AME Ametek
$248.33
▼ 0.1%Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
AME at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: Neutral · 56/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Price — Past Year
▲ Up 33.6% in the year to Jul 6, 2026
Key Metrics
Market Cap
$53.78B
P/E
37.02x
Forward P/E (est.)
34.15x
ROE
14.4%
Revenue Growth
9.5%
EPS Growth
8.4%
Profit Margin
20.1%
FCF Yield
3.0%
Debt / Equity
0.21x
ROIC
11.0%
Interest Coverage
23.35x
Current Ratio
1.21x
Dividend Yield
0.6%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
5.7%
Rating Score
56/100
Business Overview
Ametek (AME) is a large-cap company in the Electrical Components & Equipment industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $53.78B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $7.40B in revenue and $1.48B in net profit.
Our model rates AME Neutral (56/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Technical Analysis (Educational)
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what AME's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. AME trades near $248.33, above its 50-day average ($230.93) and 200-day average ($214.10). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 59 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. AME's is $5.92 (~2.4% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. In the month to Jul 6, 2026, AME found buyers near $221.00 (support) and sellers near $244.71 (resistance); its 52-week range then was $174.43–$244.71. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.8× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. The indicators were last computed on Jul 6, 2026; the price is current.
Revenue Growth
3Y CAGR
6.4%
Revenue moved from $6.15B in 2022 to $7.40B in 2025, a 6.4% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a steady 9.5% year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Profitability
Gross Margin
36.7%
Operating Margin
25.8%
Net Margin
20.0%
ROE
14.4%
Ametek keeps about 20.1% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 36.7% gross margin and 25.8% operating margin. Return on equity is 14.4% and return on invested capital about 11.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$2.28B
Net Debt
$1.79B
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.94x
Debt / Equity
0.21x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.2x, and operating profit covers interest about 23.4x, with a current ratio of 1.2x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $2.28B of total debt against $495.45M of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$1.80B
Free Cash Flow
$1.67B
FCF Margin
22.6%
In the latest year Ametek produced about $1.80B of operating cash flow and $1.67B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 3.0% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Dividend Safety
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
What to look for in a dividend stockThe payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
0.6%
Total paid (latest FY)
$285.35M
History on record
4 years
dividend uses 17% of free cash flow
19% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 3 years in a row
no cuts in the last 4 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
37.02x
P/S
7.14x
P/B
4.76x
EV / EBITDA
—
AME trades at 37.0x trailing earnings (about 34.2x on estimated forward earnings), 7.1x sales, and 4.8x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 5.7% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a premium multiple that needs growth to justify it.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
$170.61
Current price
$248.33
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.67B
Growth, years 1–5
9.5%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where AME sits versus the Industrials companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How AME stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
Among the 142 rated Industrials companies we cover, AME ranks #47 by our overall rating. It trades at a premium versus the sector on earnings (37x P/E vs. 30.5x median) with a lower return on equity (14.4% vs. 18.1%) and faster revenue growth (9.5% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
37x
median 30.5x
ROE vs sector
14.4%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
9.5%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#47
of 142 rated
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 142 rated companies among the 273 Industrials stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
5-Year Projection Model
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
What drives this projection, and its limits2030 scenario price range (Base Case)
$242.19 – $407.32
vs. $248.33 today · implied CAGR -0% – 10%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.14B | $8.96B | $9.85B | $10.84B | $11.92B |
| Net income | $1.63B | $1.79B | $1.97B | $2.17B | $2.38B |
| EPS | $7.52 | $8.27 | $9.10 | $10.01 | $11.01 |
| Share price (low) | $165.42 | $181.96 | $200.16 | $220.17 | $242.19 |
| Share price (high) | $278.21 | $306.03 | $336.63 | $370.29 | $407.32 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -33% / 12% | -14% / 11% | -7% / 11% | -3% / 11% | -0% / 10% |
Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions.
Bull Case
The case for AME:
- High net margins (20.1%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.2x) lowers risk.
Bear Case
The case against AME:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Key Risks
Valuation risk — at 37.0x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Investment Thesis
On balance, the picture is mixed: Ametek is a large-cap industrials business growing at a mature pace, with solid profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 37.0x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (56/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 25 Wall Street analysts covering AME recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
AME's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
AME — frequently asked questions
Is AME a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Ametek Neutral (56/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is AME's rating on The Stocks School?
Ametek currently scores 56/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does AME's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Ametek's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for AME calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this AME analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell AME. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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