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AMETEK, Inc.

AMEActive

CIK 1037868 · Diversified Industrial Compounders

N/A

Market data as of N/A

Financials: LTM / latest available company filings

Sources: FMP, AME filings, SEC EDGAR

$53,267

Market cap ($MM)

$54,963

Enterprise value ($MM)

$7,598

Revenue · LTM ($MM)

$2,258

EBITDA · LTM ($MM)

30%

EBITDA margin

7.2x

EV / revenue

24.3x

EV / EBITDA

0.3x

Net debt / EBITDA

Coverage

Coverage view

The analytical read on the name and the balance-sheet capacity behind the program.

Key points

  1. 01AME is a scaled public consolidator in Industrial Compounders, a benchmark for how the sub-sector buys, pays, and trades.
  2. 02The relevant peer set is ROP, DHR, HEI, EMR, TDG, DOV.

Balance sheet & capacity

Indicative capacity read: 0.3x net debt / EBITDA with EBITDA of $2.3B.

$481

Cash & equiv. ($MM)

$1,063

Total debt ($MM)

$581

Net debt ($MM)

0.3x

Net debt / EBITDA

Valuation

Where it trades against its peer set

AME versus the scaled public Diversified Industrial Compounders comparables.

Indexed share-price performance

AME versus available Diversified Industrial Compounders peers and SPY.

+70%

AME

N/A

Peer med.

+79%

SPY

19013070May 21Nov 23May 26AMEpeer medianSPY

Indexed to 100 from May 28, 2021 through May 26, 2026. Source: FMP month-end close history.

CompanyTickerRevenue ($MM)EBITDA ($MM)MarginMarket cap ($MM)EV ($MM)EV / revEV / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA
AMETEK, Inc.AME$7,598$2,25830%$53,267$54,9637.2x24.3x0.3x

Financials via Financial Modeling Prep (SEC-derived TTM). EV/EBITDA distribution: each dot a live peer, band = interquartile range, line = median. Impossible values (EBITDA > revenue, negative-EBITDA multiples) shown NM.

M&A program

A sustained, programmatic tuck-in cadence

AME's disclosed acquisition footprint and the deals behind it.

Disclosed acquisitions

102

Active years

20

Named deals

2

Avg / active year

5.1

Acq. cash outflow ($MM)

N/A

Banker read

  • 01AME reads as a programmatic acquirer: 102 disclosed acquisitions across 20 active years, or 5.1 per active year. The chart shows activity in 12 of the last 12 visible years.
  • 02In the last three years, the file shows 7 acquisitions versus 9 in the prior three; recent activity has cooled versus the prior three-year period.
  • 03Spend changes the read: $13B of disclosed spend is concentrated in lumpy years, with FY23 the largest year at $2.2B. Recent spend is above the prior three-year period.

Annual acquisitions + disclosed spend

count spend named deal
6 deals$2.2B141516171819202122232425

AME count bars show acquisition cadence; the spend line shows when the program required larger capital deployment.

Program diagnostics

Recent / prior

7 / 9

Last three years is down 22% vs prior three.

Peak count year

FY18

6 disclosed acquisitions in the peak visible year.

Recent spend

$3.3B

is up 31% vs prior three; peak FY23 at $2.2B.

Named evidence

2 rows

2.0% selected source-cited transaction coverage.

Selected transactions

DateTargetSegmentConsideration ($MM)Strategic rationaleSource
Jul 1, 2025FARO TechnologiesDiversified industrial compounders$1,024The Company spent $933.2 million in cash, net of cash acquired, to acquire Kern Microtechnik ("Kern") in January 2025 and to acquire all outstanding shares of FARO Technologies...10-K
Feb 1, 2017Rauland-BorgDiversified industrial compounders$340In February 2017, the Company acquired Rauland-Borg for approximately $340 million in cash, with a potential $30 million contingent payment due upon the achievement of certain m...10-K

Acquisitions disclosed/extracted from SEC filings; not necessarily full M&A history. Disclosed acquisition cash outflow is cumulative "payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired" from the 10-K cash-flow statements (a cash outflow, not deal value). Built on 4 SEC-backed facts across 2 cited filings.

Evidence

Source archive

A collapsed investigation trail for the SEC filings behind the financials, annual M&A cadence, named transactions, and management language.

Annual 10-Ks

23

Named deal filings

2

Recent SEC filings

0

Evidence clips

2

Annual 10-K M&A evidenceAccepted annual filings used for disclosed acquisition count and spend.23 rows+
Fiscal yearFiling dateFormStatusCountCash spendPurchase considerationSource
FY2025Feb 17, 2026Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (1 issue)2$933MM$1.1BSEC filing
FY2024Feb 20, 2025Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted1$118MM$118MMSEC filing
FY2023Feb 22, 2024Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (1 issue)4$2.2B$2.2BSEC filing
FY2022Feb 21, 2023Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted2$430MM$430MMSEC filing
FY2021Feb 22, 2022Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted6$2.0B$2.0BSEC filing
FY2020Feb 18, 2021Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted1$117MM$117MMSEC filing
FY2019Feb 20, 2020Annual M&A 10-Kwarning (1 warn)2$1.1B$1.1BSEC filing
FY2018Feb 21, 2019Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted6$1.1B$1.1BSEC filing
FY2017Feb 22, 2018Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted3$557MM$582MMSEC filing
FY2016Feb 23, 2017Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted5$391MM$391MMSEC filing
FY2015Feb 25, 2016Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted2$356MM$357MMSEC filing
FY2014Feb 24, 2015Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted5$574MM$574MMSEC filing
FY2013Feb 26, 2014Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted3$414MM$414MMSEC filing
FY2012Feb 21, 2013Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted7$748MM$748MMSEC filing
FY2011Feb 23, 2012Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted5$474MM$475MMSEC filing
FY2010Feb 24, 2011Annual M&A 10-Kwarning (1 warn)6$539MMN/ASEC filing
FY2009Feb 25, 2010Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted3$72.9MM$72.9MMSEC filing
FY2008Feb 26, 2009Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted6$463MM$463MMSEC filing
FY2007Feb 27, 2008Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted7$301MM$301MMSEC filing
FY2006Feb 28, 2007Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted5$178MM$178MMSEC filing
FY2005Mar 6, 2006Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted5$341MM$341MMSEC filing
FY2004Mar 8, 2005Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted2$142MM$144MMSEC filing
FY2003Mar 12, 2004Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted4$164MM$164MMSEC filing
Named transaction source filingsFilings behind selected named-deal rows and transaction excerpts.2 rows+
Filing dateFormTargets / topicsSupportSource
Feb 17, 202610-KFARO TechnologiesAnnual M&ANamed dealsSEC filing
Feb 23, 201710-KRauland-BorgAnnual M&ANamed dealsSEC filing
Recent SEC filingsThe latest profile filings, kept separate so someone can investigate beyond M&A.0 rows+
No filing source clears this category.
Evidence clipsShort excerpts used on the page; expand only when you want the language.2 rows+

FARO Technologies

10-K - Feb 17, 2026

Medium

The Company spent $933.2 million in cash, net of cash acquired, to acquire Kern Microtechnik ("Kern") in January 2025 and to acquire all outstanding shares of FARO Technologies ("FARO") common stoc...

Rauland-Borg

10-K - Feb 23, 2017

Medium

In February 2017, the Company acquired Rauland-Borg for approximately $340 million in cash, with a potential $30 million contingent payment due upon the achievement of certain milestones. Rauland-B...

Annual M&A counts and disclosed spend are extracted from SEC acquisition disclosures and cash-flow statements; named-deal rows carry direct filing links where the filing identifies the target or consideration.

Prepared from SEC EDGAR public filingsAME · CIK 1037868Source-backed coverage research, not investment advice