AMETEK, Inc. (AME) To Go Ex-Dividend on March 16th

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a dividend of 0.34 per share by the technology company on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This is a 9.7% increase from AMETEK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31.

AMETEK has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 6 consecutive years. AMETEK has a payout ratio of 17.9% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect AMETEK to earn $7.73 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.36 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 17.6%.

AMETEK Price Performance

NYSE AME opened at $214.35 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $224.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $203.99. AMETEK has a 52-week low of $145.02 and a 52-week high of $242.05.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.07. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.00% and a return on equity of 16.55%. The company had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.87 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. AMETEK has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.870-8.070 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that AMETEK will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About AMETEK

AMETEK, Inc is a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices that serves a broad range of industries. Headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, the company designs and produces precision instruments, electronic measurement devices, specialty sensors, and electric motors and motion control systems. Its product portfolio includes analytical and monitoring instruments, calibration equipment, power supplies, embedded electronics, and industrial motors and drives used for critical applications.

The company operates through two primary business platforms — an electronic instruments group focused on analytical, test and measurement and sensor products, and an electromechanical group that supplies motors, actuators, and related power and motion solutions.