RBC vs AME vs SYM Stock Comparison

RBC Bearings, Ametek and Symbotic Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RBC RBC Bearings INC
$496.05 -1.2% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.85B
P/E
46.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
AME Ametek Inc/
$251.75 +0.4% 1M +36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$55.76B
P/E
35.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
10 wins
SYM Symbotic Inc.
$37.40 -9.9% 1M -51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.70B
P/E
572.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ametek leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Ametek 10, Symbotic 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRBCAMESYMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.85B $55.76B $4.70B AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.3x 35.4x 572.7x AME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.5x 30.7x 196.8x AME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.3% +12.7% +20.6% SYM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 20.0% 0.3% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 12.8% — AME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.6x — AME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% AME
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.3% +36.7% -51.9% AME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr +13.7%/yr +30.2%/yr SYM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 23.9% 77.6% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 63/100 46/100 AME

Percentile Scorecard

RBCAMESYM

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

AxisRBCAMESYM
Valuation 14 #175 of 203 18 #166 of 203 12 #179 of 203
Growth 89 #21 of 188 64 #68 of 188 98 #4 of 188
Profitability 78 #41 of 183 94 #12 of 183 39 #112 of 183
Financial Health 70 #66 of 216 69 #67 of 216 42 #126 of 216
Shareholder Returns 16 #128 of 152 68 #49 of 152 38 #95 of 152
Overall 53 63 46
  • RBC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AME ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SYM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRBCAMESYMSPY
1 month -1.2%+0.4%-9.9% +0.7%
3 months -11.8%+4.9%-12.9% +3.7%
6 months -17.2%+6.9%-36.7% +7.1%
Year to date +10.6%+22.6%-37.1% +12.8%
1 year +21.3%+36.7%-51.9% +11.9%
3 years +124.6%+79.7%+4.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +31.0%+21.6%+1.6% +22.8%
5 years +112.1%+90.1%+274.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.2%+13.7%+30.2% +10.9%
10 years +607.5%+470.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +21.6%+19.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRBCAMESYMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%23.9%77.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.2%22.9%80.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.120.982.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.751.54-0.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-27.3%-72.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-2.6%-57.2% -1.2%
52-week high $648.89$258.54$87.30 $779.14
52-week low $406.45$184.19$37.40 $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.

MultipleRBCAMESYM
P/E now vs peer median 48.8xmedian 25.8x 36.6xmedian 25.8x 583.5xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 1.9x 7.3xmedian 1.9x 8.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 14.6x 24.1xmedian 14.6x 538.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.2xmedian 22.2x 31.6xmedian 22.2x 28.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.2x 5.1xmedian 2.2x 19.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.08median 1.45 4.20median 1.45 20.00median 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 monthsRBCAMESYM
Revenue $1.95B $7.86B $2.65B
Gross profit $882.80M $2.86B $563.25M
Operating income $460.70M $2.04B -$250.00K
Net income $320.60M $1.58B $34.64M
Free cash flow $385.20M $1.82B $795.43M
R&D – – $203.12M
EPS (diluted) $10.11 $6.86 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $124.50M $495.45M $1.75B
Total debt $806.20M $2.04B –
Shares (diluted) 31.71M 229.86M 133.25M
Enterprise value $14.47B $53.89B -$2.12B

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
MetricRBCAMESYM
P/E 48.8x 36.6x 583.5x
P/FCF 42.2x 31.6x 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow 34.8x 29.4x 25.3x
P/S 8.3x 7.3x 8.5x
P/B 4.7x 5.1x 19.9x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 8.2x 21.5x
EV/EBITDA 28.3x 24.1x 538.8x
EV/EBIT 36.8x 29.1x -83,352x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 7.5x 7.9x
EV/FCF 44.0x 32.5x 26.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.2x 30.2x 23.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.08 4.20 20.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRBCAMESYM
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.3% 12.7% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 7.0% 40.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% 13.4% 40.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 7.9% 51.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.3% 11.2% 99.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 8.2% 89.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.6% 9.6% 208.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 8.5% 29.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.3% 10.4% 210.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 8.7% 29.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.8% 8.1% 400.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 11.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.3% 8.4% 594.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.3% 12.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRBCAMESYM
Gross margin 45.2% 36.4% 21.3%
EBITDA margin 30.6% 31.2% 1.5%
Operating margin 23.6% 25.9% 0.0%
Pretax margin 21.1% 24.3% 2.4%
Net margin 16.4% 20.0% 0.3%
FCF margin 19.7% 23.2% 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin 23.9% 24.9% 33.8%
Return on equity 9.4% 14.2% 3.2%
Return on assets 6.2% 9.6% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 12.8% –
Return on capital employed 9.9% 14.8% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 25.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.6% 8.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRBCAMESYM
Debt / assets 15.5% 12.3% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 2.1x 1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 33.4% 32.1% 67.8%
Equity / assets 66.6% 67.9% 32.2%
Interest coverage 4.4x 21.1x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 6.96 8.50 6.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRBCAMESYM
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.7% -1.9%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 1.2% -1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.9% 3.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 16.3% 0.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.4% -30.4%
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.

ConsensusRBCAMESYM
Forward P/E 35.5xFY2026 30.7xFY2026 196.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.97FY2026 $8.20FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 -17.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.4% +8.4% +131.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.00BFY2026 $7.96BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.8%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +27.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.1% +18.3% +18.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRBCAMESYM
Held by institutions 95.3% 89.6% 90.6%
Institutions holding 686 1,196 413
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +2.3% +2.6%
Institutions buying 361 615 260
Institutions selling 240 399 86
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.54 3.02

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.

RBCAMESYM
RBC 1.00 0.69 0.34
AME 0.69 1.00 0.33
SYM 0.34 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RBC, AME and SYM?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: RBC Bearings (RBC) $14.85B, Ametek (AME) $55.76B, Symbotic (SYM) $4.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, RBC, AME and SYM?

Ametek (AME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (RBC Bearings (RBC) 46.3x, Ametek (AME) 35.4x, Symbotic (SYM) 572.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ametek (AME) is cheapest (RBC Bearings (RBC) 35.5x, Ametek (AME) 30.7x, Symbotic (SYM) 196.8x). 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: RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.3%, Ametek (AME) +12.7%, Symbotic (SYM) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (RBC Bearings (RBC) 16.4%, Ametek (AME) 20.0%, Symbotic (SYM) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, Ametek (AME) leads (RBC Bearings (RBC) 8.4%, Ametek (AME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ametek (AME) returned the most: RBC Bearings (RBC) +21.3%, Ametek (AME) +36.7%, Symbotic (SYM) -51.9%. Over five years, Symbotic (SYM) compounded fastest (RBC Bearings (RBC) +16.2%/yr, Ametek (AME) +13.7%/yr, Symbotic (SYM) +30.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ametek (AME) has the highest dividend yield: RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%, Ametek (AME) 0.01%, Symbotic (SYM) 0.00%. RBC Bearings (RBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (RBC Bearings (RBC) 28.4%, Ametek (AME) 23.9%, Symbotic (SYM) 77.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RBC, AME and SYM?

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 10. 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.