secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AMETEK INC/ (AME)
CIK:        0001037868
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001037868-26-000141
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AMETEK reports record Q1 sales $1.93B, raises FY guidance, acquires First Aviation
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- Q1 sales $1.93B (+11% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.74, adjusted EPS $1.97 (+13%).
- FY 2026 adjusted EPS guidance raised to $7.94-$8.14 (prior $7.87-$8.07), up 7-10% YoY.
- Q2 2026 guidance: adjusted EPS $1.96-$2.00 (up 10-12% YoY), sales up high single digits.
- Agreed to acquire First Aviation Services (~$80M annual sales), a defense/aviation MRO provider.
- Record orders up 23% in Q1; record backlog; core margins expanded 160 bps.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786826000141/0001037868-26-000141-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786826000141/ame-20260430.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001037868-26-000141

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