AME Stock — Ametek Inc.

Ametek Inc. (AME)

AME is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.56%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.56%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.6%.

At the current 0.56% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $56 per year, or $4.67 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

AMETEK, Inc. manufactures and sells electronic instruments and electromechanical devices globally, serving the process, aerospace, power, industrial, medical, and defense markets through its Electronic Instruments and Electromechanical segments, which provide a diverse range of products from analytical instruments and power quality equipment to aerospace sensors, surgical instruments, and thermal management systems. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest yield. AMETEK appeals to investors seeking exposure to industrial and aerospace manufacturing with some income component.

AME performance

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.6%.

AME key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.56%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/19/1984

Distribution rate

0.56%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.56%

5-year average yield

0.62

Last close

$234.20

Market cap

$53,692,983,345

Average volume

1232675.0

Next dividend

$0.34

Next ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Next payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.997

Payout ratio

0.1671

P/E ratio

34.8

Forward P/E

30.303

EPS

$6.73

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.56%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.56%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AME risks and drawbacks

AME's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.6%.

Who may consider AME — and who may not

AME may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AME pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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