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ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ AIN
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ (AIN) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.50% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $1.2B at a -4.8% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.283 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.568 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.021 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.742 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIN | ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ | 3/9 | 4.35 | — | -3.9% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
| SONY | Sony Group Corp | 6/9 | 0.86 | — | +9% |
| CAJFF | CANON INC | 6/9 | — | — | +14.7% |
| KYOAY | KYOCERA CORP | 5/9 | 7.6 | — | +10.8% |
About ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/
Albany International Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the machine clothing and engineered composites businesses in the United States, Switzerland, France, Brazil, China, Mexico, Germany, and internationally. The company operates through two segments: Machine Clothing (MC) and Albany Engineered Composites (AEC). The MC segment designs, manufactures, and markets paper machine clothing for use in the manufacturing of papers, paperboard, tissues, towels, pulps, building products, tannery, and textiles, as well as nonwovens, fiber cement, and several other industrial applications. This segment offers paper machine clothing forming, pressing, and drying fabrics, as well as processing belts; and engineered fabrics. Its AEC segment 3D-woven and injected composite components for aircraft engines composite airframe and engine components for military and commercial aircraft. The company sells its products to commercial and defense markets, space-launch vehicles and the emerging advanced air mobility market, as well as to customer end-users. Albany International Corp. was incorporated in 1895 and is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
FAQ
Is AIN financially healthy?
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/'s Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does AIN pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ pays a dividend yielding about 1.50% with a -56.6% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is AIN?
In FY2025, ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ had a net margin of -4.8% and a return on equity of -7.8%.
Is AIN overvalued or undervalued?
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ trades at about 22.8× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 17.0×–61.6×, median 26.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for AIN?
The average Wall-Street price target for ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ is $58.67, about 8.1% below the recent price, from 3 analysts.
Is AIN a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 1.50%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.