AMETEK demonstrated strong pricing power in 2026Q1, achieving a 37.2% gross margin while scaling operating income to $514.9 million.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 7.6B | 7.4B | 6.94B | 6.6B | 6.15B | 5.55B | 4.54B | 5.16B | 4.85B | 4.3B | 3.84B | 3.97B | 4.02B | 3.59B | 3.33B | 2.99B | 2.47B | 2.1B | 2.53B | 2.14B | 1.82B | 1.43B | 1.23B | 1.09B | 1.04B | 1.02B | 1.02B | 924.8M | 927.47M | 847.8M | 800M |
| Revenue Growth % | 9.52% | 6.63% | 5.22% | 7.26% | 10.89% | 22.17% | -11.99% | 6.45% | 12.69% | 11.98% | -3.38% | -1.19% | 11.9% | 7.8% | 11.52% | 21% | 17.76% | -17.1% | 18.45% | 17.46% | 26.83% | 16.4% | 12.89% | 4.91% | 2.09% | -0.52% | 10.8% | -0.29% | 9.4% | 5.97% | 2.33% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 4.82B | 4.71B | 4.46B | 4.21B | 4.01B | 3.63B | 3B | 3.37B | 3.19B | 2.86B | 2.59B | 2.62B | 2.66B | 2.32B | 2.15B | 1.96B | 1.65B | 1.44B | 1.73B | 1.44B | 1.25B | 991.79M | 866.55M | 785.44M | 754.57M | 777.92M | 750.37M | 687M | 702.6M | 655.9M | 620.2M |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 63.62% | 64.32% | 63.85% | 65.12% | 65.52% | 66% | 65.35% | 65.75% | 66.54% | 67.33% | 65.87% | 66.16% | 64.65% | 64.61% | 65.41% | 66.65% | 68.43% | 68.35% | 67.6% | 68.81% | 69.14% | 70.32% | 71.95% | 72.52% | 76.32% | 73.23% | 74.29% | 75.75% | 77.36% | 77.53% |
| Gross Profit | 2.78B | 2.69B | 2.48B | 2.38B | 2.15B | 1.91B | 1.54B | 1.79B | 1.66B | 1.44B | 1.25B | 1.36B | 1.36B | 1.27B | 1.18B | 1.03B | 824.06M | 662.4M | 801.05M | 692.34M | 567.37M | 442.67M | 365.77M | 306.18M | 285.97M | 241.37M | 274.29M | 237.8M | 224.87M | 191.9M | 179.8M |
| Gross Margin % | 36.56% | 36.38% | 35.68% | 36.14% | 34.88% | 34.48% | 34% | 34.65% | 34.25% | 33.46% | 32.67% | 34.13% | 33.84% | 35.35% | 35.39% | 34.59% | 33.35% | 31.57% | 31.65% | 32.4% | 31.19% | 30.86% | 29.68% | 28.05% | 27.48% | 23.68% | 26.77% | 25.71% | 24.25% | 22.64% | 22.48% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 8.73% | 3.86% | 11.15% | 12.16% | 23.91% | -13.66% | 7.72% | 15.34% | 14.68% | -7.5% | -0.36% | 7.14% | 7.66% | 14.11% | 25.49% | 24.4% | -17.31% | 15.7% | 22.03% | 28.17% | 21.02% | 19.46% | 7.07% | 18.48% | -12% | 15.35% | 5.75% | 17.18% | 6.73% | 0.62% |
| Operating Expenses | 789.57M | 757.12M | 696.9M | 677.01M | 644.58M | 603.94M | 515.63M | 610.28M | 584.02M | 535.18M | 463.61M | 448.59M | 462.64M | 455.42M | 434.21M | 398.19M | 341.9M | 296.35M | 368.39M | 305.76M | 258.38M | 209.18M | 174.59M | 149.42M | 137.28M | 131.82M | 138.4M | 119M | 120.5M | 100M | 97M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 10.23% | 10.04% | 10.26% | 10.48% | 10.89% | 11.36% | 11.83% | 12.05% | 12.45% | 12.07% | 11.29% | 11.5% | 12.67% | 13.02% | 13.32% | 13.84% | 14.12% | 14.55% | 14.31% | 14.2% | 14.58% | 14.17% | 13.69% | 13.19% | 12.93% | 13.51% | 12.87% | 12.99% | 11.8% | 12.13% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 789.57M | 757.12M | 696.9M | 677.01M | 644.58M | 603.94M | 515.63M | 610.28M | 584.02M | 535.18M | 463.61M | 448.59M | 462.64M | 398.18M | 380.53M | 349.32M | 296.48M | 254.14M | 322.55M | 263.47M | 219.45M | 174.22M | 137.83M | 115.19M | 104.82M | 98.66M | 95.15M | 79.4M | 82.1M | 67.1M | 64.3M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 10.23% | 10.04% | 10.26% | 10.48% | 10.89% | 11.36% | 11.83% | 12.05% | 12.45% | 12.07% | 11.29% | 11.5% | 11.08% | 11.41% | 11.68% | 12% | 12.11% | 12.74% | 12.33% | 12.06% | 12.15% | 11.18% | 10.55% | 10.07% | 9.68% | 9.29% | 8.59% | 8.85% | 7.91% | 8.04% |
| Research & Development | 188.91M | 0 | 236.6M | 220.8M | 198.8M | 194.2M | 158.9M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | 3.41% | 3.35% | 3.23% | 3.5% | 3.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | -2M | 0 | -236.6M | -220.8M | -198.8M | -194.2M | -158.9M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.24M | 53.68M | 48.87M | 45.42M | 42.21M | 45.84M | 42.29M | 38.92M | 34.96M | 36.76M | 34.23M | 32.47M | 33.16M | 43.26M | 39.6M | 38.4M | 32.9M | 32.7M |
| Operating Income | 1.99B | 1.94B | 1.78B | 1.71B | 1.5B | 1.31B | 1.03B | 1.18B | 1.08B | 903.62M | 790.98M | 907.72M | 898.59M | 815.08M | 745.87M | 635.94M | 482.16M | 366.05M | 432.65M | 386.57M | 308.99M | 233.49M | 191.17M | 156.76M | 148.69M | 109.55M | 135.89M | 118.8M | 104.37M | 91.9M | 82.8M |
| Operating Margin % | 26.17% | 26.15% | 25.64% | 25.88% | 24.4% | 23.59% | 22.64% | 22.82% | 22.2% | 21.01% | 20.6% | 22.84% | 22.34% | 22.68% | 22.37% | 21.27% | 19.51% | 17.44% | 17.09% | 18.09% | 16.98% | 16.28% | 15.51% | 14.36% | 14.29% | 10.75% | 13.26% | 12.85% | 11.25% | 10.84% | 10.35% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 8.77% | 4.22% | 13.78% | 14.67% | 27.32% | -12.7% | 9.47% | 19.03% | 14.24% | -12.86% | 1.02% | 10.25% | 9.28% | 17.29% | 31.89% | 31.72% | -15.39% | 11.92% | 25.11% | 32.34% | 22.13% | 21.95% | 5.43% | 35.73% | -19.38% | 14.39% | 13.82% | 13.57% | 10.99% | 5.34% |
| EBITDA | 2.28B | 1.88B | 2.16B | 2.05B | 1.82B | 1.6B | 1.28B | 1.41B | 1.28B | 1.09B | 970.7M | 1.06B | 1.04B | 933.74M | 851.34M | 722.47M | 555.05M | 431.55M | 495.92M | 439.24M | 354.92M | 272.92M | 231.08M | 192.23M | 181.64M | 156M | 179.15M | 158.4M | 142.77M | 124.8M | 115.5M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 29.98% | 25.4% | 31.15% | 31% | 29.59% | 28.86% | 28.26% | 27.36% | 26.31% | 25.27% | 25.28% | 26.6% | 25.79% | 25.98% | 25.53% | 24.16% | 22.46% | 20.57% | 19.59% | 20.56% | 19.51% | 19.03% | 18.75% | 17.61% | 17.46% | 15.3% | 17.48% | 17.13% | 15.39% | 14.72% | 14.44% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 8.29% | -13.08% | 5.74% | 12.36% | 13.7% | 24.75% | -9.09% | 10.7% | 17.31% | 11.97% | -8.18% | 1.93% | 11.08% | 9.68% | 17.84% | 30.16% | 28.62% | -12.98% | 12.9% | 23.76% | 30.05% | 18.1% | 20.21% | 5.83% | 16.43% | -12.92% | 13.1% | 10.94% | 14.4% | 8.05% | 3.68% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 316.27M | 0 | 382.93M | 337.64M | 319.43M | 292.11M | 255.28M | 234.04M | 199.49M | 183.23M | 179.72M | 149.46M | 138.58M | 118.66M | 105.47M | 86.53M | 72.9M | 65.5M | 63.26M | 52.66M | 45.93M | 39.43M | 39.91M | 35.47M | 32.95M | 46.45M | 43.26M | 39.6M | 38.4M | 32.9M | 32.7M |
| EBIT | 1.94B | 1.88B | 1.77B | 1.69B | 1.51B | 1.3B | 1.17B | 1.16B | 1.07B | 894.76M | 787.41M | 898.17M | 884.76M | 798.37M | 737.95M | 626.37M | 473.77M | 363.38M | 429.87M | 383.31M | 308.99M | 233.49M | 191.17M | 156.76M | 148.69M | 109.55M | 135.89M | 118.8M | 104.37M | 91.9M | 82.8M |
| Net Interest Income | -83.17M | -81.25M | -112.96M | -81.8M | -83.19M | -80.38M | -86.06M | -88.48M | -82.18M | -98.03M | -94.3M | -91.8M | -79.93M | -73.57M | -75.47M | -69.73M | -67.52M | -68.75M | -63.65M | -46.87M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 83.17M | 81.25M | 112.96M | 81.8M | 83.19M | 80.38M | 86.06M | 88.48M | 82.18M | 98.03M | 94.3M | 91.8M | 79.93M | 73.57M | 75.47M | 69.73M | 67.52M | 68.75M | 63.65M | 46.87M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | -130.88M | -137.28M | -118.02M | -101.05M | -72M | -85.5M | 54.42M | -107.63M | -87.8M | -106.89M | -97.88M | -101.34M | -93.75M | -90.28M | -83.4M | -79.3M | -75.91M | -71.42M | -66.44M | -50.13M | -45.31M | -35.2M | -30.45M | -26.67M | -25.79M | -25.19M | -29.75M | -24.3M | -27.07M | -13.7M | -16.4M |
| Pretax Income | 1.86B | 1.8B | 1.66B | 1.61B | 1.43B | 1.22B | 1.08B | 1.07B | 987.75M | 796.73M | 693.1M | 806.38M | 804.83M | 724.79M | 662.48M | 556.64M | 406.25M | 294.63M | 366.22M | 336.44M | 263.69M | 198.29M | 160.72M | 130.09M | 122.9M | 84.36M | 106.14M | 94.5M | 77.3M | 78.2M | 66.4M |
| Pretax Margin % | 24.44% | 24.3% | 23.94% | 24.35% | 23.23% | 22.05% | 23.84% | 20.74% | 20.38% | 18.53% | 18.05% | 20.29% | 20.01% | 20.17% | 19.87% | 18.62% | 16.44% | 14.04% | 14.47% | 15.74% | 14.49% | 13.82% | 13.04% | 11.92% | 11.81% | 8.28% | 10.36% | 10.22% | 8.33% | 9.22% | 8.3% |
| Income Tax | 329.36M | 318.2M | 285.42M | 293.22M | 269.15M | 233.12M | 209.87M | 208.45M | 209.81M | 115.26M | 180.94M | 215.52M | 220.37M | 207.8M | 203.34M | 172.18M | 122.32M | 88.86M | 119.26M | 108.42M | 81.75M | 61.93M | 51.73M | 42.27M | 39.2M | 18.25M | 37.61M | 33.7M | 26.9M | 27.9M | 23.3M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 17.73% | 17.69% | 17.18% | 18.25% | 18.84% | 19.06% | 19.39% | 19.49% | 21.24% | 14.47% | 26.11% | 26.73% | 27.38% | 28.67% | 30.69% | 30.93% | 30.11% | 30.16% | 32.57% | 32.23% | 31% | 31.23% | 32.19% | 32.5% | 31.9% | 21.63% | 35.43% | 35.66% | 34.8% | 35.68% | 35.09% |
| Net Income | 1.53B | 1.48B | 1.38B | 1.31B | 1.16B | 990.05M | 872.44M | 861.3M | 777.93M | 681.47M | 512.16M | 590.86M | 584.46M | 517M | 459.13M | 384.46M | 283.93M | 205.77M | 246.95M | 228.02M | 181.93M | 136.36M | 108.99M | 87.81M | 83.7M | 66.11M | 68.53M | 60.8M | 41.7M | 50.4M | 51.2M |
| Net Margin % | 20.11% | 20% | 19.83% | 19.91% | 18.85% | 17.85% | 19.22% | 16.7% | 16.05% | 15.85% | 13.34% | 14.87% | 14.53% | 14.38% | 13.77% | 12.86% | 11.49% | 9.81% | 9.76% | 10.67% | 10% | 9.51% | 8.84% | 8.04% | 8.04% | 6.49% | 6.69% | 6.57% | 4.5% | 5.94% | 6.4% |
| Net Income Growth % | 7.82% | 7.56% | 4.79% | 13.25% | 17.12% | 13.48% | 1.29% | 10.72% | 14.16% | 33.06% | -13.32% | 1.09% | 13.05% | 12.6% | 19.42% | 35.41% | 37.99% | -16.68% | 8.3% | 25.33% | 33.42% | 25.11% | 24.11% | 4.92% | 26.6% | -3.53% | 12.72% | 45.8% | -17.26% | -1.56% | -2.1% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 1.53B | 1.48B | 1.38B | 1.31B | 1.16B | 990.05M | 872.44M | 861.3M | 777.93M | 681.47M | 512.16M | 590.86M | 584.46M | 517M | 459.13M | 384.46M | 283.93M | 205.77M | 246.95M | 228.02M | 181.93M | 136.36M | 108.99M | 87.81M | 83.7M | 66.11M | 68.53M | 60.8M | 50.4M | 50.3M | 43.1M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100K | 8.1M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 6.65 | 6.40 | 5.93 | 5.67 | 5.01 | 4.25 | 3.77 | 3.75 | 3.34 | 2.94 | 2.19 | 2.45 | 2.37 | 2.10 | 1.88 | 1.58 | 1.17 | 0.85 | 1.02 | 0.94 | 0.76 | 0.57 | 0.47 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.23 |
| EPS Growth % | 8.35% | 7.93% | 4.59% | 13.17% | 17.88% | 12.73% | 0.53% | 12.28% | 13.61% | 34.25% | -10.61% | 3.38% | 12.86% | 11.7% | 18.99% | 35.04% | 37.65% | -16.67% | 8.51% | 23.68% | 33.33% | 21.28% | 27.03% | 0% | 27.59% | -6.45% | 14.81% | 50% | -18.18% | -4.35% | 0% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 6.42 | 5.95 | 5.70 | 5.04 | 4.29 | 3.80 | 3.78 | 3.37 | 2.96 | 2.20 | 2.46 | 2.39 | 2.12 | 1.90 | 1.60 | 1.19 | 0.86 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.77 | 0.58 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.23 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 229.84M | 231.26M | 232.17M | 231.51M | 231.54M | 232.81M | 231.15M | 229.4M | 232.71M | 231.84M | 233.73M | 241.59M | 247.1M | 246.06M | 243.99M | 243.16M | 241.33M | 242.66M | 241.75M | 242.06M | 239.87M | 237.55M | 231.97M | 225.9M | 226.98M | 225.75M | 219.6M | 222.41M | 227.75M | 228.21M | 224.3M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 228.9M | 230.45M | 231.26M | 230.52M | 231.54M | 230.96M | 229.44M | 227.76M | 230.82M | 230.23M | 232.59M | 239.91M | 244.88M | 243.91M | 241.51M | 240.38M | 238.58M | 240.27M | 238.83M | 238.12M | 235.89M | 233.38M | 228.82M | 223.65M | 222.2M | 221.66M | 216.88M | 218.03M | 220.95M | 222.24M | 220.02M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 19.28% | 18.81% | 17.54% | 17.44% | 18.64% | 18.92% | 14.8% | 16.57% | 12.14% | 16.26% | 14.55% | 13.78% | 11.3% | 11.56% | 9.98% | 10.06% | 12.43% | 10.4% | 11.29% | 10.35% | 12.33% | 14.93% | 9.25% | 9.43% | 11.92% | 11.23% | 12.66% | 18.7% | 15.67% | 15.43% |
M&A Integration Execution Risk
According to the latest quarterly financial data, AMETEK achieved a revenue growth rate of 11.3% in 2026Q1, signaling a robust expansion phase that appears to be outpacing the broader industrial sector's performance despite ongoing macroeconomic volatility and shifting global demand for high-end electronic instrumentation and electromechanical components.
The company's ability to sustain double-digit top-line growth suggests that its niche-dominance strategy remains effective in capturing market share. Investors should monitor whether this growth is primarily driven by organic volume increases or if it relies heavily on the integration of recent acquisitions, as the latter may introduce future integration complexities.
As reported in recent income statements, AMETEK maintained a gross margin of 37.2% in 2026Q1, which reflects the company's significant pricing power within its specialized niches and suggests a structural advantage over commodity-grade industrial peers that typically operate with much lower margins in similar economic environments.
The stability of these margins indicates that the company successfully passes through inflationary input costs to its customers, likely due to the mission-critical nature of its products. This high-margin profile appears to be a direct result of the company's focus on engineered-in hardware that carries high switching costs.
Based on the provided financial figures, AMETEK's operating margin reached 26.7% in 2026Q1, demonstrating that the company is effectively scaling its operating income faster than its gross profit through disciplined SG&A management and a lean corporate overhead structure that supports its decentralized operational model.
The consistent operating margin performance suggests that management has successfully integrated acquired businesses without bloating the corporate cost structure. This operational leverage is a key indicator of the company's ability to convert incremental revenue gains into meaningful bottom-line growth for shareholders.
As evidenced by the 2026Q1 net income of $399.4 million, AMETEK's earnings quality appears high, with net margins consistently hovering around the 20% level, suggesting that reported profits are not overly reliant on non-operating items or aggressive accounting adjustments that often plague serial acquirers in the industrial space.
While stock-based compensation remains a recurring expense, it appears well-contained relative to the company's overall profitability. Investors should continue to scrutinize acquisition-related amortization, which may periodically depress GAAP earnings, though the underlying cash-generating capability of the business remains clearly evident in the reported net income figures.
While AMETEK's performance remains strong, a critical analysis of the income statement suggests that the company's reliance on M&A to drive growth may eventually face diminishing returns as the firm is forced to pursue larger, more expensive targets to move the needle on total revenue.
Short-sellers might focus on the potential for margin compression if the company shifts its acquisition strategy toward more competitive, lower-margin markets. Furthermore, the increasing exposure to semiconductor and automation markets may introduce a level of cyclical volatility that the company's traditional aerospace and medical base has historically avoided.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying AME stock.
For fiscal year 2025, AMETEK, Inc. (AME) reported total revenue of $7.40B. This represents a 825.1% increase compared to $800.0M in 1996.
AMETEK, Inc. (AME) is profitable, generating $1.48B in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 20.0%.
AMETEK, Inc. (AME) reported an operating income of $1.94B, resulting in an operating profit margin of 26.2%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
AMETEK, Inc. (AME) generated $2.69B in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 36.4%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.