AME vs PSIX vs RBC Stock Comparison

Ametek, Power Solutions International and RBC Bearings 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
$51.15B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.19B
Div. yield
0.60%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$465.03 -9.6% 1M +7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.24B
P/E
41.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.02B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Power Solutions International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Power Solutions International 6, Ametek 4, RBC Bearings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMEPSIXRBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.15B $827.38M $15.24B AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.3x 11.8x 41.4x PSIX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.9x 11.5x 32.9x PSIX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.3% -0.2% +17.4% RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.9% 10.4% 17.5% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 27.6% 9.1% PSIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -0.3x 1.0x PSIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.60% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.6% -59.5% +7.8% AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr +51.5%/yr +14.4%/yr PSIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.5% 112.0% 29.7% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 84/100 54/100 PSIX

Percentile Scorecard

AMEPSIXRBC

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

AxisAMEPSIXRBC
Valuation 18 #167 of 204 93 #16 of 204 15 #174 of 204
Growth 70 #58 of 191 70 #59 of 191 87 #26 of 191
Profitability 90 #19 of 189 96 #8 of 189 77 #45 of 189
Financial Health 43 #126 of 221 80 #46 of 221 73 #61 of 221
Shareholder Returns 67 #54 of 159 – 17 #132 of 159
Overall 58 84 54
  • AME ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PSIX 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

PeriodAMEPSIXRBCSPY
1 month -12.1%-25.2%-9.6% -5.9%
3 months -11.3%+8.6%-17.9% -4.6%
6 months -5.0%-50.2%-24.0% +0.2%
Year to date +8.6%-37.2%+3.7% +7.5%
1 year +12.6%-59.5%+7.8% +8.2%
3 years +55.5%+1,158.6%+112.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +15.9%+132.7%+28.5% +19.0%
5 years +58.3%+697.1%+95.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.6%+51.5%+14.4% +9.4%
10 years +402.5%+289.9%+561.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +17.5%+14.6%+20.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAMEPSIXRBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.5%112.0%29.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.2%121.8%31.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.053.101.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.51-0.530.26 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.3%-78.0%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-63.7%-28.3% -5.9%
52-week high $258.54$98.77$648.89 $779.14
52-week low $189.90$25.44$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.

MultipleAMEPSIXRBC
P/E now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 23.4x 11.8xmedian 23.4x 41.4xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x 7.5xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 13.4x 7.3xmedian 13.4x 25.1xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 21.9x 8.0xmedian 21.9x 38.2xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.1x 3.6xmedian 2.1x 4.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.58median 1.02 0.32median 1.02 1.62median 1.02

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 monthsAMEPSIXRBC
Revenue $8.19B $674.43M $2.02B
Gross profit $2.98B $172.54M $921.20M
Operating income $2.13B $100.45M $494.50M
Net income $1.63B $70.18M $354.40M
Free cash flow $1.93B $103.69M $399.20M
R&D – $19.46M –
EPS (diluted) $7.09 $3.04 $11.17
Cash & equivalents $666.15M $72.03M $89.30M
Total debt $6.67B $35.27M $710.50M
Shares (diluted) 230.04M 23.08M 31.71M
Enterprise value $49.05B $598.93M $14.86B

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
MetricAMEPSIXRBC
P/E 31.3x 11.8x 41.4x
P/FCF 26.5x 8.0x 38.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 7.4x 31.4x
P/S 6.2x 1.2x 7.5x
P/B 4.4x 3.6x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 9.9x 3.6x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 22.3x 7.3x 25.1x
EV/EBIT 26.8x 7.9x 32.1x
EV/Revenue 7.0x 1.2x 7.8x
EV/FCF 29.6x 7.6x 39.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.5x 7.1x 32.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.58 0.32 1.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMEPSIXRBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.3% -0.2% 17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 11.1% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% -7.4% 20.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 17.0% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.9% -9.2% 28.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 29.9% 14.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.1% -42.1% 36.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 37.1% 23.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.8% -42.1% 36.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 36.9% 25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% 82.5% 34.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 16.4% 25.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.6% 100.1% 31.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 15.1% 23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMEPSIXRBC
Gross margin 36.4% 25.6% 45.5%
EBITDA margin 31.3% 16.0% 31.2%
Operating margin 26.0% 14.9% 24.4%
Pretax margin 24.2% 14.1% 22.3%
Net margin 19.9% 10.4% 17.5%
FCF margin 23.6% 15.4% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 25.4% 16.6% 24.0%
Return on equity 14.2% 32.2% 10.1%
Return on assets 8.4% 15.4% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 27.6% 9.1%
Return on capital employed 12.7% 30.6% 10.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMEPSIXRBC
Debt / assets 29.8% 7.7% 13.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -0.3x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 0.3x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 49.1% 31.4%
Equity / assets 52.2% 50.9% 68.6%
Interest coverage 18.8x 17.0x 4.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.4x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.44 5.12 7.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMEPSIXRBC
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield 0.5% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% – 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.

ConsensusAMEPSIXRBC
Forward P/E 26.9xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 32.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.30FY2026 $3.11FY2026 $14.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 -37.6%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +22.5% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.01BFY2026 $656.20MFY2026 $2.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 -9.2%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% +31.5% +25.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMEPSIXRBC
Held by institutions 89.6% 36.4% 95.3%
Institutions holding 1,198 160 687
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +24.1% +1.5%
Institutions buying 615 93 362
Institutions selling 399 45 240
Buyers to sellers 1.54 2.07 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.

AMEPSIXRBC
AME 1.00 0.41 0.71
PSIX 0.41 1.00 0.38
RBC 0.71 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AME, PSIX and RBC?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ametek (AME) $51.15B, Power Solutions International (PSIX) $827.38M, RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, AME, PSIX and RBC?

Power Solutions International (PSIX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ametek (AME) 31.3x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 11.8x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 41.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Power Solutions International (PSIX) is cheapest (Ametek (AME) 26.9x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 11.5x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 32.9x). 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%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) -0.2%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Ametek (AME) 19.9%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 10.4%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 17.5%). On return on invested capital, Power Solutions International (PSIX) leads (Ametek (AME) 11.1%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 27.6%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: Ametek (AME) +12.6%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) -59.5%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +7.8%. Over five years, Power Solutions International (PSIX) compounded fastest (Ametek (AME) +9.6%/yr, Power Solutions International (PSIX) +51.5%/yr, RBC Bearings (RBC) +14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ametek (AME) 0.60%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%. Power Solutions International (PSIX) 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) 24.5%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 112.0%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AME, PSIX 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, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 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.