Stocks · Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
AMETEK, Inc. AME
$251.93 +1.14% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $57.74B
High qualityStrong trendExpensive vs sectorLow risk
Next earnings report: Oct 29, 2026
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Three things to know
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 14 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +4.9%).
- The shares trade at 36.8× trailing earnings, higher than 95% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 245 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth67Positive
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 34%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 49%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 48%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 42%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 32%
Quality85Strong
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 22%
- Gross marginTop 32%
- Operating marginTop 4%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 32%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 31%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 31%
- Interest coverTop 12%
Value20Very weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 49%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 50%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 33%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 10%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 6%
Momentum84Strong
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 35%
- 6-month returnTop 33%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 29%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 5%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 10%
Revisions64Neutral
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 50%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 5%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 36%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 16%
Stability95Exceptional
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 6%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 4%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 33%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 31%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 9.5% | 12.7% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 8.3% | 10.1% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 36.1% | 36.6% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 26.2% | 26.1% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 24.1% | 23.2% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 12.7% | 9.5% | ↑ | Top 34% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 10.1% | 8.3% | ↑ | Top 49% |
| Gross margin | 36.6% | 36.1% | ↑ | Top 32% |
| Operating margin | 26.1% | 26.2% | ↓ | Top 4% |
| Net margin | 20.0% | 20.6% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 23.2% | 24.1% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 11.3% | — | Top 22% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 6.4% | — | Top 42% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.24×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -2.3%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.6%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +2.0 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.75×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 21.3×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.52%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.69%
- Shareholder yield
- 1.21%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.7%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -0.2%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 14
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +4.9%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +3.2%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $273.20
- Target vs current price
- +8.4%
- Analysts with a rating
- 30
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 67%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | +5.0% | +4.2% | +3.7% | -3.5% | — |
| Apr 30, 2026 | +3.7% | +3.3% | +5.9% | -1.1% | +6.7% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | +3.6% | +0.5% | +2.5% | +3.3% | +0.1% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | +7.4% | +7.7% | +7.5% | +6.6% | +19.7% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | +5.3% | +4.6% | +4.9% | +5.5% | +7.0% |
| May 1, 2025 | +3.6% | -1.4% | +0.1% | +6.2% | +5.5% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | +1.1% | -2.0% | +1.0% | -0.4% | -7.9% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | +2.5% | +8.5% | +12.7% | +15.5% | +8.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $2.09 | $1.99 | +5.0% | $2.04B |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $1.97 | $1.90 | +3.7% | $1.93B |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $2.01 | $1.94 | +3.6% | $2.00B |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $1.89 | $1.76 | +7.4% | $1.89B |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $1.78 | $1.69 | +5.3% | $1.78B |
| May 1, 2025 | $1.75 | $1.69 | +3.6% | $1.73B |
| Feb 4, 2025 | $1.87 | $1.85 | +1.1% | $1.76B |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $1.66 | $1.62 | +2.5% | $1.71B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 36.8× | 29.9× | 95th | Top 49% |
| P/E (forward) | 30.2× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 24.6× | — | — | Bottom 33% |
| EV / Sales | 7.57× | — | — | Bottom 10% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 3.16% | — | — | Bottom 50% |
| Earnings yield | 2.72% | — | — | Top 49% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 25.5× – 37.1× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +34.4%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +10.1%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +24.8%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 9
- Days above the 200-day average
- 245
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.0%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.0%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +3.3%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +9.4%
- RSI (14)
- 62.2
- Relative volume
- 1.08×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 22.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 48th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.87
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.63
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -2.5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -23.3%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2021 | Jun 17, 2022 | -27.3% | 118 days | 230 days (May 18, 2023) |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | -23.3% | 91 days | 142 days (Oct 30, 2025) |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Aug 2, 2024 | -17.4% | 92 days | 67 days (Nov 6, 2024) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 | -14.0% | 83 days | 33 days (Dec 14, 2023) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | -13.7% | 20 days | 57 days (Jun 22, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $57.74B
- P/E (TTM)
- 36.8
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $6.84
- Revenue (TTM)
- $7.86B
- Dividend yield
- 0.53%
- 52-week range
- $179.24 – $261.16
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.55B | $6.15B | $6.60B | $6.94B | $7.40B |
| Gross profit | $1.91B | $2.15B | $2.38B | $2.48B | $2.69B |
| Operating income | $1.31B | $1.50B | $1.71B | $1.78B | $1.94B |
| Net income | $990.1M | $1.16B | $1.31B | $1.38B | $1.48B |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.25 | $5.01 | $5.67 | $5.93 | $6.40 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.71B | $1.76B | $1.73B | $1.78B | $1.89B | $2.00B | $1.93B | $2.04B |
| Net income | $340.2M | $387.3M | $351.8M | $358.4M | $371.4M | $398.6M | $399.4M | $406.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.47 | $1.67 | $1.52 | $1.55 | $1.60 | $1.73 | $1.74 | $1.77 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.16B | $1.15B | $1.74B | $1.83B | $1.80B |
| Capital expenditure | -$110.7M | -$139.0M | -$136.2M | -$127.1M | -$130.2M |
| Free cash flow | $1.05B | $1.01B | $1.60B | $1.70B | $1.67B |
| Dividends paid | -$184.6M | -$202.2M | -$230.3M | -$258.8M | -$285.3M |
| Net share buybacks | -$14.7M | -$332.8M | -$7.8M | -$212.0M | -$397.7M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $495.4M
- Total assets
- $16.59B
- Total liabilities
- $5.33B
- Total debt
- $2.31B
- Net debt
- $1.82B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $11.26B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $0.34 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $0.34 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $0.34 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | $0.31 | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $0.31 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | $0.31 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | $0.31 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | $0.28 | Dec 20, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 2,953,231
- Days to cover
- 2.20
- Change vs previous report
- +14.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jul 2, 2012
- 3-for-2
- Dec 22, 2010
- 3-for-2
- Nov 28, 2006
- 3-for-2
- Mar 1, 2004
- 2-for-1
- Nov 20, 1987
- 2-for-1