AME vs ATS vs VHUB Stock Comparison

Ametek, Ats and VenHub Global Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AME Ametek Inc/
$248.29 -1.4% 1M +34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$57.56B
P/E
36.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
8 wins
ATS ATS Corp /ATS
$19.16 +1.8% 1M -29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.87B
P/E
55.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ametek leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ametek 8, Ats 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMEATSVHUBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.56B $1.87B $21.54M AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.5x 55.0x -0.4x AME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.3x 18.6x — ATS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.7% +14.8% — ATS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.0% 1.6% -11,799.2% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% 3.7% — AME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 3.5x — AME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.1% -29.5% — AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 51.9% 162.5% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 52/100 2/100 AME

Percentile Scorecard

AMEATSVHUB

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

AxisAMEATSVHUB
Valuation 18 #166 of 203 86 #30 of 203 0 #13 of 13
Growth 62 #73 of 188 80 #39 of 188 9 #11 of 12
Profitability 94 #12 of 184 44 #103 of 184 0 #12 of 12
Financial Health 70 #65 of 217 24 #166 of 217 0 #13 of 13
Shareholder Returns 70 #47 of 153 28 #110 of 153 –
Overall 63 52 2
  • AME ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ATS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMEATSVHUBSPY
1 month -1.4%+1.8%-53.6% +0.9%
3 months +5.5%-27.8%-62.9% +5.9%
6 months +9.0%-38.9%-60.6% +8.5%
Year to date +20.9%-30.4%— +13.3%
1 year +34.1%-29.5%— +12.4%
3 years +78.3%-44.5%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +21.3%-17.8%— +23.5%
5 years +87.5%—— +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.4%—— +11.0%
10 years +462.6%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +18.9%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMEATSVHUBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%51.9%162.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.8%62.3%197.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.981.551.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.43-0.57— 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.3%-64.5%-96.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-45.8%-96.8% -0.9%
52-week high $258.54$35.38$8.08 $779.14
52-week low $184.19$17.29$0.26 $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.

MultipleAMEATSVHUB
P/E now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 25.4x 55.2xmedian 25.4x -0.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x 46.5xmedian 17.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 14.3x 12.3xmedian 14.3x -0.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 21.8x 10.4xmedian 21.8x -1.4xmedian 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x -444.5xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 4.15median 1.41 -1.73median 1.41 —

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 monthsAMEATSVHUB
Revenue $7.86B $2.12B $505.29K
Gross profit $2.86B $594.19M -$111.65K
Operating income $2.04B $119.42M -$42.78M
Net income $1.58B $33.97M -$59.62M
Free cash flow $1.82B $180.36M -$16.53M
R&D – – $1.05M
EPS (diluted) $6.86 $0.35 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $495.45M $140.09M $2.56M
Total debt $2.04B $3.79B –
Shares (diluted) 229.86M 98.14M 86.30M
Enterprise value $55.69B $1.19B $13.09M

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
MetricAMEATSVHUB
P/E 36.1x 55.2x -0.4x
P/FCF 31.2x 10.4x -1.4x
P/Operating cash flow 29.0x 9.2x -1.5x
P/S 7.2x 0.9x 46.5x
P/B 5.1x 1.5x -444.5x
P/Tangible book 8.1x 2.4x -444.5x
EV/EBITDA 23.8x 12.3x -0.5x
EV/EBIT 28.7x 21.9x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 1.2x 41.4x
EV/FCF 32.0x 14.5x -1.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.8x 12.8x -1.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.15 -1.73 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMEATSVHUB
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.7% 14.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 1.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.4% 24.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 1.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.2% 4,708% -193.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% -12.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.6% 228.1% -76.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -30.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 10.4% 227.3% 42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.7% -32.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.1% 32.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 77.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% 37.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 279.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMEATSVHUB
Gross margin 36.4% 28.0% -22.1%
EBITDA margin 31.2% 10.0% -8,423%
Operating margin 25.9% 5.6% -8,466%
Pretax margin 24.3% 2.4% -10,867%
Net margin 20.0% 1.6% -11,799%
FCF margin 23.2% 8.5% -3,271%
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% 9.6% -3,074%
Return on equity 14.2% 2.7% -3,339%
Return on assets 9.6% 1.1% -559.7%
Return on invested capital 12.8% 3.7% –
Return on capital employed 14.8% – -1,898%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 6.0x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.1% 6,401%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMEATSVHUB
Debt / assets 12.3% 28.8% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 3.5x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 4.8x –
Liabilities / assets 32.1% 57.9% 100.7%
Equity / assets 67.9% 42.1% -0.7%
Interest coverage 21.1x 1.7x -3.5x
Current ratio 1.2x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 8.41 – -34.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMEATSVHUB
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield 0.7% 0.3% -80.3%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.3% -80.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – –

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.

ConsensusAMEATSVHUB
Forward P/E 30.3xFY2026 18.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.20FY2026 $1.03FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +37.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.96BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 -7.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +2.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMEATSVHUB
Held by institutions 89.6% 83.4% –
Institutions holding 1,195 143 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -9.9% –
Institutions buying 615 82 –
Institutions selling 399 46 –
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.78 –

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.

AMEATSVHUB
AME 1.00 0.33 0.05
ATS 0.33 1.00 0.01
VHUB 0.05 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AME, ATS and VHUB?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ametek (AME) $57.56B, Ats (ATS) $1.87B, VenHub Global (VHUB) $21.54M.

Which stock is cheaper, AME, ATS and VHUB?

Ametek (AME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ametek (AME) 36.5x, Ats (ATS) 55.0x, VenHub Global (VHUB) -0.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ats (ATS) is cheapest (Ametek (AME) 30.3x, Ats (ATS) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ats (ATS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ametek (AME) +12.7%, Ats (ATS) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Ametek (AME) 20.0%, Ats (ATS) 1.6%, VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%). On return on invested capital, Ametek (AME) leads (Ametek (AME) 12.8%, Ats (ATS) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: Ametek (AME) +34.1%, Ats (ATS) -29.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ametek (AME) 0.01%, Ats (ATS) 0.00%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 0.00%. Ats (ATS) and VenHub Global (VHUB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (Ametek (AME) 23.9%, Ats (ATS) 51.9%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 162.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AME, ATS and VHUB?

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 8. 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.