AME
AMETEK, Inc.
AME's fundamentals are strong: it turned 24% of its revenue into free cash flow and revenue grew 14%. At 34x earnings, it's trading above its usual 30x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
AME Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
AME's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
AME PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 26x | $241 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $189 | -21% |
| Fair | 30x | $212 | -12% |
| Current | 34x | $241 | — |
| Expensive | 35x | $247 | +2.4% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AME's PE is in its expensive range at 34x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 26x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
AME Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AME, but weaker profitability.
AME Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.24 | +30% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.09 | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.84 | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.62 | +8.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.40 | +7.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.34 | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.21 | +8.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.11 | +7.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.93 | +4.6% |
AME's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $7.09 over the past year, up 12% from the year before, and higher year over year for 21 quarters in a row.
AME Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2B | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.9B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $2B | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.8B | +2.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8B | +1.8% |
AME's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $2.2B last quarter, up 17% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 26% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 26% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 27% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | -1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 26% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 26% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 27% | +0.9 points |
AME's operating margin was 26% last quarter, up 0.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AME Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $527.4M | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $451.7M | +37% |
| Q1 2026 | $426M | +8% |
| Q4 2025 | $527.3M | +5.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $420M | -8.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $329.8M | -8.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $394.5M | +3.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $498.3M | +3.6% |
AME's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1.9B over the past year, up 18% from the year before.
AME Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +185K shares |
| 1 year | -0.7% | -1.6M shares |
| 3 years | -0.7% | -1.7M shares |
| 5 years | -1.3% | -3M shares |
| Available history | +0.3% | +645K shares |
AME has 230M diluted shares, down 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $146,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $165,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $27.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $270.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $145.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $111,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $18M |
| Q4 2024 | $144M |
AME spent $299M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 2.9% from the year before.
AME Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8x | Very low |
AME's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago.
AME Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.8 | Neutral |
AME's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
AME PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | AME | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 34x | 24x | 41% above |
| PE % | 78 | 58 | 20 pts above |
AME is trading at 34x earnings, a 41% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
AME Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $243.8 | 1.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $242.1 | 0.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $230.3 | 4.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $205.8 | 17% above |
| 200 week MA | $183.7 | 31% above |
AME has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 31% above its 200-week average.
AME Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $100.0 | $119.0 | +19% |
| 2021 | $119.0 | $142.6 | +20% |
| 2022 | $142.6 | $139.4 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | $139.4 | $164.9 | +18% |
| 2024 | $164.9 | $182.5 | +11% |
| 2025 | $182.5 | $208.5 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $208.5 | $241.0 | +16% |
AME has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 16% so far in 2026.