MTD vs SYM vs RBC Stock Comparison

Mettler Toledo International, Symbotic and RBC Bearings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SYM Symbotic Inc.
$38.97 -7.2% 1M -43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.81B
P/E
586.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$484.54 -4.0% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.63B
P/E
48.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mettler Toledo International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Mettler Toledo International 6, RBC Bearings 3, Symbotic 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTDSYMRBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.52B $4.81B $15.63B MTD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.1x 586.3x 48.8x MTD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.8x 205.1x 34.7x MTD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +20.6% +17.3% SYM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.9% 0.3% 16.4% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 47.1% — 8.4% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x — 1.1x RBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.0% -43.2% +18.7% MTD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr +31.3%/yr +15.7%/yr SYM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 78.6% 28.3% RBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 46/100 54/100 RBC

Percentile Scorecard

MTDSYMRBC

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

AxisMTDSYMRBC
Valuation 13 #177 of 203 12 #179 of 203 15 #172 of 203
Growth 37 #118 of 188 98 #4 of 188 90 #19 of 188
Profitability 100 #1 of 184 39 #112 of 184 77 #43 of 184
Financial Health 24 #165 of 217 43 #125 of 217 71 #64 of 217
Shareholder Returns 82 #28 of 153 40 #93 of 153 18 #126 of 153
Overall 51 46 54
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SYM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RBC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTDSYMRBCSPY
1 month +10.0%-7.2%-4.0% +0.9%
3 months +22.3%-3.4%-12.0% +5.9%
6 months +37.0%-32.0%-17.1% +8.5%
Year to date +21.9%-34.5%+8.1% +13.3%
1 year +21.0%-43.2%+18.7% +12.4%
3 years +74.0%+10.2%+124.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +20.3%+3.3%+30.9% +23.5%
5 years +14.7%+290.1%+107.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.8%+31.3%+15.7% +11.0%
10 years +324.1%—+591.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.5%—+21.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMTDSYMRBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%78.6%28.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%80.5%29.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.822.911.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.64-0.550.66 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-72.5%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-55.4%-25.3% -0.9%
52-week high $1,699.16$87.30$648.89 $779.14
52-week low $1,025.53$37.90$406.45 $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.

MultipleMTDSYMRBC
P/E now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 25.4x 608.0xmedian 25.4x 47.7xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 1.9x 8.9xmedian 1.9x 8.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 14.3x 563.3xmedian 14.3x 27.7xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 21.8x 29.6xmedian 21.8x 41.2xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2,873xmedian 2.2x 20.8xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.46median 1.41 20.84median 1.41 2.03median 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 monthsMTDSYMRBC
Revenue $4.13B $2.65B $1.95B
Gross profit $2.49B $563.25M $882.80M
Operating income $1.23B -$250.00K $460.70M
Net income $905.61M $34.64M $320.60M
Free cash flow $863.97M $795.43M $385.20M
R&D $208.01M $203.12M –
EPS (diluted) $44.91 $0.06 $10.11
Cash & equivalents $51.40M $1.75B $124.50M
Total debt $2.11B – $806.20M
Shares (diluted) 20.17M 133.25M 31.71M
Enterprise value $34.28B -$2.01B $15.25B

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
MetricMTDSYMRBC
P/E 37.8x 608.0x 47.7x
P/FCF 42.6x 29.6x 41.2x
P/Operating cash flow 37.8x 26.3x 34.0x
P/S 8.9x 8.9x 8.1x
P/B 2,873x 20.8x 4.6x
P/Tangible book -145.4x 22.4x 7.5x
EV/EBITDA 28.6x 563.3x 27.7x
EV/EBIT 31.6x -87,145x 35.9x
EV/Revenue 9.4x 8.2x 8.5x
EV/FCF 45.0x 27.4x 43.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.9x 24.4x 35.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.46 20.84 2.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTDSYMRBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 20.6% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 40.2% 9.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 40.8% 19.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 51.3% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.3% 99.6% 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 89.3% 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% 208.5% 26.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 29.1% 21.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.2% 210.9% 29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 29.2% 23.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.5% 400.5% 47.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 27.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.9% 594.4% 48.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 28.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTDSYMRBC
Gross margin 60.3% 21.3% 45.2%
EBITDA margin 32.9% 1.5% 30.6%
Operating margin 29.7% 0.0% 23.6%
Pretax margin 26.5% 2.4% 21.1%
Net margin 21.9% 0.3% 16.4%
FCF margin 20.9% 30.1% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 23.6% 33.8% 23.9%
Return on equity – 3.2% 9.4%
Return on assets 24.7% 1.0% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 47.1% – 8.4%
Return on capital employed 49.8% 0.0% 9.9%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 25.8x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 8.9% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTDSYMRBC
Debt / assets 57.5% – 15.5%
Debt / equity 164.7x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF 2.4x – 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 99.7% 67.8% 33.4%
Equity / assets 0.3% 32.2% 66.6%
Interest coverage 17.7x – 4.4x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 12.00 6.38 6.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTDSYMRBC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.0% -1.8% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.0% -1.8% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 0.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -30.4% –
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.

ConsensusMTDSYMRBC
Forward P/E 33.8xFY2026 205.1xFY2026 34.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $50.31FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $13.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 -17.4%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +131.6% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.52BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026 $2.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +27.0%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +18.7% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTDSYMRBC
Held by institutions 94.4% 90.6% 95.3%
Institutions holding 804 412 685
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +2.6% +1.5%
Institutions buying 331 260 360
Institutions selling 324 85 240
Buyers to sellers 1.02 3.06 1.50

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.

MTDSYMRBC
MTD 1.00 0.26 0.25
SYM 0.26 1.00 0.35
RBC 0.25 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTD, SYM and RBC?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $34.52B, Symbotic (SYM) $4.81B, RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTD, SYM and RBC?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 38.1x, Symbotic (SYM) 586.3x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 48.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) is cheapest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.8x, Symbotic (SYM) 205.1x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 34.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Symbotic (SYM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%, Symbotic (SYM) +20.6%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%, Symbotic (SYM) 0.3%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 16.4%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mettler Toledo International (MTD) returned the most: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +21.0%, Symbotic (SYM) -43.2%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +18.7%. Over five years, Symbotic (SYM) compounded fastest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.8%/yr, Symbotic (SYM) +31.3%/yr, RBC Bearings (RBC) +15.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 0.00%, Symbotic (SYM) 0.00%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%. Mettler Toledo International (MTD) and RBC Bearings (RBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, RBC Bearings (RBC) has been the steadiest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%, Symbotic (SYM) 78.6%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTD, SYM 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, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 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.