---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001037868-23-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AME"
cik: "0001037868"
company_name: "AMETEK INC/"
filed_at: "2023-02-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T01:41:28.503717+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 $1.63B, adjusted EPS $1.52 (+11% YoY); guides FY23 EPS $5.84-$6.00

## Summary
- Q4 record sales $1.63B (+8% YoY); organic +9%; GAAP EPS $1.33, adjusted EPS $1.52 (+11% YoY).
- FY2022 sales record $6.15B (+11% YoY); adjusted EPS $5.68 (+17% YoY); record backlog $3.2B.
- EIG segment sales record $1.16B (+10%), op income $307M (26.5% margin); EMG sales $466M (+4%).
- FY2023 adjusted EPS guidance $5.84-$6.00 (+3-6% YoY); Q1 adjusted EPS $1.38-$1.42 (+4-7% YoY).
- Operating margin expanded 50 bps to 24.5% in Q4; full-year margin 24.4% (+80 bps).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001037868-23-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AME
- cik: 0001037868
- company_name: AMETEK INC/
- filed_at: 2023-02-02T23:59:59+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/1037868/000103786823000006/0001037868-23-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786823000006/ame-20230202.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  AMETEK INC/ reported the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $1.63 billion, EPS $1.33 per diluted share.
  - Period: the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $1.63 billion
  - EPS: $1.33 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: AMETEK’s fourth quarter 2022 sales were a record $1.63 billion, an 8% increase over the fourth quarter of 2021, with organic sales growth of 9%. Operating income increased 10% to a record $398 million and operating margins were 24.5%, up 50 basis points from fourth quarter 2021 margins. On a GAAP basis, fourth quarter earnings per diluted share were $1.33.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786823000006/0001037868-23-000006-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  AMETEK INC/ reported the first quarter of 2023 results: EPS $1.38 to $1.42. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: the first quarter of 2023
  - EPS: $1.38 to $1.42
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: “For the first quarter of 2023, overall sales are also expected to be up mid-single digits compared to the same period last year. Adjusted earnings in the quarter are anticipated to be in the range of $1.38 to $1.42 per share, up 4% to 7% compared to the first quarter of 2022,” concluded Mr. Zapico.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786823000006/0001037868-23-000006-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  AMETEK INC/ reported the year ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $6.15 billion, EPS $5.01 per diluted share.
  - Period: the year ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $6.15 billion
  - EPS: $5.01 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the full year, AMETEK’s sales were $6.15 billion, an increase of 11% over 2021. Organic sales were also up 11% in 2022. Operating income was $1.50 billion, up 15% versus the prior year, and operating income margins were 24.4%, expanding 80 basis points over last year’s results. On a GAAP basis, full year 2022 earnings were $5.01 per diluted share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786823000006/0001037868-23-000006-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  AMETEK INC/ reported 2023 results: EPS $5.84 to $6.00. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: 2023
  - EPS: $5.84 to $6.00
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: “For 2023, we expect overall sales to be up mid-single digits compared to 2022. Adjusted earnings per diluted share are expected to be in the range of $5.84 to $6.00, an increase of 3% to 6% over the comparable basis for 2022,” he added.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786823000006/0001037868-23-000006-index.htm

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