Stock Analysis
Mettler-Toledo InternationalMTD
P/E 35.89×· 5Y range 24.00–53.12×· 55th percentile of history
Sector: Technology · Industry: Laboratory Analytical Instruments
AnalystsBuy19 analystsP/E 35.9× sits at the 55th percentile of its 5.086926762491444-year history.
Cash covers 2% of debt · Q2 2026.
PMP Verdict
High quality, fairly valued
Strengths
- Profitability100
- Quality82
Risks
- Growth29
Strong fundamentals at a reasonable valuation.
Bull Case
- ✓Altman Z 10.2 — safe-zone balance sheet
- ✓ROE 7062.4% — efficient capital deployment
- ✓Interest coverage 12.3× — debt well covered
What's happening with MTD
Profile
Strong profitability, moat and earnings quality; growth and valuation lag behind.
How is each axis scored?
- Valuation34/100 · Weak
- P/E vs own history (55th pct)12/25
- FCF yield (2.7%)5/25
- P/S (7.9x)12/25
- EV/EBIT (31.3x)5/25
- Growth29/100 · Weak
- Revenue CAGR (2.0%)6/25
- Net income CAGR (3.1%)6/25
- EPS CAGR 5Y (6.4%)12/25
- Fwd implied growth (3.7%)5/25
- Profitability100/100 · Strong
- ROIC (41.6%)25/25
- ROE (7062.4%)25/25
- Net margin (21.9%)25/25
- Operating margin (26.7%)25/25
- Financial Health62/100 · Moderate
- Altman Z (10.17)25/25
- Current ratio (1.12)12/25
- Interest coverage (12.3x)25/25
- Net cash / debt (D/A 57%)0/25
- Quality82/100 · Strong
- Piotroski F (5/9)15/25
- Beneish M (-2.44)20/25
- FCF conversion (95%)22/25
- Margin stability (σ 3.2%)25/25
- Moat100/100 · Strong
- ROIC >12% years (10/10 yrs)25/25
- Median gross margin (58.4%)25/25
- FCF-positive years (10/10 yrs)25/25
- Worst-year net margin (worst 13.8%)25/25
About Mettler-Toledo International
Mettler-Toledo supplies weighing and precision instruments to customers in the life sciences (around 55% of sales), industrial (around 40%), and food retail (around 5%) industries. Show more
Its products include laboratory and retail scales, pipettes, pH meters, thermal analysis equipment, titrators, metal detectors, and X-ray analyzers. Mettler leads the market for weighing instrumentation and controls more than 50% of the market for lab balances. The business is geographically diversified, with the Americas accounting for about 37% of sales, Europe about 27%, China about 16% and the rest of the world about 20%.
Headquarters: COLUMBUS, OH · Employees: 18,100 · Website ↗
Price History
Weekly Candlestick Chart — up to 5Y
Key Metrics
Financial snapshot · Tap any metric for its definition and grade
TTM Snapshot
trailing twelve months · YoYValuation
34DP/E (TTM)35.9xD
Grade D: ExpensivePrice / TTM EPS (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 24.0x–53.1x · 55th pct
P/FCF37.8xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice / Free Cash Flow per share (Finnhub). Inverse of FCF yield — negative when FCF is negative
FCF Yield2.7%C
Grade C: LowTTM (OCF − CapEx) / Market Cap — vs own 5Y history: 2.0%–4.3% · 34th pct
P/S (TTM)7.86xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice / TTM Revenue (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 5.2x–11.1x · 67th pct
EV/EBIT31.3xD
Grade D: ExpensiveEnterprise value / TTM EBIT (D&A not in our data) — capital-structure neutral — vs own 5Y history: 21.6x–43.4x · 54th pct
EV/Sales8.4xC
Grade C: ExpensiveEnterprise Value / TTM Revenue (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral sales multiple
Forward P/E34.6xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice / next-year EPS estimate — shows whether the TTM multiple is rich or just front-loading growth
P/B Ratio2535.29xD
Grade D: Very expensivePrice to Book Value. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
PEG Ratio2.89C
Grade C: ExpensiveFinnhub PEG — their P/E basis ÷ expected EPS growth. Suppressed when their P/E diverges >2× from our TTM P/E (different basis)
Dividend Yield—
TTM dividend yield (Finnhub) — annual dividends / price. None = no dividend; very high yield can signal distress
Payout Ratio—
Dividends / Net Income (Finnhub) — share of earnings paid out; >90% or negative = unsustainable
Profitability
100A+ROIC41.6%A
Grade A: MoatNOPAT (EBIT less ~21% tax) / invested capital (equity + debt − cash). Flagship quality metric — durable >15% signals a moat
ROE7062.4%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Equity. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
ROA24.9%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Assets (Finnhub) — Net Income / Total Assets; how efficiently assets produce profit
Net Margin21.9%A
Grade A: HighNet Income / Revenue
Operating Margin26.7%A
Grade A: HighTTM EBIT / TTM Revenue
Gross Margin60.3%A
Grade A: PremiumGross Profit / Revenue
FCF Margin20.9%A
Grade A: HighFCF / Revenue
True FCF Margin20.3%A
Grade A: HighTTM (OCF − CapEx − SBC) / TTM Revenue — SBC treated as a real cost
Growth
29ERevenue CAGR2.0%D
Grade D: LowCompound annual revenue growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
Net Income CAGR3.1%D
Grade D: LowCompound annual net income growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
EPS CAGR (5Y)6.4%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual EPS growth over up to 5Y of per-share earnings (own statements). Null when either endpoint EPS ≤ 0
Implied EPS Growth3.7%B
Grade B: LowAnalyst forward EPS (normalized basis) vs our GAAP TTM EPS — different bases, so extreme values usually mark cyclically depressed TTM earnings, not real growth
Dilution (5Y)-15.1%A
Grade A: BuybacksShare count change over 5Y
SBC / Net Income2.5%A
Grade A: LowStock-based comp/Net income. >30% = dilution risk
SBC / Revenue0.6%A
Grade A: LowTTM stock-based comp / TTM Revenue
Financial Health
62BAltman Z-Score10.17A
Grade A: SafeBankruptcy risk. >3 Safe, <1.8 Distress
Current Ratio1.12xC
Grade C: OkCurrent Assets/Liabilities
Quick Ratio0.65xC
Grade C: Ok(Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities (Finnhub) — stricter liquidity test, excludes inventory
Interest Coverage12.3xA
Grade A: StrongEBIT/Interest. >10 Strong
Debt Repayment2.4yA
Grade A: FastYears to repay net debt via FCF
Net Debt/EBIT1.9xA
Grade A: LowLeverage. <2x Low, >4x High
Debt/Equity166.68xD
Grade D: HighDebt / Equity: <1 Conservative, >2 Risky. Not meaningful with non-positive equity; shown as unavailable rather than low debt.
Cash / Debt0.02xD
Grade D: ThinCash covers how much of total debt. >1 = could repay all debt from cash
Quality
82APiotroski F-Score5/9C
Grade C: AverageFinancial strength 0–9. >7 Strong
Beneish M-Score-2.44A
Grade A: SafeEarnings manipulation risk. < -2.22 Safe
FCF Conversion95.4%A
Grade A: StrongFCF / Net Income
Margin Stability3.2%A
Grade A: StableEBIT margin std deviation. Lower = stable
Capex / Revenue2.7%A
Grade A: Asset-lightTTM CapEx / TTM Revenue — high % = capital-hungry business
Asset Turnover1.13xA
Grade A: HighRevenue / Total Assets (Finnhub) — how efficiently the asset base generates sales
Insider Transactions
SEC Form 4 · 8 recordsP/S codes are the directional signal; grants, option exercises and tax withholding carry none. Form 4 doesn't flag 10b5-1 plans — scheduled sales may appear within open-market sells.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SHUMAN-FABBRI NATALIA Filed | SHUMAN-FABBRI NATALIA | Grant / award | +16 | |
Kaltenbach Patrick Filed | Kaltenbach Patrick | Option exercise | -942 | |
Kaltenbach Patrick Filed | Kaltenbach Patrick | SellOpen market sale | -942 | |
Kaltenbach Patrick Filed | Kaltenbach Patrick | Option exercise | +942 | |
SALICE THOMAS P Filed | SALICE THOMAS P | Option exercise | -417 |
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| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SALICE THOMAS P Filed | SALICE THOMAS P | SellOpen market sale | -417 | |
SALICE THOMAS P Filed | SALICE THOMAS P | Option exercise | +417 | |
SALICE THOMAS P Filed | SALICE THOMAS P | Option exercise | -415 |
Option exercise (M) rows report a derivative leg, not an open-market sale — a paired negative entry is the option position being consumed.
More metrics — Moat, Per Share, Balance Sheet, MarketHide additional metrics
Moat
100A+ROIC >12% Years10/10 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with ROIC > 12% — measures multi-year capital-return durability
Gross Margin (Med.)58.4%A
Grade A: DurableMedian annual gross margin across available fiscal years — pricing-power durability
FCF-Positive Years10/10 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with positive free cash flow
Net Margin Floor13.8%A
Grade A: DurableWeakest annual net margin across completed fiscal years — recession/downcycle resilience
Per Share
EPS (TTM)$45.20
Own TTM net income / shares — same earnings basis as P/E
Cash / Share$2.37
Cash & short-term investments per share (Finnhub)
Book Value / Share$0.59
Shareholders' equity per share (Finnhub). Negative = accumulated losses / heavy buybacks
Balance Sheet
Total Debt$2.14B
Total debt obligations (short + long term)
Cash & Equiv.$51.38M
Cash and short-term investments
Net Debt$2.09B
Total Debt minus Cash. Negative = Net Cash position
Total Equity$12.82M
Shareholders' equity (book value)
Asset / Liability1.00xC
Grade C: AdequateTotal Assets / Total Liabilities
Market
Market Cap$32.51B
Current Market Capitalization
Beta1.20B
Grade B: MarketPrice sensitivity vs the market (Finnhub) — 1.0 moves with market, >1.2 amplifies swings
How grades work: each metric is graded A–D against fixed thresholds (tap a row for the meaning). Card grades map the pillar score to A+–E — a card grade is that pillar's own score, not an average of the rows shown.
Financials as of Jun 2026 · Ratio snapshot Oct 16, 2026
Key Insights: Mettler-Toledo International (MTD)
MTD is down 1.02% at the last close. Piotroski F-Score of 5/9 indicates mixed fundamentals for Mettler-Toledo International. Altman Z-Score of 10.17 sits comfortably in the safe zone (≥ 2.99), indicating low bankruptcy risk. Beneish M-Score of -2.44 suggests a low likelihood of earnings manipulation.
- Mettler-Toledo International converts about 21% of revenue into free cash flow — strong cash generation.
- Takes ~2.4 years to repay net debt from free cash flow.
- Return on equity of 7062.4% is well above the market average.
See how MTD ranks on the Capex Tracker — top 50 capital spenders compared.
Recent Market Moves
See all MTD moves →| Date | Session | Price | Move | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | Regular | 1,498.45 | +4.75% | 2.59 |
| Sep 22 | After-hours | 1,490.76 | +4.22% | 2.29 |
Frequently Asked Questions about MTD
What is the current Mettler-Toledo International (MTD) stock price?
MTD is trading at $1622.29 at the last market close, down 1.02% on the session. PreMarketPrice tracks MTD pre-market, intraday and after-hours prices.
Is MTD stock a buy right now?
PreMarketPrice's quantitative model rates Mettler-Toledo International's financial health at 62/100. This is a data-driven snapshot of fundamentals, not investment advice.
Is MTD stock overvalued?
Mettler-Toledo International trades at a trailing P/E of 35.9 and our valuation score rates it 34/100 (higher = cheaper vs. its own history). See the Valuation History and Key Metrics sections for forward P/E, EV/EBITDA and PEG context.
When does Mettler-Toledo International report earnings?
No confirmed earnings date is currently scheduled for MTD. The Earnings section lists recent reports and updates as dates are announced.
What sector does Mettler-Toledo International operate in?
Mettler-Toledo International operates in the Technology sector, within the Laboratory Analytical Instruments industry. The Related Stocks section lists sector peers for comparison.
What does Mettler-Toledo International do?
Mettler-Toledo supplies weighing and precision instruments to customers in the life sciences (around 55% of sales), industrial (around 40%), and food retail (around 5%) industries.
About Mettler-Toledo International (MTD) Stock
Mettler-Toledo International (MTD) is a US-listed stock operating in the Technology sector, specifically the Laboratory Analytical Instruments industry. As of the latest update, Mettler-Toledo International is trading at $1622.29, down 1.02% on the day with a market capitalization of $32.5 billion. The financial health score for MTD is 62/100, which indicates good financial strength based on profitability, leverage, liquidity, and growth metrics. This page provides real-time pre-market pricing, earnings calendar, financial health analysis, and valuation metrics for MTD stock.
MTD Stock Analysis & Key Metrics
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- Pre-market price & movement: Real-time MTD stock price with percentage change, updated continuously during pre-market and regular trading hours.
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- Financial statements: Revenue, net income, assets, liabilities, and equity for Mettler-Toledo International across multiple reporting periods.
- Financial health score: A composite score of 62/100 based on Altman Z-Score, Piotroski F-Score, profitability, and leverage metrics for MTD.
- Sector peers: Compare MTD against 6 other technology stocks on key financial metrics.
Is MTD a Good Stock to Buy?
This page provides data-driven analysis to help you evaluate Mettler-Toledo International (MTD) as an investment. The financial health score of 62/100 suggests good financial fundamentals. Valuation metrics show whether the stock is trading above or below its historical average.However, this is not financial advice — always do your own research before investing.
Data on this page is sourced from real-time market feeds, Polygon.io, and Finnhub.Mettler-Toledo International (MTD) trades on NYSE/NASDAQ. Pre-market trading occurs 4:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET. Regular market hours are 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET.