CLEV vs AME vs MTD Stock Comparison

Concrete Leveling Systems, Ametek and Mettler Toledo International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AME Ametek Inc/
$248.29 -1.4% 1M +34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$57.61B
P/E
36.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ametek leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ametek 7, Concrete Leveling Systems 2, Mettler Toledo International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLEVAMEMTDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.12M $57.61B $34.52B AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -298.3x 36.5x 38.1x AME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.3x 33.8x AME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6,824.8% +12.7% +6.9% CLEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -54.4% 20.0% 21.9% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.8% 47.1% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.2x 0.6x 1.5x CLEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.8% +34.1% +21.0% AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.0%/yr +13.4%/yr +2.8%/yr AME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 204.1% 23.9% 33.0% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 63/100 51/100 AME

Percentile Scorecard

CLEVAMEMTD

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

AxisCLEVAMEMTD
Valuation 6 #190 of 203 18 #166 of 203 13 #177 of 203
Growth 98 #5 of 188 62 #73 of 188 37 #118 of 188
Profitability 43 #105 of 184 94 #12 of 184 100 #1 of 184
Financial Health 5 #207 of 217 70 #65 of 217 24 #165 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 70 #47 of 153 82 #28 of 153
Overall 38 63 51
  • CLEV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AME ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLEVAMEMTDSPY
1 month -28.6%-1.4%+10.0% +0.9%
3 months -35.0%+5.5%+22.3% +5.9%
6 months +66.7%+9.0%+37.0% +8.5%
Year to date +62.5%+20.9%+21.9% +13.3%
1 year -5.8%+34.1%+21.0% +12.4%
3 years -40.9%+78.3%+74.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -16.1%+21.3%+20.3% +23.5%
5 years -62.9%+87.5%+14.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -18.0%+13.4%+2.8% +11.0%
10 years -72.3%+462.6%+324.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year -12.1%+18.9%+15.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCLEVAMEMTDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 204.1%23.9%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 497.2%22.8%34.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.480.980.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.031.430.64 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.1%-27.3%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.1%-4.0%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $1.05$258.54$1,699.16 $779.14
52-week low $0.34$184.19$1,025.53 $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.

MultipleCLEVAMEMTD
P/E now vs peer median -298.3xmedian 25.4x 36.1xmedian 25.4x 37.8xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 162.4xmedian 1.9x 7.2xmedian 1.9x 8.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -260.6xmedian 14.3x 23.8xmedian 14.3x 28.6xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 201.5xmedian 21.8x 31.2xmedian 21.8x 42.6xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median -14.2xmedian 2.2x 5.1xmedian 2.2x 2,873xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.41 4.15median 1.41 5.46median 1.41

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 monthsCLEVAMEMTD
Revenue $56.16K $7.86B $4.13B
Gross profit $54.81K $2.86B $2.49B
Operating income -$21.26K $2.04B $1.23B
Net income -$30.56K $1.58B $905.61M
Free cash flow $45.24K $1.82B $863.97M
R&D – – $208.01M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $6.86 $44.91
Cash & equivalents $1.12K $495.45M $51.40M
Total debt $755.04K $2.04B $2.11B
Shares (diluted) 14.03M 229.86M 20.17M
Enterprise value $9.07M $55.73B $34.28B

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
MetricCLEVAMEMTD
P/E -298.3x 36.1x 37.8x
P/FCF 201.5x 31.2x 42.6x
P/Operating cash flow 201.5x 29.0x 37.8x
P/S 162.4x 7.2x 8.9x
P/B -14.2x 5.1x 2,873x
P/Tangible book -14.2x 8.1x -145.4x
EV/EBITDA -260.6x 23.8x 28.6x
EV/EBIT -437.6x 28.7x 31.6x
EV/Revenue 165.7x 7.4x 9.4x
EV/FCF 205.7x 32.0x 45.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 205.7x 29.8x 39.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.15 5.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLEVAMEMTD
Revenue growth (1Y) 6,825% 12.7% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 283.6% 7.0% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9,811% 13.4% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 355.2% 7.9% 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.3% 11.2% 6.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 8.2% 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.2% 9.6% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.3% 8.5% 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.1% 10.4% 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% 6.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 936.2% 8.1% 2.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.2% 11.0% 0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 936.2% 8.4% 1.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.2% 12.0% 0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLEVAMEMTD
Gross margin 97.6% 36.4% 60.3%
EBITDA margin -63.6% 31.2% 32.9%
Operating margin -37.9% 25.9% 29.7%
Pretax margin -54.4% 24.3% 26.5%
Net margin -54.4% 20.0% 21.9%
FCF margin 80.6% 23.2% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 80.6% 24.9% 23.6%
Return on equity – 14.2% –
Return on assets -94.4% 9.6% 24.7%
Return on invested capital – 12.8% 47.1%
Return on capital employed – 14.8% 49.8%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLEVAMEMTD
Debt / assets 819.3% 12.3% 57.5%
Debt / equity -0.3x 0.2x 164.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.2x 0.6x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 4.1x 1.1x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 2,905% 32.1% 99.7%
Equity / assets -2,805% 67.9% 0.3%
Interest coverage -2.2x 21.1x 17.7x
Current ratio 0.0x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -92.77 8.41 12.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLEVAMEMTD
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – 0.7% 2.0%
Shareholder yield – 1.2% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusCLEVAMEMTD
Forward P/E – 30.3xFY2026 33.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.20FY2026 $50.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.4%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.4% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $7.96BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.5%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +18.3% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLEVAMEMTD
Held by institutions – 89.6% 94.4%
Institutions holding – 1,195 804
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.3% +3.1%
Institutions buying – 615 331
Institutions selling – 399 324
Buyers to sellers – 1.54 1.02

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.

CLEVAMEMTD
CLEV 1.00 -0.17 0.02
AME -0.17 1.00 0.37
MTD 0.02 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLEV, AME and MTD?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) $9.12M, Ametek (AME) $57.61B, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $34.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLEV, AME and MTD?

Ametek (AME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) -298.3x, Ametek (AME) 36.5x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 38.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ametek (AME) is cheapest (Ametek (AME) 30.3x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) +6,824.8%, Ametek (AME) +12.7%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) -54.4%, Ametek (AME) 20.0%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Ametek (AME) 12.8%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) -5.8%, Ametek (AME) +34.1%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +21.0%. Over five years, Ametek (AME) compounded fastest (Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) -18.0%/yr, Ametek (AME) +13.4%/yr, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ametek (AME) 0.01%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 0.00%. Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) and Mettler Toledo International (MTD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) 204.1%, Ametek (AME) 23.9%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLEV, AME and MTD?

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.