METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC/ · Laboratory Analytical Instruments

MTD

Low riskNext report: Around Nov 5 (est.)

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends
Buying back shares: share count down 9.0% in 3 years

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 3.2% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (321 bought, 413 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$1,670.13+0.1% that day

Company value: $33.5B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 37.6x; You pay about $38 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 8.1x; Company value is 8.1 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 0%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 6%; Debt as a share of company value

From MTD's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$1.0B+4.5% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $4.1B, up 6.9% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 5.5% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of MTD. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+7% a yearRecently: +6.9% a yearProfit margin22%Last 12 months: 21.9%P/E at the end38xToday: 37.6x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-3% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$5.8B

Profit in 5 years$1.3B

Price these guesses point to$2,817.09+69% vs $1,670.13 todayAbout +11% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 22% margin and a 38x P/E, sales could shrink about 3.6% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

5/6Strong

MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.Owes more than it owns
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.21.6%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$848.6M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-9.0% in 3 years
PassGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.59.4%

Revenue: $4.0B; +4.0% vs prior year
5-year growth: +5.5%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $2.1B
Current ratio: 1.14x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: return on equity 15%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.