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AMETEK INC/ AME

NYSE · stock · Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control · website · IPO 1930-07-01 · LEI

AMETEK INC/ statistics & valuation

Market cap$54.4B
P / E36.8×
P / S7.4×
P / B5.1×
P / FCF32.6×
Dividend yield0.52%
Net margin20.0%
Return on equity13.9%
FCF margin22.6%
Net debt$1.8B
Net debt / EBITDA0.8×
Enterprise value USD$56.3B
EV / EBITDA24.1×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.4%
Return on capital14.4%
Graham number -68.5%$81.35

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($81.35); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
13.30% 15.80% 16.10% 16.70% 19.20% 17.90% 18.90% 19.90% 19.80% 20.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
20.60% 21.00% 22.20% 22.80% 22.60% 23.60% 24.40% 25.90% 25.60% 25.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
15.70% 16.90% 18.30% 16.80% 14.70% 14.40% 15.50% 15.00% 14.30% 13.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
233.7M 231.8M 232.7M 229.4M 231.2M 232.8M 231.5M 231.5M 232.2M 231.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.62B $1.53B $2.28B $2.38B $1.20B $2.20B $2.04B $2.90B $1.71B $1.83B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.20% 8.70% 9.00% 8.70% 8.40% 8.30% 9.30% 8.70% 9.40% 9.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
18.10% 17.60% 17.40% 19.60% 26.60% 18.90% 16.40% 24.20% 24.50% 22.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.72× 0.54× 0.62× 0.54× 0.41× 0.37× 0.32× 0.38× 0.22× 0.21× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.19 $2.94 $3.34 $3.75 $3.77 $4.25 $5.01 $5.67 $5.93 $6.40 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

AMETEK INC/ trades at about 40.4× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 21.8×–35×, median 28.9×).

21.8× 40.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (21.8×–35×); dot = today's 40.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin25.8%25.6%25.9%24.4%23.6%22.6%22.8%22.2%21.0%20.6%
Net margin20.0%19.8%19.9%18.9%17.9%19.2%16.7%16.1%15.8%13.3%
FCF margin22.6%24.5%24.2%16.4%18.9%26.6%19.6%17.4%17.6%18.1%
Return on assets9.2%9.4%8.7%9.3%8.3%8.4%8.7%9.0%8.7%7.2%
Return on equity13.9%14.3%15.0%15.5%14.4%14.7%16.8%18.3%16.9%15.7%
Debt / equity0.21×0.22×0.38×0.32×0.37×0.41×0.54×0.62×0.54×0.72×
Current ratio1.061.240.981.621.362.341.421.461.702.09

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.