AME vs PSIX vs SYM Stock Comparison

Ametek, Power Solutions International and Symbotic Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AME Ametek Inc/
$251.75 +0.4% 1M +36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$57.72B
P/E
36.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.86B
Div. yield
0.53%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
SYM Symbotic Inc.
$37.40 -9.9% 1M -51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$22.58B
P/E
583.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
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, Symbotic 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMEPSIXSYMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.72B $1.12B $22.58B AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.6x 16.4x 583.5x PSIX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.7x 15.6x 196.8x PSIX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.7% +13.2% +20.6% SYM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.0% 10.0% 0.3% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% 26.5% — PSIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.0x — PSIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.53% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.7% -45.1% -51.9% AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.7%/yr +62.3%/yr +30.2%/yr PSIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 109.6% 77.6% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 75/100 46/100 PSIX

Percentile Scorecard

AMEPSIXSYM

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

AxisAMEPSIXSYM
Valuation 18 #166 of 203 81 #39 of 203 12 #179 of 203
Growth 64 #68 of 188 61 #74 of 188 98 #4 of 188
Profitability 94 #12 of 183 86 #26 of 183 39 #112 of 183
Financial Health 69 #67 of 216 73 #59 of 216 42 #126 of 216
Shareholder Returns 68 #49 of 152 – 38 #95 of 152
Overall 63 75 46
  • AME ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PSIX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SYM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMEPSIXSYMSPY
1 month +0.4%+2.7%-9.9% +0.7%
3 months +4.9%+73.8%-12.9% +3.7%
6 months +6.9%-34.0%-36.7% +7.1%
Year to date +22.6%-15.3%-37.1% +12.8%
1 year +36.7%-45.1%-51.9% +11.9%
3 years +79.7%+1,597.5%+4.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +21.6%+157.2%+1.6% +22.8%
5 years +90.1%+1,025.1%+274.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.7%+62.3%+30.2% +10.9%
10 years +470.5%+413.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.0%+17.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMEPSIXSYMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%109.6%77.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.9%118.0%80.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.983.542.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.54-0.41-0.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.3%-78.0%-72.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.6%-51.0%-57.2% -1.2%
52-week high $258.54$98.77$87.30 $779.14
52-week low $184.19$25.44$37.40 $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.

MultipleAMEPSIXSYM
P/E now vs peer median 36.6xmedian 25.8x 16.4xmedian 25.8x 583.5xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 8.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 14.6x 11.7xmedian 14.6x 538.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 22.2x 16.6xmedian 22.2x 28.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.2x 5.5xmedian 2.2x 19.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.20median 1.45 0.37median 1.45 20.00median 1.45

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 monthsAMEPSIXSYM
Revenue $7.86B $676.19M $2.65B
Gross profit $2.86B $161.31M $563.25M
Operating income $2.04B $87.91M -$250.00K
Net income $1.58B $67.87M $34.64M
Free cash flow $1.82B $67.09M $795.43M
R&D – $19.16M $203.12M
EPS (diluted) $6.86 $2.94 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $495.45M $70.06M $1.75B
Total debt $2.04B $66.19M –
Shares (diluted) 229.86M 23.07M 133.25M
Enterprise value $55.84B $909.70M $16.19B

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
MetricAMEPSIXSYM
P/E 36.6x 16.4x 583.5x
P/FCF 31.6x 16.6x 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow 29.4x 15.0x 25.3x
P/S 7.3x 1.6x 8.5x
P/B 5.1x 5.5x 19.9x
P/Tangible book 8.2x 5.5x 21.5x
EV/EBITDA 24.1x 11.7x 538.8x
EV/EBIT 29.1x 12.6x -83,352x
EV/Revenue 7.5x 1.6x 7.9x
EV/FCF 32.5x 16.6x 26.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.2x 14.9x 23.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.20 0.37 20.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMEPSIXSYM
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.7% 13.2% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 10.6% 40.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.4% -7.3% 40.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 15.8% 51.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.2% -14.4% 99.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 29.0% 89.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.6% -38.8% 208.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 44.2% 29.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.4% -38.8% 210.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 43.9% 29.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.1% 5.2% 400.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 15.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% 7.8% 594.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 13.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMEPSIXSYM
Gross margin 36.4% 23.9% 21.3%
EBITDA margin 31.2% 14.0% 1.5%
Operating margin 25.9% 13.0% 0.0%
Pretax margin 24.3% 12.1% 2.4%
Net margin 20.0% 10.0% 0.3%
FCF margin 23.2% 9.9% 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% 11.0% 33.8%
Return on equity 14.2% 34.9% 3.2%
Return on assets 9.6% 15.4% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 12.8% 26.5% –
Return on capital employed 14.8% 27.1% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 25.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.1% 8.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMEPSIXSYM
Debt / assets 12.3% 14.6% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 32.1% 55.2% 67.8%
Equity / assets 67.9% 44.8% 32.2%
Interest coverage 21.1x 13.4x –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 8.50 5.44 6.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMEPSIXSYM
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield 0.7% – -1.9%
Shareholder yield 1.2% – -1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.9% – 3.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.3% – 0.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.4% – -30.4%
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.

ConsensusAMEPSIXSYM
Forward P/E 30.7xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 196.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.20FY2026 $3.11FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 -37.6%FY2026 -17.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +22.5% +131.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.96BFY2026 $656.20MFY2026 $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 -9.2%FY2026 +27.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +31.5% +18.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMEPSIXSYM
Held by institutions 89.6% 36.4% 90.6%
Institutions holding 1,196 159 413
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +24.1% +2.6%
Institutions buying 615 92 260
Institutions selling 399 45 86
Buyers to sellers 1.54 2.04 3.02

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.

AMEPSIXSYM
AME 1.00 0.36 0.33
PSIX 0.36 1.00 0.27
SYM 0.33 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AME, PSIX and SYM?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ametek (AME) $57.72B, Power Solutions International (PSIX) $1.12B, Symbotic (SYM) $22.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, AME, PSIX and SYM?

Power Solutions International (PSIX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ametek (AME) 36.6x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 16.4x, Symbotic (SYM) 583.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Power Solutions International (PSIX) is cheapest (Ametek (AME) 30.7x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 15.6x, Symbotic (SYM) 196.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Symbotic (SYM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ametek (AME) +12.7%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) +13.2%, Symbotic (SYM) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Ametek (AME) 20.0%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 10.0%, Symbotic (SYM) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, Power Solutions International (PSIX) leads (Ametek (AME) 12.8%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: Ametek (AME) +36.7%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) -45.1%, Symbotic (SYM) -51.9%. Over five years, Power Solutions International (PSIX) compounded fastest (Ametek (AME) +13.7%/yr, Power Solutions International (PSIX) +62.3%/yr, Symbotic (SYM) +30.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ametek (AME) 0.53%. Power Solutions International (PSIX) and Symbotic (SYM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (Ametek (AME) 23.9%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 109.6%, Symbotic (SYM) 77.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AME, PSIX and SYM?

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.