Update shared on 30 Nov 2025
Analysts have updated their price target for Mettler-Toledo International, maintaining it at $1,492.64. Recent refinements to key inputs such as the discount rate and future price-to-earnings ratio reflect ongoing evaluations of the company's growth prospects and profitability.
What's in the News
- Mettler-Toledo will continue to use its free cash flow primarily for share repurchases and small bolt-on acquisitions, as affirmed by company leadership. Recent acquisitions, such as Genie Vortex mixers, have expanded its life science equipment offerings (Key Developments).
- The company repurchased 174,406 shares for $218.75 million in a recent tranche, completing the repurchase of over 17.7 million shares since 2010. This equates to 65.55% of the buyback program (Key Developments).
- Earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2025 anticipates local currency sales growth of approximately 3%. Full-year 2026 sales are expected to rise about 4% (Key Developments).
- Mettler-Toledo raised its 2025 local currency sales growth guidance to approximately 2%, reflecting upgraded expectations despite challenges such as shipping delays in late 2023 (Key Developments).
- In November 2025, the company increased its share repurchase authorization by $2.75 billion, bringing the total program to nearly $13.2 billion (Key Developments).
Valuation Changes
- Consensus Analyst Price Target remains unchanged at $1,492.64, indicating no adjustment in fair value assessment.
- Discount Rate has risen slightly from 7.89% to 7.92%, reflecting minor changes in risk or capital cost assumptions.
- Revenue Growth expectation holds steady at approximately 4.96%, with no significant revision.
- Net Profit Margin forecast is essentially unchanged, staying at about 22.66%.
- Future P/E ratio has increased from 32.68x to 34.52x. This suggests a marginally higher valuation expectation for Mettler-Toledo’s forward earnings.
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