AMETEK, Inc. vs KLA CORPORATION, two Scientific Instruments stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AME and KLAC diverge most: on ev/ebitda, AME reads 23.9 and KLAC reads 2523.1; on p/b, AME reads 5.09 and KLAC reads 41.28. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AME's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What KLAC's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AME | KLAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $241.75 | $182.68 |
| Market cap | $55.6B | $240.7B |
| Sector | Scientific Instruments | Scientific Instruments |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +24.8% | — |
| P/E | 36.5 | 51.7 |
| P/B | 5.09 | 41.28 |
| P/S | 7.31 | 18.38 |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.9 | 2523.1 |
| Revenue growth | +9.5% | +13.8% |
| Operating margin | 26.7% | — |
| Net margin | 20.1% | 35.7% |
| Return on equity | 14.0% | 80.1% |
| Return on assets | 9.4% | 27.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.2% | — |
| FCF yield | 3.1% | 1.7% |
| Dividend yield | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.20 | 1.01 |
| Current ratio | 1.14 | 3.03 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.68 | 7.58 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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