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Gates vs JBT Marel

Gates GTES · JBT Marel JBTM · Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components

JBT Marel reported revenue of $3.8 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Gates' $3.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Gates' revenue grew 1.0% in its latest year, and JBT Marel's grew 121.3%. Gates had an operating margin of 13.5%, against 5.0% at JBT Marel. Free cash flow was $405 million at Gates and $238 million at JBT Marel.

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GatesJBT Marel
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$3.4B$3.8B
Revenue growth1.0%121.3%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years4.3%17.1%
Gross margin39.8%35.1%
Operating margin13.5%5.0%
Net margin7.3%−1.3%
Free cash flow$405M$238M
Free cash flow margin11.8%6.3%
Return on capital7.5%3.9%
Net debt to EBITDA2.1x3.8x
Dividends and buybacks$119M$21M
Change in diluted share count−1.6%61.5%
Last close$24.10$128.35
P/E at the last close16.9×34.1×
Insider trades, last 12 monthssold $2.0 millionsold $7.2 million
Piotroski F-score8 of 94 of 9
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
GatesJBT Marel
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Gates and JBT Marel pages.