AME vs CXT vs RBC Stock Comparison

Ametek, Crane NXT and RBC Bearings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AME Ametek Inc/
$248.64 -1.3% 1M +25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$54.23B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.19B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
CXT Crane NXT, Co.
$60.08 +23.2% 1M -6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.56B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$496.50 -3.7% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.04B
P/E
42.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.02B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMECXTRBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.23B $3.56B $15.04B AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 25.3x 42.4x CXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.3x 13.1x 35.5x CXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.3% +17.3% +17.4% RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.9% 7.8% 17.5% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 7.4% 9.1% AME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 3.2x 1.0x RBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.1% -6.3% +15.9% AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.1%/yr +10.8%/yr +16.7%/yr RBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.2% 39.2% 29.3% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 45/100 55/100 AME

Percentile Scorecard

AMECXTRBC

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

AxisAMECXTRBC
Valuation 19 #165 of 204 71 #59 of 204 16 #172 of 204
Growth 72 #55 of 191 52 #92 of 191 90 #20 of 191
Profitability 92 #16 of 189 60 #76 of 189 77 #44 of 189
Financial Health 43 #126 of 221 18 #181 of 221 74 #58 of 221
Shareholder Returns 66 #54 of 158 25 #119 of 158 16 #133 of 158
Overall 58 45 55
  • AME ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CXT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • RBC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMECXTRBCSPY
1 month -1.3%+23.2%-3.7% -2.0%
3 months -2.1%+9.9%-12.3% -2.2%
6 months +6.0%+35.5%-18.3% +4.2%
Year to date +21.1%+27.6%+10.7% +10.6%
1 year +25.1%-6.3%+15.9% +10.4%
3 years +73.0%+10.8%+125.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +20.1%+3.5%+31.1% +20.2%
5 years +77.1%+66.8%+115.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +12.1%+10.8%+16.7% +10.1%
10 years +461.8%+158.6%+607.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +18.8%+10.0%+21.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMECXTRBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.2%39.2%29.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.7%41.3%31.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.201.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.08-0.160.54 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.3%-47.6%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-6.4%-23.5% -3.2%
52-week high $258.54$64.20$648.89 $779.14
52-week low $189.90$36.13$423.39 $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.

MultipleAMECXTRBC
P/E now vs peer median 34.9xmedian 25.4x 24.6xmedian 25.4x 44.2xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 8.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 14.5x 12.3xmedian 14.5x 26.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 23.6x 15.4xmedian 23.6x 40.8xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.99median 1.21 -2.35median 1.21 1.72median 1.21

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 monthsAMECXTRBC
Revenue $8.19B $1.80B $2.02B
Gross profit $2.98B $759.30M $921.20M
Operating income $2.13B $252.60M $494.50M
Net income $1.63B $141.40M $354.40M
Free cash flow $1.93B $224.00M $399.20M
EPS (diluted) $7.09 $2.42 $11.17
Cash & equivalents $666.15M $231.40M $89.30M
Total debt $6.67B $1.45B $710.50M
Shares (diluted) 230.04M 58.00M 31.71M
Enterprise value $52.13B $2.68B $14.66B

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
MetricAMECXTRBC
P/E 34.9x 24.6x 44.2x
P/FCF 29.5x 15.4x 40.8x
P/Operating cash flow 27.4x 12.8x 33.5x
P/S 7.0x 1.9x 8.0x
P/B 4.9x 2.7x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 11.0x 6.6x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 24.6x 12.3x 26.7x
EV/EBIT 29.5x 18.5x 34.2x
EV/Revenue 7.7x 2.6x 8.3x
EV/FCF 32.6x 20.9x 42.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.3x 17.3x 34.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.99 -2.35 1.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMECXTRBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.3% 17.3% 17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 10.0% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% 14.9% 20.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 5.6% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.9% 9.4% 28.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.7% -4.0% 14.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.1% -6.6% 36.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -9.9% 23.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.8% -7.4% 36.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -10.5% 25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% 41.3% 34.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -1.1% 25.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.6% 52.0% 31.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -4.6% 23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMECXTRBC
Gross margin 36.4% 42.1% 45.5%
EBITDA margin 31.3% 21.0% 31.2%
Operating margin 26.0% 14.0% 24.4%
Pretax margin 24.2% 9.8% 22.3%
Net margin 19.9% 7.8% 17.5%
FCF margin 23.6% 12.4% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 25.4% 15.0% 24.0%
Return on equity 14.2% 11.3% 10.1%
Return on assets 8.4% 3.9% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 7.4% 9.1%
Return on capital employed 12.7% 8.6% 10.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.4% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMECXTRBC
Debt / assets 29.8% 40.4% 13.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 3.2x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 6.5x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 64.8% 31.4%
Equity / assets 52.2% 35.2% 68.6%
Interest coverage 18.8x 3.5x 4.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.77 1.87 7.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMECXTRBC
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% -0.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 0.5% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAMECXTRBC
Forward P/E 30.3xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 35.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.20FY2026 $4.59FY2026 $13.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% 0.0% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.96BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $2.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +17.8% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMECXTRBC
Held by institutions 89.6% 100.0% 95.3%
Institutions holding 1,197 361 687
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +12.7% +1.5%
Institutions buying 615 184 362
Institutions selling 399 111 240
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.66 1.51

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.

AMECXTRBC
AME 1.00 0.38 0.71
CXT 0.38 1.00 0.37
RBC 0.71 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AME, CXT and RBC?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ametek (AME) $54.23B, Crane NXT (CXT) $3.56B, RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, AME, CXT and RBC?

Crane NXT (CXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ametek (AME) 33.2x, Crane NXT (CXT) 25.3x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 42.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crane NXT (CXT) is cheapest (Ametek (AME) 30.3x, Crane NXT (CXT) 13.1x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 35.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

RBC Bearings (RBC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ametek (AME) +14.3%, Crane NXT (CXT) +17.3%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Ametek (AME) 19.9%, Crane NXT (CXT) 7.8%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 17.5%). On return on invested capital, Ametek (AME) leads (Ametek (AME) 11.1%, Crane NXT (CXT) 7.4%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: Ametek (AME) +25.1%, Crane NXT (CXT) -6.3%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +15.9%. Over five years, RBC Bearings (RBC) compounded fastest (Ametek (AME) +12.1%/yr, Crane NXT (CXT) +10.8%/yr, RBC Bearings (RBC) +16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ametek (AME) 0.01%, Crane NXT (CXT) 0.00%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%. Crane NXT (CXT) and RBC Bearings (RBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (Ametek (AME) 23.2%, Crane NXT (CXT) 39.2%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AME, CXT and RBC?

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.