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Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
Ametek Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock decreased by 89.7% to $27.94M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 55.1%, from $18.01M to $27.94M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock shows an upward trend with a 133.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 30, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates a commitment to returning capital to shareholders or offsetting dilution from stock-based compensation.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company's repurchase of its own common shares from the open market. This is a prima...
Peer comparison
Standard capital return metric for mature public companies.
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other_payments_for_repurchase_of_common_stockHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $4.88M | $185.00K | $1.65M | $156.72M | $174.66M | $45.00K | $1.40M | $6.50M | $22.00K | $54.00K | $1.19M | $6.92M | $680.00K | $60.40M | $144.03M | $18.01M | $111.00K | $145.50M | $270.43M | $27.94M |
| QoQ Change | — | -96.2% | +790.8% | >999% | +11.4% | -100.0% | >999% | +365.4% | -99.7% | +145.5% | >999% | +479.1% | -90.2% | >999% | +138.5% | -87.5% | -99.4% | >999% | +85.9% | -89.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | >999% | -75.7% | -15.2% | -95.9% | -100.0% | +20.0% | -14.5% | +6.4% | >999% | >999% | >999% | +160.5% | -83.7% | +140.9% | +87.8% | +55.1% |
Range$22.00K – $270.43M
CAGR+44.4%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth+37.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ametek's payments for repurchase of common stock?
- Ametek (AME) reported payments for repurchase of common stock of $27.94M in Q1 2026.
- How has Ametek's payments for repurchase of common stock changed year-over-year?
- Ametek's payments for repurchase of common stock increased by 55.1% year-over-year, from $18.01M to $27.94M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ametek's payments for repurchase of common stock?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ametek's payments for repurchase of common stock has grown at a 133.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $14.71M to $434.05M.
- What does payments for repurchase of common stock mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own common stock.