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Employees: 510
Size Australian Agricultural (AAC.AX) is an Australia Consumer Staples company (Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy) with a market value of $553M, the 248th largest of 316 Australia companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at A$1.32 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 1.9%, against -3.2% for the median peer and +4.1% for the Australia market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 8.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +7.1%); the operating margin is -47.0% (peer median 3.0%).
Valuation It trades at 94.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 26.8× (most expensive of 16).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 12.0 points below its cost of capital (5.9% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 18 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | A$422M | A$422M | A$388M | A$336M | A$313M |
| Revenue growth | — | +9% | +15% | +7% | — |
| Gross profit | -A$125M | -A$125M | -A$142M | -A$125M | -A$136M |
| EBITDA | -A$167M | -A$167M | -A$173M | -A$162M | -A$169M |
| Net income | A$107M | A$107M | -A$1.05M | -A$94.6M | A$4.61M |
| Free cash flow | -A$15.2M | -A$15.2M | A$6.49M | -A$22.5M | -A$2.45M |
| Capital expenditure | A$24.7M | A$24.7M | A$20.6M | A$31.8M | A$18.5M |
| Total debt | n/a | A$517M | A$497M | A$478M | A$430M |
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| Measure | AAC.AX | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +1.1% | -1.4% | 8th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +1.9% | -3.2% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -11.7% | -23.2% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +8.8% | +7.1% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | -47.0% | 3.0% | lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 94.6× | 26.8× | most expensive of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -12.0 pp | -1.1 pp | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Agricultural AAC.AX | Australia | $553M | +2% | +9% | -47% | 94.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Henan Huaying Agricultural Development 002321.SZ | China | $569M | -16% | +24% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| High Liner Foods HLF.TO | Canada | $536M | +91% | +14% | 5% | 8.7× | 3.5% | +5.3% |
| Starzen 8043.T | Japan | $574M | +36% | +4% | 2% | 9.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Masoval AS MAS.OL | Norway | $508M | +16% | -1% | 4% | 45.6× | 28.2% | +22.3% |
| Dodla Dairy DODLA.NS | India | $625M | -14% | +17% | 4% | 28.6× | 33.7% | +16.2% |
| Mama's Creations MAMA | United States | $632M | +2% | +54% | 5% | 46.4× | 17.6% | +33.3% |
| Binggrae 005180.KS | South Korea | $472M | +9% | +4% | 9% | 6.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Xinjiang Terun Dairy 600419.SS | China | $465M | +2% | +5% | 5% | 26.8× | -4.3% | +9.4% |
| Beingmate 002570.SZ | China | $680M | -16% | -4% | 3% | 28.3× | 11.8% | +0.8% |
| HaiXin Foods 002702.SZ | China | $444M | -10% | +11% | -1% | n/a | 22.8% | -1.0% |
| Parag Milk Foods PARAGMILK.NS | India | $435M | +42% | +13% | 5% | 27.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Hunan Xiangjia Animal Husbandry 002982.SZ | China | $425M | -4% | +8% | 2% | 69.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Prima Meat Packers,Ltd 2281.T | Japan | $724M | -9% | +5% | 2% | 12.8× | -1.2% | +1.9% |
| Heritage Foods HERITGFOOD.NS | India | $366M | +2% | +14% | 3% | 27.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Panda Dairy 300898.SZ | China | $356M | -20% | +15% | 10% | 18.8× | 17.4% | +3.4% |
| Savencia SAVE.PA | France | $871M | -11% | -2% | 3% | 5.4× | -3.8% | +6.2% |
| Xinjiang Talimu Agriculture Development 600359.SS | China | $348M | -20% | -20% | -5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hilton Food HFG.L | United Kingdom | $889M | +39% | +7% | 1% | 14.1× | 18.5% | +8.7% |
| Hunan New Wellful 600975.SS | China | $902M | -14% | -14% | -33% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kyokuyo 1301.T | Japan | $331M | -3% | +11% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |