ALH vs SN vs AME Stock Comparison

Alliance Laundry Holdings, SharkNinja and Ametek Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SN SharkNinja, Inc.
$217.13 +17.5% 1M +151.3% 1Y
Market cap
$31.51B
P/E
37.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.26B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
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
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

SharkNinja leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (SharkNinja 5, Ametek 3, Alliance Laundry Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALHSNAMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.49B $31.51B $52.34B AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x 37.3x 32.1x ALH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 31.3x 26.9x ALH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +19.2% +14.3% SN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 11.6% 19.9% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 23.8% 11.1% SN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.2x 2.3x SN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% +151.3% +12.6% SN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +9.6%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 42.3% 24.5% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 62/100 58/100 SN

Percentile Scorecard

ALHSNAME

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

AxisALHSNAME
Valuation 60 #83 of 204 22 #33 of 42 18 #167 of 204
Growth 78 #43 of 191 93 #4 of 41 70 #58 of 191
Profitability 76 #46 of 189 92 #4 of 39 90 #19 of 189
Financial Health 14 #190 of 221 65 #16 of 44 43 #126 of 221
Shareholder Returns 6 #150 of 159 39 #17 of 27 67 #54 of 159
Overall 47 62 58
  • ALH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • SN 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

PeriodALHSNAMESPY
1 month +4.9%+17.5%-12.1% -5.9%
3 months -17.8%+20.7%-11.3% -4.6%
6 months -10.0%+91.9%-5.0% +0.2%
Year to date +11.2%+94.0%+8.6% +7.5%
1 year -15.4%+151.3%+12.6% +8.2%
3 years —+374.5%+55.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+68.1%+15.9% +19.0%
5 years ——+58.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year ——+9.6% +9.4%
10 years ——+402.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——+17.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALHSNAMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%42.3%24.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%37.3%26.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.191.331.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.433.580.51 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-42.6%-27.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-0.7%-13.7% -5.9%
52-week high $28.00$218.77$258.54 $779.14
52-week low $19.06$84.57$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.

MultipleALHSNAME
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 23.4x 36.2xmedian 16.0x 31.3xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 4.2xmedian 0.7x 6.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 13.4x 23.9xmedian 10.7x 22.3xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 21.9x 60.1xmedian 12.4x 26.5xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 2.1x 9.7xmedian 1.2x 4.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 0.51median 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 monthsALHSNAME
Revenue $1.78B $7.26B $8.19B
Gross profit $669.98M $3.73B $2.98B
Operating income $338.49M $1.13B $2.13B
Net income $179.08M $844.85M $1.63B
Free cash flow $256.18M $508.67M $1.93B
R&D – $424.37M –
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $5.97 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $159.47M $487.82M $666.15M
Total debt $1.44B $706.63M $6.67B
Shares (diluted) 203.55M 141.52M 230.04M
Enterprise value $3.94B $28.96B $50.24B

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
MetricALHSNAME
P/E 25.1x 36.2x 31.3x
P/FCF 17.5x 60.1x 26.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 44.0x 24.6x
P/S 2.5x 4.2x 6.2x
P/B 8.9x 9.7x 4.4x
P/Tangible book -19.8x 11.3x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 23.9x 22.3x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 27.2x 26.8x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 4.2x 7.0x
EV/FCF 22.5x 60.5x 29.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 44.4x 27.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.51 3.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALHSNAME
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 19.2% 14.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 21.4% 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% 25.8% 15.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 29.8% 8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% 44.6% 13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 51.3% 8.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.7% 47.0% 11.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 72.6% 8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.7% 47.6% 11.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 71.5% 8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 29.4% 17.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 38.5% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 132.4% 17.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 36.8% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALHSNAME
Gross margin 37.7% 51.4% 36.4%
EBITDA margin 24.6% 17.8% 31.3%
Operating margin 19.1% 15.6% 26.0%
Pretax margin 13.2% 14.9% 24.2%
Net margin 10.1% 11.6% 19.9%
FCF margin 14.4% 7.0% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 9.6% 25.4%
Return on equity 38.4% 28.1% 14.2%
Return on assets 6.1% 14.2% 8.4%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 23.8% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 14.1% 30.1% 12.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.8% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALHSNAME
Debt / assets 48.8% 11.2% 29.8%
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.2x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 1.4x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 82.9% 49.8% 47.8%
Equity / assets 17.1% 50.2% 52.2%
Interest coverage 3.3x – 18.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.15 8.53 4.44

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusALHSNAME
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 31.3xFY2026 26.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $6.94FY2026 $8.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.5%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% +3.2% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.70BFY2026 $7.30BFY2026 $8.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.5% +12.6% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALHSNAME
Held by institutions 100.0% 64.7% 89.6%
Institutions holding 168 566 1,198
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +11.6% +2.3%
Institutions buying 98 372 615
Institutions selling 46 145 399
Buyers to sellers 2.13 2.57 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.

ALHSNAME
ALH 1.00 0.43 0.46
SN 0.43 1.00 0.37
AME 0.46 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALH, SN and AME?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) $4.49B, SharkNinja (SN) $31.51B, Ametek (AME) $52.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALH, SN and AME?

Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 25.1x, SharkNinja (SN) 37.3x, Ametek (AME) 32.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) is cheapest (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 17.5x, SharkNinja (SN) 31.3x, 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?

SharkNinja (SN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) +9.9%, SharkNinja (SN) +19.2%, Ametek (AME) +14.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 10.1%, SharkNinja (SN) 11.6%, Ametek (AME) 19.9%). On return on invested capital, SharkNinja (SN) leads (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 13.4%, SharkNinja (SN) 23.8%, Ametek (AME) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SharkNinja (SN) returned the most: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) -15.4%, SharkNinja (SN) +151.3%, Ametek (AME) +12.6%. 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%, SharkNinja (SN) 0.00%, Ametek (AME) 0.01%. Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) and SharkNinja (SN) 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%, SharkNinja (SN) 42.3%, Ametek (AME) 24.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALH, SN 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, SharkNinja (SN) leads on 5. 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.