Stocks · Real Estate · REIT - Industrial
Americold Realty Trust, Inc. COLD
$13.97 +1.16% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $3.99B
Strong trendExpensive vs sectorHigh risk
Next earnings report: Nov 5, 2026
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Three things to know
- Net debt is 66.2× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 103 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $2.61B, down 0.2% from a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Real Estate sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth16Very weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 24%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 12%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 40%
Quality15Very weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 27%
- Gross marginBottom 11%
- Operating marginBottom 16%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 7%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 3%
- Interest coverBottom 36%
Value15Very weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 10%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 18%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 10%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 16%
Momentum87Strong
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 18%
- 6-month returnTop 11%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 18%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 37%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 19%
Revisions11Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 5%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 18%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 45%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 24%
Stability7Very weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 19%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 11%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 22%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 3%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -1.1% | -0.2% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 32.0% | -4.2% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 4.5% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | -4.8% | -4.5% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -0.2% | -1.1% | ↑ | Bottom 24% |
| Gross margin | -4.2% | 32.0% | ↓ | Bottom 11% |
| Operating margin | 4.5% | 3.0% | ↑ | Bottom 16% |
| Net margin | -17.4% | -2.1% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -4.5% | -4.8% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 1.6% | — | Bottom 27% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -3.7% | — | Bottom 12% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -10.3%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.1%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +8.6 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 66.17×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 0.9×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 6.63%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.07%
- Shareholder yield
- 6.57%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.5%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +2.0%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 0 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.5%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $16.13
- Target vs current price
- +15.5%
- Analysts with a rating
- 20
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 50%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | -212400.0% | +2.8% | +4.1% | +4.0% | — |
| May 7, 2026 | -118.5% | +17.9% | +17.4% | +17.9% | +11.1% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | -488.2% | +15.7% | +9.4% | -0.3% | +21.6% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | -111.4% | -7.1% | -13.5% | -12.9% | -0.9% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -97.1% | -9.4% | -7.5% | -14.0% | -21.7% |
| May 8, 2025 | -117.6% | -5.8% | -2.6% | -8.6% | -14.4% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | -230.0% | +6.2% | +6.8% | +4.3% | -14.4% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | -102.8% | -8.3% | -11.5% | -8.8% | -14.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | -$1.19 | -$0.00 | -212400.0% | $662.9M |
| May 7, 2026 | -$0.05 | $0.27 | -118.5% | $629.9M |
| Feb 19, 2026 | -$0.31 | $0.08 | -488.2% | $658.5M |
| Nov 6, 2025 | -$0.04 | $0.35 | -111.4% | $663.7M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $0.01 | $0.34 | -97.1% | $650.7M |
| May 8, 2025 | -$0.06 | $0.34 | -117.6% | $629.0M |
| Feb 20, 2025 | -$0.13 | $0.10 | -230.0% | $666.4M |
| Nov 7, 2024 | -$0.01 | $0.36 | -102.8% | $674.2M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / EBITDA | 123.8× | — | — | Bottom 10% |
| EV / Sales | 3.28× | — | — | Top 16% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -2.96% | — | — | Bottom 18% |
| Earnings yield | -11.36% | — | — | Bottom 10% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 103
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.4%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.4%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -4.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +2.2%
- RSI (14)
- 42.2
- Relative volume
- 1.02×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 34.8%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 68th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.80
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.31
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -14.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -66.9%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2021 | Nov 20, 2025 | -74.9% | 1146 days | Not yet recovered |
| Oct 12, 2020 | Nov 24, 2020 | -14.8% | 31 days | 89 days (Apr 6, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $3.99B
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$1.59
- Revenue (TTM)
- $2.61B
- Dividend yield
- 6.59%
- 52-week range
- $10.10 – $16.88
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.71B | $2.91B | $2.67B | $2.67B | $2.60B |
| Gross profit | $629.8M | $696.0M | $770.6M | $846.7M | $104.7M |
| Operating income | $73.0M | $87.9M | -$108.3M | $124.0M | $98.7M |
| Net income | -$30.5M | -$19.4M | -$336.2M | -$94.3M | -$114.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.12 | -$0.07 | -$1.22 | -$0.33 | -$0.40 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $674.2M | $666.4M | $629.0M | $650.7M | $663.7M | $658.5M | $629.9M | $662.9M |
| Net income | -$3.7M | -$36.2M | -$16.4M | $1.5M | -$11.4M | -$88.3M | -$13.6M | -$342.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.01 | -$0.13 | -$0.06 | $0.01 | -$0.04 | -$0.31 | -$0.05 | -$1.19 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $273.1M | $300.0M | $366.2M | $411.9M | $359.6M |
| Capital expenditure | -$491.8M | -$322.9M | -$330.2M | -$309.5M | -$576.8M |
| Free cash flow | -$218.8M | -$22.9M | $35.9M | $102.4M | -$217.2M |
| Dividends paid | -$227.5M | -$238.7M | -$242.2M | -$252.1M | -$261.4M |
| Net share buybacks | $474.5M | $7.9M | $418.6M | $5.9M | $4.4M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $40.5M
- Total assets
- $7.81B
- Total liabilities
- $5.36B
- Total debt
- $4.62B
- Net debt
- $4.58B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $2.41B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | $0.23 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $0.23 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $0.23 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $0.23 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $0.23 | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | $0.23 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | $0.23 | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $0.22 | Jan 15, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 27,741,036
- Days to cover
- 7.37
- Change vs previous report
- +4.7%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.