ATS vs MTD vs RBC Stock Comparison

Ats, Mettler Toledo International and RBC Bearings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATS ATS Corp /ATS
$18.98 -0.6% 1M -29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
54.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$477.93 -5.6% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.26B
P/E
47.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mettler Toledo International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mettler Toledo International 5, RBC Bearings 5, Ats 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATSMTDRBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.86B $33.94B $15.26B MTD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.7x 37.5x 47.6x MTD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 33.2x 34.2x ATS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +6.9% +17.3% RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 21.9% 16.4% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.7% 47.1% 8.4% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 1.5x 1.1x RBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.9% +16.5% +15.9% MTD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.7%/yr +16.6%/yr RBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.0% 33.0% 28.4% RBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 51/100 54/100 RBC

Percentile Scorecard

ATSMTDRBC

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

AxisATSMTDRBC
Valuation 87 #28 of 203 11 #180 of 203 14 #175 of 203
Growth 79 #40 of 187 39 #115 of 187 90 #19 of 187
Profitability 44 #105 of 185 100 #1 of 185 78 #41 of 185
Financial Health 24 #166 of 219 24 #167 of 219 70 #67 of 219
Shareholder Returns 26 #114 of 153 80 #31 of 153 17 #127 of 153
Overall 52 51 54
  • ATS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RBC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATSMTDRBCSPY
1 month -0.6%+10.5%-5.6% -0.8%
3 months -28.5%+24.9%-18.3% +3.5%
6 months -42.6%+31.1%-19.1% +7.0%
Year to date -31.1%+19.8%+6.6% +12.2%
1 year -29.9%+16.5%+15.9% +13.0%
3 years -45.0%+71.1%+121.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -18.1%+19.6%+30.3% +23.1%
5 years —+14.3%+115.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+2.7%+16.6% +11.0%
10 years —+318.1%+579.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+15.4%+21.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureATSMTDRBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.0%33.0%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.3%33.9%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.550.821.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.570.500.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-43.5%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.4%-0.9%-26.3% -1.8%
52-week high $35.38$1,685.52$648.89 $779.14
52-week low $17.29$1,025.53$406.45 $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.

MultipleATSMTDRBC
P/E now vs peer median 54.7xmedian 26.0x 37.1xmedian 26.0x 47.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.9x 8.8xmedian 1.9x 8.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 14.0x 28.1xmedian 14.0x 27.3xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 21.4x 41.9xmedian 21.4x 40.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 2,825xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.71median 1.26 5.37median 1.26 2.01median 1.26

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 monthsATSMTDRBC
Revenue $2.12B $4.13B $1.95B
Gross profit $594.19M $2.49B $882.80M
Operating income $119.42M $1.23B $460.70M
Net income $33.97M $905.61M $320.60M
Free cash flow $180.36M $863.97M $385.20M
R&D – $208.01M –
EPS (diluted) $0.35 $44.91 $10.11
Cash & equivalents $140.09M $51.40M $124.50M
Total debt $3.79B $2.11B $806.20M
Shares (diluted) 98.14M 20.17M 31.71M
Enterprise value $1.18B $33.69B $14.87B

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
MetricATSMTDRBC
P/E 54.7x 37.1x 47.0x
P/FCF 10.3x 41.9x 40.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 37.2x 33.5x
P/S 0.9x 8.8x 8.0x
P/B 1.5x 2,825x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 2.4x -142.9x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.3x 28.1x 27.3x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 31.1x 35.5x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 9.3x 8.4x
EV/FCF 14.4x 44.3x 42.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 39.3x 35.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.71 5.37 2.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATSMTDRBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 6.9% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 1.5% 9.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 7.5% 19.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 2.0% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4,708% 6.3% 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% 0.2% 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 228.1% 9.1% 26.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.6% 3.7% 21.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 227.3% 12.2% 29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.0% 6.9% 23.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.1% 2.5% 47.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.8% 0.2% 27.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.0% 1.9% 48.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 279.9% 0.2% 28.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATSMTDRBC
Gross margin 28.0% 60.3% 45.2%
EBITDA margin 10.0% 32.9% 30.6%
Operating margin 5.6% 29.7% 23.6%
Pretax margin 2.4% 26.5% 21.1%
Net margin 1.6% 21.9% 16.4%
FCF margin 8.5% 20.9% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% 23.6% 23.9%
Return on equity 2.7% – 9.4%
Return on assets 1.1% 24.7% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 3.7% 47.1% 8.4%
Return on capital employed – 49.8% 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.0x 1.1x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.6% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATSMTDRBC
Debt / assets 28.8% 57.5% 15.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 164.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 1.5x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 4.8x 2.4x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.9% 99.7% 33.4%
Equity / assets 42.1% 0.3% 66.6%
Interest coverage 1.7x 17.7x 4.4x
Current ratio – 1.1x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 11.90 6.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATSMTDRBC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 2.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 2.1% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusATSMTDRBC
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 33.2xFY2026 34.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.03FY2026 $50.31FY2026 $13.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.9%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.9% +5.0% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.98BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026 $2.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +3.8% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATSMTDRBC
Held by institutions 83.4% 94.4% 95.3%
Institutions holding 143 804 685
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.9% +3.1% +1.5%
Institutions buying 82 331 360
Institutions selling 46 324 240
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.02 1.50

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.

ATSMTDRBC
ATS 1.00 0.15 0.29
MTD 0.15 1.00 0.25
RBC 0.29 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATS, MTD and RBC?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ats (ATS) $1.86B, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $33.94B, RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATS, MTD and RBC?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ats (ATS) 54.7x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 37.5x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 47.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ats (ATS) is cheapest (Ats (ATS) 18.4x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.2x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 34.2x). 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: Ats (ATS) +14.8%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Ats (ATS) 1.6%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 16.4%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Ats (ATS) 3.7%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mettler Toledo International (MTD) returned the most: Ats (ATS) -29.9%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +16.5%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +15.9%. Over five years, RBC Bearings (RBC) compounded fastest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.7%/yr, RBC Bearings (RBC) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, RBC Bearings (RBC) has been the steadiest (Ats (ATS) 52.0%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATS, MTD 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, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads on 5. 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.