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Employees: 4,468
Size Astec Industries (ASTE) is a United States Industrials company (Trucks/Construction/Farm Machinery) with a market value of $822M, the 2379th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $35.71 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 33.0%, against -17.6% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 8th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 18.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +11.5%); the operating margin is 5.4% (peer median 4.3%).
Valuation It trades at 9.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 19.1× (3rd cheapest of 12).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 9% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +7%, so the hurdle is +3 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.1 points below its cost of capital (9.7% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 2.7% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 3 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.56B | $1.41B | $1.31B | $1.34B | $1.27B |
| Revenue growth | — | +8% | -2% | +5% | — |
| Gross profit | $404M | $374M | $328M | $331M | $264M |
| EBITDA | $136M | $127M | $112M | $110M | $70.0M |
| Net income | $19.6M | $38.8M | $4.30M | $33.5M | -$100,000 |
| Free cash flow | $32.7M | $20.9M | $4.00M | -$6.00M | -$115M |
| Capital expenditure | $48.4M | $40.7M | $20.5M | $34.1M | $40.7M |
| Total debt | $393M | $363M | $126M | $91.9M | $98.7M |
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| Measure | ASTE | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -7.9% | -8.4% | 11th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -33.0% | -17.6% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -45.6% | -32.6% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +18.7% | +11.5% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 5.4% | 4.3% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 9.8× | 19.1× | 3rd cheapest of 12 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 9.5% | 7.0% | 4th most demanding of 10 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +6.6% | +6.4% | 5th highest of 10 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +2.9 pp | +0.1 pp | 4th most demanding of 10 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -3.1 pp | -2.8 pp | 11th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.3× | 10.5× | 2nd cheapest of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.3× | 1.0× | 3rd most indebted of 8 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astec Industries ASTE | United States | $822M | -33% | +19% | 5% | 9.8× | 9.5% | +6.6% |
| Power HF 605100.SS | China | $816M | -35% | +17% | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Chengdu Xiling Power Science & Technology 300733.SZ | China | $831M | -9% | +4% | 3% | 29.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Manitowoc MTW | United States | $808M | -3% | +9% | 3% | 16.2× | 11.2% | +9.2% |
| Douglas Dynamics PLOW | United States | $839M | -20% | +23% | 13% | 11.0× | 5.6% | +6.4% |
| Greenworks (Jiangsu) 301260.SZ | China | $804M | -35% | -1% | -8% | 19.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Gemac Engineering Machinery 301048.SZ | China | $801M | -8% | +7% | 8% | n/a | 4.1% | +4.0% |
| Hangzhou Advance Gearbox 601177.SS | China | $786M | -19% | +1% | 4% | n/a | 14.5% | +4.6% |
| engcon ENGCON-B.ST | Sweden | $876M | -13% | +16% | 16% | 29.7× | 7.0% | +11.9% |
| Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works KMEW.NS | India | $876M | +44% | +57% | 40% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| HD-Hyundai Marine Engine 071970.KS | South Korea | $887M | -66% | +54% | 26% | 8.7× | -9.8% | +10.2% |
| Xiamen XGMA Machinery 600815.SS | China | $756M | -36% | +21% | -21% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jupiter Wagons JWL.NS | India | $896M | -35% | -12% | 10% | 32.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Shandong Mining Machinery 002526.SZ | China | $754M | -15% | -6% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Niutech Technology 688309.SS | China | $753M | -10% | +79% | 26% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Chuangli 603012.SS | China | $738M | -12% | -17% | 5% | n/a | 8.1% | +2.8% |
| VBG VBG-B.ST | Sweden | $734M | -16% | +5% | 10% | 16.2× | 2.7% | +11.4% |
| Wetown Electric 688226.SS | China | $729M | -55% | +54% | 3% | 29.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Jinxi Axle 600495.SS | China | $728M | -6% | +19% | -1% | n/a | 22.1% | +2.6% |
| DAEHAN SHIPBUILDING 439260.KS | South Korea | $955M | -62% | +14% | 26% | 4.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Jianglong Shipbuilding 300589.SZ | China | $699M | -25% | -9% | -12% | 42.5× | n/a | n/a |