Ametek Inc
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Earnings Call Q3 2026
November 3, 2026 - AI Summary
Q3 performance: record results across the board (beat expectations)
- Sales: $2.22B, +17% YoY (organic +10%; acquisitions added ~7 pts).
- Orders: $2.65B, +35% YoY (organic +17%; Indicor contribution in the quarter was meaningful).
- Backlog: $4.54B, +27% vs. start of year (record), supporting visibility into next year.
- Operating profit: $595M, +20% YoY, operating margin 26.8% (+60 bps); core margin 27.3% (+110 bps).
- Cash flow: Free cash flow $527M (+26% YoY); FCF conversion 124% of net income.
- EPS: $2.21, +17% YoY, above raised guidance.
Indicor acquisition: integration progressing; modeling impact already baked into guidance
- Acquisition closing completed in Q3 2026; management says integration is “progressing well” and they expect meaningful value creation.
- 2026 guide includes ~ $0.08 EPS contribution from Indicor.
- Indicor size/quality (management’s framing): roughly $1.1B annual revenue, ~30% EBITDA margin; described as cash-generative with low seasonality.
- Synergy target: previously communicated 10%–12% over three years (implying a ratable ramp).
- Surprising/positive detail for investors: Indicor produced > $100M in Q3 (helped reconcile some model expectations); organic performance described as mid-single-digit while owned only briefly in Q3.
Guidance raised (explicit forecasts for 2026 and Q4)
- Full-year 2026 sales: now expected mid-teens % growth; organic up high single digits.
- 2026 EPS: $8.53–$8.57 (raised from prior $8.20–$8.30); includes ~$0.08 from Indicor.
- Free cash flow conversion: now expected 115%–120% of net income (up guidance implies continued strong cash generation).
- Q4 2026: sales low 20% growth, EPS $2.26–$2.30 (+12%–14% YoY).
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Current Fair Value
23.8% downsideOvervalued by 23.8% based on the discounted cash flow analysis.
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Share Statistics
| Market cap | $55.28 Billion |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value | $57.55 Billion |
| Annual dividend | $1.33 |
| Dividend yield | 0.55% |
| Earnings per Share | $6.42 |
| Beta | 0.96 |
| Outstanding Shares | 228,994,000 |
Return
| Return on Equity | 14.00% |
|---|---|
| Return on Assets | 9.50% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 13.95% |
Valuation & Multiples
| P/E Ratio | 35.1 |
|---|---|
| PEG | 259.18 |
| Price to Sales | 6.97 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 4.84 |
| Enterprise Value to Revenue | 7.32 |
| Enterprise Value to EBIT | 29.6 |
| Enterprise Value to Net Income | 36 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise | 0.05 |
| Debt to Equity | 0.25 |
Revenue Sources
No data
Last Earnings Call
Report Date
November 3, 2026
EPS Estimate
$2.11
Consensus analyst estimateRevenue Estimate
$2.12 B
Consensus analyst estimateNext Earnings Call
Expected Date
February 2, 2027
EPS Estimate
$2.24
Consensus analyst estimateRevenue Estimate
$2.42 B
Consensus analyst estimateInstitutional Put/Call Ratio
Compares institutional put options with call options. At 0.00, the ratio is below 1, so institutions hold more calls than puts.
| Put/Call Ratio | 0.0000▼ 79.37% |
|---|---|
| Total Calls | -▼ 100.00% |
| Total Puts | -▼ 100.00% |
Institutional Ownership
Holdings and activity of institutional investors.
| Ownership % | 5.71%▼ 84.72% |
|---|---|
| Total Invested | $3.24B▼ 93.52% |
| Investors Holding | 421▼ 801.00% |
About Ametek Inc
18,000 employees
CEO: David Zapico
AMETEK is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with 2019 sales of approximately $5.0 billion. The AMETEK Growth Model integrates the Four Growth Strategies - Operational Excellence, New Pr...