Ametek vs Rockwell Automation
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I put Ametek and Rockwell Automation side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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 40.3x against 35.5x for Ametek.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Ametek
AME
6/11
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginNet debt / EBITDA
Rockwell Automation
ROK
5/11
Gross marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | AME FY25 | ROK FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $55.8B | $48.0B |
| 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 | 35.5x | 40.3x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 |
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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.