AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC (COLD) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:COLD • US03064D1081

Current stock price

11.39 USD
+0.26 (+2.34%)
At close:
11.5335 USD
+0.14 (+1.26%)
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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 69.11% of the companies in the same industry.
  • COLD has a Return On Equity of -3.97%. This is in the lower half of the industry: COLD underperforms 67.48% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 2.17%, COLD is doing worse than 60.16% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital 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

  • COLD has a worse Operating Margin (7.78%) than 77.24% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of COLD has declined.
  • COLD's Gross Margin of 32.26% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. COLD is outperformed by 86.18% 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

  • COLD has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for COLD has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for COLD has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • COLD has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
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

  • COLD has an Altman-Z score of 0.26. This is a bad value and indicates that COLD is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of 0.26, COLD is not doing good in the industry: 61.79% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.50 is on the high side and indicates that COLD has dependencies on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of COLD (1.50) is worse than 60.98% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.5
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.26
ROIC/WACC0.36
WACC5.96%
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

  • A Current Ratio of 0.67 indicates that COLD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of COLD (0.67) is worse than 63.41% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.67 indicates that COLD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • COLD's Quick ratio of 0.67 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. COLD is outperformed by 63.41% of its industry peers.
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.
  • Looking at the last year, COLD shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -2.43% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, COLD shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 5.53% on average per year.
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

  • COLD is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 17.12% yearly.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 4.82% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y108.92%
EPS Next 2Y42.77%
EPS Next 3Y10.86%
EPS Next 5Y17.12%
Revenue Next Year-3.62%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.53%
Revenue Next 3Y3.66%
Revenue Next 5Y4.82%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
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

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for COLD. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 319.05 indicates a quite expensive valuation of COLD.
  • COLD's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 24.04. COLD is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 319.05
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

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, COLD is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 66.67% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 12.9
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

  • COLD has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 8.16%, which is a nice return.
  • COLD's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 7.30. COLD pays more dividend than 84.55% of the companies in the same industry.
  • COLD's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.91.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 8.16%

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.
  • COLD has not decreased its dividend in the past 5 years, so it has a somewhat stable track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)4.04%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years6
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 (3/16/2026, 8:16:24 PM)

After market: 11.5335 +0.14 (+1.26%)

11.39

+0.26 (+2.34%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorReal Estate
GICS IndustryGroupEquity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
GICS IndustryDiversified REITs
Earnings (Last)02-19
Earnings (Next)05-06
Inst Owners117.78%
Inst Owner Change1.95%
Ins Owners0.06%
Ins Owner Change0.15%
Market Cap3.24B
Revenue(TTM)2.60B
Net Income(TTM)-114.55M
Analysts70
Price Target14.21 (24.76%)
Short Float %7.25%
Short Ratio4.14
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 8.16%
Yearly Dividend0.92
Dividend Growth(5Y)4.04%
DP-228.18%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years6
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)0%
PT rev (3m)-2.37%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-700.6%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-199.85%
EPS NY rev (1m)-30%
EPS NY rev (3m)23.54%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-4.35%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-2.12%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-2.96%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.7%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 319.05
P/S 1.25
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 9.02
P/B 1.12
P/tB 2.62
EV/EBITDA 12.9
EPS(TTM)-0.4
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.04
Fwd EY0.31%
FCF(TTM)-0.76
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)1.26
OCFY11.08%
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)2.7%
ROCE(3y)2.93%
ROCE(5y)2.47%
ROICexgc growth 3Y13.3%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-1.17%
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 0.26
F-Score5
WACC5.96%
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-0.53%
Revenue Next 3Y3.66%
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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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to COLD.


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AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC (COLD) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for COLD stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC (COLD) is expected to grow by 108.92% in the next year.


How sustainable is the dividend of AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC (COLD) stock?

The dividend rating of AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC (COLD) is 7 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is -228.18%.