ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A (AIN)
Industrials · industrial machinery / aerospace components · NYSE
Albany International provides mission-critical engineered textiles and high-performance composite components for the paper production and aerospace sectors.
What ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A does
Albany International is a developer and manufacturer of engineered components for the paper and aerospace industries. The company operates two main segments: machine clothing for paper and board production, and advanced lightweight composite materials and parts for aerospace applications.
Themes: aerospace supply chain, industrial manufacturing, composite materials, paper industry equipment
Fundamentals
- Price$59.43 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$1.7B as of 2026-07-15 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+5.1% 2025-10-08 close $56.54 → 2026-10-08 close $59.43
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-4.8% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+20.6% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE-7.9% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.60 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+3.2% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+4.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.07 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-09-01 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.8%; at least 17 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How AIN compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginbottom 25% 392 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginmiddle range 253 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitybottom 25% 432 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 428 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 271 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 417 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, AIN's dividend was covered by reported results (free-cash-flow payout 39%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payout39% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A looks technically
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A (AIN) is trading 2.3% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 101 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 45, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 27 trading days ago. It is 22.8% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 2.3% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -2.3% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $61.26 | $61.26 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $60.85 | $60.85 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 23 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 23 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 58.52. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 101 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 101 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 11.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 45, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 45.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($57.35 to $62.70) — its "stochastic" reading is 39 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 38.9 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 25 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $77.00 | $77.00 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 22.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -22.8% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 44.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +44.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 22.8% below its highest point of the past year | 22.8% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 27 trading days ago | 27 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 27 trading days ago | 27 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $115.39 (set on 2023-02-02) | $115.39 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($41.42 to $76.29), and it has given back around half of its rise from last year’s low — 48% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $53.62 to $54.74. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 48.4% |
| From the all-time high | it is 48.5% below its all-time high | -48.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.2% above a support level at $58.71 — a price it turned at 7 times since 2025-04-07, most recently on 2026-09-23. Since 2024-10-08 it has 3 such levels below the current price and 10 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.2% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $4.86 (set on 2009-03-10) | $4.86 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1122.8% above its all-time low | +1,123% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 2nd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.05 between its high and its low — about 3.5% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.05 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $58.82 and $61.13 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $58.82 – $59.98 – $61.13 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.5% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.5% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.7 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (2.3% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.7 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.88× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.1% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.1% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.7% gap up opened on 2026-10-06 has been "filled" 2 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 2 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 2 sessions in a row, a +0.2% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 5.7 percentage points (the stock lost 4.7% while the market gained 1.0%) | -5.7% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 20.5 percentage points (the stock lost 16.7% while the market gained 3.8%) | -20.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 5.0 percentage points (the stock gained 12.4% while the market gained 17.5%) | -5.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 9.9 percentage points (the stock gained 5.1% while the market gained 15.0%) | -9.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 3.0% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 7.2% of the share price. | -3.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 2% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $60.82 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 191 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.3% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-04 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $60.67 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 47 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.0% |
Inverse head and shoulders, bullish — broke out · entry $59.33 · 42 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
AIN last closed at $59.43 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 3 prices below its last close and 10 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $58.71 | Support | 1.2% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-04-07 to 2026-09-23 |
| $60.79 | Resistance | 2.3% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-04-21 to 2026-03-05 |
| $64.30 | Resistance | 8.2% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-06-02 to 2026-09-03 |
| $54.26 | Support | 8.7% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-12-12 to 2026-09-01 |
| $65.77 | Resistance | 10.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-08-13 to 2025-08-22 |
| $52.30 | Support | 12.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-09-29 to 2026-02-24 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $58.52.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 13 trading days, since 2026-09-22.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Printed a doji candle | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$65.67 range $61.00 – $75.00; median $61.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for AIN
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.47 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $1.47, on 2026-09-07, 31-day window
- Readings revised upward11% of 9 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Restructuring costs impacting profitability","Fluctuations in raw material and energy costs","Dependence on cyclical aerospace and paper industries"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of AIN's 10-Q filed 2026-08-04 against the prior one filed 2026-04-30.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added sentence in second paragraph of Forward-looking Statements: "These forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the specific cautionary factors identified below and the more detailed risk factor discussions contained in those filings. Investors should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement."
- Replaced the tariff risk bullet: "Proposed tariffs that may significantly and adversely impact our results of operations" changed to "Changes in trade policy, tariffs, or import/export restrictions that may significantly and adversely impact our results of operations".
- Added sentence to final paragraph of Forward-looking Statements: "The risk factors enumerated above and in those filings are intended to be meaningful cautionary statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and such factors are specifically incorporated by reference herein."
- Page number in newer filing after risk factor list section shows "26" whereas older shows "23" (page numbering change).
- Removed:
- Removed sentence from second paragraph of Forward-looking Statements in the older filing: none removed other than restructuring described in additions/wording changes.
- Removed text from Business Environment Overview and Trends ending in newer filing: the newer version appears truncated mid-sentence ("each rooted in si") compared to the older full paragraph ("each rooted in similar materials sciences know-how ... offer high quality specific part").
- Reworded:
- Forward-looking Statements, second paragraph: added qualification sentence about cautionary factors and undue reliance.
- Tariff-related risk bullet: "Proposed tariffs that may significantly and adversely impact our results of operations" was reworded to "Changes in trade policy, tariffs, or import/export restrictions that may significantly and adversely impact our results of operations".
- Final paragraph of Forward-looking Statements: added sentence about risk factors being meaningful cautionary statements for Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 safe harbor and incorporated by reference.
- Notes:
- Newer filing's MD&A section appears truncated: Business Environment Overview and Trends paragraph ends mid-sentence ("each rooted in si"), while the older filing continues with a full description. Text beyond the truncation point in the newer filing was not available for comparison.
- Only the provided portion of each MD&A section was compared; changes beyond the truncated text in the newer filing could not be assessed.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-08-04) updates Item 2 heading to refer to 'the three months ended June 30, 2026' instead of 'the three months ended March 31, 2026'.
- Newer filing (2026-08-04) changes share repurchase table periods to April 1-April 30, 2026, May 1-May 31, 2026, and June 1-June 30, 2026.
- Newer filing (2026-08-04) updates authorization availability statement to 'As of June 30, 2026, we were authorized to repurchase shares up to $76.7 million' instead of March 31, 2026.
- Newer filing (2026-08-04) changes Item 5 disclosure period to 'During the six months ended June 30, 2026' instead of 'During the three months ended March 31, 2026'.
- Newer filing (2026-08-04) updates signature date to August 4, 2026.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-04-30) Item 2 heading referred to 'the three months ended March 31, 2026' instead of June 30, 2026.
- Older filing (2026-04-30) share repurchase table included periods January 1-January 31, 2026, February 1-February 17, 2026, February 18-February 28, 2025, and March 1-March 31, 2026.
- Older filing (2026-04-30) stated 'As of March 31, 2026, we were authorized to repurchase shares up to $76.7 million' instead of June 30, 2026.
- Older filing (2026-04-30) Item 5 disclosure referred to 'During the three months ended March 31, 2026' instead of the six-month period.
- Older filing (2026-04-30) signature date was April 30, 2026.
- Reworded:
- Item 5 disclosure period changed from three months ended March 31, 2026 to six months ended June 30, 2026.
- Share repurchase table timeline and signature date updated between filings.
- Notes:
- Only the provided texts were compared; the Risk Factors section itself is identical in both filings ('There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.').
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for AIN — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding AIN as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 6,107,601
- Reported value $455,330,153
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 4 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
AIN had 1,075,103 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
AIN had 3.79% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.67 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,075,103
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.79%
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,097,444
- Reported change -2.04%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.67
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Voith Paper
- Andritz AG (ANDR.VI)
- Hexcel Corporation (HXL)
- Spirit AeroSystems (SPR)
- Triumph Group (TGI)
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Frequently asked questions
What does ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A (AIN) do?
Albany International is a developer and manufacturer of engineered components for the paper and aerospace industries. The company operates two main segments: machine clothing for paper and board production, and advanced lightweight composite materials and parts for aerospace applications.
What sector is ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A (AIN) in?
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A (AIN) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is industrial machinery / aerospace components. It trades on NYSE.
Does AIN pay a dividend?
Yes — ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A (AIN) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.85% and at least 17 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A's (AIN) competitors?
Notable peers of ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A (AIN) include Voith Paper, Andritz AG, Hexcel Corporation, Spirit AeroSystems and Triumph Group. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A (AIN) overbought or oversold right now?
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A (AIN) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 45, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on AIN come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.