ANDE

Andersons

Fundamental data last updated:April 13, 2026

company profile

SECTOR

Consumer Defensive

industry

Food Distribution

Exchange

Nasdaq

County of HQ

United States

Next Earnings Date

05/05/26

Business Summary

Albany International operates in textile manufacturing, generating cash by producing engineered textile and material-based products sold into industrial and cyclical end markets. The business model is rooted in manufacturing scale, customer relationships, and process expertise rather than brand power. Its moat, to the extent one exists, comes from specialized production capabilities and integration into customer supply chains, which can create switching costs in certain niches. However, with negative operating margins and returns on capital, whatever competitive advantage it once held is currently not translating into economic profit.

VALUATION

P/E

26.7

Market Cap ($M USD)

$2,537

Forward P/E

13.3

PEG

0.8

PRICE TO SALES

0.2

PRICE TO BOOK

2

EV / EBITDA

10.5

5-Year Average P/E

DIVIDEND

Yield

1.10%

Annual Payout

$0.80

Payout Ratio

27.90%

Consecutive Years of Dividend Growth

1

5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

2.70%

Financial Health & Profitability

Earnings Per Share

$2.81

Next Year EPS Growth Estimate

$5.62

Next Year Revenue Growth Estimate

3.60%

Return on Equity (ROE)

7.70%

Operating Margin

1.20%

Debt-to-Equity

0.8

Piotroski F-Score

6

Altman Z-Score

4.3

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

5.80%%

Current Ratio

1.4

Quick Ratio

Gainseekers Quantitative Analysis

Summary

Albany International screens like a statistically cheap name wrapped around a deteriorating operating engine. A Forward P/E of 19.6 is not a bargain for a company with Return on Equity of -2.40%, ROIC of -3.00%, and an Operating Margin of -7.90%, and the PEG Forward of 2.4 implies investors are paying a premium relative to its growth outlook. The Altman Z-Score of 2.8 suggests it is not in immediate distress, but it is far from financially bulletproof, especially with a Piotroski F-Score of 3 signaling weak fundamentals. This is not a clear mispricing; it is a market cautiously pricing in instability and uncertain forward earnings power.

AI Exposure / Tech Reliance

As a Textile Manufacturing company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, Albany International operates in a traditionally asset-heavy, efficiency-driven industry where AI adoption tends to focus on automation and supply chain optimization rather than disruptive platform economics. The company’s ability to remain competitive will depend on operational discipline and cost control rather than breakthrough tech leverage. In this segment, technological resilience is about incremental productivity gains, not exponential margin expansion.

The Bull Case

A value or GARP investor could argue that with a Market Cap of $1,621M and a Price/Sales of 1.4, the stock is not egregiously expensive relative to its revenue base, especially with a manageable Current Ratio of 2.1 suggesting adequate short-term liquidity. The Altman Z-Score of 2.8 indicates the balance sheet is stable enough to avoid immediate solvency concerns, and Institutional Ownership at 56.25% shows that professional investors are still meaningfully involved. The modest TTM Yield of 0.6 and a 5-year average dividend growth rate of 8 suggest some historical commitment to capital returns. If margins normalize and earnings stabilize, the 19.6 Forward P/E could compress quickly, offering upside torque to any operational turnaround.

The Bear Case

The bear case is blunt: negative ROIC (-3.00%), negative ROE (-2.40%), and a -7.90% Operating Margin signal value destruction, not value creation. A PEG Forward of 2.4 alongside EPS Next Year (Est.) of -$1.94 highlights deteriorating profitability expectations, while a Short % of Float at 7.00% indicates a meaningful pocket of informed skepticism. The Piotroski F-Score of 3 reinforces weak financial quality, and the company is paying a Dividend Per Share of 1.90% despite a Payout Ratio listed as $1.12, which raises questions about capital allocation discipline during a period of negative returns. This is a cyclical manufacturer with weakening economics, not a high-quality compounder temporarily out of favor.

Market Sentiment & Smart Money

Short Interest %

3.90%

Analyst Consensus

1

Average Analyst Price Target

$73.33

Institutional Ownership %

90.10%

1-Year Beta

0.59

Insider Buying % (6 Mo)

4.10%%

Distance to 52-Week High

98.50%%

Distance to 52-Week Low

240.20%%