What to expect from AMETEK's next quarterly earnings report
With a market cap of $57.4 billion, AMETEK, Inc. (AME) is a global leader in industrial technology solutions, serving diverse ...
Analysis updated on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE
Our AI ranks Ametek Inc/ outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
Ametek Inc/ is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $56.90B. It ranks number 2 by market capitalization among the 18 Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For AME, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 35.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 27.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.8%, buy ≥ +0.2%, sell < -0.9%, strong sell < -1.2% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-16 signals)
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Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control peers listed below that report each metric.
| Metric | AME | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $56.90B | 2/18 |
| P/E Ratio | 36.28x | 6/9 |
| P/B Ratio | 5.05x | 4/16 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.52% | 5/9 |
| EPS | $6.84 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $49.12 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $34.30 | – |
| FCF/Share | $7.96 | – |
| Metric | AME | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 14.0% | 3/17 |
| ROA | 9.5% | 2/17 |
| ROIC | 14.6% | 1/16 |
| Gross Margin | 36.4% | 12/17 |
| Operating Margin | 25.9% | 2/17 |
| Net Margin | 20.0% | 2/17 |
| EBT Margin | 24.2% | 2/17 |
| Tax Rate | 17.4% | – |
| Metric | AME | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.21x | 12/17 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.76x | 10/15 |
| D/E Ratio | 0.47x | 14/17 |
| Financial Leverage | 1.47x | 14/17 |
| Interest Coverage | 11.8x | 2/13 |
| Working Capital | $568M | 5/17 |
| Metric | AME | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.96B | 3/17 |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.82B | 2/13 |
| Capital Spending | -$135M | 11/13 |
| OCF Growth YoY | 8.1% | 5/11 |
| FCF Growth YoY | 8.4% | 5/9 |
| FCF/Sales | 23.2% | 3/13 |
| CapEx/Sales | 1.7% | 8/13 |
| Metric | AME | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.47x | 11/17 |
| Receivables Turnover | 6.7x | 9/16 |
| Inventory Turnover | 4.2x | 5/15 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 9.2x | 7/15 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 54 days | 8/16 |
| Days Inventory | 87 days | 11/15 |
| Payables Period | 47 days | 9/11 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 94 days | 8/10 |
| Metric | AME | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $7.86B | 3/17 |
| Operating Income | $2.04B | 3/17 |
| Net Income | $1.58B | 3/17 |
| SG&A Expense | $822M | 5/14 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $5.00B | 2/16 |
| Metric | AME | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $1.30 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 19.0% | 5/8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 229M | – |
| Net Income Growth | 9.6% | 6/9 |
| EPS Growth | 10.1% | 6/8 |
| Total Current Assets | $3.23B | 19.4% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $495M | 3.0% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $1.17B | 7.1% of assets |
| Inventory | $1.20B | 7.2% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $5.33B | 32.1% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $2.01B | 12.1% of assets |
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Ametek Inc/ (Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control): 18 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| AME Ametek Inc/ | ▼ | $56.90B |
| DHR Danaher Corp /De/ | ▼ | $161.01B |
| KEYS Keysight Technologies, Inc. | ▶ | $56.39B |
| ROP Roper Technologies Inc | ▶ | $37.85B |
| FTV Fortive Corp | ▼ | $18.36B |
| MKSI Mks Inc | ▶ | $14.53B |
| CGNX Cognex Corp | ▲ | $9.08B |
| RAL Ralliant Corp | ▼ | $7.36B |
| ST Sensata Technologies Holding Plc | ▼ | $5.91B |
| MLAB Mesa Laboratories Inc /Co/ | ▶ | $685M |
| SENS Senseonics Holdings, Inc. | ▲ | $411M |
| HURC Hurco Companies Inc | ▶ | $137M |
| SYPR Sypris Solutions Inc | ▲ | $41M |
| INIS Radnostix Inc | ▲ | $24M |
| CLIR Clearsign Technologies Corp | ▲ | $16M |
| QURT Quarta-Rad, Inc. | ▶ | $6M |
| POAS Phaos Technology Holdings (Cayman) Ltd | ▼ | $5M |
| FCUV Focus Universal Inc. | ▼ | $2M |
With a market cap of $57.4 billion, AMETEK, Inc. (AME) is a global leader in industrial technology solutions, serving diverse ...
BERWYN, Pa., Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) will issue its third quarter 2026 earnings release before the market opens on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
AMETEK carries a USD 57.3 billion market capitalization and a P/E ratio of 36.55.
Our AI ranks Ametek Inc/ outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
For AME, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 35.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 27.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Ametek Inc/ forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.
18 issuers in our coverage, AME included, share the SEC industry code Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control. The largest are: Danaher Corp /De/ (DHR), Keysight Technologies, Inc. (KEYS), Roper Technologies Inc (ROP), Fortive Corp (FTV), Mks Inc (MKSI), Cognex Corp (CGNX).
This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.
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