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ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ AIN

NYSE · stock · Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Man Made Fiber & Silk · website · IPO 1987-09-30

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ statistics & valuation

Market cap$2.2B
P / S1.8×
P / B3.0×
P / FCF26.2×
Dividend yield1.50%
Net margin-4.8%
Return on equity-7.8%
FCF margin7.0%
Net debt$343.3M
Net debt / EBITDA6.6×
Enterprise value USD$2.5B
EV / EBITDA48.4×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-1.4%
Return on capital-2.8%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.80% 3.80% 8.40% 12.60% 10.90% 12.70% 9.30% 9.70% 7.10% -4.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
38.60% 34.30% 35.60% 37.70% 41.20% 40.70% 37.70% 36.90% 32.60% 20.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
12.10% 9.10% 14.00% 18.40% 18.40% 19.20% 17.50% 14.60% 10.70% -3.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
10.30% 5.80% 13.60% 18.80% 12.00% 13.50% 11.00% 11.50% 9.20% -7.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
32.2M 32.2M 32.3M 32.3M 32.4M 32.5M 31.5M 31.3M 31.3M 29.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$302.8M $332.2M $327.2M $228.5M $156.7M $48.0M $147.2M $283.5M $203.2M $343.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
4.20% 2.40% 5.80% 9.00% 6.40% 7.60% 5.80% 6.10% 5.30% -3.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
1.20% -2.50% 5.20% 12.60% 11.00% 17.70% 3.30% 5.60% 11.20% 7.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.95× 0.90× 0.86× 0.60× 0.49× 0.40× 0.51× 0.47× 0.34× 0.62× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.64 $1.03 $2.57 $4.10 $3.05 $3.65 $3.04 $3.55 $2.80 -$1.94 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ trades at about 22.8× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 17×–61.6×, median 26.7×).

17× 61.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (17×–61.6×); dot = today's 22.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin20.6%32.6%36.9%37.7%40.7%41.2%37.7%35.6%34.3%38.6%
Operating margin-3.1%10.7%14.6%17.5%19.2%18.4%18.4%14.0%9.1%12.1%
Net margin-4.8%7.1%9.7%9.3%12.7%10.9%12.6%8.4%3.8%6.8%
FCF margin7.0%11.2%5.6%3.3%17.7%11.0%12.6%5.2%-2.5%1.2%
Return on assets-3.3%5.3%6.1%5.8%7.6%6.4%9.0%5.8%2.4%4.2%
Return on equity-7.8%9.2%11.5%11.0%13.5%12.0%18.8%13.6%5.8%10.3%
Debt / equity0.62×0.34×0.47×0.51×0.40×0.49×0.60×0.86×0.90×0.95×
Current ratio2.103.233.533.973.653.763.053.133.372.51

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.