AME
AMETEK, Inc.
AME has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over AME overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
AME Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
AME's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
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.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over AME in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AME Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AME, but weaker profitability.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over AME on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
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.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over AME on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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 has the edge over VRT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over AME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 3.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
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.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over AME on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
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.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over AME on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
AME PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | AME | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 34x | 24x | 41% above |
| PE % | 78 | 58 | 20 pts above |
AME has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% 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 the edge over VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% 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.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over AME on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.