Ametek Inc vs Emerson Electric Co

Ametek Inc (AME) is overvalued and Emerson Electric Co (EMR) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. EMR is the closer of the two: -51%, against -78% for AME.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Ametek Inc (AME)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $137.77; the price of $245.41 is 78% above that value, and 74% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 58/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Emerson Electric Co (EMR)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $102.12; the price of $154.19 is 51% above that value, and 73% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 51/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricAMEEMR
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$245.41$154.19
Intrinsic value$137.77$102.12
Margin of safety-78%-51%
Leak Score58/100 (10/12)51/100 (9/12)
Market cap$56.3B$86.0B
Revenue growth, 5 years10.3%1.4%
Operating margin26.5%20.6%
Net margin20.0%13.8%
Return on equity14.6%12.8%
Debt to equity0.210.68
P/E35.9x33.7x
Forward P/E26.6x21.2x
P/B5.0x4.2x
Dividend yield0.6%1.4%

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