremental margin's up from, what did I say, 25, up to—what is it in this quarter?

Chris B. Woenker: Thirty-eight.

Chris Woenker: Thirty-eight.

Speaker #7: 38.

Richard J. Tobin: 38. That is more a reflection of everything else. We take away the drag of refrigeration right now, everything else in the portfolio is up. That's because every portion of the portfolio has got a plan to deliver earnings growth year over year. There's a variety of different ways we're going about it. If you look at Engineered Products, for example, it's got a little bit of a muted top line because we're doing that ourselves. We are not chasing dilutive sales in Vehicle Service Group. I think the management's done a great job of maximizing profitability as opposed to we were looking for the turnaround for all of the restructuring that we did in the cryogenic components business, which is in Clean Energy, and look at the margin expansion that we're getting there.

Speaker #4: So that is more a reflection of everything else. If we take away the drag of refrigeration right now, everything else in the portfolio is up.

Speaker #4: So that's because every portion of the portfolio has got a plan to deliver earnings growth year over year. There's a variety of different ways we're going about it.

Speaker #4: So if you look at Engineered Products, for example, it's got a little bit of a muted top line, because we're doing that ourselves. We are not chasing dilutive sales in Vehicle Sales Group.

Speaker #4: And I think the management's done a great job of maximizing profitability as opposed to we were looking for the turnaround for all of the restructuring that we did in the cryogenic components business, which is in clean energy, and look at the margin expansion that we're getting there.

Richard J. Tobin: We expect a lot of those themes just to continue as we go through the balance of the year. To me, when we catch up on refrigeration, we're going to get a top-line bump, and it's going to be little bit diluted to consolidated margins, but that's not how we run the company and try to protect that. If I look objectively at the trajectory of the portfolio right now, sure, we got a couple things to fix, but I don't think anybody was ever counting on DPPS delivering 35% margins.

Speaker #4: When we expect a lot of those themes just to continue, as we go through the balance of the year. So to me, when we catch up on refrigeration, we're going to get a we're going to get a top-line bump, and it's going to be a little bit diluted to consolidated margins, but that's not how we run the company and try to protect that.

Speaker #4: So we're if I look objectively, at the trajectory of the portfolio right now, sure, we got a couple of things to fix, but I don't think anybody was ever counting on DPPS delivering 35% margins.

Speaker #7: Yeah. Okay. Thanks, Rich.

Nigel Coe: Yeah. Okay. Thanks, Rich.

Speaker #4: Thanks.

Speaker #1: Thank you. Our next question will come from Dean Dre with RBC Capital Markets. Your line is open.

Richard J. Tobin: Thanks.

Operator 4: Thank you. Our next question will come from Deane Dray with RBC Capital Markets. Your line is open.

Operator: Thank you. Our next question will come from Deane Dray with RBC Capital Markets. Your line is open.

Speaker #8: Thank you. Good morning, everyone.

Deane Dray: Thank you. Good morning, everyone.

Richard J. Tobin: Deane, we're going to miss you. Go ahead.

Speaker #4: Dean, we're going to miss you. Go ahead.

Speaker #8: Oh, I appreciate that. Appreciate it. Hey, maybe just circling back on the heat exchangers, how did you land on 2x capacity as the right number?

Deane Dray: I appreciate that. Appreciate it. Maybe just circling back on the heat exchangers. How do you land on 2x capacity as the right number? We've seen some of the folks in liquid cooling quadrupling capacity. Is 2x the right number? Is this brownfield? Is it greenfield? Just, this is an extended question, I apologize, but everyone's focused on what the margin impact as you bring on new capacity is, because it's never at peak efficiency on day one. Have you calibrated what sort of impact it'll have on incrementals? I know there's a lot there. Thanks.

Speaker #8: I mean, we've seen some of the folks in liquid cooling quadrupling capacity. So is 2x the right number? And is this brownfield? Is it greenfield?

Speaker #8: And just this is an extended question. I apologize, but everyone's focused on what the margin impact is you bring on new capacity is because it's never at peak efficiency on day one.

Speaker #8: So, have you calibrated what sort of impact it'll have on incrementals? I know there's a lot there. Thanks.

Richard J. Tobin: Yeah. That's okay because it's actually a very good question. Number one, the beauty of the business is that it is very hard to ramp capacity in it. There's very few companies that can do it. The defensive nature of that business is, it's hard to ramp capacity, number one. Number two, we've been ramping capacity into this demand cycle over the previous two and a half years, let's say. Our margins have actually been lower than they could have been because you're adding fixed costs in advance of revenue recognition, right? That's dilutive to margins over time. If you go back and look over the previous 2 years, and I was to show you margins in heat exchangers, you'd say, "You know what?

Speaker #4: Yeah, that's okay, because it's actually a very good question. Number one, the beauty of the business is that it's very hard to ramp capacity in it.

Speaker #4: And so there's very few companies that can do it. So the defensive nature of that business is it's hard to ramp capacity. Number one.

Speaker #4: Number two, we've been ramping capacity into this demand cycle over the previous two and a half years, let's say. And so our margins have actually been lower than they could have been, because you're adding fixed costs in advance of revenue recognition, right?

Speaker #4: So that's dilutive to margins over time. If you go back and look over the previous two years, and I was to show you margins in heat exchangers, you'd say, "You know what?"

Speaker #4: I see the top-line growth, but it's not converting. Well, the reason was you were deploying capex in advance of that volume. What you see now is the volume demand has inflected so much that you're actually getting both.

Richard J. Tobin: I see the top line growth, but it's not converting." Well, the reason was is you're deploying CapEx in advance of that volume. What you see now is the volume demand has inflected so much that you're actually getting both. The margins are expanding because the revenue is accelerating in excess of the capital we're deploying.

Speaker #4: So, the margins are expanding because the revenue is accelerating in excess of the capital we're deploying.

Deane Dray: That's really helpful. I'm going to end it there on a good question, and wish you all continued success. Thanks.

Speaker #8: That's really helpful, and I'm going to end it there on a good question. I wish you all continued success. Thanks.

Richard J. Tobin: Yeah. Good luck, Deane.

Speaker #4: Yeah. Good luck, Dean.

Jack Dickens: Thanks, Deane.

Speaker #7: Thanks, Dean.

Speaker #1: Thank you. Our next question will come from Andy Capowitz with Citigroup. Your line is open.

Operator 4: Thank you. Our next question will come from Andrew Kaplowitz with Citigroup. Your line is open.

Operator: Thank you. Our next question will come from Andrew Kaplowitz with Citigroup. Your line is open.

Speaker #6: Hey. Good morning, everyone.

Andrew Kaplowitz: Hey, good morning, everyone.

Andy Kaplowitz: Hey, good morning, everyone.

Speaker #4: Andy.

Richard J. Tobin: Andy.

Speaker #7: Andy.

Operator 2: Rich, you mentioned the industrial M&A markets have improved. Maybe you can double click on what that means. Do you think you can find good targets at reasonable valuations this year? Your stock obviously seems relatively inexpensive. How do you weigh the opportunity to do repurchases and other ASR versus acquisitions?

Andy Kaplowitz: Rich, you mentioned the industrial M&A markets have improved. Maybe you can double click on what that means. Do you think you can find good targets at reasonable valuations this year? Your stock obviously seems relatively inexpensive. How do you weigh the opportunity to do repurchases and other ASR versus acquisitions?

Speaker #6: Rich, you mentioned the industrial segment. I'm going to mark it as improved. Maybe you could double-click on what that means. Do you think you can find good targets at reasonable valuations this year?

Speaker #6: And then your stock, obviously, seems relatively inexpensive. So how do you weigh the opportunity to do repurchases and other ASR versus acquisitions?

Speaker #4: No different than we do any year. Andy, my comment on its assets coming to market is that it has improved over the previous two or three years.

Richard J. Tobin: No different than we do any year, Andy. My comment on its assets coming to market has improved over the previous two or three years. Just the big question was: Why were multiples so high? Was it because a dearth of assets which was driving multiples up or corporate balance sheets or blah, blah? If we strip out all that noise, there are more assets. Can you create value depending on what the prevailing acquisition price is? Remains to be seen. We're looking at a variety of different things that if we can get it for the appropriate price, we're happy to execute on it. If we can't, I don't know. Our stock is, from a multiple point of view, cheap.

Speaker #4: So just the big question was, why were multiples so high? Was it because of a dearth of assets, which was driving multiples up, or corporate balance sheets, or blah, blah, blah?

Speaker #4: But if we strip out all that noise, there are more assets can you create value depending on what the prevailing acquisition price is? Remains to be seen.

Speaker #4: But we're looking at a variety of different things, and if we can get them for the appropriate price, we're happy to execute on them.

Speaker #4: If we can't, I don't know. Our stock is, from a multiple point of view, cheap. If we don't do anything in M&A, we're not going to sit on another year of consolidated cash flow and that we would cycle back and do something related to capital return.

Richard J. Tobin: If we don't do anything in M&A, we're not going to sit on another year of consolidated cash flow, we would cycle back and do something related to capital return. I think that our posture has changed since the end of last year, where we said we were more inclined to do for capital return. The reason for that was there were very few assets available, and the multiples that were prevailing in the market were very high. What's changed since then is there's more assets coming available, we'd like to keep our powder dry to see whether we're going to choose to participate in that.

Speaker #4: But I think that our posture has changed. Since the end of last year, when we said we were more inclined toward capital return.

Speaker #4: And the reason for that was that we're very few assets available and the multiples that were prevailing in the market were very high. What's changed since then is there's more assets coming available.

Speaker #4: And so, we'd like to keep our powder dry to see whether we're going to choose to participate in that.

Speaker #6: Helpful. And I'm just curious if you could talk a little bit more about clean energy—sort of what you're seeing between retail fueling and gas-focused businesses.

Operator 2: Helpful. I'm just curious if you could talk a little bit more about clean energy, sort of what you're seeing between retail fueling and gas-focused businesses. You mentioned space launch already, Rich. Organic growth has obviously stepped up pretty significantly over the last couple of quarters. Where's that step-up been most concentrated? Is it in things like space launch? Do you see good durability still of the retail fueling cycle? More color, I think, would be helpful.

Andy Kaplowitz: Helpful. I'm just curious if you could talk a little bit more about clean energy, sort of what you're seeing between retail fueling and gas-focused businesses. You mentioned space launch already, Rich. Organic growth has obviously stepped up pretty significantly over the last couple of quarters. Where's that step-up been most concentrated? Is it in things like space launch? Do you see good durability still of the retail fueling cycle? More color, I think, would be helpful.

Speaker #6: You mentioned Space Launch already, Rich. So organic growth has obviously stepped up pretty significantly over the last couple of quarters. Where has that step-up been most concentrated?

Speaker #6: Is it in things like Space Launch? Do you see good durability still at the retail fueling cycle? More color, I think, would be helpful.

Speaker #4: Sure. Let's go to retail fueling, since it's been in the portfolio for some time. It's broad-based across the board. I think that I'm very, very pleased with management.

Richard J. Tobin: Sure. Let's go to the retail fueling since it's been in the portfolio for some time. It's broad-based across the board. I think that I'm very, very pleased for management. They've done a lot of work in terms of 80/20 and getting the portfolio the way they want it. I think in terms of they've been rewarded for during the down cycle that we had several years ago, they continued to invest in their product portfolio, we think that we've got an advantage now, we're seeing that in terms of the demand. On the other part of the portfolio, which is mostly made up of acquisitions that we made over the past couple of years, I'm pleased for that group also. There was an incredible amount of heavy lifting that we had to do in terms of facility consolidation. You heard my comments about refrigeration.

Speaker #4: They've done a lot of work in terms of 80/20 and getting the portfolio the way they want it. And I think in terms of they've been rewarded for during the down cycle that we had several years ago.

Speaker #4: They continued to invest in their product portfolio. And we think that we've got an advantage now, and we're seeing that in terms of the demand.

Speaker #4: On the other part of the portfolio, which is mostly made up of acquisitions that we made over the past couple of years. I'm pleased for that group also.

Speaker #4: There was an incredible amount of heavy lifting that we had to do in terms of facility consolidation. I mean, you heard my comments about refrigeration.

Richard J. Tobin: These are not easy to do. That's been a multi-year effort. We're not only seeing the bet on the end market demand inflecting the way we want it, we're also seeing the margin, which had been disappointing during that transition period, beginning to inflect up. Both sides of the house are doing quite well.

Speaker #4: These are not easy to do, and that's been a multi-year effort. So we're not only seeing the bet on end market demand inflecting the way we want it.

Speaker #4: We're also seeing the margin which had been disappointing during that transition period beginning to inflect up. So both sides of the house are doing quite well.

Speaker #6: Helpful color, Rich.

Operator 2: Helpful color, Rich.

Andy Kaplowitz: Helpful color, Rich.

Richard J. Tobin: Thanks.

Speaker #4: Thanks.

Speaker #1: Thank you. Our next question will come from Andrew Obin with Bank of America. Your line is open.

Operator 4: Thank you. Our next question will come from Andrew Obin with Bank of America. Your line is open.

Operator: Thank you. Our next question will come from Andrew Obin with Bank of America. Your line is open.

Andrew Obin: Hey. Good morning.

Speaker #8: Hey. Good morning.

Speaker #4: Hey.

Richard J. Tobin: Hey.

Speaker #8: Could we just talk a little bit about what's happening with biopharma orders in the second quarter? How are you different than Danaher and other capital equipment providers?

Andrew Obin: Could we just talk a little bit about what's happening biopharma orders in Q2? How are you different than Danaher and other capital equipment providers?

Speaker #4: Yeah. We get that question all the time. Andrew, I think you could ask Danaher and who is our customer. And Thermo Fisher and Sartorius, the ones that basically are material participants in the marketplace.

Richard J. Tobin: Yeah, we get that question all the time, Andrew. I think you can ask Danaher and who is our customer, and Thermo Fisher and Sartorius, the ones that basically are material participants in the marketplace. From our part, we're doing well because the management teams have been doing great in terms of new product introduction. You have to realize that the vast majority of our revenue stream is either replacing an existing product, but it's a consumable. It's not selling new systems so much, it's as long as the systems are running in the marketplace. It's two things going on. There is activity in the space, and those systems are running, and they're consuming. If you look at kind of the OEMs, they're saying that their consumable business is good. That's our stream there, number one.

Speaker #4: From our part, we're doing well because the management teams have been doing great in terms of new product introduction. And for the most part, you have to realize that the vast majority of our revenue stream is either replacing existing product, but it's a consumable.

Speaker #4: So it's not selling new systems so much. It's as long as the systems are running in the marketplace. So it's two things going on.

Speaker #4: There is activity in the space, and those systems are running, and they're consumed. And so if you look at kind of the OEMs, they're saying that their consumable business is good.

Speaker #4: That's our stream there, number one. And number two, I think we've introduced, over the last—and just this week, as a matter of fact—a variety of new products into the space that have been very successful.

Richard J. Tobin: Number two, I think we've introduced just this week, as a matter of fact, we've introduced a variety of new products into the space that have been very successful.

Speaker #8: Thank you. And then just maybe a simplistic question, if I look at your year-over-year bookings growth starting in third quarter, sort of high single digits around 10, 20s, teens, why isn't there just why isn't there more sort of torque in revenue growth to sort of what's happening on the booking side?

Andrew Obin: Thank you. Then just maybe a simplistic question. If I look at your year-over-year bookings growth starting in Q3, sort of high single digits around 10, 20s, teens. Why isn't there more sort of torque in revenue growth to sort of what's happening on the booking side?

Speaker #4: That's an interesting question in itself. I'm not talking up revenue. Right bookings because here we are sitting here and we're getting feedback. Well, it's a disappointing on the top line.

Richard J. Tobin: That's an interesting question in itself. I'm not talking up revenue, right bookings, because here we are sitting here, and we're getting feedback. Well, it's disappointing on the top line. Well, it's well within the band that we gave in guidance. If I talk up the revenue, and we can explore possibilities of beating the top line of revenue, for sure, I'm not going to get in a situation where estimates outrun basically what we're telling you. What we're giving you now is an upgrading on our estimates for the full year. Let's stick to that. You know what? If we get to the end of Q3 and orders are continuing to chug along at the pace that they're coming in at, then we're happy to revisit it at that time.

Speaker #4: Well, it's well within the band that we gave in guidance. So, if I talk up the revenue and we can explore possibilities of beating the top line of revenue, for sure, I'm not going to get in a situation where estimates outrun, basically, what we're telling you.

Speaker #4: What we're giving you now is an upgrade to our estimates for the full year. Let's stick to that. You know what? If we get to the end of Q3 and orders are continuing to chug along at the pace that they're coming in at, then we're happy to revisit it at that time.

Speaker #8: So maybe I'll just stick one in. So how is July on orders?

Andrew Obin: Maybe I'll just stick one in. How is July on orders?

Speaker #4: You know what? I don't know. I don't think we've closed it, so hard to say.

Richard J. Tobin: You know what? I don't know. I don't think we've closed it, so hard to say.

Speaker #8: Thank you.

Andrew Obin: Thank you.

Speaker #1: Thank you again. As a reminder, that is Star One. If you would like to join the queue, our next question will come from Mike Holleran with Baird.

Operator 4: Thank you. Again, as a reminder, that is star one if you would like to join the queue. Our next question will come from Mike Halloran with Baird. Your line is open.

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Speaker #1: Your line is open.

Mike Halloran: Hey, good morning, everyone.

Speaker #9: Hey, morning, everyone. So, two questions here. Let's just kind of stick with the last one. Maybe, Rich, can you talk about how you're seeing lead times?

Richard J. Tobin: Hi.

Mike Halloran: Two questions here. Let's just kind of stick with the last one. Maybe Rich talk about how you're seeing lead times. How aggressively are those extending across the portfolio here? That's part of your visibility in the H2 of the year and stretching into next year, and maybe just put it in the context of history.

Speaker #9: How aggressively are those extending across the portfolio here? That's part of your visibility in the second half of the year. Are you stretching into next year and maybe just put it in the context of history?

Richard J. Tobin: Our lead times overall are in balance, except where we've had execution problems where that's led out. If you look at book-to-bill, there's an argument to be made that that number is a little bit helped by the fact that we couldn't get the product out, right? It's sitting in backlog to a certain extent. The more orders are coming in because people are afraid we're trying to get it out. I think the only area where we see elongated orders starting to move into 2027 is the long cycle portion of the portfolio. It is not material in terms of our total backlog. But in areas like heat exchangers, people are trying out there to secure supply. You're beginning to see, it's not a reflection of our lead times, it's a reflection of demand outstripping supply capacity in the market in total.

Speaker #4: Our lead times overall are in balance, except where we've had execution problems, where that's led out. So if you look at book-to-bill, there's an argument to be made that that number is a little bit helped by the fact that we couldn't get the product out, right?

Speaker #4: So it's sitting in backlog to a certain extent, and more orders are coming in because people are afraid. We're trying to get it out.

Speaker #4: I think the only area where we see elongated orders starting to move into '27 is the long cycle portion of the portfolio. It is not material, in terms of our total backlog.

Speaker #4: But in areas like heat exchangers, people are trying out there to secure supply. So you're beginning to see that it's not a reflection of our lead times.

Speaker #4: It's a reflection of demand outstripping supply capacity in the market as a in total.

Speaker #9: Okay. That makes sense. And then maybe just a higher-level question. How are you thinking about the durability of the cycle? Obviously, a lot of your comments have been about how you don't see green across the portfolio as often.

Mike Halloran: Okay. That makes sense. Maybe just a higher-level question. How are you thinking about the durability of the cycle? Obviously, a lot of your comments have been about how you don't see green across the portfolio as often or very often like you are right now. What are the factors that give you confidence there's durability once you get past the H2 of this year, and we think about out years?

Speaker #9: Or very often, like you are right now. What are the factors that give you confidence there’s durability as we get past the second half of this year, and as we think about out-years?

Richard J. Tobin: The cycles that we're participating in clearly have visibility into 2027. It's a question of how long is durability, the durability question. In the grand scheme of things, we're not a data center play. We participate in data centers, but proportionally, it is what it is with the portfolio. It's kind of like space launch infrastructure. It's kind of like biopharma has been in the past 5 or 6 years. I'm not aware of any kind of business right now where it looks like it's short-cycle demand that may end in 2026. We're getting ready to do our strategic plans around here in August and September. I fully expect the numbers or the velocity of the trajectories may change some, but I don't see anybody going negative moving into 2027.

Speaker #4: The cycles that we're participating in clearly have visibility into 2027. So it's a question of how long's durability, the durability question. So look, we can in the grand scheme of things, we're not a data center play.

Speaker #4: We participated in data centers, but proportionally, it is what it is with the portfolio. It's kind of like space launch infrastructure. It's kind of like biopharma has been in the past five or six years.

Speaker #4: I'm not aware of any kind of business right now where it looks like it's short-cycle demand that may end in '26. So we're getting ready to do our strategic plans around here.

Speaker #4: In August and September, I fully expect the numbers or the velocity of the trajectories may change some, but I don't see anybody going negative moving into '27.

Speaker #9: Thanks, Rich. Appreciate it.

Mike Halloran: Thanks, Rich. Appreciate it.

Richard J. Tobin: Thanks.

Speaker #4: Thanks.

Speaker #1: Thank you. Our next question will come from Joe Richie with Goldman Sachs. Your line is open.

Operator 4: Thank you. Our next question will come from Joe Ritchie with Goldman Sachs. Your line is open.

Operator: Thank you. Our next question will come from Joe Ritchie with Goldman Sachs. Your line is open.

Speaker #10: Hey, guys. Good morning.

Joe Ritchie: Hey, guys. Good morning.

Jack Dickens: Joe.

Jack Dickens: Hey, Joe.

Speaker #9: Hey, Joe.

Speaker #10: So, I had the same question as Owen regarding the order conversion into revenue. I guess maybe I'll ask it this way: Is there any reason to believe that the conversion won't translate into much faster earnings growth or organic growth, given what you see today and assuming that the trends stay fairly consistent?

Joe Ritchie: I had the same question as Oben on the order conversion into revenue. I guess maybe I'll ask it this way. Is there any reason to believe that the conversion won't translate into much faster earnings growth or organic growth given what you see today, and then assuming that the trends kind of stay fairly consistent?

Speaker #4: Well, I mean, the problem with that question is that, on a 12-month basis, one can take the figures and say, "Here's the conversion, and here's what I get." We always have to be a little bit careful, because a lot of what we have is short cycle. While over a rolling 12-month basis it will meet the trajectories that we expect, there may be quarterly volatility for thousands of different reasons.

Richard J. Tobin: Well, the problem with that question is that on a 12-month basis, one could take the figures and say, Here's the conversion and here's what I get. We always have to be a little bit careful because a lot of what we have is short cycle, while over a rolling 12-month basis, it will meet the trajectories that we expect. There may be quarterly volatility for thousands of different reasons, right? That's why we always have to be a little bit careful of getting ahead of our skis. We're not making paperclips here, right? Yeah, look, the bottom line is we're really pleased with the orders. It's up to us to convert on the orders, and we'll maximize the revenue within days, not weeks, not months, not quarters.

Speaker #4: Right? So that's why we always have to be a little bit careful of getting ahead of our skis. We're not making paperclips here, right?

Speaker #4: So yeah, I mean, look, the bottom line is we're really pleased with the orders. It's up to us to convert on the orders and we'll maximize the revenue within days, not weeks, not months, not quarters.

Speaker #4: Right now, that's telling us this is what if we look at the math and we've got to rely on these businesses and what the forecast is, this is what it looks like.

Richard J. Tobin: Right now, that's telling us this is what. If we look at the math, and we've got to rely on these businesses and what the forecast is, this is what it looks like. Like I said to Andrew Obin, we're going to get to the end of Q3, and if orders continue to surge and book-to-bill remains what it is, then we'll revisit that to the extent that we can convert it out of the manufacturing base. I think we have to be careful about just doing the math on backlog as if there's excess capacity sitting there waiting, and then there's a timing difference of when somebody actually wants to take delivery on something.

Speaker #4: But guess, like I said, to Andrew, but we're going to get to the end of Q3 and if orders continue to surge and book to bill remains what it is, then we'll revisit that to the extent that we can convert.

Speaker #4: We can convert it out of the manufacturing base. So, I think we have to be careful about just doing the math on backlog as if there's excess capacity sitting there waiting, and then there's a timing difference of when somebody actually wants to take delivery on something.

Speaker #10: Yeah, that's fair enough. And then I guess, just given the issues that you kind of had— you've already talked about them on the refrigeration side— I'm just curious what your level of concern is on the capacity ramp and swap.

Joe Ritchie: Yeah. That's fair enough. Then, I guess just given the issues that you've already talked about on the refrigeration side, I'm just curious what your level of concern is on the capacity ramp in SWEP.

Speaker #4: Well, we always have concern, but less so swap is the highest automated business that we have in the portfolio. And the issues that we've had in refrigeration have been largely driven by labor ramp.

Richard J. Tobin: Well, we always have concern, but less so. SWEP is the highest automated business that we have in the portfolio, and the issues that we've had in refrigeration have been largely driven by labor ramp.

Joe Ritchie: Super helpful. Thanks, Rich.

Speaker #10: Super helpful. Thanks, Rich.

Speaker #4: Thanks.

Richard J. Tobin: Thanks.

Speaker #1: Thank you. Again, as a final reminder, please press star one now to join the queue. Our next question will come from Chris Snyder with Morgan Stanley.

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Speaker #11: Thank you. I think you guys talked about in Q1 that customers started placing orders for braised plate heat exchangers further into the future than maybe they were in '25.

Chris Snyder: Thank you. I think you guys talked about in Q1 that customers started placing orders for brazed plate heat exchangers further into the future than maybe they were in 2025. Did that continue here into Q2? Then can you just maybe talk about your plans to add capacity there? What is the timeline for that capacity to come on, and would you expect that those lead times start to come in as that capacity comes on over the next 12 months or whatever that may be? Thank you.

Speaker #11: Did that continue here into Q2? And then, can you just maybe talk about your plans to add capacity there? What is the timeline for that capacity to come on?

Speaker #11: And would you expect that those lead times start to come in as that capacity comes on over the next 12 months, or whatever that may be?

Speaker #11: Thank you. Hello?

Chris Snyder: Hello?

Speaker #1: Please hold on the line.

Operator 4: Please hold on the line.

Operator: Please hold on the line.

Speaker #4: Hello?

Chris Snyder: Hello.

Speaker #1: We have now moved to the backup. Please go ahead.

Chris Snyder: We have now moved to the backup. Please go ahead, sir.

Operator: We have now moved to the backup. Please go ahead, sir.

Richard J. Tobin: Yeah, we moved to the backup. I guess this is the last question, let me answer it real quick here. The answer to the question is yes, and the capacity will come on sequentially over the back half of 2026 going into 2027.

Speaker #4: Yeah, we moved to the backup. I guess this is the last question, so let me answer it real quick here. The answer to the question is yes, and the capacity will come on sequentially over the back half of '26 going into 2027.

Chris Snyder: Thank you. Kai, if I could squeeze in a follow-up on this backup line.

Speaker #11: Thank you. And Kai, if I could squeeze in a follow-up on this backup line: Is there anything you could talk about on Q3? I guess it's fair to assume, similar to the full year, low double-digit EPS growth.

Richard J. Tobin: Sure.

Chris Snyder: Is there anything you could talk about on Q3? Is it fair to assume similar to the full year, low double-digit EPS growth? Is it also fair to assume that Q3 organic is better than Q4, just given how much more difficult that Q4 comp is? Thank you.

Speaker #11: And is it also fair to assume that Q3 organic is better than Q4 just given how much more difficult that Q4 comp is? Thank you.

Richard J. Tobin: Yeah, we don't give out quarterly guidance, I'm going to have to pass on that one.

Speaker #4: Yeah, we don't give out quarterly guidance, so I'm going to have to pass on that one.

Speaker #11: All right. Fair enough. Thank you.

Chris Snyder: Fair enough. Thank you.

Speaker #4: Thanks.

Richard J. Tobin: Thanks.

Speaker #1: Thank you. This concludes our Q&A period and the DOVER's second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. You may now disconnect the line and have a wonderful day.

Operator 4: Thank you. This concludes our Q&A period and the Dover's Q2 2026 earnings conference call. You may now disconnect the line and have a wonderful day.

Operator: Thank you. This concludes our Q&A period and the Dover's Q2 2026 earnings conference call. You may now disconnect the line and have a wonderful day.

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