Alto Ingredients, Inc.
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What Alto Ingredients, Inc. does
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- Legal name
- Alto Ingredients, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Mar 13, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001213900-26-027687
0000778164
Revenue and margins
Alto Ingredients, Inc. had $918M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 4.9% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $8.6M in fiscal 2025, 0.9% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Alto Ingredients, Inc. returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 3.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Alto Ingredients, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $50.6M | $36.5M | $30.0M | $35.5M | $23.4M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $50.4M | $78.1M | $90.7M | $99.7M | $84.6M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.0x | β | β | β | 1.9x |
| Debt / equity | 0.1x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.3x |
| Interest coverage | 11.2x | β33.6x | β3.2x | β6.8x | 0.7x |
| Current ratio | 3.3x | 2.6x | 2.6x | 2.6x | 2.6x |
| Quick ratio | 2.5x | 1.7x | 1.8x | 1.8x | 1.6x |
| Total assets | $485M | $478M | $454M | $401M | $389M |
| Total liabilities | $140M | $170M | $175M | $176M | $144M |
| Shareholders' equity | $345M | $308M | $280M | $225M | $245M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$0.2M | $41.6M | $60.7M | $64.2M | $61.2M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 2 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.1% | β10.0% | β9.0% | β9.1% | β15.9% | 4.0% | β9.9% | β10.7% | β13.0% | 0.0% |
| Altman Z'' | 0.63 | β0.67 | β3.28 | β3.27 | β1.43 | 0.66 | β2.31 | β2.66 | β4.66 | β3.25 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $897M | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $965M | $918M |
| Net interest income | β | β | β | β | β$17.9M | β$3.6M | β$1.8M | β$7.4M | β | β |
| Gross profit | $54.4M | $5.9M | β$15.2M | β$9.9M | $52.9M | $67.8M | β$27.6M | $15.7M | $9.7M | $34.9M |
| Operating income | $23.5M | β$25.6M | β$51.5M | β$74.7M | $9.9M | $40.1M | β$61.4M | β$23.8M | β$51.7M | $7.4M |
| Interest expense | $22.4M | $12.9M | $17.1M | $20.2M | $17.9M | $3.6M | $1.8M | $7.4M | $7.6M | $10.8M |
| Pretax income | $0.5M | β$38.4M | β$68.5M | β$101M | β$17.3M | $47.6M | β$39.7M | β$27.9M | β$58.8M | $12.7M |
| Income tax | β$1.0M | β$0.3M | β$0.6M | β$0.0M | β$0.0M | $1.5M | $1.9M | $0.1M | $0.2M | β$0.6M |
| Net income | $1.4M | β$35.0M | β$60.3M | β$88.9M | β$15.1M | $46.1M | β$41.6M | β$28.0M | β$59.0M | $13.3M |
| Net income to common | $0.1M | β$36.2M | β$61.5M | β$90.2M | β$16.4M | $44.2M | β$42.9M | β$29.3M | β$60.3M | $12.1M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.00 | β$0.85 | β$1.42 | β$1.90 | β$0.28 | $0.61 | β$0.60 | β$0.40 | β$0.82 | $0.16 |
| Diluted shares | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.05B | 0.00B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.08B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $37.2M | $36.5M | $1.6M | β$31.2M | $71.7M | $26.8M | $6.0M | $22.0M | β$3.5M | $13.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $19.2M | $20.9M | $15.2M | $3.3M | $6.6M | $16.4M | $37.7M | $29.5M | $11.1M | $4.6M |
| Free cash flow | $18.1M | $15.6M | β$13.6M | β$34.5M | $65.1M | $10.4M | β$31.7M | β$7.5M | β$14.6M | $8.6M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $35.4M | $38.7M | $40.8M | $47.9M | $30.3M | $23.3M | $25.1M | $23.1M | $24.4M | $25.2M |
| Stock-based compensation | $2.6M | $3.8M | $3.4M | $2.8M | $2.7M | $2.9M | $3.3M | $3.9M | $4.4M | $3.0M |
| Acquisitions | β | $29.6M | β | β | β | β | $14.7M | β | β | $7.3M |
| Share buybacks | β | β | β | β | β | β | $1.3M | $3.7M | β | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | β | β | β | β | β | β | $1.3M | $3.7M | β | β |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $64.3M | $49.5M | $26.6M | $19.0M | $47.7M | $50.6M | $36.5M | $30.0M | $35.5M | $23.4M |
| Total debt | $202M | $244M | $234M | $491M | $97.9M | $50.4M | $78.1M | $90.7M | $99.7M | $84.6M |
| Current assets | $235M | $203M | $169M | $232M | $214M | $230M | $199M | $169M | $153M | $156M |
| Current liabilities | $78.8M | $90.7M | $232M | $160M | $86.9M | $69.6M | $78.0M | $65.3M | $57.8M | $59.1M |
| Inventory | $60.1M | $61.6M | $57.8M | $60.6M | $37.9M | $54.4M | $66.6M | $52.6M | $49.9M | $61.7M |
| Property and equipment, net | $465M | $508M | $483M | $333M | $229M | $223M | $239M | $249M | $215M | $199M |
| Goodwill | β | β | β | β | β | β | $6.0M | β | β | β |
| Intangible assets | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.7M | $9.1M | $8.5M | $4.5M | $7.6M |
| Total assets | $708M | $720M | $660M | $612M | $477M | $485M | $478M | $454M | $401M | $389M |
| Total liabilities | $290M | $337M | $341M | $385M | $181M | $140M | $170M | $175M | $176M | $144M |
| Preferred stock | β | $0.0M | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $388M | $356M | $319M | $227M | $296M | $345M | $308M | $280M | $225M | $245M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 3.3% | 0.4% | β1.0% | β0.7% | 5.9% | 5.6% | β2.1% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 3.8% |
| Operating margin | 1.4% | β1.6% | β3.4% | β5.2% | 1.1% | 3.3% | β4.6% | β2.0% | β5.4% | 0.8% |
| EBITDA margin | 3.6% | 0.8% | β0.7% | β1.9% | 4.5% | 5.2% | β2.7% | β0.1% | β2.8% | 3.5% |
| Net margin | 0.1% | β2.1% | β4.0% | β6.2% | β1.7% | 3.8% | β3.1% | β2.3% | β6.1% | 1.5% |
| FCF margin | 1.1% | 1.0% | β0.9% | β2.4% | 7.3% | 0.9% | β2.4% | β0.6% | β1.5% | 0.9% |
| Net interest share of revenue | β | β | β | β | β2.0% | β0.3% | β0.1% | β0.6% | β | β |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 4.5% | β3.7% | β7.7% | β8.4% | 2.2% | 11.3% | β13.9% | β5.5% | β14.1% | 2.4% |
| Return on capital employed | 3.7% | β4.1% | β12.0% | β16.5% | 2.5% | 9.6% | β15.3% | β6.1% | β15.0% | 2.2% |
| Return on equity | 0.4% | β9.4% | β17.8% | β32.6% | β5.8% | 14.4% | β12.7% | β9.5% | β23.4% | 5.7% |
| Return on assets | 0.2% | β4.9% | β8.7% | β14.0% | β2.8% | 9.6% | β8.6% | β6.0% | β13.8% | 3.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | 0.0% | β10.2% | β19.4% | β40.2% | β5.6% | 12.9% | β14.6% | β10.8% | β27.3% | 5.1% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 0.5% | β7.2% | β6.0% | β37.0% | 34.7% | 10.6% | β8.4% | β21.1% | β4.9% |
| Net income growth | β | β2,564.0% | β | β | β | β | β190.3% | β | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β198.4% | β | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | β13.4% | β186.9% | β | β | β84.0% | β403.7% | β | β | β |
| Share count change | β | 0.9% | 1.6% | 109,079.7% | β99.9% | 123,140.6% | β0.4% | 1.9% | 0.2% | 3.0% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.3x | 14.9x | β | β | 1.3x | β0.0x | β | β | β | 1.9x |
| Debt / equity | 0.5x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 2.2x | 0.3x | 0.1x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.3x |
| Interest coverage | 1.0x | β2.0x | β3.0x | β3.7x | 0.5x | 11.2x | β33.6x | β3.2x | β6.8x | 0.7x |
| Current ratio | 3.0x | 2.2x | 0.7x | 1.4x | 2.5x | 3.3x | 2.6x | 2.6x | 2.6x | 2.6x |
| Quick ratio | 2.2x | 1.6x | 0.5x | 1.1x | 2.0x | 2.5x | 1.7x | 1.8x | 1.8x | 1.6x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 0.6 | β0.7 | β3.3 | β3.3 | β1.4 | 0.7 | β2.3 | β2.7 | β4.7 | β3.3 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.1% | β10.0% | β9.0% | β9.1% | β15.9% | 4.0% | β9.9% | β10.7% | β13.0% | 0.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000778164). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.