ATS vs GTX vs AME Stock Comparison

Ats, Garrett Motion and Ametek Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATS ATS Corp /ATS
$19.00 -0.5% 1M -30.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
54.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
GTX Garrett Motion Inc.
$22.01 -14.4% 1M +29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.11B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
1.45%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
AME Ametek Inc/
$246.27 -1.9% 1M +31.9% 1Y
Market cap
$56.46B
P/E
35.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.86B
Div. yield
0.54%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Garrett Motion leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Garrett Motion 6, Ametek 5, Ats 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATSGTXAMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.86B $4.11B $56.46B AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.8x 11.5x 35.8x GTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 12.1x 30.0x GTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +8.5% +12.7% ATS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 9.5% 20.0% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.7% 64.2% 12.8% GTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 1.9x 0.6x AME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.45% 0.54% GTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.0% +29.1% +31.9% AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +26.4%/yr +13.3%/yr GTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.9% 44.3% 23.9% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 66/100 62/100 GTX

Percentile Scorecard

ATSGTXAME

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

AxisATSGTXAME
Valuation 87 #28 of 203 98 #6 of 203 18 #167 of 203
Growth 79 #40 of 188 47 #100 of 188 60 #76 of 188
Profitability 43 #104 of 183 78 #42 of 183 93 #14 of 183
Financial Health 24 #165 of 217 15 #185 of 217 69 #69 of 217
Shareholder Returns 27 #112 of 153 91 #14 of 153 68 #49 of 153
Overall 52 66 62
  • ATS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GTX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AME ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATSGTXAMESPY
1 month -0.5%-14.4%-1.9% -0.2%
3 months -29.5%-26.4%+2.0% +3.9%
6 months -40.3%+8.5%+7.6% +8.2%
Year to date -31.0%+26.3%+20.0% +12.9%
1 year -30.0%+29.1%+31.9% +12.3%
3 years -45.0%+209.1%+76.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.1%+45.7%+21.0% +23.3%
5 years —+222.7%+86.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+26.4%+13.3% +10.9%
10 years ——+457.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+18.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureATSGTXAMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.9%44.3%23.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.3%37.3%22.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.541.660.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.580.661.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-40.5%-27.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.3%-39.2%-4.7% -1.2%
52-week high $35.38$36.23$258.54 $779.14
52-week low $17.29$15.64$184.19 $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.

MultipleATSGTXAME
P/E now vs peer median 54.8xmedian 25.2x 11.5xmedian 25.2x 35.8xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 7.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 14.0x 8.2xmedian 14.0x 23.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 21.7x 11.3xmedian 21.7x 30.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.3x -6.1xmedian 2.3x 5.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.71median 1.32 0.10median 1.32 4.11median 1.32

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 monthsATSGTXAME
Revenue $2.12B $3.75B $7.86B
Gross profit $594.19M $779.00M $2.86B
Operating income $119.42M $536.00M $2.04B
Net income $33.97M $357.00M $1.58B
Free cash flow $180.36M $365.00M $1.82B
EPS (diluted) $0.35 $1.87 $6.86
Cash & equivalents $140.09M $158.00M $495.45M
Total debt $3.79B $1.37B $2.04B
Shares (diluted) 98.14M 190.59M 229.86M
Enterprise value $1.19B $3.40B $54.59B

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
MetricATSGTXAME
P/E 54.8x 11.5x 35.8x
P/FCF 10.3x 11.3x 30.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 9.3x 28.8x
P/S 0.9x 1.1x 7.2x
P/B 1.5x -6.1x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x -6.1x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.3x 8.2x 23.6x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 9.9x 28.5x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.4x 7.4x
EV/FCF 14.4x 14.6x 31.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 12.0x 29.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.71 0.10 4.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATSGTXAME
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 8.5% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -0.6% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 10.0% 13.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 2.2% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4,708% 12.8% 11.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% 2.2% 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 228.1% 18.6% 9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.6% -1.1% 8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 227.3% 27.7% 10.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.0% 120.7% 8.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.1% 7.3% 8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.8% -0.9% 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.0% 10.9% 8.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 279.9% -1.5% 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATSGTXAME
Gross margin 28.0% 20.8% 36.4%
EBITDA margin 10.0% 17.2% 31.2%
Operating margin 5.6% 14.3% 25.9%
Pretax margin 2.4% 12.0% 24.3%
Net margin 1.6% 9.5% 20.0%
FCF margin 8.5% 9.7% 23.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% 11.8% 24.9%
Return on equity 2.7% – 14.2%
Return on assets 1.1% 14.7% 9.6%
Return on invested capital 3.7% 64.2% 12.8%
Return on capital employed – 56.1% 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.0x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATSGTXAME
Debt / assets 28.8% 55.3% 12.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x -2.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 1.9x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 4.8x 3.7x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.9% 127.3% 32.1%
Equity / assets 42.1% -27.3% 67.9%
Interest coverage 1.7x 5.1x 21.1x
Current ratio – 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.33 8.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATSGTXAME
Dividend yield – 1.5% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 6.6% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 8.0% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusATSGTXAME
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 30.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.03FY2026 $1.82FY2026 $8.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.9%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.9% +13.2% +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.98BFY2026 $3.58BFY2026 $7.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.6%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +16.2% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATSGTXAME
Held by institutions 83.4% 96.8% 89.6%
Institutions holding 143 458 1,195
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.9% +0.8% +2.3%
Institutions buying 82 239 615
Institutions selling 46 139 399
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.72 1.54

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.

ATSGTXAME
ATS 1.00 0.31 0.33
GTX 0.31 1.00 0.50
AME 0.33 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATS, GTX and AME?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ats (ATS) $1.86B, Garrett Motion (GTX) $4.11B, Ametek (AME) $56.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATS, GTX and AME?

Garrett Motion (GTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ats (ATS) 54.8x, Garrett Motion (GTX) 11.5x, Ametek (AME) 35.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Garrett Motion (GTX) is cheapest (Ats (ATS) 18.4x, Garrett Motion (GTX) 12.1x, Ametek (AME) 30.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ats (ATS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ats (ATS) +14.8%, Garrett Motion (GTX) +8.5%, Ametek (AME) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Ats (ATS) 1.6%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 9.5%, Ametek (AME) 20.0%). On return on invested capital, Garrett Motion (GTX) leads (Ats (ATS) 3.7%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 64.2%, Ametek (AME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: Ats (ATS) -30.0%, Garrett Motion (GTX) +29.1%, Ametek (AME) +31.9%. Over five years, Garrett Motion (GTX) compounded fastest (Garrett Motion (GTX) +26.4%/yr, Ametek (AME) +13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Garrett Motion (GTX) has the highest dividend yield: Garrett Motion (GTX) 1.45%, Ametek (AME) 0.54%. Ats (ATS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (Ats (ATS) 51.9%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 44.3%, Ametek (AME) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATS, GTX and AME?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Garrett Motion (GTX) 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.