AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) Increases Dividend to $0.34 Per Share

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a dividend of 0.34 per share by the technology company on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This is a 9.7% increase from AMETEK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31.

AMETEK has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 6 consecutive years. AMETEK has a payout ratio of 16.3% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect AMETEK to earn $7.73 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.24 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 16.0%.

AMETEK Stock Performance

AMETEK stock opened at $228.82 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The firm has a market cap of $52.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.75, a P/E/G ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 1.03. AMETEK has a 1-year low of $145.02 and a 1-year high of $239.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $213.78 and a 200-day moving average of $197.14.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.07. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.55% and a net margin of 20.00%.The business had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.87 EPS. AMETEK’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. AMETEK has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.870-8.070 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that AMETEK will post 7.15 EPS for the current year.

About AMETEK

AMETEK, Inc is a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices that serves a broad range of industries. Headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, the company designs and produces precision instruments, electronic measurement devices, specialty sensors, and electric motors and motion control systems. Its product portfolio includes analytical and monitoring instruments, calibration equipment, power supplies, embedded electronics, and industrial motors and drives used for critical applications.

The company operates through two primary business platforms — an electronic instruments group focused on analytical, test and measurement and sensor products, and an electromechanical group that supplies motors, actuators, and related power and motion solutions.