Mettler-Toledo (MTD)
Precision instruments, inspection systems, and services for laboratories, factories, logistics, and food retail.
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Sells precision laboratory instruments, industrial weighing and automation systems, product-inspection equipment, retail scales, software, and related services. Laboratory products contribute most sales, while a global sales-and-service network supports research, quality-control, and manufacturing workflows in regulated customer industries.
Builds precision instruments and services across four product groups: Laboratory Instruments, Industrial Weighing and Automation, Product Inspection, and Retail Weighing Solutions. Laboratory offerings span balances, pipettes, titrators, analytical systems, process sensors, automation, and LabX software; industrial systems combine scales, terminals, data-capture, and control software; inspection equipment detects contaminants and verifies package weight, labels, and contents.
Sells globally through direct market organizations and distributors, with the Americas contributing the largest regional share and Europe and Asia and other countries each contributing substantial shares. A broad service organization generates revenue from the installed base through calibration, uptime, compliance, training, and replacement parts. Demand is tied to research, quality control, manufacturing, logistics, and food retail, while many products must meet weights-and-measures, electrical-safety, and customer-industry standards.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 21, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | RBC Capital | Initiate | Rating: —Target: — | Target: $1,515 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $1,475 | Target: $1,450 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Barclays | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $1,500 | Target: $1,575 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Stifel Nicolaus | Target | Target: $1,400 | Target: $1,600 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Jefferies | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $1,100 | Target: $1,580 |
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RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $51.4M · Total debt $2.11B · Total assets $3.67B · Shareholders' equity $12.8M
- Revenue
- $1.03B
- Operating income
- $314.5M
- Net income
- $232.9M
No dividends on record.
| Institutions | ≈ 102.07% | 20.45M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 829 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 · largest filers plus last quarter's tail | |||
| Insiders | 0.08% | 16.1K shares | |
| 20 holders · as of Sep 1, 2026 | |||
| Adds to | 102.15% | ||
20.04M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
This quarter's institutional total failed a plausibility check; shown: the largest filers plus last quarter's remainder.
These groups come from separate filings that can overlap, so they add to 102.15%; nothing is left for Other.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 9.39% | 1.88M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Capital International InvestorsInstitution | 7.59% | 1.52M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
WCM Investment Management, LLCInstitution | 7.37% | 1.48M | filed Feb 10, 2022 |
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution | 6.59% | 1.32M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLCInstitution | 5.04% | 1.01M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | Patrick Kaltenbach | officer: President and CEO | −942 | $1,425.00 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Thomas P. Salice | director | −417 | $1,440.41 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Shawn Vadala | officer: Chief Financial Officer | −2,240 | $1,432.00 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Gerry Keller | officer: Head of Process Analytics | −240 | $1,427.14 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Thomas P. Salice | director | −415 | $1,444.62 |
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mettler-Toledo | $1,445.36 | +1.04% | $28.91B | 32.2 | 29.2 | 7.0 | +4.5% |
| Agilent Technologies | $164.69 | +1.70% | $45.75B | 31.9 | 25.1 | 6.2 | +8.1% |
| Waters | $428.72 | +1.13% | $41.62B | 105.7 | 27.4 | 9.0 | +113.3% |
| Median | 68.8 | 26.3 | 7.6 | +60.7% |