ALH vs AME vs HBB Stock Comparison

Alliance Laundry Holdings, Ametek and Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AME Ametek Inc/
$223.04 -12.1% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$52.34B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.19B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hamilton Beach Brands Holding 6, Ametek 4, Alliance Laundry Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALHAMEHBBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.49B $52.34B $432.09M AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x 32.1x 7.3x HBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 26.9x — ALH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +14.3% +1.7% AME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 19.9% 9.6% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 11.1% 22.6% HBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.3x -0.8x HBB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% +12.6% +119.8% HBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.6%/yr +10.6%/yr HBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 24.5% 52.9% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 58/100 83/100 HBB

Percentile Scorecard

ALHAMEHBB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALHAMEHBB
Valuation 60 #83 of 204 18 #167 of 204 98 #2 of 42
Growth 78 #43 of 191 70 #58 of 191 95 #3 of 41
Profitability 76 #46 of 189 90 #19 of 189 97 #2 of 39
Financial Health 14 #190 of 221 43 #126 of 221 79 #10 of 44
Shareholder Returns 6 #150 of 159 67 #54 of 159 46 #15 of 27
Overall 47 58 83
  • ALH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • AME ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • HBB ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALHAMEHBBSPY
1 month +4.9%-12.1%-10.6% -5.9%
3 months -17.8%-11.3%+20.1% -4.6%
6 months -10.0%-5.0%+55.8% +0.2%
Year to date +11.2%+8.6%+95.3% +7.5%
1 year -15.4%+12.6%+119.8% +8.2%
3 years —+55.5%+147.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+15.9%+35.2% +19.0%
5 years —+58.3%+65.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+9.6%+10.6% +9.4%
10 years —+402.5%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+17.5%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALHAMEHBBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%24.5%52.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%26.2%43.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.191.051.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.512.26 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-27.3%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-13.7%-16.9% -5.9%
52-week high $28.00$258.54$38.63 $779.14
52-week low $19.06$189.90$13.82 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALHAMEHBB
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 23.4x 31.3xmedian 23.4x 7.3xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 6.2xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 13.4x 22.3xmedian 13.4x 4.1xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 21.9x 26.5xmedian 21.9x 4.0xmedian 12.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 2.1x 4.4xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 3.58median 1.02 0.11median 0.54

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALHAMEHBB
Revenue $1.78B $8.19B $617.79M
Gross profit $669.98M $2.98B $212.46M
Operating income $338.49M $2.13B $78.00M
Net income $179.08M $1.63B $59.33M
Free cash flow $256.18M $1.93B $107.20M
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $7.09 $4.41
Cash & equivalents $159.47M $666.15M $92.54M
Total debt $1.44B $6.67B $25.00M
Shares (diluted) 203.55M 230.04M 13.46M
Enterprise value $3.94B $50.24B $143.35M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALHAMEHBB
P/E 25.1x 31.3x 7.3x
P/FCF 17.5x 26.5x 4.0x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 24.6x 4.0x
P/S 2.5x 6.2x 0.7x
P/B 8.9x 4.4x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -19.8x 9.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 22.3x 4.1x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 26.8x 4.7x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 7.0x 0.6x
EV/FCF 22.5x 29.6x 3.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 27.5x 3.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.58 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALHAMEHBB
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 14.3% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.1% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% 15.1% 40.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% 20.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% 13.9% 124.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% 54.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.7% 11.1% 85.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% 66.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.7% 11.8% 86.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.8% 69.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.7% 598.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.6% 756.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.2% 1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALHAMEHBB
Gross margin 37.7% 36.4% 34.4%
EBITDA margin 24.6% 31.3% 14.3%
Operating margin 19.1% 26.0% 12.6%
Pretax margin 13.2% 24.2% 12.9%
Net margin 10.1% 19.9% 9.6%
FCF margin 14.4% 23.6% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 25.4% 17.6%
Return on equity 38.4% 14.2% 27.1%
Return on assets 6.1% 8.4% 14.1%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 11.1% 22.6%
Return on capital employed 14.1% 12.7% 28.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.6% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALHAMEHBB
Debt / assets 48.8% 29.8% 5.8%
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.3x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 3.5x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 82.9% 47.8% 48.5%
Equity / assets 17.1% 52.2% 51.5%
Interest coverage 3.3x 18.8x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.15 4.44 4.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALHAMEHBB
Dividend yield – 0.6% 1.6%
Net buyback yield -11.2% 0.5% 1.1%
Shareholder yield -11.2% 1.1% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALHAMEHBB
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 26.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $8.30FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +26.5%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% +8.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.70BFY2026 $8.01BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +20.5% +18.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALHAMEHBB
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.6% 27.7%
Institutions holding 168 1,198 80
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +2.3% -0.8%
Institutions buying 98 615 38
Institutions selling 46 399 25
Buyers to sellers 2.13 1.54 1.52

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALHAMEHBB
ALH 1.00 0.46 0.18
AME 0.46 1.00 0.23
HBB 0.18 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALH, AME and HBB?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) $4.49B, Ametek (AME) $52.34B, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) $432.09M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALH, AME and HBB?

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 25.1x, Ametek (AME) 32.1x, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 7.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) is cheapest (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 17.5x, Ametek (AME) 26.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ametek (AME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) +9.9%, Ametek (AME) +14.3%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 10.1%, Ametek (AME) 19.9%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) leads (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 13.4%, Ametek (AME) 11.1%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 22.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) returned the most: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) -15.4%, Ametek (AME) +12.6%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +119.8%. Over five years, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) compounded fastest (Ametek (AME) +9.6%/yr, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 0.00%, Ametek (AME) 0.01%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 0.00%. Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) and Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 35.8%, Ametek (AME) 24.5%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 52.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALH, AME and HBB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.