ALH vs COOK vs AME Stock Comparison

Alliance Laundry Holdings, Traeger and Ametek Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COOK Traeger, Inc.
$62.02 +21.2% 1M +22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$192.08M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$484.98M
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
AME Ametek Inc/
$223.04 -12.1% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$52.28B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.19B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ametek leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ametek 6, Alliance Laundry Holdings 3, Traeger 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALHCOOKAMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.54B $192.08M $52.28B AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x -1.7x 32.1x ALH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x — 26.9x ALH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% -16.3% +14.3% AME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% -23.2% 19.9% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% -16.6% 11.1% ALH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -6.9x 2.3x COOK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% +22.8% +12.6% COOK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -43.3%/yr +9.6%/yr AME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 94.8% 24.5% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 39/100 58/100 AME

Percentile Scorecard

ALHCOOKAME

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

AxisALHCOOKAME
Valuation 60 #83 of 204 63 #16 of 42 18 #167 of 204
Growth 78 #43 of 191 35 #27 of 41 70 #58 of 191
Profitability 76 #46 of 189 24 #30 of 39 90 #19 of 189
Financial Health 14 #190 of 221 33 #30 of 44 43 #126 of 221
Shareholder Returns 6 #150 of 159 – 67 #54 of 159
Overall 47 39 58
  • ALH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • COOK ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • AME ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALHCOOKAMESPY
1 month +4.9%+21.2%-12.1% -5.9%
3 months -17.8%+3.3%-11.3% -4.6%
6 months -10.0%+46.8%-5.0% +0.2%
Year to date +11.2%+14.9%+8.6% +7.5%
1 year -15.4%+22.8%+12.6% +8.2%
3 years —-56.3%+55.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year —-24.1%+15.9% +19.0%
5 years —-94.2%+58.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-43.3%+9.6% +9.4%
10 years ——+402.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——+17.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALHCOOKAMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%94.8%24.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%93.2%26.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.571.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.240.51 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-97.8%-27.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-24.4%-13.7% -5.9%
52-week high $28.00$82.00$258.54 $779.14
52-week low $19.06$24.42$189.90 $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.

MultipleALHCOOKAME
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 23.4x -1.5xmedian 16.0x 31.3xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 6.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 13.4x -10.4xmedian 10.7x 22.3xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 21.9x 2.8xmedian 12.4x 26.5xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 4.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 -0.05median 0.54 3.58median 1.02

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 monthsALHCOOKAME
Revenue $1.78B $484.98M $8.19B
Gross profit $669.98M $193.32M $2.98B
Operating income $338.49M -$97.77M $2.13B
Net income $179.08M -$112.65M $1.63B
Free cash flow $256.18M $61.56M $1.93B
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $-40.99 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $159.47M $59.69M $666.15M
Total debt $1.44B $400.41M $6.67B
Shares (diluted) 203.55M 2.75M 230.04M
Enterprise value $3.99B $73.22M $50.18B

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
MetricALHCOOKAME
P/E 25.1x -1.5x 31.3x
P/FCF 17.5x 2.8x 26.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 2.5x 24.6x
P/S 2.5x 0.4x 6.2x
P/B 8.9x 1.0x 4.4x
P/Tangible book -19.8x -0.9x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x -10.4x 22.3x
EV/EBIT 17.1x -5.3x 26.8x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 1.1x 7.0x
EV/FCF 22.5x 8.4x 29.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 7.6x 27.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.05 3.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALHCOOKAME
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% -16.3% 14.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% -18.4% 15.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.3% 8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% -844.7% 13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 27.1% 8.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.7% -222.7% 11.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.3% 8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.7% -213.0% 11.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 28.9% 8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 239.1% 17.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 441.9% 17.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALHCOOKAME
Gross margin 37.7% 39.9% 36.4%
EBITDA margin 24.6% -10.2% 31.3%
Operating margin 19.1% -20.2% 26.0%
Pretax margin 13.2% -23.9% 24.2%
Net margin 10.1% -23.2% 19.9%
FCF margin 14.4% 12.7% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 14.0% 25.4%
Return on equity 38.4% -65.8% 14.2%
Return on assets 6.1% -17.1% 8.4%
Return on invested capital 13.4% -16.6% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 14.1% -16.4% 12.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -0.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 2.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALHCOOKAME
Debt / assets 48.8% 61.2% 29.8%
Debt / equity 2.9x 2.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -6.9x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 6.5x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 82.9% 74.4% 47.8%
Equity / assets 17.1% 25.6% 52.2%
Interest coverage 3.3x -3.1x 18.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 3.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.15 -0.98 4.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALHCOOKAME
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield -11.2% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield -11.2% – 1.1%
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.

ConsensusALHCOOKAME
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 – 26.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $-0.05FY2026 $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 $432.40MFY2026 $8.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 -22.7%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.5% +1.1% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALHCOOKAME
Held by institutions 100.0% 33.8% 89.6%
Institutions holding 168 65 1,198
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +8.6% +2.3%
Institutions buying 98 39 615
Institutions selling 46 17 399
Buyers to sellers 2.13 2.29 1.54

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.

ALHCOOKAME
ALH 1.00 0.15 0.46
COOK 0.15 1.00 0.03
AME 0.46 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALH, COOK and AME?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) $4.54B, Traeger (COOK) $192.08M, Ametek (AME) $52.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALH, COOK and AME?

Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 25.3x, Traeger (COOK) -1.7x, Ametek (AME) 32.1x). 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%, Traeger (COOK) -16.3%, Ametek (AME) +14.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 10.1%, Traeger (COOK) -23.2%, Ametek (AME) 19.9%). On return on invested capital, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) leads (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 13.4%, Traeger (COOK) -16.6%, Ametek (AME) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Traeger (COOK) returned the most: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) -15.4%, Traeger (COOK) +22.8%, Ametek (AME) +12.6%. Over five years, Ametek (AME) compounded fastest (Traeger (COOK) -43.3%/yr, Ametek (AME) +9.6%/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%, Traeger (COOK) 0.00%, Ametek (AME) 0.01%. Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) and Traeger (COOK) 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%, Traeger (COOK) 94.8%, Ametek (AME) 24.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ametek (AME) 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.