For the quarter ended March 2025, Ametek (AME) reported revenue of $1.73 billion, down 0.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.75, compared to $1.64 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.51% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.74 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.69, the EPS surprise was +3.55%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Ametek performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net Sales- Electronic Instruments: $1.14 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $1.16 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.1%.
• Net Sales- Electro mechanical: $588.30 million versus $581.78 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.5% change.
• Operating Income- Electronic Instruments: $354.05 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $347.56 million.
• Operating Income- Corporate administrative expenses: -$27.94 million compared to the -$26.38 million average estimate based on five analysts.
• Operating Income- Electromechanical: $128.72 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $122.95 million.

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Shares of Ametek have returned -1.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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