AME vs RBC vs RRX Stock Comparison

Ametek, RBC Bearings and Regal Rexnord Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
7 wins
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$496.05 -1.2% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.25B
P/E
48.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
RRX Regal Rexnord Corp
$163.52 +4.9% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.89B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.06B
Div. yield
0.86%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ametek leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ametek 7, Regal Rexnord 3, RBC Bearings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMERBCRRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.72B $16.25B $10.89B AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.6x 48.8x 33.6x RRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.7x 35.5x 16.1x RRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.7% +17.3% +3.5% RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.0% 16.4% 5.4% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% 8.4% 5.0% AME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.1x 3.5x AME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.53% 0.00% 0.86% RRX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.7% +21.3% +8.6% AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.7%/yr +16.2%/yr +1.4%/yr RBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 28.4% 52.0% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 53/100 39/100 AME

Percentile Scorecard

AMERBCRRX

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

AxisAMERBCRRX
Valuation 18 #166 of 203 14 #175 of 203 54 #94 of 203
Growth 64 #68 of 188 89 #21 of 188 40 #114 of 188
Profitability 94 #12 of 183 78 #41 of 183 49 #94 of 183
Financial Health 69 #67 of 216 70 #66 of 216 29 #154 of 216
Shareholder Returns 68 #49 of 152 16 #128 of 152 25 #114 of 152
Overall 63 53 39
  • AME ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RBC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RRX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMERBCRRXSPY
1 month +0.4%-1.2%+4.9% +0.7%
3 months +4.9%-11.8%-19.3% +3.7%
6 months +6.9%-17.2%-24.0% +7.1%
Year to date +22.6%+10.6%+16.5% +12.8%
1 year +36.7%+21.3%+8.6% +11.9%
3 years +79.7%+124.6%+38.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +21.6%+31.0%+11.4% +22.8%
5 years +90.1%+112.1%+7.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.7%+16.2%+1.4% +10.9%
10 years +470.5%+607.5%+179.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.0%+21.6%+10.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMERBCRRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%28.4%52.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.9%29.2%55.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.981.122.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.540.750.16 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.3%-35.5%-48.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.6%-23.6%-31.3% -1.2%
52-week high $258.54$648.89$238.19 $779.14
52-week low $184.19$406.45$128.75 $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.

MultipleAMERBCRRX
P/E now vs peer median 36.6xmedian 25.8x 48.8xmedian 25.8x 33.6xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 1.9x 8.3xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 14.6x 28.3xmedian 14.6x 12.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 22.2x 42.2xmedian 22.2x 23.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.20median 1.45 2.08median 1.45 3.64median 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 monthsAMERBCRRX
Revenue $7.86B $1.95B $6.06B
Gross profit $2.86B $882.80M $2.29B
Operating income $2.04B $460.70M $706.80M
Net income $1.58B $320.60M $324.90M
Free cash flow $1.82B $385.20M $466.30M
EPS (diluted) $6.86 $10.11 $4.84
Cash & equivalents $495.45M $124.50M $441.60M
Total debt $2.04B $806.20M $4.61B
Shares (diluted) 229.86M 31.71M 66.90M
Enterprise value $55.84B $15.87B $9.13B

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
MetricAMERBCRRX
P/E 36.6x 48.8x 33.6x
P/FCF 31.6x 42.2x 23.4x
P/Operating cash flow 29.4x 34.8x 19.6x
P/S 7.3x 8.3x 1.8x
P/B 5.1x 4.7x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 8.2x 7.7x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 24.1x 28.3x 12.5x
EV/EBIT 29.1x 36.8x 21.3x
EV/Revenue 7.5x 8.7x 2.5x
EV/FCF 32.5x 44.0x 32.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.2x 36.2x 27.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.20 2.08 3.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMERBCRRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.7% 17.3% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 9.2% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.4% 19.7% 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 11.8% 8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.2% 23.3% 9.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 13.7% 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.6% 26.6% 28.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 21.4% 8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.4% 29.3% 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 23.5% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.1% 47.8% -43.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 27.9% -5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% 48.3% -47.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 28.3% -5.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMERBCRRX
Gross margin 36.4% 45.2% 37.8%
EBITDA margin 31.2% 30.6% 19.9%
Operating margin 25.9% 23.6% 11.7%
Pretax margin 24.3% 21.1% 6.6%
Net margin 20.0% 16.4% 5.4%
FCF margin 23.2% 19.7% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% 23.9% 9.2%
Return on equity 14.2% 9.4% 4.7%
Return on assets 9.6% 6.2% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 12.8% 8.4% 5.0%
Return on capital employed 14.8% 9.9% 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMERBCRRX
Debt / assets 12.3% 15.5% 33.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.1x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 2.1x 9.9x
Liabilities / assets 32.1% 33.4% 49.7%
Equity / assets 67.9% 66.6% 50.3%
Interest coverage 21.1x 4.4x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.5x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 8.50 6.96 1.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMERBCRRX
Dividend yield 0.5% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.7% -0.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.2% -0.1% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.9% – 28.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.3% – 19.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.4% – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 0.0%

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.

ConsensusAMERBCRRX
Forward P/E 30.7xFY2026 35.5xFY2026 16.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.20FY2026 $13.97FY2026 $10.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +13.4% +18.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.96BFY2026 $2.00BFY2026 $6.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +24.1% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMERBCRRX
Held by institutions 89.6% 95.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,196 686 611
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +1.5% +4.5%
Institutions buying 615 361 340
Institutions selling 399 240 181
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.50 1.88

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.

AMERBCRRX
AME 1.00 0.69 0.67
RBC 0.69 1.00 0.58
RRX 0.67 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AME, RBC and RRX?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ametek (AME) $57.72B, RBC Bearings (RBC) $16.25B, Regal Rexnord (RRX) $10.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, AME, RBC and RRX?

Regal Rexnord (RRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ametek (AME) 36.6x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 48.8x, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 33.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regal Rexnord (RRX) is cheapest (Ametek (AME) 30.7x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 35.5x, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 16.1x). 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) +12.7%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.3%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Ametek (AME) 20.0%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 16.4%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 5.4%). On return on invested capital, Ametek (AME) leads (Ametek (AME) 12.8%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 8.4%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: Ametek (AME) +36.7%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +21.3%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +8.6%. Over five years, RBC Bearings (RBC) compounded fastest (Ametek (AME) +13.7%/yr, RBC Bearings (RBC) +16.2%/yr, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Regal Rexnord (RRX) has the highest dividend yield: Ametek (AME) 0.53%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 0.86%. RBC Bearings (RBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (Ametek (AME) 23.9%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 28.4%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 52.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AME, RBC and RRX?

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 7. 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.