EMR vs FORM vs TDY Stock Comparison

Emerson Electric, Formfactor and Teledyne Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EMR Emerson Electric Co
$161.60 +4.6% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$90.47B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
FORM Formfactor Inc
$98.51 -25.0% 1M +129.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.89B
P/E
68.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.23M
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teledyne Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Teledyne Technologies 4, Formfactor 4, Emerson Electric 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMRFORMTDYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.47B $7.89B $29.94B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.1x 68.4x 29.2x TDY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.0x 31.3x 24.7x EMR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +18.0% +8.6% FORM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 12.8% 15.8% TDY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 9.2% 8.1% EMR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -2.2x 0.9x FORM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.3% +129.9% +16.6% FORM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +21.6%/yr +7.0%/yr FORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 87.1% 25.4% TDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 66/100 70/100 TDY

Percentile Scorecard

EMRFORMTDY

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

AxisEMRFORMTDY
Valuation 35 #133 of 203 29 #80 of 112 66 #35 of 100
Growth 40 #113 of 188 96 #5 of 109 38 #61 of 97
Profitability 85 #29 of 187 76 #26 of 105 82 #18 of 96
Financial Health 29 #158 of 222 91 #11 of 117 75 #27 of 106
Shareholder Returns 36 #99 of 153 40 #50 of 82 91 #7 of 65
Overall 45 66 70
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FORM ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TDY ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMRFORMTDYSPY
1 month +4.6%-25.0%+0.7% -1.0%
3 months +9.2%-5.3%-4.5% +2.9%
6 months +14.3%-36.5%-3.6% +6.4%
Year to date +21.8%+76.6%+22.5% +11.4%
1 year +21.3%+129.9%+16.6% +13.1%
3 years +78.1%+198.6%+62.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +21.2%+44.0%+17.5% +21.5%
5 years +67.2%+165.2%+40.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.8%+21.6%+7.0% +10.9%
10 years +222.5%+870.5%+494.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.4%+25.5%+19.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEMRFORMTDYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%87.1%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%87.4%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.522.961.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.671.490.65 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-62.7%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.7%-38.4%-9.5% -2.5%
52-week high $164.37$159.93$691.24 $779.14
52-week low $123.30$42.42$484.47 $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.

MultipleEMRFORMTDY
P/E now vs peer median 35.0xmedian 25.9x 66.6xmedian 31.3x 28.2xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 8.5xmedian 2.6x 4.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 13.7x 48.0xmedian 19.6x 18.5xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 21.1x 56.5xmedian 28.3x 25.2xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.3x 6.9xmedian 2.9x 2.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.84median 1.19 0.42median 1.15 -47.50median 0.92

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 monthsEMRFORMTDY
Revenue $18.64B $902.23M $6.52B
Gross profit $9.91B $389.11M $2.84B
Operating income $4.68B $115.94M $1.30B
Net income $2.58B $115.47M $1.03B
Free cash flow $3.46B $136.12M $1.15B
R&D – $120.97M $330.60M
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $1.45 $21.90
Cash & equivalents $2.18B $109.76M $562.40M
Total debt $54.11B $48.82M $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 561.10M 79.61M 46.90M
Enterprise value $83.21B $6.70B $28.17B

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
MetricEMRFORMTDY
P/E 35.0x 66.6x 28.2x
P/FCF 26.0x 56.5x 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x 42.8x 22.6x
P/S 4.8x 8.5x 4.4x
P/B 4.4x 6.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 7.0x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 48.0x 18.5x
EV/EBIT 21.6x 63.5x 23.3x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 8.2x 4.7x
EV/FCF 29.2x 54.1x 26.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.8x 41.0x 23.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.84 0.42 -47.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMRFORMTDY
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 18.0% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 10.4% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 31.6% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 19.4% -0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.2% 180.9% 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 121.2% 0.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.0% 162.9% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.0% 162.2% -1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.2% 156.0% 27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.6% 160.2% -0.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 71.0% 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 31.1% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 3,646% 10.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 212.7% 29.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMRFORMTDY
Gross margin 53.2% 43.1% 43.6%
EBITDA margin 33.1% 17.0% 25.3%
Operating margin 25.1% 12.9% 20.0%
Pretax margin 17.6% 14.1% 19.4%
Net margin 13.8% 12.8% 15.8%
FCF margin 18.6% 15.1% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% 19.9% 19.6%
Return on equity 12.7% 10.2% 9.3%
Return on assets 6.1% 8.5% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 9.2% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 14.9% 10.2% 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 4.0% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMRFORMTDY
Debt / assets 31.1% 0.9% 13.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -2.2x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 0.1x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 51.7% 17.2% 28.5%
Equity / assets 48.3% 82.8% 71.5%
Interest coverage – – 26.9x
Current ratio 0.9x 4.1x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 3.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.63 21.65 5.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMRFORMTDY
Dividend yield 1.4% – –
Net buyback yield 1.0% -0.1% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 2.4% -0.1% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.7% – –

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.

ConsensusEMRFORMTDY
Forward P/E 24.0xFY2026 31.3xFY2026 24.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.74FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $25.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +142.3%FY2026 +15.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% +31.4% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.13BFY2026 $982.39MFY2026 $6.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +25.1%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.3% +21.5% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMRFORMTDY
Held by institutions 82.1% 92.0% 97.2%
Institutions holding 2,290 509 886
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% -3.7% +2.7%
Institutions buying 1,080 304 399
Institutions selling 798 168 327
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.81 1.22

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.

EMRFORMTDY
EMR 1.00 0.36 0.58
FORM 0.36 1.00 0.40
TDY 0.58 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMR, FORM and TDY?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emerson Electric (EMR) $90.47B, Formfactor (FORM) $7.89B, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) $29.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMR, FORM and TDY?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emerson Electric (EMR) 35.1x, Formfactor (FORM) 68.4x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 29.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emerson Electric (EMR) is cheapest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.0x, Formfactor (FORM) 31.3x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 24.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Formfactor (FORM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Formfactor (FORM) +18.0%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has the highest net margin (Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Formfactor (FORM) 12.8%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads (Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Formfactor (FORM) 9.2%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Formfactor (FORM) returned the most: Emerson Electric (EMR) +21.3%, Formfactor (FORM) +129.9%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +16.6%. Over five years, Formfactor (FORM) compounded fastest (Emerson Electric (EMR) +10.8%/yr, Formfactor (FORM) +21.6%/yr, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%, Formfactor (FORM) 0.00%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 0.00%. Formfactor (FORM) and Teledyne Technologies (TDY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has been the steadiest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.7%, Formfactor (FORM) 87.1%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMR, FORM and TDY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) leads on 4. 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.