AMETEK INC/
AME · Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control · 229.2M shares · +0%/yr ↑ shares · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: -$38M (gross $8M, SBC $46M)
Reference price $216.78 · est. market cap ~$49.7B — last insider sale, 2026-03-24 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
A86Diversified, wide-moat industrial-instruments franchise with top-decile margins, returns and cash flow.
Strengths
- Net margin 20.0% (100th pct), operating margin 25.8% (93rd), ROA 9.2% (100th), ROE 13.9% (94th)
- Record sales/orders, $1.67B FCF (92nd pct), low leverage (D/E 0.21); asset-light Growth Model with serial accretive acquisitions
Risks
- End-market cyclicality across aerospace, oil & gas and process markets
- Acquisition-integration execution risk and FX exposure (48% international sales)
Notable findings
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Customer concentration~64% of revenue from one customer/distributor — 7 million or 64
- Strong balance sheetStrong balance sheet — $458M cash & investments
- China exposureWe are required to comply with various import, export, export control and economic sanctions laws, which may affect our transactions with certain customers, business partners and other persons, includ
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
36.0%
Operating margin
25.8%
Net margin
20.0%
Return on equity
13.9%
Return on assets
9.2%
ROIC
11.7%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
-3.5%
Net-income growth
7.6%
Debt / equity
0.2×
Net debt / EBITDA
0.8×
Current ratio
1.1×
Free cash flow
$1.7B
EBITDA
$2.3B
Tangible book value
-$670M
Cash & investments
$458M
Stock comp / revenue
0.6%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | Oscher Ronald J | Other | 40K | — |
| 2026-05-27 | Oscher Ronald J | Other | 40K | — |
| 2026-05-07 | Stanage Nick L | Grant | 760 | $234.73 |
| 2026-03-24 | AMATO THOMAS A | Sell | 530 | $216.78 |
| 2026-03-24 | AMATO THOMAS A | Other | 500 | — |
| 2026-03-24 | AMATO THOMAS A | Other | 500 | — |
| 2026-03-22 | Puri Dalip | Tax withheld | 67 | $209.37 |
| 2026-03-22 | Speranza Emanuela | Option exercise | 344 | — |
| 2026-03-22 | Speranza Emanuela | Tax withheld | 155 | $209.37 |
| 2026-03-22 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Tax withheld | 2.1K | $209.37 |
| 2026-03-22 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Tax withheld | 266 | $209.37 |
| 2026-03-22 | Amodei Robert | Tax withheld | 63 | $209.37 |
| 2026-03-22 | Hardin John Wesley | Tax withheld | 279 | $209.37 |
| 2026-03-22 | Hermance David F. | Tax withheld | 283 | $209.37 |
| 2026-03-22 | Marecic Thomas C | Tax withheld | 294 | $209.37 |
| 2026-03-22 | Oscher Ronald J | Tax withheld | 266 | $209.37 |
| 2026-03-19 | Hardin John Wesley | Tax withheld | 178 | $211.50 |
| 2026-03-19 | Speranza Emanuela | Tax withheld | 104 | $211.50 |
| 2026-03-19 | Oscher Ronald J | Tax withheld | 169 | $211.50 |
| 2026-03-19 | Hermance David F. | Tax withheld | 186 | $211.50 |
| 2026-03-19 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Tax withheld | 1.4K | $211.50 |
| 2026-03-19 | Speranza Emanuela | Option exercise | 230 | — |
| 2026-03-19 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Tax withheld | 169 | $211.50 |
| 2026-03-19 | Marecic Thomas C | Tax withheld | 186 | $211.50 |
| 2026-03-19 | Amodei Robert | Tax withheld | 48 | $211.50 |
| 2026-03-19 | Puri Dalip | Tax withheld | 237 | $211.50 |
| 2026-03-18 | Marecic Thomas C | Tax withheld | 253 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Speranza Emanuela | Option exercise | 296 | — |
| 2026-03-18 | Speranza Emanuela | Tax withheld | 134 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Grant | 12K | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Tax withheld | 1.6K | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Oscher Ronald J | Grant | 1.3K | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Oscher Ronald J | Tax withheld | 229 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Marecic Thomas C | Grant | 1.2K | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Puri Dalip | Grant | 3.8K | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Puri Dalip | Tax withheld | 335 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Hermance David F. | Grant | 1.2K | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Hermance David F. | Tax withheld | 248 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Hardin John Wesley | Grant | 1.4K | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Hardin John Wesley | Tax withheld | 237 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Amodei Robert | Grant | 360 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Amodei Robert | Tax withheld | 69 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Grant | 1.3K | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Tax withheld | 229 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Oberton Karleen Marie | Grant | 950 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | AMATO THOMAS A | Grant | 950 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Stefany Suzanne | Grant | 950 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Seavers Dean | Grant | 950 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Conti Anthony James | Grant | 950 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | Carpenter Tod E. | Grant | 950 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | McClain Gretchen W | Grant | 950 | $212.77 |
| 2026-03-18 | McClain Gretchen W | Other | 52 | — |
| 2026-02-19 | AMATO THOMAS A | Other | 6.5K | — |
| 2026-02-19 | AMATO THOMAS A | Other | 6.5K | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Amodei Robert | Tax withheld | 96 | $233.33 |
| 2026-02-17 | Speranza Emanuela | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Speranza Emanuela | Tax withheld | 630 | $233.33 |
| 2026-02-17 | Puri Dalip | Grant | 373 | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Puri Dalip | Tax withheld | 103 | $233.33 |
| 2026-02-17 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Other | 63 | — |
| 2026-02-17 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Other | 16 | — |
| 2026-02-17 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Grant | 2.8K | — |
| 2026-02-17 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Tax withheld | 733 | $233.33 |
| 2026-02-17 | Hardin John Wesley | Other | 75 | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Hardin John Wesley | Other | 1 | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Hardin John Wesley | Grant | 2.9K | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Hardin John Wesley | Tax withheld | 929 | $233.33 |
| 2026-02-17 | Marecic Thomas C | Other | 91 | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Marecic Thomas C | Grant | 2.8K | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Marecic Thomas C | Tax withheld | 798 | $233.33 |
| 2026-02-17 | Hermance David F. | Other | 6 | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Hermance David F. | Other | 3 | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Hermance David F. | Grant | 2.7K | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Hermance David F. | Tax withheld | 831 | $233.33 |
| 2026-02-17 | Oscher Ronald J | Other | 32 | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Oscher Ronald J | Other | 6 | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Oscher Ronald J | Grant | 2.8K | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Oscher Ronald J | Tax withheld | 776 | $233.33 |
| 2026-02-17 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Grant | 33K | — |
| 2026-02-17 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Tax withheld | 13K | $233.33 |
| 2026-02-17 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Other | 76 | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Marecic Thomas C | Other | 19 | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Amodei Robert | Grant | 279 | — |
| 2025-12-30 | Oberton Karleen Marie | Gift | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-12-26 | MONTGOMERY THOMAS M | Gift | 19 | — |
| 2025-12-22 | MONTGOMERY THOMAS M | Sell | 6.4K | $205.05 |
| 2025-12-22 | MONTGOMERY THOMAS M | Option exercise | 6.4K | $85.45 |
| 2025-12-15 | Marecic Thomas C | Sell | 14K | $202.11 |
| 2025-12-15 | Marecic Thomas C | Option exercise | 14K | $63.37 |
| 2025-12-12 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Gift | 28K | — |
| 2025-12-12 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Gift | 3.5K | — |
| 2025-12-12 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Sell | 28K | $201.76 |
| 2025-11-25 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Sell | 7.4K | $194.89 |
| 2025-11-25 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Option exercise | 88K | $63.37 |
| 2025-11-25 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Sell | 55K | $196.86 |
| 2025-11-25 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Sell | 26K | $195.82 |
| 2025-11-12 | Speranza Emanuela | Sell | 2.7K | $200.00 |
| 2025-10-31 | Oscher Ronald J | Sell | 26K | $200.05 |
| 2025-10-31 | Oscher Ronald J | Option exercise | 14K | $63.37 |
| 2025-10-31 | Oscher Ronald J | Option exercise | 12K | $85.45 |
| 2025-09-12 | Hardin John Wesley | Other | 2 | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Hardin John Wesley | Other | 80 | — |
| 2025-09-11 | Hardin John Wesley | Sell | 7.9K | $188.03 |
| 2025-08-22 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Other | 210 | — |
| 2025-08-22 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Disposition | 36K | $186.95 |
| 2025-03-27 | AMATO THOMAS A | Sell | 710 | $176.64 |
| 2025-03-22 | Speranza Emanuela | Tax withheld | 155 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-22 | Hardin John Wesley | Tax withheld | 279 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-22 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Tax withheld | 265 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-22 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Tax withheld | 2.3K | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-22 | Marecic Thomas C | Tax withheld | 293 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-22 | Oscher Ronald J | Tax withheld | 265 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-22 | MONTGOMERY THOMAS M | Tax withheld | 87 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-22 | Speranza Emanuela | Option exercise | 343 | — |
| 2025-03-22 | Speranza Emanuela | Tax withheld | 155 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-22 | Puri Dalip | Tax withheld | 67 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-22 | Hermance David F. | Tax withheld | 283 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-21 | Speranza Emanuela | Option exercise | 404 | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Speranza Emanuela | Tax withheld | 182 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-21 | Puri Dalip | Tax withheld | 89 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-21 | Hermance David F. | Tax withheld | 223 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-21 | Hardin John Wesley | Tax withheld | 331 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-21 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Tax withheld | 2.1K | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-21 | Marecic Thomas C | Tax withheld | 347 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-21 | MONTGOMERY THOMAS M | Tax withheld | 104 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-21 | Oscher Ronald J | Tax withheld | 314 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-21 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Tax withheld | 314 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-21 | Speranza Emanuela | Tax withheld | 182 | $174.52 |
| 2025-03-19 | Speranza Emanuela | Tax withheld | 104 | $177.07 |
| 2025-03-19 | MONTGOMERY THOMAS M | Tax withheld | 50 | $177.07 |
| 2025-03-19 | Speranza Emanuela | Tax withheld | 104 | $177.07 |
| 2025-03-19 | Hermance David F. | Tax withheld | 122 | $177.07 |
| 2025-03-19 | Oscher Ronald J | Tax withheld | 158 | $177.07 |
| 2025-03-19 | Marecic Thomas C | Tax withheld | 143 | $177.07 |
| 2025-03-19 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Tax withheld | 1.5K | $177.07 |
| 2025-03-19 | Hardin John Wesley | Tax withheld | 178 | $177.07 |
| 2025-03-19 | Speranza Emanuela | Option exercise | 230 | — |
| 2025-03-19 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Tax withheld | 168 | $177.07 |
| 2025-03-19 | Puri Dalip | Tax withheld | 237 | $177.07 |
| 2025-03-18 | Conti Anthony James | Grant | 1.0K | $176.08 |
| 2025-03-18 | Oscher Ronald J | Grant | 1.7K | $176.08 |
| 2025-03-18 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Grant | 12K | $176.08 |
| 2025-03-18 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Grant | 1.7K | $176.08 |
| 2025-03-18 | Hardin John Wesley | Grant | 1.8K | $176.08 |
| 2025-03-18 | Marecic Thomas C | Grant | 1.7K | $176.08 |
| 2025-03-18 | Hermance David F. | Grant | 1.7K | $176.08 |
| 2025-03-18 | MONTGOMERY THOMAS M | Grant | 603 | $176.08 |
| 2025-03-18 | Puri Dalip | Grant | 3.6K | $176.08 |
| 2025-03-18 | Carpenter Tod E. | Grant | 1.0K | $176.08 |
| 2025-03-18 | Stefany Suzanne | Grant | 1.0K | $176.08 |
| 2025-03-18 | Seavers Dean | Grant | 1.0K | $176.08 |
| 2025-03-18 | Oberton Karleen Marie | Grant | 1.0K | $176.08 |
| 2025-03-18 | McClain Gretchen W | Grant | 1.0K | $176.08 |
| 2025-03-18 | AMATO THOMAS A | Grant | 1.0K | $176.08 |
| 2025-03-03 | Kohlhagen Steven W | Sell | 1.3K | $189.41 |
| 2025-02-21 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Other | 561 | $186.19 |
| 2025-02-20 | Marecic Thomas C | Grant | 3.5K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Marecic Thomas C | Tax withheld | 997 | $188.78 |
| 2025-02-20 | Marecic Thomas C | Other | 19 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Marecic Thomas C | Other | 86 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Oscher Ronald J | Grant | 3.5K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Oscher Ronald J | Tax withheld | 853 | $188.78 |
| 2025-02-20 | Oscher Ronald J | Other | 6 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Oscher Ronald J | Other | 31 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Grant | 3.5K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Tax withheld | 886 | $188.78 |
| 2025-02-20 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Other | 56 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | CIAMPITTI TONY J | Other | 18 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Grant | 33K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Tax withheld | 14K | $188.78 |
| 2025-02-20 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Other | 102 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Other | 379 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | ZAPICO DAVID A | Disposition | 16K | $188.78 |
| 2025-02-20 | MONTGOMERY THOMAS M | Grant | 621 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | MONTGOMERY THOMAS M | Tax withheld | 171 | $188.78 |
| 2025-02-20 | MONTGOMERY THOMAS M | Other | 22 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | MONTGOMERY THOMAS M | Other | 21 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Hardin John Wesley | Grant | 3.7K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Hardin John Wesley | Tax withheld | 998 | $188.78 |
| 2025-02-20 | Hardin John Wesley | Other | 4 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Hardin John Wesley | Other | 146 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Hermance David F. | Grant | 3.3K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Hermance David F. | Tax withheld | 938 | $188.78 |
| 2025-02-20 | Hermance David F. | Other | 3 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Hermance David F. | Other | 7 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Puri Dalip | Grant | 531 | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Puri Dalip | Tax withheld | 146 | $188.78 |
| 2025-02-20 | Speranza Emanuela | Grant | 1.8K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Speranza Emanuela | Tax withheld | 798 | $188.78 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Material agreementDebt obligationExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-26 | OtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-11 | Shareholder voteExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-08 | Exec/director changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-06 | OtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-30 | ResultsOtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-12 | OtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-03 | ResultsOtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-12 | 2026-06-09 | 0001037868-26-000166 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-26 | 2026-05-26 | 0001037868-26-000163 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-11 | 2026-05-07 | 0001037868-26-000157 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-08 | 2026-05-07 | 0001037868-26-000151 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-06 | 2026-05-06 | 0001037868-26-000146 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | 0001037868-26-000141 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-04-30 | 2026-03-31 | 0001037868-26-000144 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-17 | 2025-12-31 | 0001037868-26-000016 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-12 | 2026-02-12 | 0001037868-26-000009 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-03 | 2026-02-03 | 0001037868-26-000006 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-10 | 2025-11-07 | 0001037868-25-000082 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-10-30 | 2025-09-30 | 0001037868-25-000077 ↗ |