What is AMETEK's operating margin?

Latest reported operating margin for AMETEK (AME) is 26.17% as of the trailing twelve months (TTM) ending March 31, 2026.

How has AMETEK operating margin changed year-over-year?

AMETEK (AME) operating margin changed +0.5 percentage points year-over-year on the latest annual filing.

When did AMETEK operating margin hit its highest annual value?

AMETEK operating margin reached its highest annual value of 26.15% in 2025.

What was AMETEK operating margin in 2024?

AMETEK (AME) operating margin in 2024 was 25.64%.

What was AMETEK operating margin in 2025?

AMETEK (AME) operating margin in 2025 was 26.15%.

AMETEK (AME) Operating Margin — Annual & Quarterly

TTM

26.2%

YoY change

+0.52pp

Trough year (1993)

0.0%

Peak year (2025)

26.2%

Operating Margin history chart for AMETEK (AME) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: 26.2%

Operating Margin change chart for AMETEK (AME) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: +0.52pp

Operating Margin history table for AMETEK (AME) from 1985 to 2025


2025	26.2%	+0.52pp	Dec 31, 2025	Feb 17, 2026
2024	25.6%	-0.24pp	Dec 31, 2024	Feb 20, 2025
2023	25.9%	+1.48pp	Dec 31, 2023	Feb 22, 2024
2022	24.4%	+0.80pp	Dec 31, 2022	Feb 21, 2023
2021	23.6%	+0.95pp	Dec 31, 2021	Feb 22, 2022
2020	22.6%	-0.18pp	Dec 31, 2020	Feb 18, 2021
2019	22.8%	+0.63pp	Dec 31, 2019	Feb 20, 2020
2018	22.2%	+1.18pp	Dec 31, 2018	Feb 21, 2019
2017	21.0%	+0.42pp	Dec 31, 2017	Feb 22, 2018
2016	20.6%	-2.24pp	Dec 31, 2016	Feb 23, 2017
2015	22.8%	+0.50pp	Dec 31, 2015	Feb 25, 2016
2014	22.3%	-0.34pp	Dec 31, 2014	Feb 24, 2015
2013	22.7%	+0.31pp	Dec 31, 2013	Feb 26, 2014
2012	22.4%	+1.10pp	Dec 31, 2012	Feb 21, 2013
2011	21.3%	+1.76pp	Dec 31, 2011	Feb 23, 2012
2010	19.5%	+2.07pp	Dec 31, 2010	Feb 24, 2011
2009	17.4%	+0.35pp	Dec 31, 2009	Feb 25, 2010
2008	17.1%	-1.00pp	Dec 31, 2008	Feb 26, 2009
2007	18.1%	+1.11pp	Dec 31, 2007	Feb 27, 2008
2006	17.0%	+0.71pp	Dec 31, 2006	Feb 28, 2007
2005	16.3%	+0.76pp	Dec 31, 2005	Mar 6, 2006
2004	15.5%	+1.15pp	Dec 31, 2004	Jul 1, 2005
2003	14.4%	+0.07pp	Dec 31, 2003	Mar 12, 2004
2002	14.3%	+3.54pp	Dec 31, 2002	Mar 17, 2003
2001	10.7%	-2.51pp	Dec 31, 2001	Mar 14, 2002
2000	13.3%	+0.42pp	Dec 31, 2000	Mar 15, 2001
1999	12.8%	+1.59pp	Dec 31, 1999	Dec 31, 1999
1998	11.3%	+0.41pp	Dec 31, 1998	Dec 31, 1998
1997	10.8%	+0.49pp	Dec 31, 1997	Dec 31, 1997
1996	10.3%	+0.30pp	Dec 31, 1996	Dec 31, 1996
1995	10.1%	+0.23pp	Dec 31, 1995	Dec 31, 1995
1994	9.8%	+9.81pp	Dec 31, 1994	Dec 31, 1994
1993	0.0%	-10.26pp	Dec 31, 1993	Dec 31, 1993
1992	10.3%	+1.01pp	Dec 31, 1992	Dec 31, 1992
1991	9.3%	-1.07pp	Dec 31, 1991	Dec 31, 1991
1990	10.3%	+0.11pp	Dec 31, 1990	Dec 31, 1990
1989	10.2%	-0.07pp	Dec 31, 1989	Dec 31, 1989
1988	10.3%	-0.33pp	Dec 31, 1988	Dec 31, 1988
1987	10.6%	+3.06pp	Dec 31, 1987	Dec 31, 1987
1986	7.6%	-3.71pp	Dec 31, 1986	Dec 31, 1986
1985	11.3%	—	Dec 31, 1985	Dec 31, 1985

202526.2%+0.52pp
202425.6%-0.24pp
202325.9%+1.48pp
202224.4%+0.80pp
202123.6%+0.95pp
202022.6%-0.18pp
201922.8%+0.63pp
201822.2%+1.18pp
201721.0%+0.42pp
201620.6%-2.24pp
201522.8%+0.50pp
201422.3%-0.34pp
201322.7%+0.31pp
201222.4%+1.10pp
201121.3%+1.76pp
201019.5%+2.07pp
200917.4%+0.35pp
200817.1%-1.00pp
200718.1%+1.11pp
200617.0%+0.71pp
200516.3%+0.76pp
200415.5%+1.15pp
200314.4%+0.07pp
200214.3%+3.54pp
200110.7%-2.51pp
200013.3%+0.42pp
199912.8%+1.59pp
199811.3%+0.41pp
199710.8%+0.49pp
199610.3%+0.30pp
199510.1%+0.23pp
19949.8%+9.81pp
19930.0%-10.26pp
199210.3%+1.01pp
19919.3%-1.07pp
199010.3%+0.11pp
198910.2%-0.07pp
198810.3%-0.33pp
198710.6%+3.06pp
19867.6%-3.71pp
198511.3%—

Operating Margin values are taken from AMETEK's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Margin at AMETEK (AME)

According to AMETEK's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 26.2%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending March 31, 2026 (reported April 30, 2026). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to 1985.

In 2025, AMETEK (AME) operating margin totalled 26.15% – expanded 0.5 percentage points year-over-year.

Across the available history, operating margin reached its high of 26.15% in 2025 and its low of 0.01% in 1993.

AMETEK Operating Margin by Year

AMETEK Operating Margin 2025: 26.2%

AMETEK operating margin in 2025 was 26.15%, expanded 0.5 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

AMETEK Operating Margin 2024: 25.6%

2024's operating margin for AMETEK came in at 25.64%, contracted 0.2 percentage points from 2023.

AMETEK Operating Margin 2023: 25.9%

AMETEK posted operating margin of 25.88% in 2023, expanded 1.5 percentage points from 2022.

AMETEK Operating Margin 2022: 24.4%

In 2022, AMETEK reported operating margin of 24.40%, expanded 0.8 percentage points from 2021.

AMETEK Operating Margin 2021: 23.6%

AMETEK operating margin in 2021 was 23.59%.

See more financial history for AMETEK (AME).

Sector peers by Operating Margin

Industrials peers of AMETEK (AME), ranked by their latest operating margin


Union Pacific (UNP)	40.1%
GE Aerospace (GE)	18.5%
Eaton Corporation (ETN)	18.1%
Deere & Company (DE)	17.9%
Caterpillar (CAT)	16.6%
Honeywell International (HON)	14.9%
RTX (RTX)	10.9%
Boeing (BA)	-5.9%

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