Forensic Analysis · Textiles & Apparel Manufacturing · as of Nov 10, 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

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

-6.9%

ROE

-3.9%

Revenue growth

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Albany International Corp /De/ earns a B (Sound & dependable) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 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

-2.3%

FY2025

Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is -2.3% in the latest fiscal year and slipping across FY2023–FY2025 from 8.2%. After-tax operating profit was $117M in FY2023 and ($29M) in FY2025, with operating income at 14.6% of revenue in FY2023, 10.7% in FY2024 and -3.1% in FY2025. The capital base behind it came down -13% across FY2023–FY2025, from $1.4B to $1.2B, so this return is struck on a smaller base than it started on. FY2025's operating profit carried a $14M restructuring charge that alone took about 0.9 points off that year's return, so about 0.9 of the 10.5-point fall across FY2023–FY2025 is that charge landing in the latest year rather than the capital earning less.

270% of FCF

FY2025

Shareholder returns. Returned $218M to shareholders (buybacks + dividends) in FY2025 — 270% of free cash flow. That is $138M (170%) more than free cash flow covered, and more than operating cash flow as well. The balance sheet covered it: cash fell $3M and total debt rose $137M over FY2025. A payout past free cash flow draws the balance sheet down in every year it continues, which isn't sustainable indefinitely. Counting the $10M of stock-based comp paid out in shares on top of that, the combined claim on free cash flow is 282%.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$1.18B

Revenue Growth YoY-3.9%

Revenue CAGR (2yr)+1.5%

Net Margin-4.8%

Free Cash Flow$81.0M

Return on Equity-6.9%

Debt / Equity0.63x

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