Azenta, Inc. (AZTA) stock
AZTANasdaqSpecial Industry Machinery, NECFiscal year ends September 30
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026Score 8/3017% below fair value
$45.65+1.79 (+4.08%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $2.00BP/E –Yield –
Azenta statistics
88 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 3, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Dec 2, 2021
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.28
- 3.43
- P/OCF Ratio
- 52.66
- 15.59
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.40
- 2.27
- EV / FCF
- 148.90
- 22.29
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.05%
- 0.54%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -5.05%
- 0.03%
- Float
- 38M
- 52M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 12.6%
- 5.00%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 114.6%
- 81.8%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 5M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 0.79%
- -0.88%
- Short % of Float
- 14.1%
- 4.17%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 12.3%
- 3.65%
- Days to Cover
- 6.20
- 3.58
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $50.05
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $15.93
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $39.26
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $36.52
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $28.41
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $2.88
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 16.6%
- 3.01%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 25.0%
- -4.86%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 35.9%
- -14.1%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 185.0%
- -11.1%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 37.3%
- 5.81%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 48.4%
- 4.03%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -16.2%
- 29.5%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -60.3%
- 14.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 195.3%
- 89.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 957,301
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 907,298
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.24
- 0.76
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 61.6
- 44.5
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 68.9%
- 53.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.33
- 1.06
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -24.8%
- 6.52%
- EBITDA Margin
- -19.5%
- 9.73%
- FCF Margin
- 1.61%
- 7.10%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -7.72%
- 7.46%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -6.31%
- 3.06%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -13.2%
- 7.81%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -10.9%
- 6.97%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.50
- 2.02
- Quick Ratio
- 2.47
- 0.96
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 4.88%
- 9.19%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -81.1%
- 17.1%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 2.25%
- 3.31%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 8.85%
- 7.11%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.32
- 0.70
- Inventory Turnover
- 4.29
- 3.65
- Revenue Per Employee
- $204.60K
- $427.56K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$40.97K
- $17.14K
- Employee Count
- 3,000
- 1,633
- WACC
- 11.7%
- 9.69%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$152.26M
- $62.51M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $528.54M
- $224.23K
- Net Cash Per Share
- $12.06
- $0.00
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.51B
- $449.80M
- Book Value Per Share
- $34.47
- $10.18
- Tangible Book Value
- $876.98M
- $74.75M
- Working Capital
- $408.78M
- $231.24M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$28.09M
- -$26.59M
- FCF Per Share
- $0.23
- $1.38
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -6.15%
- 2.76%
- FCF Yield
- 0.49%
- 3.51%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- -$40.17M
- $18.38M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 4.49
- 3.10
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.83
- -2.54
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | AZTA | S&P 500 | Difference | AZTA per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +20.5% | -3.0% | +23.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | +34.6% | -2.8% | +37.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | +37.3% | +11.5% | +25.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | +52.8% | +13.5% | +39.3 pts | ||
| 3 years | -4.5% | +77.7% | −82.2 pts | -1.5% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -60.2% | +72.6% | −132.8 pts | -16.8% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +222.9% | +308.2% | −85.3 pts | +12.4% | +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.
5M AZTA shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 0.8% from the previous report, or 14.12% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 52.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5,404,752 | +0.8% | 872,402 | 6.2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5,362,594 | +0.8% | 1,550,856 | 3.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5,319,092 | -1.2% | 869,247 | 6.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 5,382,386 | +0.2% | 868,207 | 6.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 5,370,607 | +2.3% | 752,427 | 7.1 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 5,250,376 | -1.7% | 744,918 | 7.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 5,339,160 | -11.5% | 570,202 | 9.4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 6,032,546 | -3.0% | 607,780 | 9.9 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6,221,125 | -1.1% | 730,039 | 8.5 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6,291,261 | +7.3% | 985,179 | 6.4 |
| May 29, 2026 | 5,865,275 | -6.1% | 1,479,409 | 4.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 6,245,518 | +4.9% | 1,769,611 | 3.5 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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