Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (MTD) Stock

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (MTD) is a Technology stock trading at $1393.19 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $30.21B and a trailing P/E of 38.3. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Mettler-Toledo International supplies precision instruments and related services through operating segments including U.S., Swiss, Western European, Chinese, and other operations. Its offerings cover laboratory instruments and software (LabX), industrial weighing and inspection systems, and retail networked and stand-alone weighing and automated packaging solutions.

Understand Mettler-Toledo International Inc.: how it makes money

Mettler-Toledo makes and supplies precision laboratory and process analytical instruments and related services worldwide, and it also sells LabX, a laboratory software platform to manage and analyze data.

Its profit is structurally linked to sales of application-oriented laboratory and analysis offerings, with revenue that includes effects from shipping delays and can be tracked through food safety and animal safety segment revenue.

Business quality (Mixed): The company description and operating metrics candidates are clear (precision instruments and LabX software, plus food safety and animal safety segment revenue), but the provided data does not include a complete official reportable-segment revenue bridge to total revenue for the latest quarter, limiting segment-level clarity.

Valuation: At 30× earnings, MTD trades 51% below the Measuring & Control Equipment average (60×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

Product and service breadth across laboratory instruments and process analytics sensors and analyzers: Mettler-Toledo supplies multiple types of analytical and measurement equipment, plus laboratory software (LabX), which can support demand across lab workflows.
Segment-level operating signals exist for key application areas: Food safety segment revenue and Animal safety segment revenue are provided as operating KPI candidates, giving investors a way to track trends in distinct use cases.

Bear case

Shipping delays can affect reported revenue: A specific candidate item is 'Shipping delays impact (revenue)', which implies logistics timing can influence quarter results.
Limited visibility into the full reportable segment revenue mix in the provided data: Only food safety, animal safety, and shipping delays impact are given as segment revenue candidates, so it is harder to assess how the full business contributes to total revenue.

Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price	$1393.19
Market Cap	$30.21B
P/E Ratio	38.3
EV / EBITDA	31.3
Price / Book	2355.90
Price / Sales	7.65
FCF Yield	4.4%
DCF Value (model)	$736.05
DCF Upside vs Price	-47.2%

Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)	$4.03B
Net Margin	21.6%
Revenue Growth (YoY)	4.5%
EPS Growth (YoY)	18.3%
FCF Growth (YoY)	3.9%

Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score	10.10 (safe)

Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E	38.3
Sector P/E (Technology)	33.9
Industry P/E (Measuring & Control Equipment)	51.8
vs Sector	12.8%
vs Industry	-26.2%

Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional Holder	VANGUARD GROUP INC ($3.54B)
Institutional Holders Tracked	10
Congressional Trades (recent)	8

Company
Sector	Technology
Industry	Measuring & Control Equipment
CEO	Patrick K. Kaltenbach
Employees	16,000
Country	US
IPO Date	1997-11-14

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.