KRNT vs MIDD vs AME Stock Comparison

Kornit Digital, Middleby and Ametek Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRNT Kornit Digital Ltd.
$17.87 +14.8% 1M +25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$818.47M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$215.85M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
MIDD MIDDLEBY Corp
$114.46 +6.3% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
AME Ametek Inc/
$242.89 -3.3% 1M +29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$56.23B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ametek leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Ametek 9, Middleby 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRNTMIDDAMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $818.47M $5.15B $56.23B AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -40.3x -16.3x 35.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 89.4x 16.1x 29.6x MIDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +7.0% +12.7% AME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.4% -9.4% 20.0% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.2% 12.8% AME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x 0.6x AME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.8% -13.7% +29.8% AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.5%/yr -8.1%/yr +13.3%/yr AME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.8% 42.7% 23.9% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 38/100 62/100 AME

Percentile Scorecard

KRNTMIDDAME

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

AxisKRNTMIDDAME
Valuation 48 #107 of 203 58 #86 of 203 17 #168 of 203
Growth 41 #111 of 187 12 #164 of 187 63 #70 of 187
Profitability 23 #143 of 185 52 #90 of 185 92 #15 of 185
Financial Health 99 #3 of 219 28 #157 of 219 69 #69 of 219
Shareholder Returns 11 #137 of 153 – 70 #46 of 153
Overall 44 38 62
  • KRNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MIDD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AME ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRNTMIDDAMESPY
1 month +14.8%+6.3%-3.3% -0.8%
3 months +16.1%-15.8%-0.1% +3.5%
6 months +13.8%-19.8%+4.3% +7.0%
Year to date +24.3%-23.0%+18.3% +12.2%
1 year +25.8%-13.7%+29.8% +13.0%
3 years +30.4%+2.1%+74.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.3%+0.7%+20.4% +23.1%
5 years -88.8%-34.3%+87.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -35.5%-8.1%+13.3% +11.0%
10 years +72.7%+3.0%+441.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.6%+0.3%+18.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKRNTMIDDAMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.8%42.7%23.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%47.7%22.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.521.190.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.59-0.321.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-48.6%-27.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-36.1%-6.1% -1.8%
52-week high $18.31$179.20$258.54 $779.14
52-week low $12.31$102.69$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.

MultipleKRNTMIDDAME
P/E now vs peer median -39.8xmedian 26.0x -16.5xmedian 26.0x 35.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.9x 7.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -16.6xmedian 14.0x 10.6xmedian 14.0x 23.3xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 21.4x —median 21.4x 30.5xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x 4.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.09median 1.26 0.40median 1.26 4.06median 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 monthsKRNTMIDDAME
Revenue $215.85M $3.35B $7.86B
Gross profit $97.83M $1.29B $2.86B
Operating income -$40.02M $574.47M $2.04B
Net income -$20.32M -$315.27M $1.58B
Free cash flow $26.70M – $1.82B
R&D $20.41M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $-6.95 $6.86
Cash & equivalents $33.81M $159.18M $495.45M
Total debt – $8.60B $2.04B
Shares (diluted) 45.24M 45.34M 229.86M
Enterprise value -$724.37M $4.08B $54.36B

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
MetricKRNTMIDDAME
P/E -39.8x -16.5x 35.3x
P/FCF 31.0x – 30.5x
P/Operating cash flow 27.8x – 28.4x
P/S 3.8x 1.5x 7.1x
P/B 1.2x 2.3x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 4.4x 7.9x
EV/EBITDA -16.6x 10.6x 23.3x
EV/EBIT -11.3x 12.2x 28.1x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.1x 7.3x
EV/FCF 17.0x – 31.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x – 29.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.09 0.40 4.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRNTMIDDAME
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 7.0% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% -6.3% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.6% 4.2% 13.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -5.4% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -28.0% -7.3% 11.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -6.2% 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -80.4% -174.2% 9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.6% -39.2% 8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -89.3% -187.0% 10.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.6% -41.4% 8.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.1% – 8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.9% – 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.6% – 8.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% – 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRNTMIDDAME
Gross margin 45.3% 38.7% 36.4%
EBITDA margin -12.7% 19.7% 31.2%
Operating margin -18.5% 17.2% 25.9%
Pretax margin -9.0% 14.4% 24.3%
Net margin -9.4% -9.4% 20.0%
FCF margin 12.4% – 23.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% – 24.9%
Return on equity -3.0% -12.6% 14.2%
Return on assets -2.7% -5.4% 9.6%
Return on invested capital – 9.2% 12.8%
Return on capital employed -5.9% 11.5% 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 9.6% 0.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRNTMIDDAME
Debt / assets – 36.9% 12.3%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – – 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 11.4% 58.8% 32.1%
Equity / assets 88.6% 41.2% 67.9%
Interest coverage – 5.6x 21.1x
Current ratio 8.8x 2.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 6.6x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 5.7x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.21 8.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRNTMIDDAME
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield -4.7% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield -4.7% 0.0% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusKRNTMIDDAME
Forward P/E 89.4xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 29.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.20FY2026 $7.12FY2026 $8.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.5%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.0% +15.7% +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $229.31MFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $7.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 -16.9%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +0.8% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRNTMIDDAME
Held by institutions 90.9% 91.7% 89.6%
Institutions holding 118 452 1,195
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.9% -1.4% +2.3%
Institutions buying 65 205 615
Institutions selling 35 172 399
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.19 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.

KRNTMIDDAME
KRNT 1.00 0.20 0.37
MIDD 0.20 1.00 0.35
AME 0.37 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRNT, MIDD and AME?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kornit Digital (KRNT) $818.47M, Middleby (MIDD) $5.15B, Ametek (AME) $56.23B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ametek (AME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kornit Digital (KRNT) +4.0%, Middleby (MIDD) +7.0%, Ametek (AME) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Kornit Digital (KRNT) -9.4%, Middleby (MIDD) -9.4%, Ametek (AME) 20.0%). On return on invested capital, Ametek (AME) leads (Middleby (MIDD) 9.2%, Ametek (AME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: Kornit Digital (KRNT) +25.8%, Middleby (MIDD) -13.7%, Ametek (AME) +29.8%. Over five years, Ametek (AME) compounded fastest (Kornit Digital (KRNT) -35.5%/yr, Middleby (MIDD) -8.1%/yr, Ametek (AME) +13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kornit Digital (KRNT) 0.00%, Middleby (MIDD) 0.00%, Ametek (AME) 0.01%. Kornit Digital (KRNT) and Middleby (MIDD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (Kornit Digital (KRNT) 43.8%, Middleby (MIDD) 42.7%, Ametek (AME) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KRNT, MIDD 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 9. 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.