AIN
Albany International Corp.
AIN's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin went from −3.6% to 11% and revenue grew 14%, though free cash flow fell 24%. At 21x earnings, it's trading below its usual 25x. Analysts expect earnings to decline.
AIN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
AIN's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
AIN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 21x | $66.39 | -1.8% |
| Current | 21x | $67.58 | — |
| Forward | 23x | $67.58 | — |
| Fair | 25x | $77.69 | +15% |
| Expensive | 30x | $93.70 | +39% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AIN's PE is in its cheap range at 21x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 23x next year's earnings.
AIN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Decline | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect AIN's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline.
AIN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.99 | -5.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.17 | +$5.10 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.66 | -183% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.96 | -179% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.94 | -169% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.93 | -160% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.01 | -43% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.49 | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.80 | -21% |
AIN has returned to profit: it earned $3.17 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
AIN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $349.5M | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $329.5M | +5.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.3M | +7.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $321.2M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $261.4M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $311.4M | -6.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $288.8M | -7.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $286.9M | -11% |
AIN's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $350M last quarter, up 34% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | +62 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.8% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.2% | -1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.3% | +0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -45% | -53 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.2% | -5.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.8% | -2.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.5% | -4.4 points |
AIN's operating margin was 17% last quarter, up 62 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AIN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $36.5M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | -$14.5M | -177% |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.6M | +$9.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $51.4M | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.9M | -18% |
| Q2 2025 | $18.8M | -70% |
| Q1 2025 | -$13.5M | +$3.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $60.2M | +52% |
AIN still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $70M over the past year.
AIN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +8K shares |
| 1 year | -1.4% | -416K shares |
| 3 years | -8.6% | -2.7M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -3.8M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -3.7M shares |
AIN has 29M diluted shares, down 1.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $15M |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $51.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $69.2M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
AIN spent $15M buying back its own shares over the past year.
AIN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 7.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 8.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
AIN's net debt is about 1.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.2 years a year ago.
AIN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 58.9 | Neutral |
AIN's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 59 (neutral).
AIN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | AIN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 18x | 18% above |
| PE % | 19 | 47 | 28 pts below |
AIN is trading at 21x earnings, a 18% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
AIN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $63.6 | 6.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $65.4 | 3.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $61.1 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $63.7 | 6.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $76.5 | 12% below |
AIN has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 12% below its 200-week average.
AIN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $76.5 | $73.1 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | $73.1 | $88.5 | +21% |
| 2022 | $88.5 | $98.7 | +11% |
| 2023 | $98.7 | $98.2 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | $98.2 | $80.1 | -18% |
| 2025 | $80.1 | $51.6 | -36% |
| 2026 YTD | $51.6 | $67.6 | +31% |
AIN has finished three years in a row lower, and it's up 31% so far in 2026.