AMETEK, Inc. · AME · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
AMETEK Q2: Record Sales, Strong Orders and Higher Guidance
AMETEK's Q2 supports a constructive operating outlook: record sales, sharply higher orders, raised full-year guidance and demand tied to semiconductor, power, defense and MedTech markets. The main test is whether backlog conversion, organic growth and acquisition execution sustain that momentum.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, AMETEK reported stronger Q2 scale and orders, raised full-year targets to approximately 10% sales growth and $8.20-$8.30 EPS, and advanced the Indicor and FARO acquisition agenda. Management also introduced AI Wave 2 initiatives and reported new product vitality at 25%.
Guidance delta
Management raised full-year guidance, targeting approximately 10% sales growth and EPS of $8.20-$8.30.
Key takeaways
- Q2 sales reached a record $2.04 billion, up 15% year over year.
- Orders grew 28% to $4.11 billion, with approximately 80% of the backlog expected to ship within 12 months.
- Management highlighted AI-driven semiconductor demand, power-grid build-out, defense modernization and MedTech as growth drivers.
- Indicor and FARO add acquisition-related execution and synergy milestones to monitor.
Management priorities
- Close the Indicor acquisition in the second half of 2026.
- Integrate FARO with Creaform and pursue expected cost synergies.
- Advance AI Wave 2 initiatives across functions and product lines.
- Continue product development and maintain disciplined capital spending near 2% of sales.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 23, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP Paribas | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 6, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 6, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| DA Davidson | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 5, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 2, 2023 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Feb 23, 2023 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Rosenblatt | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 4, 2021 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Mar 12, 2020 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 7, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 11, 2019 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 13, 2017 |
| Atlantic Equities | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 5, 2016 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 5, 2016 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 7, 2013 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 31, 2012 |
| Ladenburg Thalmann | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Langenberg & Company | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 27, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $245.41. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertical Research | Analyst unavailable | $255 | $237.72 | +3.9% | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $316 | $255.23 | +28.8% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Scott Graham | $290 | $255.81 | +18.2% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Deane Dray | $291 | $254.5 | +18.6% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Quinn Fredrickson | $275 | $254.05 | +12.1% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $295 | $254.05 | +20.2% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $245 | $234.99 | -0.2% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $303 | $237.13 | +23.5% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | Richard Radbourne | $265 | $231.27 | +8.0% | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $275 | $231.3 | +12.1% | May 4, 2026 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $230 | $230.48 | -6.3% | May 4, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Quinn Fredrickson | $244 | $231.98 | -0.6% | May 1, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $270 | $232.62 | +10.0% | May 1, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Daniel DiCicco | $253 | $211.47 | +3.1% | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $245 | $227.83 | -0.2% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $265 | $229.46 | +8.0% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $257 | $227.97 | +4.7% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $228.92 | -4.2% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $220 | $228.92 | -10.4% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $271 | $213.14 | +10.4% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Christopher Snyder | $215 | $211.1 | -12.4% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $210 | $214.16 | -14.4% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $211.31 | -4.2% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Melius Research | Rob Wertheimer | $235 | $212.09 | -4.2% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $209.14 | -6.3% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $199.92 | -2.2% | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Richard Eastman | $204 | $202.11 | -16.9% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $199.96 | -2.2% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Deane Dray | $229 | $198.84 | -6.7% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $198.32 | -10.4% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $205 | $198.32 | -16.5% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $229 | $181.42 | -6.7% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Brett Linzey | $212 | $182.75 | -13.6% | May 16, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $219 | $166.92 | -10.8% | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Christopher Glynn | $190 | $163.9 | -22.6% | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Scott Graham | $200 | $154 | -18.5% | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $204 | $165.57 | -16.9% | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Christopher Glynn | $200 | $169.13 | -18.5% | May 22, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Scott Graham | $208 | $168.06 | -15.2% | May 6, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Richard Eastman | $171 | $166.56 | -30.3% | May 6, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Deane Dray | $216 | $179.34 | -12.0% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $210 | $181.53 | -14.4% | Mar 13, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $152 | $142.36 | -38.1% | Jan 6, 2023 |
| Mizuho Securities | Brett Linzey | $140 | $129.31 | -43.0% | Aug 15, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $126.04 | -40.9% | Aug 3, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $125.85 | -45.0% | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $109.1 | -36.8% | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $110.92 | -45.0% | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski | $135 | $121.86 | -45.0% | Jun 3, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $144 | $124.06 | -41.3% | May 4, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $148 | $124.31 | -39.7% | May 4, 2022 |
| KeyBanc | Steve Barger | $145 | $124.31 | -40.9% | May 4, 2022 |
| D.A. Davidson | Matt Summerville | $160 | $138.12 | -34.8% | Aug 3, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationAMETEK, Inc. is a global enterprise that develops and markets a diverse portfolio of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices. The company's operations are structured into two principal divisions: the Electronic Instruments Group (EIG) and the Electromechanical Group (EMG). The EIG segment provides sophisticated instrumentation solutions catering to various sectors, including process control, aerospace, power generation, and general industrial applications. It also delivers specialized process and analytical tools essential for industries such as oil and gas, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, automation, and food and beverage production. Furthermore, EIG supplies equipment for laboratory settings, ultra-precision manufacturing, medical diagnostics, and critical test and measurement tasks.…
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-08-04T20:12:16.089167+00:00
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- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-23T00:40:54.866991+00:00
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