# Americold Realty Trust Inc. (COLD) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $14.22, market value $4.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Americold Realty Trust Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 1.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.6×.
- **Price / book: 1.7×**. The shares trade at 1.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 116.9×**. Enterprise value is 116.9× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -4.6%** (5-yr avg -1.1%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: -12.7%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -4.5%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -4.0%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -4.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -4.8%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -5.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces -5.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -2.5%** (3-yr -4.0%/yr, 5-yr 5.3%/yr). Revenue fell 2.5% over the last year, against 5.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -21.2%**. Earnings per share fell 21.2%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.92**. Debt is 0.92 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 44.5×**. It would take 44.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.28**. A Z-score of 1.28 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 6.47%** ($0.92 per share, trailing). Americold Realty Trust Inc. yields 6.47%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 8**. 8 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 1.8%/yr** (1-yr 4.5%). The dividend has grown 1.8% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (17 analysts). 17 analysts cover Americold Realty Trust Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $16.44 (+16% 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): 9.5%** (YTD 14.5%, 3-mo -1.9%). The shares are up 9.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -15.8%** (40.8% above the low). Trading 16% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 40**. An RSI of 40 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.69** (volatility 45%). Beta of 0.69 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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