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ALTO

Alto Ingredients, Inc.

Next earnings Aug 4, 2026 · consensus $0.09 EPS, $236M rev

Last earnings -7.2% on 2026-05-06

Sell
$5.19
▲ +4.22%
$5.19▲ +367.57%
over 1Y
L $0.92EODHDH $5.99
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+4.2%
1W-0.6%
1M-2.1%
3M+15.1%
YTD+95.1%
1Y+367.6%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Sell
Quality
B-
Valuation
Fair value
Filings
Watch
Sell
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 8 analysts
Buy

Conservative balance sheet (liabilities/equity 0.59x); but revenue declined -4.9% YoY.

Revenue (FY2025) $918M · FY2025

The read

Weak on both the fundamentals and the price — little to like at the current level.

Alto Ingredients, Inc. shows $918M in FY2025 revenue (-4.9% YoY), a 1.5% net margin, and 5.4% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$1.21B$1.34B$1.22B$965M$918M
Gross profit$67.8M-$27.6M$15.7M$9.72M$34.9M
Operating income$40.1M-$61.4M-$23.8M-$51.7M$7.36M
Net income$46.1M-$41.6M-$28.0M-$59.0M$13.3M
Diluted EPS$0.61-$0.60-$0.40-$0.82$0.16
Net margin3.8%-3.1%-2.3%-6.1%1.5%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$457M
EV / EBITDA14.0
EV / Sales0.5
EV / FCF52.9
P / FCF46.4
PEG (trailing)0.26
Earnings yield3.3%
FCF yield2.2%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)1.8%
Free cash flow$8.65M
Total debt$79.6M
Net cash-$56.2M
Altman Z-Score1.47 distress
Piotroski F-Score5/9

Capital returns

Buyback yield0.9%
Dividend yield (est.)—
Shareholder yield0.9%
Shares Δ YoY+0.9%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Some governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
  1. 8-K Officer / director change2026-06-23
  2. S-3 Shelf registration (potential raise)2026-05-08
  3. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-05-08
  4. 8-K Earnings results2026-05-06
  5. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-04-30
  6. 10-K Annual report2026-03-13
  7. 8-K Earnings results2026-03-04
  8. 8-K Officer / director change2025-11-26
  9. 10-Q Quarterly report2025-11-07

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
4Period ending 2026-06-232026-06-25open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-232026-06-25open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-232026-06-25open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-232026-06-25open ↗S-8Filing2026-06-23open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-06-232026-06-23open ↗EFFECTFiling2026-05-22open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-142026-05-18open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-122026-05-14open ↗S-3Filing2026-05-08open ↗10-QPeriod ending 2026-03-312026-05-08open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-062026-05-06open ↗

Quality score

B-
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueB-
GrowthB-
ProfitabilityC-
Financial healthA-
Momentum—
  • ✗Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✓Liabilities below 2× equity
  • ✗P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$5.68

Fairly valued +9% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $0.16 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 22.0% growth) × 0.85 quality = 35.5× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$918M
-4.9% YoY
Net margin
1.5%
ROE
5.4%
P/E
32.4

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'21'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$918M-4.9%
Net income$13.3M+122.6%
Gross profit$34.9M+259.1%
Operating income$7.36M+114.2%
Diluted EPS$0.16+119.5%
Cash & equivalents$23.4M-34.0%
Total assets$389M-3.2%
Total liabilities$144M-18.6%
Stockholders' equity$245M+9.0%
Gross: 3.8%Op.: 0.8%L/E: 0.59x

Frequently asked

Is Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) a buy?
ALTO currently carries a Sell rating with 2/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Conservative balance sheet (liabilities/equity 0.59x); but revenue declined -4.9% YoY.
What is ALTO's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on ALTO's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $5.68. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is ALTO overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, ALTO currently appears fairly valued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is Alto Ingredients, Inc.'s quality score?
ALTO scores 65.90196078431372/100 (grade B-) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000778164, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-08) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 6:10:53 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC

Last 90 days: 2 open-market buys · 0 sales

2026-06-23
Nury Dianne S.
Director
Award23.6K
2026-06-23
NATHAN GILBERT E
Director
Award31.7K
2026-06-23
Tank Alan Robert
Director
Award23.6K
2026-06-23
Gray Maria G
Director
Award23.6K
2026-05-14
Graham Auste M
CLO & Secretary
Gift20.0K
2026-05-13
NATHAN GILBERT E
Director
Buy5.00K @ $4.45$22.3K
2026-05-12
NATHAN GILBERT E
Director
Buy20.0K @ $4.61$92.2K
2026-04-01
Benton Todd E
COO
Tax25.4K @ $4.79$121K
2026-04-01
Olander Robert R.
Chief Financial Officer
Tax41.1K @ $4.79$197K

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-05-06Beat +263.4% est▼ -7.18%8-K ↗
2026-03-04Beat +1472.5% est▲ 0.00%8-K ↗
2025-11-05Beat +438.7% est▲ +2.65%8-K ↗
2025-08-06Miss -40.1% est▲ 0.00%8-K ↗
2025-05-07—▲ +1.18%8-K ↗
2025-03-05—▲ +2.08%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Recent news

market news →
Alto Ingredients vs. Green Plains: Which Stock Offers More Upside?Bullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-26
H.C. Wainwright Raises Price Target on Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Following Return to ProfitabilityBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-26
Alto Ingredients Stock Rises 374% in a Year: How to Play the StockBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-16
Alto Ingredients, Inc. Completes Transaction to Monetize All 2025 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax CreditsBullish
globenewswire.com· 2026-06-15
New Strong Buy Stocks for June 15thBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-15
Best Value Stocks to Buy for June 15thBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-15

Vs tracked universe

compare →

1044 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score66 vs 67
Revenue growth-4.9% vs 7.1%
Net margin1.5% vs 10.5%
Return on equity5.4% vs 12.3%
P/E32.4 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 17d
Bullish
+0.17
vs typical · 27 articles

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.