AMETEK Inc. (AME) stock price, quote and key numbers
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:52 ET
AMETEK Inc. (AME) closed at $250.74 on 25 September 2026, up 1.2%. That leaves it up 5.5% over a week, up 2.3% over a month and up 34.7% over a year. That is 87% of the way up its 52 week range of $179.24 to $261.16. The median analyst price target of $282 sits 12.5% above the close.
The price
Changes compare dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so the one year figure is the last close against the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52 week range uses the daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: How to read a stock quote.
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Trend and range
AME trades above both its 50 day average of $242.58 and its 200 day average of $229.04, the shape of an uptrend. The 50 day average sits above the 200 day average. Its beta against the S&P 500 over the last year is 0.91, a stock that moves about as much as the market. It is 4.0% below its 52 week high and 39.9% above its 52 week low.
Moving averages smooth the closes of the last 50 and 200 sessions; being above or below them describes the trend, it does not predict it. Beta is how much the stock moved for each move in the S&P 500 over the year. Read the guide: Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta.
What analysts say
In the last 90 days 10 firms recorded 12 actions on AME: 12 kept a view. Price targets: 12 raised. The most recent targets from 11 firms run from $230 to $316, with a median of $282, 12.5% above the last close.
| Date | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | BNP Paribas | Maintains Outperform | $280.00 to $290.00 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintains Buy | $260.00 to $275.00 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintains Buy | $303.00 to $316.00 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Baird | Maintains Neutral | $244.00 to $275.00 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | BMO Capital | Maintains Outperform | $262.00 to $282.00 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintains Buy | $265.00 to $285.00 |
A target is one firm's guess at the price a year out, and the average runs optimistic. The useful reading is the mood: high targets and a wall of buys mean high expectations. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets tell you.
Earnings
The next report is on the calendar for 29 October 2026 for Q3 2026, with earnings per share expected at $2.10. The last report, on 4 August 2026 for Q2 2026, showed EPS of $2.09 against $1.99 expected, a beat of 5.0%, on revenue of $2.0 billion. AMETEK Inc. beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reported quarters.
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The numbers
Over the trailing twelve months AMETEK Inc. shows revenue growth of 12.66%, a gross margin of 36.36%, an operating margin of 25.90% and a return on equity of 14.56%.
| Measure | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, TTM | 12.7% | 67th |
| Net income growth, TTM | 9.6% | 50th |
| Gross margin | 36.4% | 47th |
| Operating margin | 25.9% | 86th |
| Free cash flow margin | 23.2% | 86th |
| Return on equity | 14.6% | 78th |
| Return on assets | 9.9% | 90th |
| Debt to equity | 0.09 | 42nd |
| Current ratio | 1.21 | 51st |
| Effective tax rate | 17.4% | 61st |
The percentile ranks the company against every US company the data covers; a high percentile means most companies score lower.
Margins say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit, returns say how hard the balance sheet works, and debt to equity says how much of it is borrowed. The valuation ratios, price to earnings and the rest, are in the app on the stock page. Read the guide: The valuation ratios on a stock page.
About AMETEK Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Measuring And Control Equipment
- Headquarters
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Chief executive
- David A. Zapico
- Employees
- 19,600
- Website
- ametek.com
AMETEK, Inc. manufactures and sells electronic instruments and electromechanical devices. It operates in two segments, Electronic Instruments (EIG) and Electromechanical (EMG) segments. The EIG segment offers advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial markets. The EMG segment offers engineered electrical connectors and electronics packaging to protect sensitive devices and mission-critical electronics.
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Learn
- How to read a stock quote
- Reading a price chart from one day to one year
- Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta
- What analyst ratings and price targets tell you
- The valuation ratios on a stock page
- Price alerts, targets and percent moves
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