Mettler-Toledo Q3 2026: sales +6.3%, adjusted EPS +12.7%, outlook raised
Mettler-Toledo's Q3 2026 was a clean beat-and-raise: sales up 6.3%, adjusted EPS up 12.7% and full-year profit guidance lifted. Growth came almost entirely from Asia/Rest of World, where local currency sales rose 14%, while Europe managed 2%. Read the scorecard for margin quality, then the balance sheet, where equity is thin and debt is large.
1 · Expected vs. Actual
Free preview belowGAAP EPS of $12.29 rose 16.3% and adjusted EPS of $12.57 rose 12.7%, a $0.28 gap made up of intangible amortization and restructuring, partly offset by a tax item. Gross margin of 59.8% was 0.6 points better than a year ago and adjusted operating margin of 30.5% was 0.4 points better. Net income of $246.0 million was 22.5% of sales versus 21.1%, so the profit gain came from both volume and cost control.
Sales of $1.09 billion were up 6.3% from $1.03 billion a year ago, and local currency growth was also 6%, so currency was not doing the work. Asia/Rest of World carried the quarter: reported sales there rose 16% while Europe was flat and the Americas rose 3%. The regional split matters more than the headline, because one region is producing nearly all of the growth.
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Figures on this page come from the company's original SEC filings. The analysis is generated automatically and checked against validation rules, but may still contain errors or omissions. Not investment advice. · Generated 2026-11-05
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