IMAX vs MTD vs RBC Stock Comparison

Imax, Mettler Toledo International and RBC Bearings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IMAX Imax Corp
$48.08 -5.0% 1M +43.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.65B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$483.98M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
7 wins
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$465.03 -9.6% 1M +7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.24B
P/E
41.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.02B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionIMAXMTDRBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.65B $36.42B $15.24B MTD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 37.3x 41.4x IMAX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.7x 33.4x 32.9x IMAX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% +6.9% +17.4% IMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.7% 21.9% 17.5% IMAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.1% 47.1% 9.1% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.5x 1.0x RBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.3% +16.7% +7.8% IMAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.3%/yr +2.0%/yr +14.4%/yr IMAX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.6% 33.1% 29.7% RBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 50/100 54/100 IMAX

Percentile Scorecard

IMAXMTDRBC

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

AxisIMAXMTDRBC
Valuation 57 #88 of 204 9 #185 of 204 15 #174 of 204
Growth 96 #8 of 191 37 #121 of 191 87 #26 of 191
Profitability 94 #13 of 189 100 #1 of 189 77 #45 of 189
Financial Health 78 #49 of 221 25 #166 of 221 73 #61 of 221
Shareholder Returns 13 #138 of 159 81 #31 of 159 17 #132 of 159
Overall 68 50 54
  • IMAX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MTD ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • RBC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIMAXMTDRBCSPY
1 month -5.0%+9.6%-9.6% -5.9%
3 months -3.3%+18.1%-17.9% -4.6%
6 months +34.9%+27.3%-24.0% +0.2%
Year to date +30.1%+20.5%+3.7% +7.5%
1 year +43.3%+16.7%+7.8% +8.2%
3 years +168.9%+62.5%+112.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +39.1%+17.6%+28.5% +19.0%
5 years +131.7%+10.6%+95.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +18.3%+2.0%+14.4% +9.4%
10 years +54.8%+299.5%+561.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +4.5%+14.9%+20.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureIMAXMTDRBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.6%33.1%29.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.7%34.4%31.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.811.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.990.500.26 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.3%-43.5%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.7%-2.6%-28.3% -5.9%
52-week high $56.35$1,724.45$648.89 $779.14
52-week low $33.09$1,025.53$423.39 $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.

MultipleIMAXMTDRBC
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 23.4x 37.3xmedian 23.4x 41.4xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.7x 8.8xmedian 1.7x 7.5xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 13.4x 28.3xmedian 13.4x 25.1xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 21.9x 42.2xmedian 21.9x 38.2xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.1x 2,840xmedian 2.1x 4.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 1.02 5.40median 1.02 1.62median 1.02

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 monthsIMAXMTDRBC
Revenue $483.98M $4.13B $2.02B
Gross profit $307.15M $2.49B $921.20M
Operating income $129.71M $1.23B $494.50M
Net income $141.58M $905.61M $354.40M
Free cash flow $145.98M $863.97M $399.20M
R&D $6.81M $208.01M –
EPS (diluted) $2.31 $44.91 $11.17
Cash & equivalents $207.92M $51.40M $89.30M
Total debt – $2.11B $710.50M
Shares (diluted) 58.01M 20.17M 31.71M
Enterprise value $2.09B $36.17B $14.86B

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
MetricIMAXMTDRBC
P/E 19.7x 37.3x 41.4x
P/FCF 18.2x 42.2x 38.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x 37.3x 31.4x
P/S 5.5x 8.8x 7.5x
P/B 4.5x 2,840x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 4.7x -143.7x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 28.3x 25.1x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 31.3x 32.1x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 9.3x 7.8x
EV/FCF 16.8x 44.5x 39.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 39.5x 32.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 5.40 1.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIMAXMTDRBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% 6.9% 17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 1.5% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 38.1% 7.5% 20.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 2.0% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.3% 6.3% 28.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 0.2% 14.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 183.9% 9.1% 36.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 66.1% 3.7% 23.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 224.8% 12.2% 36.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 71.6% 6.9% 25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.8% 2.5% 34.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 0.2% 25.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 49.2% 1.9% 31.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 0.2% 23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIMAXMTDRBC
Gross margin 63.5% 60.3% 45.5%
EBITDA margin 42.5% 32.9% 31.2%
Operating margin 26.8% 29.7% 24.4%
Pretax margin 22.4% 26.5% 22.3%
Net margin 27.7% 21.9% 17.5%
FCF margin 30.2% 20.9% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 31.3% 23.6% 24.0%
Return on equity 27.3% – 10.1%
Return on assets 14.5% 24.7% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 24.1% 47.1% 9.1%
Return on capital employed – 49.8% 10.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 6.3% 0.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIMAXMTDRBC
Debt / assets – 57.5% 13.7%
Debt / equity – 164.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.5x 1.0x
Debt / FCF – 2.4x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 42.8% 99.7% 31.4%
Equity / assets 57.2% 0.3% 68.6%
Interest coverage 17.4x 17.7x 4.1x
Current ratio – 1.1x 3.1x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 11.93 7.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIMAXMTDRBC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.1% 2.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -1.1% 2.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusIMAXMTDRBC
Forward P/E 20.7xFY2026 33.4xFY2026 32.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.32FY2026 $50.31FY2026 $14.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +60.0%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +5.0% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $499.59MFY2026 $4.52BFY2026 $2.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.4% +3.8% +25.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIMAXMTDRBC
Held by institutions 91.5% 94.4% 95.3%
Institutions holding 257 806 687
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +3.1% +1.5%
Institutions buying 144 330 362
Institutions selling 69 325 240
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.02 1.51

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.

IMAXMTDRBC
IMAX 1.00 0.13 0.04
MTD 0.13 1.00 0.25
RBC 0.04 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IMAX, MTD and RBC?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Imax (IMAX) $2.65B, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $36.42B, RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, IMAX, MTD and RBC?

Imax (IMAX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Imax (IMAX) 19.7x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 37.3x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 41.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Imax (IMAX) is cheapest (Imax (IMAX) 20.7x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.4x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 32.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Imax (IMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Imax (IMAX) +28.1%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Imax (IMAX) has the highest net margin (Imax (IMAX) 27.7%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 17.5%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Imax (IMAX) 24.1%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Imax (IMAX) returned the most: Imax (IMAX) +43.3%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +16.7%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +7.8%. Over five years, Imax (IMAX) compounded fastest (Imax (IMAX) +18.3%/yr, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.0%/yr, RBC Bearings (RBC) +14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, RBC Bearings (RBC) has been the steadiest (Imax (IMAX) 43.6%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.1%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IMAX, 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, Imax (IMAX) 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.