Azz Inc
AZZ NYSE Coating, Engraving & Allied Services Financials FY2017βFY2026
What Azz Inc does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- AZZ INC
- Fiscal year ends
- February 28, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Apr 22, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000008947-26-000068
0000008947
Revenue and margins
Azz Inc had $1.7B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 4.6% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 18.1% a year. 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 $445M in fiscal 2026, 26.9% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Azz Inc returned $43.1M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 10% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 3.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Azz Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $12.1M | $2.8M | $4.3M | $1.5M | $0.7M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $227M | $1.1B | $957M | $859M | $491M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.9x | 4.3x | 3.2x | 2.7x | 1.4x |
| Debt / equity | 0.3x | 1.7x | 1.4x | 0.8x | 0.4x |
| Interest coverage | 12.4x | 2.0x | 2.1x | 2.9x | 4.8x |
| Current ratio | 2.6x | 2.2x | 1.9x | 1.7x | 1.7x |
| Quick ratio | 2.6x | 1.5x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.2x |
| Total assets | $1.1B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.2B |
| Total liabilities | $466M | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $876M |
| Shareholders' equity | $667M | $620M | $701M | $1.0B | $1.3B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $215M | $1.1B | $952M | $858M | $491M |
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
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.1% | β3.2% | β5.6% | β8.7% | β5.1% | β0.2% | β8.6% | β6.5% | β5.5% | β9.4% |
| Altman Z'' | 4.67 | 4.52 | 4.71 | 4.20 | 5.08 | 5.02 | 2.42 | 2.63 | 2.99 | 4.19 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $864M | $810M | $927M | $1.1B | $481M | $526M | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Gross profit | $205M | $160M | $199M | $237M | $123M | $146M | $296M | $363M | $383M | $395M |
| Operating income | $98.9M | $48.2M | $77.0M | $79.3M | $47.5M | $79.2M | $174M | $222M | $236M | $265M |
| Interest expense | $14.7M | $13.9M | $15.0M | $13.5M | $9.5M | $6.4M | $88.8M | $107M | $81.3M | $55.7M |
| Pretax income | $85.3M | $30.9M | $63.0M | $64.9M | $38.4M | $73.0M | $88.7M | $130M | $171M | $420M |
| Income tax | $24.0M | β$14.3M | $11.8M | $16.7M | $11.2M | $23.2M | $22.3M | $28.5M | $41.9M | $103M |
| Net income | $61.3M | $45.2M | $51.2M | $48.2M | $39.6M | $84.0M | β$53.0M | $102M | $129M | $317M |
| Net income to common | β | β | β | β | $39.6M | $84.0M | β$61.2M | $87.2M | $52.4M | $317M |
| Diluted EPS | $2.35 | $1.73 | $1.96 | $1.84 | $1.52 | $3.35 | β$2.45 | $3.46 | $1.79 | $10.50 |
| Diluted shares | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $111M | $76.8M | $110M | $142M | $92.0M | $86.0M | $91.4M | $244M | $250M | $525M |
| Capital expenditure | $41.4M | $29.6M | $24.6M | $32.6M | $27.2M | $23.6M | $57.1M | $95.1M | $116M | $80.8M |
| Free cash flow | $69.7M | $47.2M | $85.9M | $110M | $64.9M | $62.4M | $34.3M | $149M | $134M | $445M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $50.4M | $50.5M | $50.2M | $50.2M | $32.1M | $32.1M | $74.6M | $79.4M | $82.2M | $90.1M |
| Stock-based compensation | $5.9M | $6.1M | $4.7M | $6.3M | $7.3M | $9.4M | $8.4M | $9.5M | $13.3M | $14.8M |
| Acquisitions | $22.7M | $44.8M | $8.0M | $60.6M | $4.4M | $61.2M | $1.3B | $0.0M | $0.0M | $30.1M |
| Share buybacks | $5.3M | $7.5M | $0.0M | $5.8M | $48.3M | $30.8M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $20.0M |
| Dividends paid | $16.6M | $17.7M | $17.7M | $17.8M | $17.6M | $16.9M | $22.7M | $31.4M | $23.1M | $23.1M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $21.9M | $25.2M | $17.7M | $23.6M | $66.0M | $47.7M | $22.7M | $31.4M | $23.1M | $43.1M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $11.3M | $20.9M | $24.0M | $36.7M | $14.8M | $12.1M | $2.8M | $4.3M | $1.5M | $0.7M |
| Total debt | $288M | $315M | $241M | $328M | $178M | $226M | $1.1B | $953M | $852M | $478M |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | β | $0.3M | $0.8M | $1.3M | $4.0M | $6.6M | $13.7M |
| Current assets | $297M | $329M | $379M | $355M | $305M | $387M | $417M | $367M | $375M | $395M |
| Current liabilities | $137M | $132M | $165M | $281M | $117M | $151M | $187M | $194M | $221M | $232M |
| Inventory | $94.0M | $111M | $125M | $99.8M | β | β | $144M | $118M | $112M | $113M |
| Property and equipment, net | $229M | $217M | $210M | $213M | $207M | $193M | $499M | $542M | $593M | $609M |
| Goodwill | $307M | $321M | $324M | $356M | $354M | $190M | $703M | $705M | $704M | $715M |
| Intangible assets | $146M | $161M | $130M | $107M | $91.4M | $39.1M | $469M | $445M | $422M | $410M |
| Total assets | $978M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $999M | $1.1B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.2B |
| Total liabilities | $445M | $463M | $485M | $439M | $376M | $466M | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $876M |
| Shareholders' equity | $533M | $565M | $604M | $634M | $623M | $667M | $620M | $701M | $1.0B | $1.3B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 23.8% | 19.8% | 21.4% | 22.3% | 25.6% | 27.8% | 22.4% | 23.6% | 24.3% | 23.9% |
| Operating margin | 11.5% | 6.0% | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.9% | 15.1% | 13.1% | 14.4% | 15.0% | 16.0% |
| EBITDA margin | 17.3% | 12.2% | 13.7% | 12.2% | 16.6% | 21.2% | 18.8% | 19.6% | 20.2% | 21.5% |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 4.5% | 8.2% | 16.0% | β4.0% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 19.2% |
| FCF margin | 8.1% | 5.8% | 9.3% | 10.3% | 13.5% | 11.9% | 2.6% | 9.7% | 8.5% | 26.9% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 8.8% | 5.6% | 7.6% | 6.4% | 4.3% | 6.1% | 7.8% | 10.5% | 9.4% | 11.0% |
| Return on capital employed | 11.8% | 5.4% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 8.5% | 11.1% | 11.8% | 13.4% |
| Return on equity | 11.5% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 7.8% | 6.3% | 13.0% | β8.2% | 15.4% | 14.8% | 26.6% |
| Return on assets | 6.3% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 7.9% | β3.2% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 14.3% |
| Return on tangible equity | 76.2% | 54.4% | 34.2% | 28.1% | 22.3% | 19.2% | β | β | β | 149.3% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β6.2% | 14.4% | 14.5% | β54.7% | 9.4% | 151.8% | 16.2% | 2.6% | 4.6% |
| Net income growth | β | β26.3% | 13.4% | β5.8% | β17.9% | 112.1% | β163.0% | β | 26.8% | 146.3% |
| EPS growth | β | β26.4% | 13.3% | β6.1% | β17.4% | 120.4% | β173.1% | β | β48.3% | 486.6% |
| FCF growth | β | β32.3% | 81.9% | 27.8% | β40.9% | β3.8% | β45.0% | 335.3% | β10.3% | 231.8% |
| Share count change | β | β0.2% | 0.3% | 0.7% | β0.9% | β3.7% | β0.4% | 0.9% | 16.4% | 3.0% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.9x | 3.0x | 1.7x | 2.2x | 2.1x | 1.9x | 4.3x | 3.2x | 2.7x | 1.4x |
| Debt / equity | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 1.7x | 1.4x | 0.8x | 0.4x |
| Interest coverage | 6.7x | 3.5x | 5.1x | 5.9x | 5.0x | 12.4x | 2.0x | 2.1x | 2.9x | 4.8x |
| Current ratio | 2.2x | 2.5x | 2.3x | 1.3x | 2.6x | 2.6x | 2.2x | 1.9x | 1.7x | 1.7x |
| Quick ratio | 1.5x | 1.7x | 1.5x | 0.9x | 2.6x | 2.6x | 1.5x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.2x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 4.8% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 5.7% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 6.2% | 7.3% | 4.9% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Payouts / FCF | 31.4% | 53.4% | 20.6% | 21.5% | 101.7% | 76.4% | 66.3% | 21.0% | 17.2% | 9.7% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.1% | β3.2% | β5.6% | β8.7% | β5.1% | β0.2% | β8.6% | β6.5% | β5.5% | β9.4% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000008947). 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.