---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001037868-22-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AME"
cik: "0001037868"
company_name: "AMETEK INC/"
filed_at: "2022-02-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T11:24:45.526979+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AMETEK reports record Q4 sales $1.50B, adj EPS $1.37, +27% YoY; guides FY22 EPS $5.30-$5.42

## Summary
- Q4 sales $1.50B (record, +25% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.21; adj EPS $1.37 (record, +27% YoY).
- Full-year 2021 sales $5.55B (record, +22% YoY); adj EPS $4.85 (record, +23% vs $3.95).
- EIG Q4 sales $1.06B (+29%), op margins 26.4%; EMG Q4 sales $446.7M (+18%), op margins 23.6% (+260 bps).
- FY22 guidance: sales +10%, adj EPS $5.30-$5.42 (+9-12%); Q1 adj EPS $1.24-$1.28 (+16-20%).
- Backlog at record level; CEO cites strong demand and successful navigation of supply chain challenges.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001037868-22-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AME
- cik: 0001037868
- company_name: AMETEK INC/
- filed_at: 2022-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786822000004/0001037868-22-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786822000004/ame-20220203.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001037868-22-000004.txt

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