AME vs HY vs HYSR Stock Comparison

Ametek, Hyster-Yale and Sunhydrogen Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AME Ametek Inc/
$223.04 -12.1% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$52.34B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.19B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
8 wins
HY Hyster-Yale, Inc.
$27.10 -15.4% 1M -20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$502.31M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.36B
Div. yield
0.05%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
HYSR Sunhydrogen, Inc.
$0.02 0.0% 1M -33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$86.87M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25K
Div. yield
–
Fuel Cells Industrials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMEHYHYSRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.34B $502.31M $86.87M AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.1x -3.9x -13.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.3% -14.2% — AME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.9% -3.9% -522,521.9% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% -10.6% — AME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -10.5x — HY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.05% 0.00% HY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.6% -20.5% -33.3% AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr -9.3%/yr -22.2%/yr AME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.5% 52.9% 141.6% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 31/100 44/100 AME

Percentile Scorecard

AMEHYHYSR

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

AxisAMEHYHYSR
Valuation 18 #167 of 204 64 #74 of 204 34 #42 of 63
Growth 70 #58 of 191 3 #186 of 191 19 #49 of 60
Profitability 90 #19 of 189 25 #143 of 189 4 #55 of 57
Financial Health 43 #126 of 221 11 #198 of 221 99 #2 of 72
Shareholder Returns 67 #54 of 159 51 #78 of 159 66 #11 of 30
Overall 58 31 44
  • AME ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • HY ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • HYSR ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMEHYHYSRSPY
1 month -12.1%-15.4%0.0% -5.9%
3 months -11.3%-26.6%0.0% -4.6%
6 months -5.0%-26.5%-33.3% +0.2%
Year to date +8.6%-8.8%-33.3% +7.5%
1 year +12.6%-20.5%-33.3% +8.2%
3 years +55.5%-37.9%+100.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +15.9%-14.7%+26.0% +19.0%
5 years +58.3%-38.6%-71.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.6%-9.3%-22.2% +9.4%
10 years +402.5%-48.4%+100.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +17.5%-6.4%+7.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAMEHYHYSRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.5%52.9%141.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.2%52.5%620.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.051.671.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.51-0.39-0.24 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.3%-67.6%-88.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-33.2%-50.0% -5.9%
52-week high $258.54$40.56$0.04 $779.14
52-week low $189.90$26.49$0.02 $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.

MultipleAMEHYHYSR
P/E now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 23.4x -3.8xmedian 23.4x -16.9xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 1.7x 0.1xmedian 1.7x 91,987xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 13.4x -21.0xmedian 13.4x -11.0xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 21.9x 103.4xmedian 21.9x -22.7xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 2.1x 3.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 3.58median 1.02 0.08median 1.02 0.17median 0.65

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 monthsAMEHYHYSR
Revenue $8.19B $3.36B $1.25K
Gross profit $2.98B $507.50M –
Operating income $2.13B -$92.70M -$7.52M
Net income $1.63B -$129.50M -$6.53M
Free cash flow $1.93B $4.70M -$5.07M
R&D – – $4.33M
EPS (diluted) $7.09 $-7.22 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $666.15M – $12.13M
Total debt $6.67B $484.70M –
Shares (diluted) 230.04M 17.93M 5.53B
Enterprise value $50.24B $502.31M -$47.75M

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
MetricAMEHYHYSR
P/E 31.3x -3.8x -16.9x
P/FCF 26.5x 103.4x -22.7x
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 7.3x -22.7x
P/S 6.2x 0.1x 91,987x
P/B 4.4x 1.3x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 9.9x 1.4x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 22.3x -21.0x -11.0x
EV/EBIT 26.8x -10.5x -11.0x
EV/Revenue 7.0x 0.3x 66,339x
EV/FCF 29.6x 206.5x -16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.5x 14.6x -16.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.58 0.08 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMEHYHYSR
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.3% -14.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% -6.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% -28.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -11.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.9% -295.6% -29.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.7% -36.0% 6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.1% -4,147% 20.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -47.0% -105.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.8% -4,840% 23.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -46.8% -98.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% -39.6% -38.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -15.8% -5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.6% -91.2% -38.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -61.7% -5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMEHYHYSR
Gross margin 36.4% 15.1% –
EBITDA margin 31.3% -1.4% -600,651%
Operating margin 26.0% -2.8% -601,652%
Pretax margin 24.2% -3.3% -502,370%
Net margin 19.9% -3.9% -522,522%
FCF margin 23.6% 0.1% -405,229%
Operating cash flow margin 25.4% 2.0% -405,229%
Return on equity 14.2% -33.2% -19.4%
Return on assets 8.4% -6.6% -18.8%
Return on invested capital 11.1% -10.6% –
Return on capital employed 12.7% -10.4% -23.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -0.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.1% 93,359%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMEHYHYSR
Debt / assets 29.8% 25.1% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -10.5x –
Debt / FCF 3.5x 103.1x –
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 80.7% 3.6%
Equity / assets 52.2% 19.3% 96.4%
Interest coverage 18.8x -3.1x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 37.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 37.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 37.2x
Altman Z-score 4.44 2.06 54.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMEHYHYSR
Dividend yield 0.6% 5.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% -1.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 3.6% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.7% -20.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 15.8% 555.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.1% 4.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 5.7% –

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.

ConsensusAMEHYHYSR
Forward P/E 26.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.30FY2026 $-3.99FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.01BFY2026 $3.26BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% +7.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMEHYHYSR
Held by institutions 89.6% 48.6% –
Institutions holding 1,198 153 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +2.6% –
Institutions buying 615 88 –
Institutions selling 399 41 –
Buyers to sellers 1.54 2.15 –

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.

AMEHYHYSR
AME 1.00 0.45 0.15
HY 0.45 1.00 0.05
HYSR 0.15 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AME, HY and HYSR?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ametek (AME) $52.34B, Hyster-Yale (HY) $502.31M, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) $86.87M.

Which company is growing faster?

Ametek (AME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ametek (AME) +14.3%, Hyster-Yale (HY) -14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Ametek (AME) 19.9%, Hyster-Yale (HY) -3.9%, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) -522,521.9%). On return on invested capital, Ametek (AME) leads (Ametek (AME) 11.1%, Hyster-Yale (HY) -10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: Ametek (AME) +12.6%, Hyster-Yale (HY) -20.5%, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) -33.3%. Over five years, Ametek (AME) compounded fastest (Ametek (AME) +9.6%/yr, Hyster-Yale (HY) -9.3%/yr, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) -22.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hyster-Yale (HY) has the highest dividend yield: Ametek (AME) 0.01%, Hyster-Yale (HY) 0.05%, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) 0.00%. Sunhydrogen (HYSR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (Ametek (AME) 24.5%, Hyster-Yale (HY) 52.9%, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) 141.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AME, HY and HYSR?

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.