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AMETEK Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 4 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 raised, 3 new, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Record sales and earnings in quarter: Sales reached a record $2.04 billion, up 15%. GAAP diluted EPS was a record $1.77 and adjusted diluted EPS a record $2.09, up 17%. GAAP operating income was a record $528.2 million. Source
  • Organic growth and acquisitions both contributed: Management attributed the high-teens earnings growth to organic sales growth, contributions from recent acquisitions, and operating performance. Source
  • EIG sales up 14%: Electronic Instruments sales were $1.32 billion, up 14%. Adjusted segment operating income rose 12% to $384.7 million. Source
  • Orders grew 28% in the quarter: Orders rose 28% in the quarter, the second quarter in a row with this rate of growth. Management described the orders growth as exceptional. Source
  • Operating cash flow up 35%: Operating cash flow rose 35% to $483.7 million. Free cash flow was $451.7 million, with free cash flow to net income conversion of 111%, against 92% a year earlier. Source
  • Full-year sales now up about 10%: Overall 2026 sales are now expected up approximately 10% versus 2025, compared with high single digit growth in the first-quarter release. Source
  • Full-year adjusted EPS raised: Adjusted EPS is now expected at $8.20 to $8.30, up 10% to 12%, replacing the prior $7.94 to $8.14 range. Source

“AMETEK delivered superb results in the second quarter.”

David A. Zapico, AMETEK Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Overall sales growth SourceFull year 2026up approximately 10% versus 2025Raised from up high single digits compared to 2025
Adjusted diluted EPS SourceFull year 2026$8.20 to $8.30Raised from $7.94 to $8.14
Diluted EPS, GAAP basis SourceFull year 2026$7.19 to $7.29Raised from $7.03 to $7.23
Adjusted diluted EPS SourceThird quarter 2026$2.08 to $2.10New
Diluted EPS, GAAP basis SourceThird quarter 2026$1.85 to $1.87New
Pretax acquisition-related intangible amortization per share SourceFull year 2026$1.21Kept
Pretax acquisition-related intangible amortization per share SourceThird quarter 2026$0.31New

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2026 adjusted EPS range raised to $8.20 to $8.30 from $7.94 to $8.14. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2026 sales growth raised to approximately 10% from high single digits. Source
  • New guidance: Third-quarter 2026 guidance given for the first time: sales up high single digits and adjusted EPS of $2.08 to $2.10. Source
  • New: Adjusted EPS adjustments now include financing fees. The first-quarter release listed only amortization and integration costs. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Record sales and earnings in quarter: Sales reached a record $2.04 billion, up 15%. GAAP diluted EPS was a record $1.77 and adjusted diluted EPS a record $2.09, up 17%. GAAP operating income was a record $528.2 million. Source
  • Adjusted operating income rose 18%: Adjusted operating income increased 18% to $544.4 million, with adjusted operating margin of 26.6%, up 60 basis points. GAAP operating margin was 25.8% against 26.0% a year earlier. Source
  • Organic growth and acquisitions both contributed: Management attributed the high-teens earnings growth to organic sales growth, contributions from recent acquisitions, and operating performance. Source

Segments: Electronic Instruments and Electromechanical

  • EIG sales up 14%: Electronic Instruments sales were $1.32 billion, up 14%. Adjusted segment operating income rose 12% to $384.7 million. Source
  • EIG core margin up 40 basis points: Management said EIG's operating performance lifted core margin to 30.1%, up 40 basis points. GAAP segment operating margin was 28.0%. Source
  • EIG orders led by semiconductor and aerospace: EIG sales growth was split between organic growth and recent acquisitions, with orders growth highlighted in semiconductor and commercial aerospace markets. Source
  • EMG sales reached a record: Electromechanical sales were a record $723.2 million, up 17%. Adjusted segment operating income rose 32% to a record $190.5 million, a 26.3% adjusted margin. Source
  • EMG core margin up 290 basis points: Management linked organic sales growth to profit growth and 290 basis points of EMG core margin expansion, to 26.2%. Source

“Our businesses performed exceptionally well in the second quarter highlighting the strength of the AMETEK Growth Model, the quality of our business and the attractiveness of our markets.”

David A. Zapico, AMETEK Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Demand and the order book

  • Orders grew 28% in the quarter: Orders rose 28% in the quarter, the second quarter in a row with this rate of growth. Management described the orders growth as exceptional. Source
  • EMG orders broad across medtech, defense, automation: EMG orders growth was broad-based, with notable strength in medtech, defense and automation markets. Source
  • First-quarter orders up 23%, record backlog: The first-quarter release reported orders up 23% and a record backlog. The second-quarter release does not report a backlog figure.
  • Mission-critical position in infrastructure build-out: Management linked broad-based sales and orders growth to its position as a mission critical provider in markets including the global infrastructure build-out. Source

Costs and margins

  • Core operating margin up 110 basis points: Management cited 110 basis points of core margin expansion and record operating performance. Core operating margin was 27.1%, with dilutive acquisitions and currency adding 0.5 points. Source
  • Acquisition costs of $16.2 million: Acquisition-related costs were $16.2 million in operating income, mainly integration costs in cost of sales, equal to $0.11 per diluted share before a $0.02 tax benefit. Source
  • Interest expense rose with bridge fees: Interest expense rose to $30.1 million from $16.9 million, including $10.0 million of Indicor bridge financing fees treated as acquisition-related costs. Source

Cash, capital and returns

  • Operating cash flow up 35%: Operating cash flow rose 35% to $483.7 million. Free cash flow was $451.7 million, with free cash flow to net income conversion of 111%, against 92% a year earlier. Source
  • Dividends per share raised: Dividends per share were $0.34 for the quarter, against $0.31 a year earlier. Six-month dividends per share were $0.68, against $0.62. Source
  • Balance sheet to fund acquisitions: The first-quarter release said the balance sheet and cash flows gave meaningful capital to deploy on strategic acquisitions.

Full-year and third-quarter guidance

  • Full-year sales now up about 10%: Overall 2026 sales are now expected up approximately 10% versus 2025, compared with high single digit growth in the first-quarter release. Source
  • Full-year adjusted EPS raised: Adjusted EPS is now expected at $8.20 to $8.30, up 10% to 12%, replacing the prior $7.94 to $8.14 range. Source
  • Third-quarter sales up high single digits: Third-quarter 2026 overall sales are expected to be up high single digits in percentage terms, compared with the third quarter of 2025. Source
  • Third-quarter adjusted EPS of $2.08 to $2.10: Third-quarter adjusted EPS is anticipated at $2.08 to $2.10, up 10% to 11% versus the third quarter of 2025. Source
  • Future acquisition costs excluded from guidance: Guidance excludes acquisition-related costs whose timing or size depends on future events. The reconciliation table includes $0.12 of costs already incurred through June 30. Source

Strategy and investment

  • Double-digit EPS growth objective restated: The company restated its objective of double-digit percentage EPS growth over the business cycle and a superior return on total capital, under its AMETEK Growth Model. Source
  • Acquisitions cited as growth driver: The first-quarter release credited acquisitions, alongside organic growth and operating performance, with record EBITDA and 160 basis points of core margin expansion.
  • Non-GAAP measures exclude acquisition items: Non-GAAP measures exclude items management does not regard as indicative of ongoing operations, including after-tax acquisition intangible amortization and one-time acquisition costs. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Orders growth, second quarter 2026 Source28%

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management described the new full-year adjusted EPS range of $8.20 to $8.30 as an increase from the prior range of $7.94 to $8.14. Source
  • Not stated: The first-quarter release gave second-quarter sales guidance of high single digit growth; the second-quarter release reported sales up 15%.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.