AMETEK stock follows record Q3 sales with higher 2026 outlook

AMETEK reported record results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, and raised its full-year outlook in a release issued before the US market opened on Tuesday, November 3. The company said sales reached 2.22 billion US dollars, a 17 percent increase from the third quarter of 2025. The company release attributed the performance to organic sales and orders growth, recent acquisitions and operating execution.

Sales And Margins Set Records

GAAP diluted earnings rose to 1.85 US dollars per share from 1.60 US dollars a year earlier. Adjusted diluted earnings increased 17 percent to 2.21 US dollars per share after excluding acquisition-related intangible amortization and transaction and integration costs. GAAP operating income reached 584.9 million US dollars, while adjusted operating income rose 20 percent to 594.7 million US dollars.

Adjusted operating margin was 26.8 percent, 60 basis points above the prior-year quarter. Operating cash flow increased 27 percent to 560.6 million US dollars, and free cash flow reached 527.4 million US dollars, equal to 124 percent of net income. Electronic Instruments generated 1.44 billion US dollars of sales, while Electromechanical contributed 778.0 million US dollars.

Indicor Shapes The Next Quarter

AMETEK completed its acquisition of Indicor Instrumentation during the third quarter. Management said the transaction expands its portfolio of highly differentiated industrial technology businesses and is included in the revised outlook. The release did not provide a separate third-quarter earnings contribution for Indicor, but the acquisition is expected to support the stronger fourth-quarter comparison.

AMETEK now expects 2026 sales to rise in the mid-teens percentage range from 2025. Adjusted diluted earnings are projected at 8.53 to 8.57 US dollars per share, compared with the previous range of 8.20 to 8.30 US dollars. Fourth-quarter sales are expected to increase in the low-20-percent range, with adjusted earnings of 2.26 to 2.30 US dollars per share, up 12 to 14 percent from the prior-year quarter.

AMETEK stock traded at 200.20 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 13:41 CET on Friday, November 6, 2026. Investors should distinguish the raised adjusted outlook from GAAP earnings because the company excludes acquisition-related items from its non-GAAP measures.

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