As of today (2024-04-16), AMETEK's share price is $179.09.
AMETEK's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.91. Hence, AMETEK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 25.93.
The historical rank and industry rank for AMETEK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
AME'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.37 Med: 21.83 Max: 36.32
Current: 25.94
During the past 13 years, AMETEK's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 36.32. The lowest was 14.37. And the median was 21.83.
AME's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 58.3% of 1645
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 20.86
vs AME: 25.94
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of AMETEK was 58.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.10% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.90% per year.
During the past 13 years, AMETEK's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 70.10% per year. The lowest was -24.70% per year. And the median was 13.85% per year.
AMETEK Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for AMETEK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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AMETEK Annual Data
Trend
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
22.61
23.16
32.61
32.02
23.87
AMETEK Quarterly Data
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Sep22
Dec22
Mar23
Jun23
Sep23
Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
32.02
27.94
28.79
23.66
23.87
Competitive Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, AMETEK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
AMETEK Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, AMETEK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where AMETEK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
AMETEK Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
AMETEK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
AMETEK's Share Price of today is $179.09.
AMETEK's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $6.91.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
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Ametek is a diversified industrial conglomerate with over $6 billion in sales. The firm operates through an electronic instruments group and an electromechanical group. EIG designs and manufactures differentiated and advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial end markets. EMG is a focused, niche supplier of highly engineered automation solutions, thermal management systems, specialty metals, and electrical interconnects, among other products. About half of the firm's sales are made in the United States. The firm's asset-light strategy in place for nearly two decades emphasizes growth through acquisitions, new product development through research and development, driving operational efficiencies, and global and market expansion.
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