Ametek vs Rockwell Automation
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The short version
- Rockwell Automation is the larger business, with $8.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $7.4B for Ametek.
- Ametek grew revenue faster (6.6%, against 0.9%).
- Ametek kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (25.8% operating margin, against 20.4%).
- Ametek turned more of its sales into free cash flow (22.6% FCF margin, against 16.3%).
- Rockwell Automation earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (20.9%, against 13.2%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Rockwell Automation’s earnings: a P/E of 39.9x against 35.1x for Ametek.
| Latest fiscal year | AME · FY25 | ROK · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $55.2B | $47.6B |
| Revenue | $7.4B | $8.3B |
| Free cash flow | $1.7B | $1.4B |
| Net income | $1.5B | $869M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 6.6% | 0.9% |
| 5-year growth | 10.3% | 5.7% |
| Share count change | −0.4% | −1.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.0% | 48.1% |
| Operating margin | 25.8% | 20.4% |
| Net margin | 20.0% | 10.4% |
| FCF margin | 22.6% | 16.3% |
| Return on capital | 13.2% | 20.9% |
| Return on equity | 14.6% | 24.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.8B | $2.8B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.8x | 1.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $719M | $1.0B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 35.1x | 39.9x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 |
Revenue
FY16
AME $3.8B
ROK $5.9B
FY17
AME $4.3B
ROK $6.3B
FY18
AME $4.8B
ROK $6.7B
FY19
AME $5.2B
ROK $6.7B
FY20
AME $4.5B
ROK $6.3B
FY21
AME $5.5B
ROK $7.0B
FY22
AME $6.2B
ROK $7.8B
FY23
AME $6.6B
ROK $9.1B
FY24
AME $6.9B
ROK $8.3B
FY25
AME $7.4B
ROK $8.3B
AME
ROK
Operating margin
FY16
AME 20.6%
ROK —
FY17
AME 21.0%
ROK —
FY18
AME 22.2%
ROK —
FY19
AME 22.8%
ROK —
FY20
AME 22.6%
ROK —
FY21
AME 23.6%
ROK —
FY22
AME 24.4%
ROK —
FY23
AME 25.9%
ROK 21.3%
FY24
AME 25.6%
ROK 19.3%
FY25
AME 25.8%
ROK 20.4%
AME
ROK
Free cash flow
FY16
AME $694M
ROK $830M
FY17
AME $758M
ROK $892M
FY18
AME $843M
ROK $1.2B
FY19
AME $1.0B
ROK $1.0B
FY20
AME $1.2B
ROK $1.0B
FY21
AME $1.0B
ROK $1.1B
FY22
AME $1.0B
ROK $682M
FY23
AME $1.6B
ROK $1.2B
FY24
AME $1.7B
ROK $639M
FY25
AME $1.7B
ROK $1.4B
AME
ROK
Return on capital
FY16
AME 12.1%
ROK 50.1%
FY17
AME 14.8%
ROK 50.7%
FY18
AME 14.0%
ROK 31.5%
FY19
AME 13.5%
ROK 37.8%
FY20
AME 11.3%
ROK 52.6%
FY21
AME 13.1%
ROK 33.0%
FY22
AME 13.1%
ROK 16.6%
FY23
AME 13.2%
ROK 25.6%
FY24
AME 12.8%
ROK 22.0%
FY25
AME 13.2%
ROK 20.9%
AME
ROK
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.