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AmetekAME

Electrical Components & Equipment · Berwyn, Pennsylvania · In the S&P 500
High qualityPricier than peers
$241.12−4.23%After hours: $241.12 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 30.9% over 1 year
Ametek over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$200$225$250Nov2026MarMayJulSep$241.12$200$250NovMarJul$241.12
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$55.28B
Price to earnings35.2x
Forward P/E27.1x
Dividend yield0.56%
Year to date+17.4%
One year+30.9%
Next earningsTue 3 Nov, before the open
SectorIndustrials
52-week range (closes)
$189.90$258.52

Quality and valuation

How Ametek compares with other industrials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Ametek and 5 electrical components & equipment peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: stronger than mostValuation: pricier than most

A stronger business than most industrials companies, priced above most of them.

Ametek trades at 27.1 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 21.4x for the 89 industrials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +12.7% vs +8.2%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 36.4% vs 38.1%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 25.9% vs 17.5%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 23.2% vs 13.1%
AME trades at 27.1x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Electrical Components & Equipment peers
EMR23.2xETN24.4xAME27.1xVRT28.8xROK30.1xBE50.8xSector median 21.4xEMR23.2xETN24.4xAME27.1xVRT28.8xROK30.1xBE50.8xSector median 21.4x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 35.2x earnings, AME is pricier than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
30xAverage 32.1x2025202635.2x30xAverage 32.1x2025202635.2x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Ametek's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 15.0% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$1bn$2bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$2.0bnQ2 ’26$0bn$1bn$2bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$2.0bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +15.0% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%10%15%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2515.0%Q2 ’260%10%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2515.0%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 25.8% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2525.8%Q2 ’260%10%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2525.8%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $1.8 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200m$400mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$452mQ2 ’26$0m$200m$400mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$452mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsAMESector median
Revenue growth+12.7%+8.2%
Gross margin36.4%38.1%
Operating margin25.9%17.5%
Free cash flow margin23.2%13.1%
Price to earnings35.2x25.8x

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