Argan Inc
AGX NYSE· Construction - Special Trade Contractors
Last close · Oct 27, 2026
$341.04
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Argan Inc had $945M of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 8.1% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +19.2% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 14.3%, up 4.2 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 14 is left after running the business.
- Argan Inc made $138M of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 9.0% a year.
- Free cash flow was $411M in fiscal 2026, 43.5% of revenue.
- Argan Inc returned $34.2M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 8% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 1.7%.
Market cap
$4.8B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue
$945M
Net income
$138M
Free cash flow
$411M
Operating margin
14.3%
Argan Inc in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
+8.1%
Yes. Sales grew 8.1% last year.
Does it make a profit?
14.6%
Yes. It keeps 14.6% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
43.5%
Yes. 43.5% of sales ends up as free cash.
How healthy are the accounts?
5 / 8
Mixed. It passes 5 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
27.0x
One share costs 27.0 times its yearly profit per share.
What Argan Inc does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- January 31, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Mar 26, 2026
- Legal name
- ARGAN INC
- CIK
- 0000100591
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $509M | $455M | $573M | $874M | $945M |
| Revenue growth | 29.9% | −10.7% | 26.0% | 52.5% | 8.1% |
| Gross margin | 19.6% | 19.0% | 14.1% | 16.1% | 20.5% |
| Operating margin | 8.7% | 9.2% | 6.4% | 10.1% | 14.3% |
| Net income | $38.2M | $33.1M | $32.4M | $85.5M | $138M |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 7.3% | 5.6% | 9.8% | 14.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.40 | $2.33 | $2.39 | $6.15 | $9.74 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $28.4M | −$30.1M | $117M | $168M | $415M |
| Capital expenditure | $1.4M | $3.4M | $2.8M | $6.6M | $3.9M |
| Free cash flow | $27.0M | −$33.4M | $114M | $161M | $411M |
| FCF margin | 5.3% | −7.3% | 19.9% | 18.4% | 43.5% |
| Dividends paid | $15.7M | $14.0M | $14.7M | $18.3M | $24.3M |
| Share buybacks | $20.4M | $68.2M | $12.5M | $1.5M | $9.9M |
| Share count change | 0.6% | −10.9% | −4.4% | 2.6% | 1.7% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $350M | $325M | $307M | $298M | $491M |
| Shareholders' equity | $326M | $281M | $291M | $352M | $462M |
| Current ratio | 2.3x | 2.2x | 1.8x | 1.6x | 1.6x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on equity | 11.8% | 10.9% | 11.3% | 26.6% | 33.8% |
| Return on tangible equity | 13.0% | 13.2% | 12.4% | 26.5% | 31.8% |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Altman Z'' | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$147M
11 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $341.04 a share, the company is worth $4.8B: 27.0 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000100591). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.