AME vs GTX vs KRNT Stock Comparison

Ametek, Garrett Motion and Kornit Digital 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
5 wins
GTX Garrett Motion Inc.
$20.77 -23.3% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.73B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.78B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
KRNT Kornit Digital Ltd.
$16.88 -3.5% 1M +18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$768.03M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$215.85M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Garrett Motion leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Garrett Motion 6, Ametek 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMEGTXKRNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.23B $3.73B $768.03M AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 9.9x -37.8x GTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.3x 11.4x 84.4x GTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.3% +6.9% +4.0% AME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.9% 10.0% -9.4% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 62.4% — GTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.7x — GTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.1% +20.0% +18.5% AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.1%/yr +24.3%/yr -36.4%/yr GTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.2% 45.0% 43.2% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 66/100 45/100 GTX

Percentile Scorecard

AMEGTXKRNT

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

AxisAMEGTXKRNT
Valuation 19 #165 of 204 99 #4 of 204 53 #96 of 204
Growth 72 #55 of 191 49 #98 of 191 40 #115 of 191
Profitability 92 #16 of 189 77 #45 of 189 22 #148 of 189
Financial Health 43 #126 of 221 16 #186 of 221 99 #3 of 221
Shareholder Returns 66 #54 of 158 92 #14 of 158 10 #142 of 158
Overall 58 66 45
  • AME ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GTX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • KRNT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMEGTXKRNTSPY
1 month -1.3%-23.3%-3.5% -2.0%
3 months -2.1%-33.9%-0.6% -2.2%
6 months +6.0%-20.5%+4.1% +4.2%
Year to date +21.1%+19.2%+17.4% +10.6%
1 year +25.1%+20.0%+18.5% +10.4%
3 years +73.0%+178.4%+1.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +20.1%+40.7%+0.4% +20.2%
5 years +77.1%+196.3%-89.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year +12.1%+24.3%-36.4% +10.1%
10 years +461.8%—+68.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +18.8%—+5.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMEGTXKRNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.2%45.0%43.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.7%39.0%40.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.731.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.080.440.43 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.3%-44.2%-93.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-42.7%-7.8% -3.2%
52-week high $258.54$36.23$18.31 $779.14
52-week low $189.90$15.64$12.31 $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.

MultipleAMEGTXKRNT
P/E now vs peer median 34.9xmedian 25.4x 10.3xmedian 25.4x -37.6xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 14.5x 7.6xmedian 14.5x -14.9xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 23.6x 9.7xmedian 23.6x 29.3xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.2x -6.2xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.99median 1.21 0.06median 1.21 -1.03median 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 monthsAMEGTXKRNT
Revenue $8.19B $3.78B $215.85M
Gross profit $2.98B $799.00M $96.67M
Operating income $2.13B $555.00M -$40.02M
Net income $1.63B $377.00M -$20.32M
Free cash flow $1.93B $395.00M $26.70M
R&D – – $28.56M
EPS (diluted) $7.09 $1.98 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $666.15M $211.00M $33.81M
Total debt $6.67B $1.37B –
Shares (diluted) 230.04M 190.59M 45.24M
Enterprise value $52.13B $3.04B -$774.82M

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
MetricAMEGTXKRNT
P/E 34.9x 10.3x -37.6x
P/FCF 29.5x 9.7x 29.3x
P/Operating cash flow 27.4x 8.1x 26.3x
P/S 7.0x 1.0x 3.6x
P/B 4.9x -6.2x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 11.0x -6.2x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 24.6x 7.6x -14.9x
EV/EBIT 29.5x 9.0x -10.2x
EV/Revenue 7.7x 1.3x 1.9x
EV/FCF 32.6x 12.7x 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.3x 10.5x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.99 0.06 -1.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMEGTXKRNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.3% 6.9% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% -0.5% -2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% 9.8% -0.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 3.2% 9.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.9% 13.0% -28.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 3.7% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.1% 15.6% -80.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 5.5% 38.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.8% 22.7% -89.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 162.6% 36.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% 7.2% -40.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 0.7% 33.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.6% 6.2% -41.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -0.2% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMEGTXKRNT
Gross margin 36.4% 21.1% 44.8%
EBITDA margin 31.3% 17.5% -12.7%
Operating margin 26.0% 14.7% -18.5%
Pretax margin 24.2% 12.3% -9.0%
Net margin 19.9% 10.0% -9.4%
FCF margin 23.6% 10.4% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 25.4% 12.6% 13.8%
Return on equity 14.2% – -3.0%
Return on assets 8.4% 15.1% -2.7%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 62.4% –
Return on capital employed 12.7% 53.8% -5.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.8% 9.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMEGTXKRNT
Debt / assets 29.8% 53.9% –
Debt / equity 0.6x -2.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.7x –
Debt / FCF 3.5x 3.5x –
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 124.4% 11.4%
Equity / assets 52.2% -24.4% 88.6%
Interest coverage 18.8x 5.4x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.0x 8.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 6.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 5.7x
Altman Z-score 4.77 2.35 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMEGTXKRNT
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 6.3% -5.0%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 7.9% -5.0%
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.

ConsensusAMEGTXKRNT
Forward P/E 30.3xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 84.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.20FY2026 $1.82FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 -35.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +13.2% +50.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.96BFY2026 $3.58BFY2026 $229.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +16.2% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMEGTXKRNT
Held by institutions 89.6% 96.8% 90.9%
Institutions holding 1,197 460 119
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.8% -3.9%
Institutions buying 615 240 65
Institutions selling 399 140 35
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.71 1.86

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.

AMEGTXKRNT
AME 1.00 0.56 0.43
GTX 0.56 1.00 0.40
KRNT 0.43 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AME, GTX and KRNT?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ametek (AME) $54.23B, Garrett Motion (GTX) $3.73B, Kornit Digital (KRNT) $768.03M.

Which stock is cheaper, AME, GTX and KRNT?

Garrett Motion (GTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ametek (AME) 33.2x, Garrett Motion (GTX) 9.9x, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -37.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Garrett Motion (GTX) is cheapest (Ametek (AME) 30.3x, Garrett Motion (GTX) 11.4x, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 84.4x). 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: Ametek (AME) +14.3%, Garrett Motion (GTX) +6.9%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Ametek (AME) 19.9%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 10.0%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -9.4%). On return on invested capital, Garrett Motion (GTX) leads (Ametek (AME) 11.1%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 62.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: Ametek (AME) +25.1%, Garrett Motion (GTX) +20.0%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +18.5%. Over five years, Garrett Motion (GTX) compounded fastest (Ametek (AME) +12.1%/yr, Garrett Motion (GTX) +24.3%/yr, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -36.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ametek (AME) 0.01%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 0.00%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 0.00%. Garrett Motion (GTX) and Kornit Digital (KRNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (Ametek (AME) 23.2%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 45.0%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 43.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AME, GTX and KRNT?

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