AME vs KRNT vs NOW Stock Comparison

Ametek, Kornit Digital and ServiceNow Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AME Ametek Inc/
$242.89 -3.3% 1M +29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$56.47B
P/E
35.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
8 wins
KRNT Kornit Digital Ltd.
$17.87 +14.8% 1M +25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$823.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$215.85M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$158.19 +16.6% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$159.67B
P/E
95.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMEKRNTNOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.47B $823.00M $159.67B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.8x -40.5x 95.6x AME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.6x 89.4x 41.1x AME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.7% +4.0% +22.2% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.0% -9.4% 11.3% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — 0.8x AME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.8% +25.8% -15.0% AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.3%/yr -35.5%/yr +3.5%/yr AME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 43.8% 58.8% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 44/100 52/100 AME

Percentile Scorecard

AMEKRNTNOW

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

AxisAMEKRNTNOW
Valuation 17 #168 of 203 48 #107 of 203 28 #74 of 102
Growth 63 #70 of 187 41 #111 of 187 58 #42 of 98
Profitability 92 #15 of 185 23 #143 of 185 82 #18 of 95
Financial Health 69 #69 of 219 99 #3 of 219 50 #55 of 109
Shareholder Returns 70 #46 of 153 11 #137 of 153 41 #38 of 64
Overall 62 44 52
  • AME ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • KRNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NOW ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMEKRNTNOWSPY
1 month -3.3%+14.8%+16.6% -0.8%
3 months -0.1%+16.1%+49.9% +3.5%
6 months +4.3%+13.8%+74.9% +7.0%
Year to date +18.3%+24.3%+3.3% +12.2%
1 year +29.8%+25.8%-15.0% +13.0%
3 years +74.5%+30.4%+42.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.4%+9.3%+12.6% +23.1%
5 years +87.0%-88.8%+19.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.3%-35.5%+3.5% +11.0%
10 years +441.8%+72.7%+902.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +18.4%+5.6%+25.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMEKRNTNOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%43.8%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.8%40.5%61.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.520.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.250.59-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.3%-93.0%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-2.4%-16.4% -1.8%
52-week high $258.54$18.31$189.26 $779.14
52-week low $184.19$12.31$83.00 $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.

MultipleAMEKRNTNOW
P/E now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 26.0x -39.8xmedian 26.0x 97.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 11.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 14.0x -16.6xmedian 14.0x 48.7xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 21.4x 31.0xmedian 21.4x 35.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x 13.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.06median 1.26 -1.09median 1.26 18.80median 0.85

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 monthsAMEKRNTNOW
Revenue $7.86B $215.85M $14.73B
Gross profit $2.86B $97.83M $11.02B
Operating income $2.04B -$40.02M $1.68B
Net income $1.58B -$20.32M $1.67B
Free cash flow $1.82B $26.70M $4.58B
R&D – $20.41M $3.26B
EPS (diluted) $6.86 $-0.45 $1.61
Cash & equivalents $495.45M $33.81M $2.50B
Total debt $2.04B – $7.52B
Shares (diluted) 229.86M 45.24M 1.03B
Enterprise value $54.59B -$719.84M $138.13B

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
MetricAMEKRNTNOW
P/E 35.3x -39.8x 97.7x
P/FCF 30.5x 31.0x 35.7x
P/Operating cash flow 28.4x 27.8x 30.8x
P/S 7.1x 3.8x 11.1x
P/B 4.9x 1.2x 13.1x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 1.3x 18.7x
EV/EBITDA 23.3x -16.6x 48.7x
EV/EBIT 28.1x -11.3x 99.1x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 2.1x 11.3x
EV/FCF 31.4x 17.0x 36.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.2x 15.2x 31.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.06 -1.09 18.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMEKRNTNOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.7% 4.0% 22.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -2.7% 22.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.4% -1.6% 16.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 9.5% 20.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.2% -28.0% 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 21.6% 49.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.6% -80.4% 0.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 38.6% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.4% -89.3% 1.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 36.6% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.1% -40.1% 13.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 33.9% 22.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% -41.6% 19.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 34.6% 25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMEKRNTNOW
Gross margin 36.4% 45.3% 74.8%
EBITDA margin 31.2% -12.7% 23.2%
Operating margin 25.9% -18.5% 11.4%
Pretax margin 24.3% -9.0% 15.9%
Net margin 20.0% -9.4% 11.3%
FCF margin 23.2% 12.4% 31.1%
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% 13.8% 36.0%
Return on equity 14.2% -3.0% 13.8%
Return on assets 9.6% -2.7% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 12.8% – –
Return on capital employed 14.8% -5.9% 10.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -1.5x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 9.6% 12.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMEKRNTNOW
Debt / assets 12.3% – 23.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.1x – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 32.1% 11.4% 60.5%
Equity / assets 67.9% 88.6% 39.5%
Interest coverage 21.1x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 8.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 6.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 5.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 8.27 – 5.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMEKRNTNOW
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield 0.7% -4.7% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 1.3% -4.7% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusAMEKRNTNOW
Forward P/E 29.6xFY2026 89.4xFY2026 41.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.20FY2026 $0.20FY2026 $3.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 -35.5%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +50.0% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.96BFY2026 $229.31MFY2026 $15.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +0.8% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMEKRNTNOW
Held by institutions 89.6% 90.9% 81.6%
Institutions holding 1,195 118 2,224
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -3.9% -2.1%
Institutions buying 615 65 1,285
Institutions selling 399 35 779
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.86 1.65

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.

AMEKRNTNOW
AME 1.00 0.37 -0.27
KRNT 0.37 1.00 -0.03
NOW -0.27 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AME, KRNT and NOW?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ametek (AME) $56.47B, Kornit Digital (KRNT) $823.00M, ServiceNow (NOW) $159.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, AME, KRNT and NOW?

Ametek (AME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ametek (AME) 35.8x, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -40.5x, ServiceNow (NOW) 95.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ametek (AME) is cheapest (Ametek (AME) 29.6x, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 89.4x, ServiceNow (NOW) 41.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ServiceNow (NOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ametek (AME) +12.7%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +4.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Ametek (AME) 20.0%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -9.4%, ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: Ametek (AME) +29.8%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +25.8%, ServiceNow (NOW) -15.0%. Over five years, Ametek (AME) compounded fastest (Ametek (AME) +13.3%/yr, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -35.5%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (Ametek (AME) 23.9%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 43.8%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.