# AMETEK Inc. (AME) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $237.72, market value $54.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 34.7×** (5-yr avg 30.3×, 3-yr avg 30.2×). AMETEK Inc. trades at 34.7× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 30.3×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 24.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 3.13**. A PEG of 3.13 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 6.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.9×.
- **Price / book: 4.8×**. The shares trade at 4.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 22.9×**. Enterprise value is 22.9× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.3%** (5-yr avg 3.6%). Free cash flow equals 3.3% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 3.6%.
- **Earnings yield: 2.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 25.9%**. 25.9% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 20.0%**. 20.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.9%**. 13.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.9%.
- **Return on assets: 9.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 9.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 6.6%** (3-yr 6.4%/yr, 5-yr 10.3%/yr). Revenue grew 6.6% over the last year, against 10.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 7.9%** (3-yr 8.5%/yr, 5-yr 11.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 7.9%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 18.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 18.3% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.21**. Debt is 0.21 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.7×**. It would take 0.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 7.79**. A Z-score of 7.79 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.57%** ($1.30 per share, trailing). AMETEK Inc. yields 0.57%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 19%** (16% of free cash flow). 19% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 23**. 23 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 11.5%/yr** (1-yr 10.7%). The dividend has compounded at 11.5% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 6 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (18 analysts). 18 analysts cover AMETEK Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $277.50 (+17% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 27.3%** (YTD 16.1%, 3-mo 5.1%). The shares are up 27.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -9.0%** (32.6% above the low). Trading 9% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 45**. An RSI of 45 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.94** (volatility 23%). Beta of 0.94 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

Live score and charts: https://foliofundamentals.com/analyzer?s=AME · Page: https://foliofundamentals.com/stocks/ame

Not investment advice.