Astec Industries Inc (ASTE) stock

ASTENasdaqConstruction Machinery & EquipFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 8/3015% above fair value

$38.64+1.16 (+3.09%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $889.70MP/E 77.3Yield 1.35%

Astec Industries statistics

111 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 24, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Nov 16, 2026
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $889.70M; $1.84B
Enterprise Value: $1.20B; $2.02B
PE Ratio: 77.28; 28.57
PS Ratio: 0.57; 2.38
PB Ratio: 1.32; 2.41
P/TBV Ratio: 2.16; 3.48
P/FCF Ratio: 16.06; 21.25
P/OCF Ratio: 8.37; 15.80

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 0.77; 2.35
EV / EBITDA: 11.56; 16.25
EV / EBIT: 24.46; 20.29
EV / FCF: 21.63; 22.46

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 23M; 59M
Shares Change (YoY): 0.90%; 0.49%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.21%; 0.03%
Float: 22M; 51M
Shares Held by Insiders: 6.24%; 5.17%
Shares Held by Institutions: 98.1%; 81.8%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 679,576; –
Short Interest Change: 9.84%; -0.88%
Short % of Float: 3.15%; 4.17%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 2.95%; 3.65%
Days to Cover: 3.80; 3.58

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $65.69; –
52-Week Low: $35.05; –
20-Day Moving Average: $38.44; –
50-Day Moving Average: $39.98; –
200-Day Moving Average: $50.30; –
Average True Range (14): $1.62; –
Price Change (1 Week): 9.28%; 5.18%
Price Change (1 Month): -2.87%; -5.13%
Price Change (3 Months): -10.7%; -14.8%
Price Change (6 Months): -22.5%; -11.3%
Price Change (YTD): -10.8%; 6.24%
Price Change (1 Year): -13.4%; 5.98%
Price Change (3 Years): 24.3%; 33.6%
Price Change (5 Years): -45.9%; 15.6%
Price Change (10 Years): -39.7%; 93.7%
Average Volume (10 Days): 289,594; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 237,419; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 237,020; –
Relative Volume: 1.41; 0.81
Relative Strength Index (14): 49.1; 45.7
Volatility (1 Year): 43.6%; 53.7%
Beta (5 Years): 1.15; 1.05

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 25.5%; 34.6%
Operating Margin: 3.15%; 5.85%
Pretax Margin: 1.55%; 6.52%
Profit Margin: 0.74%; 4.89%
EBITDA Margin: 6.66%; 9.73%
FCF Margin: 3.56%; 7.10%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 1.72%; 7.46%
Return on Assets (ROA): 0.84%; 3.06%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 2.53%; 7.81%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 4.64%; 6.81%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 2.31; 2.02
Quick Ratio: 0.79; 0.96
Debt / Equity: 0.55; 0.52
Debt / EBITDA: 3.61; 1.99
Debt / FCF: 6.77; 2.68
Net Debt / EBITDA: 2.98; 1.24
Interest Coverage: 1.70; 4.87

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 13.8%; 9.19%
Net Income Growth (YoY): -75.8%; 9.10%
EPS Growth (YoY): -76.0%; 14.0%
FCF Growth (YoY): 22.0%; 15.9%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 3.43%; 3.31%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 6.60%; 7.11%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): -3.52%; 15.5%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.13; 0.70
Inventory Turnover: 2.35; 3.64
Revenue Per Employee: $348.57K; $427.56K
Profits Per Employee: $2.60K; $16.74K
Employee Count: 4,468; 1,633
WACC: 9.02%; 9.60%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $1.56B; $906.74M
Gross Profit: $397.50M; $333.11M
Operating Income: $49.00M; $38.90M
Pretax Income: $24.10M; $62.51M
Net Income: $11.60M; $28.24M
EBITDA: $103.70M; $67.41M
EPS (Diluted): $0.50; $0.71

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $65.90M; $110.96M
Total Debt: $374.80M; $498.70M
Net Cash (Debt): -$308.90M; $600.42K
Net Cash Per Share: -$13.42; $0.00
Equity (Book Value): $676.40M; $449.80M
Book Value Per Share: $29.38; $10.18
Tangible Book Value: $412.80M; $74.75M
Working Capital: $473.00M; $231.24M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $106.30M; $76.02M
Capital Expenditures: -$50.90M; -$26.59M
Free Cash Flow: $55.40M; $61.59M
FCF Per Share: $2.41; $1.38

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 1.30%; 2.75%
FCF Yield: 6.23%; 3.52%
Dividend Yield: 1.35%; 1.05%
Shareholder Yield: 1.35%; 1.88%
Dividend Per Share: $0.52; $1.14
Dividend Growth (YoY): 0.00%; 5.27%
Years of Dividend Growth: 0; 4
Payout Ratio: 102.6%; 29.1%
FCF Payout Ratio: 21.5%; 24.9%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $28.80M; $18.27M
Income Tax: $12.70M; $18.38M
Effective Tax Rate: 52.7%; 21.3%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $18.18; $32.11
Graham Upside: -53.0%; -52.1%
Altman Z-Score: 2.89; 3.08
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.11; -2.56

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	ASTE	S&P 500	Difference	ASTE per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-2.1%	-2.7%	+0.6 pts
3 months	-10.5%	-1.7%	−8.7 pts
Year to date	-10.1%	+11.9%	−22.0 pts
1 year	-12.4%	+12.0%	−24.4 pts
3 years	+28.1%	+78.2%	−50.0 pts	+8.6%	+21.2%
5 years	-42.6%	+73.2%	−115.8 pts	-10.5%	+11.6%
10 years	-32.9%	+309.6%	−342.6 pts	-3.9%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

1M ASTE shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 9.8% from the previous report, or 3.15% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 50.3% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	679,576	+9.8%	178,865	3.8
Oct 15, 2026	618,676	+13.5%	252,905	2.5
Sep 30, 2026	545,291	-13.4%	222,507	2.5
Sep 15, 2026	629,877	+3.0%	197,756	3.2
Aug 31, 2026	611,262	+17.3%	231,704	2.6
Aug 14, 2026	520,999	-3.4%	362,634	1.4
Jul 31, 2026	539,125	-5.6%	186,733	2.9
Jul 15, 2026	571,108	+4.2%	169,344	3.4
Jun 30, 2026	548,002	+9.3%	246,291	2.2
Jun 15, 2026	501,435	-9.6%	193,288	2.6
May 29, 2026	554,409	+8.3%	169,758	3.3
May 15, 2026	512,086	-12.6%	283,823	1.8

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

Where these numbers come from

Parsed from the XBRL in Astec Industries's annual and quarterly filings with the SEC
Per-share figures adjusted for the 2-for-1 split on Jan 19, 1999
Fourth quarters derived from the annual report minus nine months
Every figure in the statements links to its source filing

Against peers

Trailing twelve months. Peers are matched on business description, industry and size. Ticks are peers, the dot is ASTE.

Compare: ASTE vs CMCO · ASTE vs MTW · ASTE vs AEBI · ASTE vs PLOW · ASTE vs GENC

Revenue growth13.8% · median 20.1%

Gross margin25.5% · median 27.3%

Operating margin3.1% · median 4.7%

Net margin0.7% · median 1.6%

Company	Revenue	Growth
MTW	$2.38B	+10.2%
AEBI	$1.97B	+52.2%
ASTE	$1.56B	+13.8%
CMCO	$1.49B	+55.2%
PLOW	$699.10M	+20.1%
GENC	$110.01M	-6.4%

Company

Next earnings (est.): Feb 24, 2027, before open
Exchange: Nasdaq
Industry: Construction Machinery & Equip
Fiscal year ends: December 31
Employees: 4,468
Held by institutions: 98.1%
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche LLP
SEC CIK: 792987

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