---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001037868-24-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AME"
cik: "0001037868"
company_name: "AMETEK INC/"
filed_at: "2024-02-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T07:39:13.236603+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AMETEK reports record Q4 sales $1.73B, adjusted EPS $1.68 (+11% YoY); guides 2024 adj EPS $6.70-$6.85

## Summary
- Q4 sales $1.73B (+6.5% YoY), operating income $445M (+12%), operating margins 25.7% (+120bps).
- Q4 adjusted EPS $1.68 (+11% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.48; operating cash flow record $540.7M (+40%).
- Full year 2023 sales $6.60B (+7%), adjusted EPS $6.38 (+12%) vs $5.68 prior year; margins 25.9% (+150bps).
- EIG segment: sales $1.24B (+7%), operating margins 29.0% (+250bps); EMG: sales $494.7M (+6%), margins 22.7%.
- 2024 outlook: adjusted EPS $6.70-$6.85 (+5-7%), sales up low double digits; Q1 adj EPS $1.56-$1.60 (+5-7%).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001037868-24-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AME
- cik: 0001037868
- company_name: AMETEK INC/
- filed_at: 2024-02-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786824000004/0001037868-24-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786824000004/ame-20240206.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001037868-24-000004
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001037868-24-000004.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  AMETEK INC/ reported the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023 results: revenue $1.73 billion, EPS $1.68 per diluted share.
  - Period: the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $1.73 billion
  - EPS: $1.68 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: AMETEK’s fourth quarter 2023 sales were a record $1.73 billion
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786824000004/0001037868-24-000004-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  AMETEK INC/ reported the year ended December 31, 2023 results: revenue $6.60 billion, EPS $6.38 per share.
  - Period: the year ended December 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $6.60 billion
  - EPS: $6.38 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the full year, AMETEK’s sales were a record $6.60 billion
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786824000004/0001037868-24-000004-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  AMETEK INC/ reported 2024 results: EPS $6.70 to $6.85. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: 2024
  - EPS: $6.70 to $6.85
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Adjusted earnings per diluted share are expected to be in the range of $6.70 to $6.85
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786824000004/0001037868-24-000004-index.htm

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