GLGI vs WM vs AME Stock Comparison

Greystone Logistics, Waste Management and Ametek Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WM Waste Management Inc
$230.86 +11.5% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$92.98B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Solid Waste Industrials
5 wins
AME Ametek Inc/
$251.75 +0.4% 1M +36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$55.12B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGLGIWMAMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.18M $92.98B $55.12B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 30.3x 35.0x WM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 26.7x 30.7x WM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -59.9% +5.2% +12.7% AME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -43.8% 11.8% 20.0% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -37.9% 11.4% 12.8% AME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.6x 3.0x 0.6x GLGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% WM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -79.3% +16.9% +36.7% AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.5%/yr +7.6%/yr +13.7%/yr AME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 116.8% 21.3% 23.9% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 11/100 54/100 63/100 AME

Percentile Scorecard

GLGIWMAME

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

AxisGLGIWMAME
Valuation 30 #142 of 203 47 #9 of 16 18 #166 of 203
Growth 0 #188 of 188 62 #6 of 14 64 #68 of 188
Profitability 6 #172 of 183 100 #1 of 14 94 #12 of 183
Financial Health 7 #202 of 216 7 #14 of 15 69 #67 of 216
Shareholder Returns – – 68 #49 of 152
Overall 11 54 63
  • GLGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • AME ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLGIWMAMESPY
1 month -30.8%+11.5%+0.4% +0.7%
3 months -14.3%+2.0%+4.9% +3.7%
6 months -33.3%-0.7%+6.9% +7.1%
Year to date -69.0%+5.1%+22.6% +12.8%
1 year -79.3%+16.9%+36.7% +11.9%
3 years -82.9%+41.8%+79.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -44.5%+12.4%+21.6% +22.8%
5 years -80.0%+44.1%+90.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -27.5%+7.6%+13.7% +10.9%
10 years -28.0%+260.8%+470.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.2%+13.7%+19.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLGIWMAMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 116.8%21.3%23.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 151.0%20.3%22.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.10-0.430.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.680.791.54 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-18.7%-27.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -80.0%-6.3%-2.6% -1.2%
52-week high $0.90$246.51$258.54 $779.14
52-week low $0.15$196.77$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.

MultipleGLGIWMAME
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 25.8x 30.0xmedian 30.9x 36.6xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 3.2x 7.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 14.6x 14.8xmedian 14.0x 24.1xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 22.2x 24.5xmedian 17.3x 31.6xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.2x 9.3xmedian 2.8x 5.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.45 2.86median 2.44 4.20median 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 monthsGLGIWMAME
Revenue $22.12M $26.07B $7.86B
Gross profit -$2.92M $10.53B $2.86B
Operating income -$8.43M $4.80B $2.04B
Net income -$9.70M $3.07B $1.58B
Free cash flow -$5.06M $3.74B $1.82B
EPS (diluted) $-0.36 $7.68 $6.86
Cash & equivalents $360.53K $247.00M $495.45M
Total debt $46.58M $23.37B $2.04B
Shares (diluted) 27.27M 399.80M 229.86M
Enterprise value $3.17M $91.82B $53.25B

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
MetricGLGIWMAME
P/E -0.5x 30.0x 36.6x
P/FCF -1.0x 24.5x 31.6x
P/Operating cash flow -1.5x 14.0x 29.4x
P/S 0.2x 3.5x 7.3x
P/B 0.5x 9.3x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 14.5x 8.2x
EV/EBITDA -6.6x 14.8x 24.1x
EV/EBIT -2.0x 23.9x 29.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 4.4x 7.5x
EV/FCF -3.3x 30.7x 32.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.0x 17.5x 30.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 2.86 4.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLGIWMAME
Revenue growth (1Y) -59.9% 5.2% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -28.0% 9.0% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -133.7% -21.0% 13.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 11.5% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -472.2% 17.9% 11.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -51.5% 10.5% 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,158% 19.7% 9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -50.9% 10.0% 8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,653% 21.1% 10.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.5% 10.5% 8.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -132.8% 12.1% 8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 14.4% 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.9% 55.7% 8.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% 30.8% 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLGIWMAME
Gross margin -13.2% 40.4% 36.4%
EBITDA margin -11.3% 29.8% 31.2%
Operating margin -38.1% 18.4% 25.9%
Pretax margin -42.4% 14.9% 24.3%
Net margin -43.8% 11.8% 20.0%
FCF margin -22.9% 14.3% 23.2%
Operating cash flow margin -15.0% 25.2% 24.9%
Return on equity -94.7% 31.0% 14.2%
Return on assets -26.5% 6.6% 9.6%
Return on invested capital -37.9% 11.4% 12.8%
Return on capital employed -39.6% 12.0% 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 2.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLGIWMAME
Debt / assets 33.5% 50.2% 12.3%
Debt / equity 1.3x 2.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.6x 3.0x 0.6x
Debt / FCF -2.4x 6.2x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 75.0% 78.8% 32.1%
Equity / assets 25.0% 21.2% 67.9%
Interest coverage – – 21.1x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -1.85 2.93 8.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLGIWMAME
Dividend yield – 1.6% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 1.7% 0.7%
Shareholder yield – 3.3% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 48.0% 18.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 39.4% 16.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 13.2% 9.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% 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.

ConsensusGLGIWMAME
Forward P/E – 26.7xFY2026 30.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.65FY2026 $8.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +15.3%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.5% +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $25.84BFY2026 $7.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +2.6%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +12.0% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLGIWMAME
Held by institutions – 82.3% 89.6%
Institutions holding – 2,350 1,196
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.8% +2.3%
Institutions buying – 1,096 615
Institutions selling – 901 399
Buyers to sellers – 1.22 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.

GLGIWMAME
GLGI 1.00 0.12 0.02
WM 0.12 1.00 -0.14
AME 0.02 -0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLGI, WM and AME?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) $5.18M, Waste Management (WM) $92.98B, Ametek (AME) $55.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLGI, WM and AME?

Waste Management (WM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -0.5x, Waste Management (WM) 30.3x, Ametek (AME) 35.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Waste Management (WM) is cheapest (Waste Management (WM) 26.7x, Ametek (AME) 30.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ametek (AME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -59.9%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%, Ametek (AME) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -43.8%, Waste Management (WM) 11.8%, Ametek (AME) 20.0%). On return on invested capital, Ametek (AME) leads (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -37.9%, Waste Management (WM) 11.4%, Ametek (AME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -79.3%, Waste Management (WM) +16.9%, Ametek (AME) +36.7%. Over five years, Ametek (AME) compounded fastest (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -27.5%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +7.6%/yr, Ametek (AME) +13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Waste Management (WM) has the highest dividend yield: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) 0.00%, Waste Management (WM) 0.02%, Ametek (AME) 0.01%. Greystone Logistics (GLGI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) 116.8%, Waste Management (WM) 21.3%, Ametek (AME) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLGI, WM 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, Ametek (AME) 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.