Ametek (AME)

Industrials · $54.8B market cap · SEC CIK 0001037868

Next reports on Feb 1, 2027, after the close, with analysts expecting $2.32 in earnings per share.

52-week range $188.47 to $261.16. 9% below its 52-week high and 26% above its low.

The case for AME

• Generated $1.7B of free cash flow in FY2025, 23% of revenue.
• Revenue growing 14.3% year over year.
• Has compounded revenue at 10.3% a year over five years.
• Net margin of 20% is wider than 86% of Industrials companies.

The case against

• Pricey for its growth: 33.6× earnings, where 12% a year of growth plus a 0.6% dividend would justify about 27×.
• Price/sales of 6.7× is higher than 92% of Industrials companies.

What the score is made of

Each factor is half a curve over reported figures and half a rank among the other Industrials companies (momentum is judged against fixed thresholds only), and the five are blended by weight. The score is where that blend places it in the S&P 500. It describes the last filing and the current price. It is not a forecast.

• Each factor except momentum is half fixed thresholds, half rank among the 79 Industrials companies.

The financials

The financials, five years deep

Pulled from Ametek's XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR. Italic rows are worked out from the others.

What Ametek says it does

Development of Business AMETEK, Inc. (“AMETEK” or the “Company”) is incorporated in Delaware. Its predecessor was originally incorporated in Delaware in 1930 under the name American Machine and Metals, Inc. AMETEK is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with operations in North America, Europe, Asia and South America. AMETEK maintains its principal executive offices at 1100 Cassatt Road, Berwyn, Pennsylvania, 19312. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: AME), the common stock of AMETEK is a component of the Standard and Poor’s 500 and the Russell 1000 Indices. Products and Services AMETEK’s products are marketed and sold worldwide through two operating groups: Electronic Instruments (“EIG”) and Electromechanical (“EMG”). Electronic Instruments is a leader in the design and manufacture of advanced instruments for the process, power and industrial, and aerospace markets.…

Risk factors AME lists in its 10-K

• Our growth could suffer if the markets into which we sell our products and services decline, do not grow as anticipated, experience cyclicality, or a general downturn in the economy could adversely affect our business
• We may not properly execute, or realize anticipated cost savings or benefits from, our Operational Excellence initiatives
• Foreign and domestic economic, political, legal, compliance and business factors could negatively affect our international sales and operations
• Our international sales and operations may be adversely impacted by compliance with export laws
• Our reputation, ability to do business and financial statements may be impaired by improper conduct by any of our employees, agents or business partners
• Any inability to hire, train and retain a sufficient number of skilled officers and other employees could impede our ability to compete successfully
• If we are unable to develop new products on a timely basis, it could adversely affect our business and prospects
• Our technology is important to our success and our failure to protect this technology could put us at a competitive disadvantage
• A disruption in, shortage of, or price increases for, supply of our components and raw materials may adversely impact our operations
• We are subject to numerous governmental regulations, which may be burdensome or lead to significant costs
• We operate in highly competitive industries, which may adversely affect our results of operations or ability to expand our business
• Our business and financial performance could be adversely impacted by a significant disruption in, or breach in security of, our information technology systems
• Our growth strategy includes strategic acquisitions. We may not be able to consummate future acquisitions or successfully integrate recent and future acquisitions
• The indemnification provisions of acquisition agreements by which we have acquired companies may not fully protect us and as a result we may face unexpected liabilities
• Certain environmental risks may cause us to be liable for costs associated with hazardous or toxic substance clean-up which may adversely affect our financial condition
• We are subject to a variety of litigation and other legal and regulatory proceedings in the course of our business that could adversely affect our financial statements
• Restrictions contained in our revolving credit facility and other debt agreements may limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness

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