ALNT vs AME vs MMM Stock Comparison

Allient, Ametek and 3M Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALNT Allient Inc
$90.11 -22.3% 1M +64.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.58B
P/E
55.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$574.78M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
AME Ametek Inc/
$242.89 -3.3% 1M +29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$56.47B
P/E
35.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
MMM 3M Co
$172.79 +1.9% 1M +2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.07B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionALNTAMEMMMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.58B $56.47B $89.07B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.3x 35.8x 25.2x MMM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.0x 29.6x 19.5x MMM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +12.7% +1.7% AME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 20.0% 14.0% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 12.8% 22.0% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.6x 1.6x AME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% MMM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +64.1% +29.8% +2.5% ALNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.0%/yr +13.3%/yr +3.0%/yr ALNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.0% 23.9% 25.6% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 62/100 49/100 AME

Percentile Scorecard

ALNTAMEMMM

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

AxisALNTAMEMMM
Valuation 15 #172 of 203 17 #168 of 203 37 #129 of 203
Growth 66 #64 of 187 63 #70 of 187 59 #77 of 187
Profitability 53 #88 of 185 92 #15 of 185 86 #26 of 185
Financial Health 58 #93 of 219 69 #69 of 219 18 #179 of 219
Shareholder Returns 13 #133 of 153 70 #46 of 153 43 #87 of 153
Overall 41 62 49
  • ALNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AME ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALNTAMEMMMSPY
1 month -22.3%-3.3%+1.9% -0.8%
3 months +3.8%-0.1%-3.0% +3.5%
6 months +21.5%+4.3%+18.5% +7.0%
Year to date +67.6%+18.3%+7.9% +12.2%
1 year +64.1%+29.8%+2.5% +13.0%
3 years +226.2%+74.5%+136.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +48.4%+20.4%+33.2% +23.1%
5 years +159.6%+87.0%+15.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.0%+13.3%+3.0% +11.0%
10 years +588.9%+441.8%+24.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +21.3%+18.4%+2.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALNTAMEMMMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.0%23.9%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%22.8%24.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.250.970.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.071.250.10 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-27.3%-53.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-6.1%-6.0% -1.8%
52-week high $118.63$258.54$183.81 $779.14
52-week low $48.39$184.19$141.20 $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.

MultipleALNTAMEMMM
P/E now vs peer median 52.9xmedian 26.0x 35.3xmedian 26.0x 25.4xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.9x 7.1xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 14.0x 23.3xmedian 14.0x 16.1xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 55.7xmedian 21.4x 30.5xmedian 21.4x 33.4xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.2x 4.9xmedian 2.2x 21.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 9.55median 1.26 4.06median 1.26 0.71median 1.26

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 monthsALNTAMEMMM
Revenue $574.78M $7.86B $25.25B
Gross profit $191.57M $2.86B $9.98B
Operating income $48.46M $2.04B $4.74B
Net income $28.61M $1.58B $3.58B
Free cash flow $27.50M $1.82B $2.68B
R&D $39.66M – $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $1.70 $6.86 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $42.09M $495.45M $4.84B
Total debt $721.29M $2.04B $15.00B
Shares (diluted) 16.88M 229.86M 522.60M
Enterprise value $1.42B $54.59B $70.51B

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
MetricALNTAMEMMM
P/E 52.9x 35.3x 25.4x
P/FCF 55.7x 30.5x 33.4x
P/Operating cash flow 39.9x 28.4x 24.6x
P/S 2.7x 7.1x 3.5x
P/B 4.9x 4.9x 21.4x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 7.9x 42.2x
EV/EBITDA 22.4x 23.3x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 34.3x 28.1x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 7.3x 3.9x
EV/FCF 60.5x 31.4x 37.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.3x 29.2x 27.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 9.55 4.06 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALNTAMEMMM
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 12.7% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 7.0% 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 13.4% -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 7.9% 17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.6% 11.2% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 8.2% 33.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.2% 9.6% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 8.5% 35.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.3% 10.4% 7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 8.7% 35.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.0% 8.1% 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 11.0% -18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -50.3% 8.4% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.3% 12.0% -18.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALNTAMEMMM
Gross margin 33.3% 36.4% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 12.9% 31.2% 24.4%
Operating margin 8.4% 25.9% 18.8%
Pretax margin 6.4% 24.3% 17.5%
Net margin 5.0% 20.0% 14.0%
FCF margin 4.8% 23.2% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 6.7% 24.9% 14.4%
Return on equity 9.3% 14.2% 101.3%
Return on assets 4.9% 9.6% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 12.8% 22.0%
Return on capital employed 9.6% 14.8% 18.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.6% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALNTAMEMMM
Debt / assets 29.2% 12.3% 37.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.6x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 6.3x 1.1x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 32.1% 89.5%
Equity / assets 52.6% 67.9% 10.5%
Interest coverage 4.4x 21.1x –
Current ratio 3.4x 1.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.39 8.27 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALNTAMEMMM
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.5% 1.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 1.3% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.9% 44.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 16.3% 59.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.4% 3.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% -21.4%

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.

ConsensusALNTAMEMMM
Forward P/E 32.0xFY2026 29.6xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.82FY2026 $8.20FY2026 $8.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.0%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.0% +8.4% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.99MFY2026 $7.96BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +18.3% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALNTAMEMMM
Held by institutions 77.3% 89.6% 74.5%
Institutions holding 229 1,195 2,208
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +2.3% +0.8%
Institutions buying 133 615 914
Institutions selling 72 399 837
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.54 1.09

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.

ALNTAMEMMM
ALNT 1.00 0.48 0.20
AME 0.48 1.00 0.40
MMM 0.20 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALNT, AME and MMM?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allient (ALNT) $1.58B, Ametek (AME) $56.47B, 3M (MMM) $89.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALNT, AME and MMM?

3M (MMM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allient (ALNT) 55.3x, Ametek (AME) 35.8x, 3M (MMM) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, 3M (MMM) is cheapest (Allient (ALNT) 32.0x, Ametek (AME) 29.6x, 3M (MMM) 19.5x). 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: Allient (ALNT) +10.6%, Ametek (AME) +12.7%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Allient (ALNT) 5.0%, Ametek (AME) 20.0%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Allient (ALNT) 7.8%, Ametek (AME) 12.8%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allient (ALNT) returned the most: Allient (ALNT) +64.1%, Ametek (AME) +29.8%, 3M (MMM) +2.5%. Over five years, Allient (ALNT) compounded fastest (Allient (ALNT) +21.0%/yr, Ametek (AME) +13.3%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

3M (MMM) has the highest dividend yield: Allient (ALNT) 0.00%, Ametek (AME) 0.01%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%. Allient (ALNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (Allient (ALNT) 60.0%, Ametek (AME) 23.9%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALNT, AME and MMM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, 3M (MMM) 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.