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Aspen Aerogels IncASPNCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Materials›Industrial Specialties
Momentum weak 28
Mkt cap
$407M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
99%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$5.68M
20-day average traded
P/B
2.12×
price to book
ROE
-50.4%
delivered
Implied ROE
38.7%
what the price asks
Next earnings
104 days
18 Feb 2027
Close · USD$4.91
1D-4.8%
1W-2.8%
1M-12.8%
3M-21.9%
6M-4.1%
YTD+73.5%
1Y-31.7%
ATR %7.2%
Beta1.70
52w lowhigh34.2% off high

What Aspen Aerogels does

Employees: 854

Aspen Aerogels at a glance

Size Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) is a United States Materials company (Industrial Specialties) with a market value of $407M, the 2847th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $4.91 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 4.1%, against -19.9% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 8th highest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 49.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.3%); the operating margin is -41.5% (peer median 4.9%).

Valuation It trades at 2.12× book value against a peer median of 1.81× (9th most expensive of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 38.7%; Aspen Aerogels delivers -50.4%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.

Short interest Short interest is 7.4% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 18 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026ASPN 97Peer median 82
Six months, rebased to 100: Aspen Aerogels against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Aspen Aerogels financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$202M$271M$453M$239M$180M
Revenue growth—-40%+90%+32%—
Gross profit$10.7M$46.0M$187M$56.9M$4.98M
EBITDA-$37.0M-$2.20M$89.4M-$31.0M-$67.4M
Net income-$126M-$390M$13.4M-$45.8M-$82.7M
Free cash flow$34.4M-$4.58M-$40.7M-$218M-$272M
Capital expenditure$14.7M$37.4M$86.3M$175M$178M
Total debt$125M$144M$197M$139M$119M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Aspen Aerogels competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%0%+50%-20%-10%0%001218301585301283MNTK688571ESNT1726UZU002224300980INDIGOPNTS13044365301010301237300225603188688157ASPN6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Aspen Aerogels is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

-40%-20%0%10×20×30×001218301585301283MNTKESNT77681726000565002224300980INDIGOPNTS13044365301010301237300225603188688157ASPNReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. Aspen Aerogels is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

-50%-25%0%25%50%-50%0%50%001218301585301283MNTKESNT1726002224INDIGOPNTS1304301237300225603188ASPNROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. Aspen Aerogels is the large dot.

Aspen Aerogels competitors and peer comparison

How Aspen Aerogels compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Aspen Aerogels against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureASPNPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-12.8%-10.2%7th lowest of 21
6-month return-4.1%-19.9%8th highest of 20
Return on equity-50.4%4.3%lowest of 21
Price / book2.12×1.81×9th most expensive of 21
ROE the price implies38.7%15.5%3rd most demanding of 21
ROE delivered-50.4%3.1%lowest of 20

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Aspen Aerogels ASPNUnited States$407M-4%-49%-50%2.12×38.7%-50.4%
Hunan Resun 001218.SZChina$408M-27%+37%12%1.07×8.1%11.6%
Zhejiang Lanyu Digital Technology 301585.SZChina$390M-18%+22%7%2.55×20.7%7.3%
Focus Hotmelt 301283.SZChina$390M-32%+28%8%1.65×13.1%8.4%
Montauk Renewables MNTKUnited States$387M+86%+4%3%1.47×10.9%3.1%
Hangzhou Toka Ink 688571.SSChina$429M-26%+4%6%1.69×13.4%6.2%
Essentra ESNT.LUnited Kingdom$430M+37%+7%2%1.20×16.6%2.0%
Praise Victor Industrial 7768.TWTaiwan$434Mn/a+3%13%3.20×20.5%n/a
Yung Chi Paint & Varnish Mfg 1726.TWTaiwan$371M0%-1%10%1.16×3.9%10.3%
Chongqing Sanxia Paints 000565.SZChina$371M-28%+18%1%1.93×15.1%0.9%
Uzin Utz UZU.DEGermany$369M-4%+9%9%1.10×8.6%9.2%
Sanlux 002224.SZChina$458M-22%+8%-1%0.95×5.4%-1.0%
Hubei Xiangyuan New Material Technology 300980.SZChina$461M-52%+15%6%2.10×15.9%5.5%
Indigo Paints INDIGOPNTS.NSIndia$462M-1%+12%13%3.69×48.4%13.3%
USI 1304.TWTaiwan$358M-20%-14%-11%0.67×2.8%-10.7%
Matsumoto Yushiseiyaku 4365.TJapan$467M+10%-1%10%0.72×4.2%9.9%
Jiangsu Jingxue Insulation Technology 301010.SZChina$354M-1%-28%1%2.83×20.8%0.7%
Hangzhou Heshun Technology 301237.SZChina$471M-41%+23%-13%2.72×29.8%-12.7%
Shanghai Kinlita Chemical 300225.SZChina$472M+7%+20%2%3.73×49.0%2.0%
Jiangsu Yabang Dyestuff 603188.SSChina$350M-22%+13%-7%3.37×27.1%-6.6%
Sokan New Materials 688157.SSChina$476M-44%-8%0%2.38×19.5%0.2%

Questions

Which companies are Aspen Aerogels's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Hunan Resun (001218.SZ), Zhejiang Lanyu Digital Technology (301585.SZ), Focus Hotmelt (301283.SZ), Montauk Renewables (MNTK), Hangzhou Toka Ink (688571.SS), Essentra (ESNT.L), Praise Victor Industrial (7768.TW), Yung Chi Paint & Varnish Mfg (1726.TW).
Is Aspen Aerogels expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 2.12× against a peer median of 1.81×, 9th most expensive of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 38.7%; Aspen Aerogels delivers -50.4%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
How has Aspen Aerogels stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -4.1% against -19.9% for the median peer; over one year -31.7%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.