Ametek Inc (AME) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Ametek Inc stock $126, price $229, that is 45.0% below the price, quality 70 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 24 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $104.23 – $258.14 · fair‑value band $84.72 – $159.16 · the $228.67 price screens above the $125.74 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 6, 2026.
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AMETEK, Inc. manufactures and sells electronic instruments (EIG) and electromechanical (EMG) devices in the United States and internationally. It operates through EIG and EMG segments.
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The company offers advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial markets; process and analytical instruments for the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, automation, and food and beverage industries; instruments to the laboratory equipment, ultra-precision manufacturing, medical, and test and measurement markets; power quality monitoring and metering devices, uninterruptible power supplies, programmable power and electromagnetic compatibility test equipment, and gas turbines sensors; dashboard instruments for heavy trucks and other vehicles; instrumentation and controls for food and beverage industries; and aircraft and engine sensors, embedded computing, monitoring, power supplies, fuel and fluid measurement, and data acquisition systems for aerospace and defense industry.
It also provides engineered medical components and devices, automation solutions, thermal management systems, specialty metals, and electrical interconnects; single-use and consumable surgical instruments, implantable components, and drug delivery systems; engineered electrical connectors and electronics packaging; precision motion control products for data storage, medical devices, business equipment, automation, and other application; high-purity powdered metals, strips and foils, specialty clad metals, and metal matrix composites; motor-blower systems and heat exchangers for thermal management, military and commercial aircraft, and military ground vehicles; and motors used in commercial appliances, food and beverage machines, hydraulic pumps, and industrial blowers, as well as operates a network of aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul facilities.
AMETEK, Inc. was incorporated in 1930 and is headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.
Stock analysis
Ametek Inc (AME) currently trades at $228.67, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $125.74, 45% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $136.04 per share, and 0 of the 24 models we run sit above the $228.67 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at $21.25, and 24 of the 24 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $84.72 (bear) to $159.16 (bull), the price of $228.67 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 70/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Ametek Inc reported revenue of $7.4B in FY2025 versus $5.5B in FY2021, a compound +7.5%/yr. Reported net income was $1.5B in FY2025, compounding +10.6%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $52.6B Large · P/E ratio 32.3 · P/S ratio 6.42 · EPS (TTM) $7.09 · Dividend yield 0.6% · Net margin 19.9% · Return on equity 14.7% · Return on assets (EBIT) 11.7% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 79 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 11% below its 52-week high and 21% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −46% fair-value upside, at −45%, AME screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$84.72Fair Value $125.74Bull$159.16
Price $228.67 · Downside -45.0%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($4.92 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, one officer or director bought shares worth $1.0M, on Aug 11, 2026. Over the same period, one person sold shares worth $1.7M.
BuyNick L StanageDirector4,000 shares at $255.85$1.0MAug 11, 2026
SaleDavid F. HermancePRESIDENT - ELECTROMECHANICAL6,608 shares at $254.00$1.7MAug 7, 2026
SaleThomas A AmatoDirector530 shares at $216.78$114,893Mar 24, 2026
SaleThomas M MontgomerySR. VP. - COMPTROLLER6,388 shares at $205.05$1.3MDec 22, 2025
SaleThomas C MarecicPRES. - ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS14,310 shares at $202.11$2.9MDec 15, 2025
SaleDavid A ZapicoCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Director2× since Nov 25, 2025: 116,390 shares, avg. $197.70$23.0MDec 12, 2025
SaleEmanuela SperanzaCHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER2,700 shares at $200.00$540,000Nov 12, 2025
Plus 2 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.92/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+6.6%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+6.4%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+10.3%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +6.4% a year
Revenue growth 40 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+7.0%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate.
+11.7%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+11.1%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.6%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.11.1% vs 10.5%, steady
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.23% → 26%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+17.1%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+13.5%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +14.3% a year for the price and +10.9% for the forecasts.
AI conclusion: Durable niches in specialty machinery deliver pricing power and operational strengths yet the business lacks a standout brand or scale moat.
Main risk: AI-enhanced instruments from rivals could commoditise lower-complexity benchtop and industrial measurement tools, pressuring margins in those segments where qualification barriers are lower.
Bull case: Ametek could integrate AI into its high-precision regulated products to increase their value and defend niches while using acquisitions to expand recurring aftermarket revenue.
Bear case: If lower-complexity segments face rapid commoditisation, Ametek might see margin compression and slower organic growth as mix shifts toward more competitive areas despite protections in aerospace and medical markets.
Ametek recently completed its largest acquisition yet with Indicor Instrumentation, adding substantial aftermarket exposure that aligns with its existing industrial niches and recurring revenue profile. Solid order momentum and margin gains provide further support, yet the models currently see the stock as overvalued. Can the new business contribution expand high-quality cash flows enough to justify the valuation stretch?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Specialty Industrial Machinery · 814 stocks
Beats the industry median on 6/14 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score70 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside−45.0% · Below median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)14.7% · Top 25%
Return on assets9.2% · Top 25%
Net margin (12 months)19.9% · Top 25%
Operating margin (12 months)26.4% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)17.3% · Above median
Dividend yield (12 months)0.6% · Below median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.10× · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Specialty Industrial Machinery median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)32.3× · Pricier than median
P/B4.94× · book value is mostly goodwill ⓘGoodwill and other intangible assets are larger than the equity. The book value mainly reflects prices paid for past acquisitions, so we do not rank this P/B against the peer group.
P/S (12 months)6.42× · Priciest 25%
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)31.4× · Pricier than median
EV/EBITDA20.4× · Pricier than median
PEG2.69× · Priciest 25%
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
This stockSector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)0· sector 0
FUTURE (revenue growth)87· sector 31
PAST (return on equity)59· sector 27
HEALTH (low debt)95· sector 96
DIVIDEND (yield)12· sector 29
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ametek Inc (AME) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 6, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $125.74 versus a price of $228.67, about 45% lower (overvalued).
What is the fair value of AME?
Our model-based fair value for Ametek Inc is $125.74 (as of Nov 6, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $228.67.
What is the quality score of AME?
Ametek Inc has a Quality Score of 70/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Ametek Inc (AME)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $125.74 (as of Nov 6, 2026) from 24 valuation models. Cautious scenario $84.72, optimistic scenario $159.16. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Ametek Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $125.74, about 45% lower versus a price of $228.67 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $84.72, optimistic scenario $159.16. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Ametek Inc (AME)?
Ametek Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $8.2B (latest available figure, as of Nov 6, 2026).
Does Ametek Inc pay a dividend?
Ametek Inc currently shows a dividend yield of 0.58% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 6, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Ametek Inc (AME) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Ametek Inc pays a dividend of $1.33 per share a year, a dividend yield of 0.6%. The last ex-dividend date was Sep 15, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since at least 1984. The payout ratio is 18.8% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 5.48 times. Our assessment: Well covered. A low payout and the dividend is fully funded by free cash flow, a comfortable, sustainable dividend.
What growth is priced into Ametek Inc (AME)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Ametek Inc would have to grow free cash flow by +17.1 % per year for five years (discount rate 9.2 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +10.3 % per year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of AME use?
Our models discount Ametek Inc at 9.2 %: a base by market capitalisation (large), damped by beta 0.97, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Ametek Inc that is +17.1 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (9.2 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Ametek Inc (AME) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Ametek Inc grew +10.3 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +17.1 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Ametek Inc (AME) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +7.8 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Ametek Inc (+17.1 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Ametek Inc (AME)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 3.18 %: that much free cash flow Ametek Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (9.2 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Ametek Inc (AME)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Ametek Inc it is $125.74 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026), against a price of $228.67. It is the blended result of 24 valuation models in 7 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Ametek Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 6, 2026, AME trades above its calculated fair value: price $228.67, fair value $125.74, a gap of about −45% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of AME?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($228.67); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($125.74). For Ametek Inc the two are $102.93 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Ametek Inc worth?
The market values Ametek Inc at about $52.6B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 6, 2026). Per share that is $228.67; our models calculate a fair value of $125.74 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about AME?
Our models span a range for Ametek Inc: cautious scenario $84.72, base $125.74, optimistic $159.16 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026, price $228.67). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of AME?
Ametek Inc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.3 (as of Nov 6, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $125.74 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2016, FY2020 ex one-offs: 28.5. Other multiples: PEG 2.7, P/B 4.9, P/S 6.4, EV/EBITDA 20.4.
What is the PEG ratio of AME?
The PEG ratio of Ametek Inc is 2.69 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 6, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Ametek Inc (AME)?
Balance-sheet figures for Ametek Inc (as of Nov 6, 2026): return on equity 14.7%, debt of 0.10 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 70/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is AME from its 52-week high?
Ametek Inc trades at $228.67, about 11% below its 52-week high of $258.14 and 21% above the low of $188.75 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $125.74 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Ametek Inc?
From the same area (Industrials) we also value SIE, GE Vernova Inc, Eaton Corporation, Parker-Hannifin Corporation, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Ametek Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 6, 2026: price $228.67, calculated fair value $125.74 (−45%), Quality Score 70/100, from 24 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of AME calculated?
We run Ametek Inc through 24 models from 7 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $125.74 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.0% above its aggregate fair value. Ametek Inc itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Ametek Inc (AME)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $228.67. Our model-based fair value is $125.74, about 45% lower (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Ametek Inc right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($159.16). The favourable scenario is already priced in. Solid but not exceptional quality (70/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder. A fairly wide model range ($84.72 to $159.16) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Where does the earnings growth of Ametek Inc (AME) come from?
Earnings per share at Ametek Inc grew +11.1 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +7.0 %, EBIT margin +1.9 %, tax rate +1.3 %, residual (interest, one-offs) +0.6 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Ametek Inc
How large is the market capitalisation of Ametek Inc (AME)?
The market capitalisation of Ametek Inc is $52.6B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Ametek Inc (AME)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Ametek Inc is 6.42 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Ametek Inc (AME)?
Earnings per share at Ametek Inc are $7.09 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 32.3). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Ametek Inc (AME)?
The dividend yield of Ametek Inc is 0.6% (payout 18.8%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Ametek Inc (AME)?
The net margin of Ametek Inc is 19.9% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Ametek Inc (AME)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Ametek Inc is 14.7% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Ametek Inc (AME)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Ametek Inc is 11.7% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Ametek Inc (AME)?
The operating margin of Ametek Inc is 26.4% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Ametek Inc (AME)?
Revenue at Ametek Inc is growing +17.3% versus a year earlier (3y avg +6.4%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Ametek Inc (AME)?
Earnings per share at Ametek Inc are growing +15.6% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Ametek Inc (AME) carry?
The net debt of Ametek Inc is $1.8B (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 1.1 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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