AIN
Albany International Corp.
AIN has a slight edge over EBAY overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
EBAY
eBay Inc.
EBAY has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
AIN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
AIN's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
EBAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
EBAY's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet 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 has the edge over EBAY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
EBAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.9x | $31.50 | -74% |
| Fair | 16x | $71.96 | -40% |
| Forward | 18x | $120 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $99.04 | -18% |
| Current | 26x | $120 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EBAY's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x 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.
EBAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
EBAY has the edge over AIN on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
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.
EBAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.63 | +45% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.57 | +0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.82 | +7.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.40 | +6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.34 | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.55 | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.49 | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.15 | -17% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.94 | -24% |
EBAY has the edge over AIN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
EBAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.2B | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.1B | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8B | +9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.7B | +6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6B | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.6B | +0.7% |
EBAY has the edge over AIN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | -4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | -3.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +5.1 points |
EBAY has the edge over AIN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
EBAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $749M | -6.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $300M | +$741M |
| Q1 2026 | $897M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $466M | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $803M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | -$441M | -259% |
| Q1 2025 | $644M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $560M | +$564M |
EBAY has the edge over AIN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
EBAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -14M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -79M shares |
| 5 years | -31% | -205M shares |
| Available history | -44% | -359M shares |
EBAY has the edge over AIN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $664M |
| Q2 2026 | $323M |
| Q1 2026 | $486M |
| Q4 2025 | $635M |
| Q3 2025 | $626M |
| Q2 2025 | $624M |
| Q1 2025 | $615M |
| Q4 2024 | $911M |
EBAY spent $2.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 24% from the year before.
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 has the edge over EBAY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
EBAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9x | Healthy |
EBAY's net debt is about 1.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.7 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).
EBAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.0 | Overbought |
EBAY's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 80 (overbought).
AIN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | AIN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 18x | 18% above |
| PE % | 19 | 47 | 28 pts below |
AIN has the edge over EBAY on valuation relative to its sector.
EBAY PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | EBAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 18x | 46% above |
| PE % | 91 | 47 | 44 pts above |
EBAY is trading at 26x earnings, a 46% 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.
EBAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $116.5 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $112.4 | 6.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $102.6 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $89.8 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $69.5 | 73% above |
EBAY has the edge over AIN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
EBAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.1 | $50.1 | +39% |
| 2021 | $50.1 | $64.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $64.9 | $40.2 | -38% |
| 2023 | $40.2 | $43.6 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | $43.6 | $62.8 | +44% |
| 2025 | $62.8 | $85.2 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $85.2 | $120.1 | +41% |
EBAY has the edge over AIN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.