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Alto Ingredients, Inc. ALTO

Nasdaq · stock · Industrial Organic Chemicals · website · IPO 2005-03-24 · LEI

Alto Ingredients, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$402.2M
P / E30.2×
P / S0.4×
P / B1.6×
P / FCF46.5×
Net margin1.5%
Return on equity5.4%
FCF margin0.9%
Net debt$61.2M
Net debt / EBITDA1.9×
Enterprise value USD$463.3M
EV / EBITDA14.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV1.6%
Return on capital2.2%
Graham number -16.8%$3.38

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($3.38); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
0.10% -2.10% -4.00% -6.20% -1.70% 3.80% -3.10% -2.30% -6.10% 1.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
3.30% 0.40% -1.00% -0.70% 5.90% 5.60% -2.10% 1.30% 1.00% 3.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
1.40% -1.60% -3.40% -5.20% 1.10% 3.30% -4.60% -2.00% -5.40% 0.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
0.30% -9.10% -18.90% -39.20% -5.10% 13.30% -13.50% -10.00% -26.20% 5.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
39.8M 44.0M 45.8M 55.5M 72.5M 72.8M 75.2M 75.7M 76.6M 77.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$137.6M $194.9M $206.9M $226.5M $50.2M -$211000 $41.6M $60.7M $64.2M $61.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
0.20% -4.90% -9.10% -14.50% -3.20% 9.50% -8.70% -6.20% -14.70% 3.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
1.30% 1.00% -0.90% -2.40% 7.30% 0.90% -2.40% -0.60% -1.50% 0.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.48× 0.64× 0.73× 1.08× 0.33× 0.15× 0.25× 0.32× 0.44× 0.34× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.00 -$0.85 -$1.42 -$1.90 -$0.28 $0.61 -$0.60 -$0.40 -$0.82 $0.16 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

Alto Ingredients, Inc. trades at about 25.4× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.5×–312×, median 15.6×).

8.5× 312×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8.5×–312×); dot = today's 25.4×.

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 margin3.8%1.0%1.3%-2.1%5.6%5.9%-0.7%-1.0%0.4%3.3%
Operating margin0.8%-5.4%-2.0%-4.6%3.3%1.1%-5.2%-3.4%-1.6%1.4%
Net margin1.5%-6.1%-2.3%-3.1%3.8%-1.7%-6.2%-4.0%-2.1%0.1%
FCF margin0.9%-1.5%-0.6%-2.4%0.9%7.3%-2.4%-0.9%1.0%1.3%
Return on assets3.4%-14.7%-6.2%-8.7%9.5%-3.2%-14.5%-9.1%-4.9%0.2%
Return on equity5.4%-26.2%-10.0%-13.5%13.3%-5.1%-39.2%-18.9%-9.1%0.3%
Debt / equity0.34×0.44×0.32×0.25×0.15×0.33×1.08×0.73×0.64×0.48×
Current ratio2.642.652.592.553.302.461.450.732.242.98

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