AMETEK (AME) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $2.21
- Estimate
- $2.11
- Surprise
- +4.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $2.22B
- Score today
- 5.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
AMETEK (AME) beat the $2.11 estimate with adjusted EPS of $2.21 — a clear 4.8% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates AME Sell at 5.8/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +4.8% surprise compares with a +4.2% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Wide economic moat
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (4.8% away)
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $248.58
- Price target
- $253.85
- Stop
- $234.38
- Upside to target
- +2.1%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.4:1
The stock trades at 35.4× trailing but 25.9× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
AME at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Specialty Industrial Machinery
- Market cap
- $56.98B
- P/E (fwd)
- 25.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 35.4
- 52-week range
- $188.47–$261.16
- Off 52-week high
- 4.8%
- RSI (14)
- 52
- Volume vs avg
- 1.46×
- Score today
- 5.8/10