Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

NYSE:MTD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$25.5b

Mettler-Toledo International Valuation

Is MTD undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of MTD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: MTD ($1274.05) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value ($1150.08)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: MTD is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MTD?

Key metric: As MTD is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MTD. This is calculated by dividing MTD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MTD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio29.7x
EarningsUS$869.19m
Market CapUS$25.54b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MTD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MTD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average28.7x
WAT Waters
45.8x18.83%US$29.2b
IQV IQVIA Holdings
21.3x13.52%US$28.6b
A Agilent Technologies
25.1x13.27%US$32.2b
ILMN Illumina
22.8x7.86%US$18.8b
MTD Mettler-Toledo International
29.7x6.25%US$25.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MTD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.7x) compared to the peer average (28.7x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MTD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Life Sciences Industry?

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MTD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.7x) compared to the North American Life Sciences industry average (33.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MTD's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MTD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio29.7x
Fair PE Ratio19.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MTD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.3x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MTD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$1,274.05
US$1,505.23
+18.15%
8.26%US$1,700.00US$1,200.00n/a13
Mar ’27US$1,366.69
US$1,501.38
+9.86%
8.44%US$1,700.00US$1,200.00n/a13
Feb ’27US$1,373.24
US$1,504.15
+9.53%
8.27%US$1,700.00US$1,200.00n/a13
Jan ’27US$1,394.19
US$1,503.38
+7.83%
8.29%US$1,700.00US$1,200.00n/a13
Dec ’26US$1,468.09
US$1,497.42
+2.00%
8.75%US$1,700.00US$1,200.00n/a12
Nov ’26US$1,416.29
US$1,343.36
-5.15%
9.36%US$1,600.00US$1,150.00n/a11
Oct ’26US$1,289.82
US$1,306.36
+1.28%
9.83%US$1,600.00US$1,150.00n/a11
Sep ’26US$1,301.04
US$1,294.55
-0.50%
9.74%US$1,600.00US$1,150.00n/a11
Aug ’26US$1,197.23
US$1,276.36
+6.61%
7.05%US$1,450.00US$1,150.00n/a11
Jul ’26US$1,205.29
US$1,253.43
+3.99%
8.04%US$1,450.00US$1,110.00n/a12
Jun ’26US$1,155.52
US$1,245.38
+7.78%
7.92%US$1,450.00US$1,110.00n/a12
May ’26US$1,056.58
US$1,289.13
+22.01%
10.91%US$1,530.00US$1,034.00n/a12
Apr ’26US$1,156.38
US$1,369.55
+18.43%
8.36%US$1,530.00US$1,120.00US$1,274.0512
Mar ’26US$1,272.72
US$1,370.76
+7.70%
8.75%US$1,530.00US$1,120.00US$1,366.6912
Feb ’26US$1,364.44
US$1,343.51
-1.53%
8.37%US$1,500.00US$1,150.00US$1,373.2412
Jan ’26US$1,223.68
US$1,334.18
+9.03%
8.10%US$1,500.00US$1,150.00US$1,394.1912
Dec ’25US$1,251.20
US$1,327.93
+6.13%
8.36%US$1,500.00US$1,175.00US$1,468.0912
Nov ’25US$1,342.09
US$1,382.51
+3.01%
9.85%US$1,600.00US$1,200.00US$1,416.2912
Oct ’25US$1,477.64
US$1,380.43
-6.58%
9.64%US$1,580.00US$1,200.00US$1,289.8212
Sep ’25US$1,439.08
US$1,382.00
-3.97%
9.17%US$1,580.00US$1,200.00US$1,301.0412
Aug ’25US$1,515.35
US$1,365.82
-9.87%
9.69%US$1,590.00US$1,200.00US$1,197.2311
Jul ’25US$1,366.84
US$1,350.82
-1.17%
10.75%US$1,590.00US$1,150.00US$1,205.2911
Jun ’25US$1,404.09
US$1,317.00
-6.20%
15.63%US$1,590.00US$880.00US$1,155.5210
May ’25US$1,249.75
US$1,188.73
-4.88%
12.28%US$1,360.00US$880.00US$1,056.5811
Apr ’25US$1,341.20
US$1,177.82
-12.18%
12.01%US$1,360.00US$880.00US$1,156.3811
US$1.51k
Fair Value
15.4% undervalued intrinsic discount
13
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/01 10:51
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/01 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. is covered by 24 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Catherine Ramsey SchulteBaird
Luke SergottBarclays
Michael RyskinBofA Global Research