AME vs DAKT vs OMAB Stock Comparison

Ametek, Daktronics and Central North Airport Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AME Ametek Inc/
$248.29 -1.4% 1M +34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$57.45B
P/E
36.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
DAKT Daktronics Inc /Sd/
$19.79 +16.1% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$964.90M
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$854.30M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Daktronics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Daktronics 5, Ametek 4, Central North Airport 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMEDAKTOMABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.45B $964.90M $4.92B AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.4x 20.0x 16.0x OMAB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.3x 15.2x 14.9x OMAB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.7% +14.0% — DAKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.0% 5.7% — AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% 15.3% — DAKT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -1.8x — DAKT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.1% +1.0% -4.2% AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +29.0%/yr +15.2%/yr DAKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 41.4% 31.1% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 73/100 46/100 DAKT

Percentile Scorecard

AMEDAKTOMAB

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

AxisAMEDAKTOMAB
Valuation 18 #166 of 203 78 #46 of 203 30 #96 of 136
Growth 62 #73 of 188 67 #62 of 188 –
Profitability 94 #12 of 184 61 #73 of 184 –
Financial Health 70 #65 of 217 82 #40 of 217 35 #94 of 143
Shareholder Returns 70 #47 of 153 80 #32 of 153 75 #21 of 81
Overall 63 73 46
  • AME ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DAKT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • OMAB ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMEDAKTOMABSPY
1 month -1.4%+16.1%-3.6% +0.9%
3 months +5.5%+1.0%-7.6% +5.9%
6 months +9.0%+3.9%-7.4% +8.5%
Year to date +20.9%+0.1%-9.7% +13.3%
1 year +34.1%+1.0%-4.2% +12.4%
3 years +78.3%+104.2%+73.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +21.3%+26.9%+20.1% +23.5%
5 years +87.5%+256.6%+103.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.4%+29.0%+15.2% +11.0%
10 years +462.6%+136.7%+108.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +18.9%+9.0%+7.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMEDAKTOMABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%41.4%31.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.8%40.6%28.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.981.261.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.430.02-0.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.3%-70.7%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-28.6%-27.2% -0.9%
52-week high $258.54$27.73$134.98 $779.14
52-week low $184.19$17.02$88.75 $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.

MultipleAMEDAKTOMAB
P/E now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 25.4x 19.7xmedian 25.4x 16.0xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 14.3x 9.9xmedian 14.3x —median 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 21.8x 23.9xmedian 21.8x 11.7xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 7.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.15median 1.41 1.47median 1.41 —median 0.80

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 monthsAMEDAKTOMAB
Revenue $7.86B $854.30M –
Gross profit $2.86B $235.53M –
Operating income $2.04B $62.51M –
Net income $1.58B $48.34M –
Free cash flow $1.82B $39.80M –
R&D – $44.90M –
EPS (diluted) $6.86 $0.99 –
Cash & equivalents $495.45M $154.59M $172.32M
Total debt $2.04B $10.51M $746.90M
Shares (diluted) 229.86M 48.90M –
Enterprise value $55.57B $384.65M $4.40B

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
MetricAMEDAKTOMAB
P/E 36.1x 19.7x 16.0x
P/FCF 31.2x 23.9x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 29.0x 17.4x –
P/S 7.2x 1.1x 5.3x
P/B 5.1x 3.0x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 8.1x 3.0x -9.6x
EV/EBITDA 23.8x 9.9x –
EV/EBIT 28.7x 12.9x –
EV/Revenue 7.4x 0.9x –
EV/FCF 32.0x 20.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 29.8x 14.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.15 1.47 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMEDAKTOMAB
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.7% 14.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 1.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.4% 17.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 6.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.2% 85.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% -2.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.6% 327.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 15.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 10.4% 335.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 13.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.1% -47.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -1.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% -53.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 1.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMEDAKTOMAB
Gross margin 36.4% 27.6% –
EBITDA margin 31.2% 9.6% –
Operating margin 25.9% 7.3% –
Pretax margin 24.3% 7.2% –
Net margin 20.0% 5.7% –
FCF margin 23.2% 4.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% 6.4% –
Return on equity 14.2% 15.6% –
Return on assets 9.6% 8.3% –
Return on invested capital 12.8% 15.3% –
Return on capital employed 14.8% 17.9% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMEDAKTOMAB
Debt / assets 12.3% 1.7% 43.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -1.8x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 32.1% 47.7% 63.1%
Equity / assets 67.9% 52.3% 36.9%
Interest coverage 21.1x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 8.41 4.69 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMEDAKTOMAB
Dividend yield 0.5% – 5.5%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 1.8% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 1.8% 5.5%
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.

ConsensusAMEDAKTOMAB
Forward P/E 30.3xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.20FY2026 $1.30FY2026 $6.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +30.8% +28.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.96BFY2026 $862.28MFY2026 $933.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +19.1% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMEDAKTOMAB
Held by institutions 89.6% 75.2% 12.3%
Institutions holding 1,195 189 163
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.9% +5.4%
Institutions buying 615 84 77
Institutions selling 399 67 59
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.25 1.31

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.

AMEDAKTOMAB
AME 1.00 0.26 0.35
DAKT 0.26 1.00 0.26
OMAB 0.35 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AME, DAKT and OMAB?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ametek (AME) $57.45B, Daktronics (DAKT) $964.90M, Central North Airport (OMAB) $4.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, AME, DAKT and OMAB?

Central North Airport (OMAB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ametek (AME) 36.4x, Daktronics (DAKT) 20.0x, Central North Airport (OMAB) 16.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Central North Airport (OMAB) is cheapest (Ametek (AME) 30.3x, Daktronics (DAKT) 15.2x, Central North Airport (OMAB) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Daktronics (DAKT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ametek (AME) +12.7%, Daktronics (DAKT) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Ametek (AME) 20.0%, Daktronics (DAKT) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Daktronics (DAKT) leads (Ametek (AME) 12.8%, Daktronics (DAKT) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: Ametek (AME) +34.1%, Daktronics (DAKT) +1.0%, Central North Airport (OMAB) -4.2%. Over five years, Daktronics (DAKT) compounded fastest (Ametek (AME) +13.4%/yr, Daktronics (DAKT) +29.0%/yr, Central North Airport (OMAB) +15.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ametek (AME) 0.01%, Daktronics (DAKT) 0.00%, Central North Airport (OMAB) 0.00%. Daktronics (DAKT) and Central North Airport (OMAB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (Ametek (AME) 23.9%, Daktronics (DAKT) 41.4%, Central North Airport (OMAB) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AME, DAKT and OMAB?

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