# Astec Industries Inc. (ASTE) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $40.06, market value $921 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 47.1×** (5-yr avg 79.7×, 3-yr avg 74.6×). Astec Industries Inc. trades at 47.1× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 79.7×: cheap by its own standards. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 10.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.01**. A PEG of 0.01 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.6×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.3×**. The shares trade at 1.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 11.2×**. Enterprise value is 11.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.5%** (5-yr avg -2.4%). Free cash flow equals 3.5% of the market value, above its five-year average of -2.4%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 2.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 25.7%**. Astec Industries Inc. keeps 25.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 3.4%**. 3.4% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 2.8%**. 2.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 5.7%**. 5.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 4.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 4.5%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 1.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.1%** (3-yr 3.4%/yr, 5-yr 6.6%/yr). Revenue grew 8.1% over the last year, against 6.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 784.2%** (5-yr -3.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 784.2%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.49**. Debt is 0.49 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.5×**. It would take 2.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 2.49** (quick 2.49). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.49 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.12**. A Z-score of 3.12 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.30%** ($0.52 per share, trailing). Astec Industries Inc. yields 1.30%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 31%** (37% of free cash flow). 31% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -1.1%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Astec Industries Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $67.25 (+68% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -13.8%** (YTD -7.1%, 3-mo -23.3%). The shares are down 13.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -39.0%** (6.9% above the low). Trading 39% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 51**. An RSI of 51 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.36** (volatility 42%). Beta of 1.36 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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