Forensic Analysis · General / Diversified · as of Jun 27, 2026
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ (AIN)
A forensic read on ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.
B · Sound & dependable
Forensic grade
Safe
Financial health
4.3
Altman Z-score
Clean
Earnings quality
2
Forensic signals
-7.7%
ROE
$2.2B
Market cap
1.56%
Dividend yield
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ earns a B (Sound & dependable) forensic quality grade, and its Altman Z-score is 4.3, placing it in the Safe zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.
What the filings flag
-2%Return on invested capital.Return on invested capital is -2% and slipping from 12% — well below its ~9% cost of capital, so reinvested dollars may be destroying value, not building it.
264% of FCFShareholder returns.Returned $218M to shareholders (buybacks + dividends) in FY2025 — 264% of free cash flow. More than free cash flow generated — and beyond operating cash too, so the extra is coming from debt or cash reserves, which isn't sustainable indefinitely.
Key fundamentals
Net Margin-4.8%
Debt / Equity0.63x
Free Cash Flow$82.6M
Latest Revenue$1.18B
Return on Equity-7.9%
Revenue Growth YoY-3.9%
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