About the Scientific & Technical Instruments Industry
The Scientific & Technical Instruments industry includes 33 U.S.-listed companies in the Technology sector with a combined market capitalization of $272.55B. The largest are Garmin Ltd. (GRMN, $56.83B), Keysight Technologies, Inc. (KEYS, $54.46B) and Coherent Corp. (COHR, $40.89B), together 56% of the industry's value.
17 of the 33 companies with reported earnings are profitable, and their median P/E ratio is 32.5. 10 of 33 pay a dividend, with a median yield of 0.56% among payers.
Over the past year the median stock is up 1.4%, and 16 of 32 are higher than a year ago. Median revenue growth is 5.6% year over year.
Best 1-year performers
Weakest 1-year performers
- Itron, Inc. (ITRI)−34.2%
- Trimble Inc. (TRMB)−20.7%
- Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI)−19.8%
Highest dividend yields
Profitability
- Profitable companies
- 17 of 33
- Median gross margin
- 43.4%
- Median net profit margin
- 2.1%
- Median return on equity
- 2.8%
Longest dividend growth streak: Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI), 34 consecutive years.
































