AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC (COLD) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:COLD • US03064D1081

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This COLD fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. COLD Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • COLD had negative earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year COLD had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • In the past 5 years COLD always reported negative net income.
  • Each year in the past 5 years COLD had a positive operating cash flow.
COLD Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCOLD Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M -200M 400M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -1.41%, COLD is doing worse than 68.85% of the companies in the same industry.
  • COLD's Return On Equity of -3.97% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. COLD is outperformed by 65.57% of its industry peers.
  • With a Return On Invested Capital value of 2.17%, COLD perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 40.16% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for COLD is in line with the industry average of 3.11%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.41%
ROE -3.97%
ROIC 2.17%
ROA(3y)-2.3%
ROA(5y)-1.5%
ROE(3y)-5.38%
ROE(5y)-3.48%
ROIC(3y)2.31%
ROIC(5y)1.95%
COLD Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCOLD Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 -5 -10 -15

1.3 Margins

  • The Operating Margin of COLD (7.78%) is worse than 77.87% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of COLD has declined.
  • COLD has a worse Gross Margin (32.26%) than 86.89% of its industry peers.
  • COLD's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 7.78%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 32.26%
OM growth 3Y19.34%
OM growth 5Y-4.11%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y10.55%
GM growth 5Y3.06%
COLD Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCOLD Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10 20 30

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2. COLD Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), COLD is destroying value.
  • COLD has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, COLD has more shares outstanding
  • The debt/assets ratio for COLD is higher compared to a year ago.
COLD Yearly Shares OutstandingCOLD Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M
COLD Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCOLD Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.27, we must say that COLD is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • COLD has a Altman-Z score of 0.27. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: COLD outperforms 42.62% of its industry peers.
  • COLD has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.50. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • COLD has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.50. This is in the lower half of the industry: COLD underperforms 60.66% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.5
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.27
ROIC/WACC0.36
WACC5.99%
COLD Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCOLD Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B 2B 3B 4B

2.3 Liquidity

  • COLD has a Current Ratio of 0.67. This is a bad value and indicates that COLD is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • COLD's Current ratio of 0.67 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. COLD is outperformed by 60.66% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.67 indicates that COLD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 0.67, COLD is not doing good in the industry: 60.66% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.67
Quick Ratio 0.67
COLD Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCOLD Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M

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3. COLD Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for COLD have decreased strongly by -17.65% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -2.43% in the past year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 5.53% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-17.65%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-138.46%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.43%
Revenue growth 3Y-3.71%
Revenue growth 5Y5.53%
Sales Q2Q%-1.2%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, COLD will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 17.12% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, COLD will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 4.82% on average per year.
EPS Next Y108.92%
EPS Next 2Y42.77%
EPS Next 3Y10.86%
EPS Next 5Y17.12%
Revenue Next Year-3.62%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.43%
Revenue Next 3Y3.06%
Revenue Next 5Y4.82%

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
COLD Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCOLD Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 1B 2B 3B 4B
COLD Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCOLD Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 0 0.5 -0.5 1 -1

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4. COLD Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • COLD reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 319.89, the valuation of COLD can be described as expensive.
  • COLD's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of COLD to the average of the S&P500 Index (23.10), we can say COLD is valued expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 319.89
COLD Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCOLD Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 100 200 300

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 60.66% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than COLD, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 13.1
COLD Per share dataCOLD EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 4 6 8 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y42.77%
EPS Next 3Y10.86%

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5. COLD Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 8.41%, COLD is a good candidate for dividend investing.
  • COLD's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 8.03. COLD pays more dividend than 82.79% of the companies in the same industry.
  • COLD's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.89.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 8.41%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of COLD has a limited annual growth rate of 4.04%.
  • COLD has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.
  • As COLD did not decrease their dividend in the past 5 years, we can say the dividend looks stable.
Dividend Growth(5Y)4.04%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years7
COLD Yearly Dividends per shareCOLD Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8

5.3 Sustainability

  • COLD has negative earnings and hence a negative payout ratio. The dividend may be in danger.
  • COLD's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP-228.18%
EPS Next 2Y42.77%
EPS Next 3Y10.86%
COLD Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendCOLD Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M -100M 200M -200M -300M

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COLD Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC

NYSE:COLD (4/7/2026, 4:30:41 PM)

After market: 11.42 0 (0%)

11.42

-0.1 (-0.87%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorReal Estate
GICS IndustryGroupEquity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
GICS IndustryDiversified REITs
Earnings (Last)02-19
Earnings (Next)04-30
Inst Owners117.78%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners0.06%
Ins Owner Change0.26%
Market Cap3.25B
Revenue(TTM)2.60B
Net Income(TTM)-114.55M
Analysts71.43
Price Target14.83 (29.86%)
Short Float %7.63%
Short Ratio4.44
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 8.41%
Yearly Dividend0.92
Dividend Growth(5Y)4.04%
DP-228.18%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years7
Ex-Date03-31
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-429.42%
Min EPS beat(2)-636.3%
Max EPS beat(2)-222.55%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-288.63%
Min EPS beat(4)-636.3%
Max EPS beat(4)-86.75%
EPS beat(8)1
Avg EPS beat(8)-250.73%
EPS beat(12)1
Avg EPS beat(12)-489.4%
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.51%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.66%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.35%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.67%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.47%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.17%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.11%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-4.56%
Revenue beat(16)2
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.9%
PT rev (1m)4.36%
PT rev (3m)3.33%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-92%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-619.64%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)23.54%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.27%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.89%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 319.89
P/S 1.25
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 9.05
P/B 1.13
P/tB 2.63
EV/EBITDA 13.1
EPS(TTM)-0.4
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.04
Fwd EY0.31%
FCF(TTM)-0.76
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)1.26
OCFY11.05%
SpS9.13
BVpS10.13
TBVpS4.34
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.41%
ROE -3.97%
ROCE 2.75%
ROIC 2.17%
ROICexc 2.21%
ROICexgc 3%
OM 7.78%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 32.26%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-2.3%
ROA(5y)-1.5%
ROE(3y)-5.38%
ROE(5y)-3.48%
ROIC(3y)2.31%
ROIC(5y)1.95%
ROICexc(3y)2.34%
ROICexc(5y)1.97%
ROICexgc(3y)3.16%
ROICexgc(5y)2.69%
ROCE(3y)2.93%
ROCE(5y)2.47%
ROICexgc growth 3Y13.1%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-1.27%
ROICexc growth 3Y14.9%
ROICexc growth 5Y-1.22%
OM growth 3Y19.34%
OM growth 5Y-4.11%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y10.55%
GM growth 5Y3.06%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.32
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.5
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 7.58
Cap/Depr 157.02%
Cap/Sales 22.17%
Interest Coverage 1.46
Cash Conversion 63.1%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.67
Quick Ratio 0.67
Altman-Z 0.27
F-Score5
WACC5.99%
ROIC/WACC0.36
Cap/Depr(3y)112.05%
Cap/Depr(5y)117.47%
Cap/Sales(3y)15.38%
Cap/Sales(5y)15.06%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-17.65%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-138.46%
EPS Next Y108.92%
EPS Next 2Y42.77%
EPS Next 3Y10.86%
EPS Next 5Y17.12%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.43%
Revenue growth 3Y-3.71%
Revenue growth 5Y5.53%
Sales Q2Q%-1.2%
Revenue Next Year-3.62%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.43%
Revenue Next 3Y3.06%
Revenue Next 5Y4.82%
EBIT growth 1Y-12.73%
EBIT growth 3Y14.91%
EBIT growth 5Y1.19%
EBIT Next Year159.57%
EBIT Next 3Y36.96%
EBIT Next 5Y25.66%
FCF growth 1Y-312.07%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-12.68%
OCF growth 3Y6.23%
OCF growth 5Y4.13%

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