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

  • In the past year COLD has reported negative net income.
  • COLD had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years COLD always reported negative net income.
  • COLD had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
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

  • COLD has a worse Return On Assets (-1.41%) than 69.42% of its industry peers.
  • COLD has a Return On Equity of -3.97%. This is in the lower half of the industry: COLD underperforms 66.12% of its industry peers.
  • COLD has a worse Return On Invested Capital (2.17%) than 60.33% of its industry peers.
  • 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

  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 7.78%, COLD is doing worse than 77.69% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of COLD has declined.
  • COLD has a worse Gross Margin (32.26%) than 86.78% 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.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, COLD has more shares outstanding
  • Compared to 5 years ago, COLD has more shares outstanding
  • Compared to 1 year ago, COLD has a worse debt to assets ratio.
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 0.30, we must say that COLD is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • COLD has a Altman-Z score (0.30) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.50 is on the high side and indicates that COLD has dependencies on debt financing.
  • COLD's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.50 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. COLD is outperformed by 61.16% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.5
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.3
ROIC/WACC0.35
WACC6.18%
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.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.67, COLD is doing worse than 60.33% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.67 indicates that COLD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • COLD has a Quick ratio of 0.67. This is in the lower half of the industry: COLD underperforms 60.33% 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

  • COLD shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -17.65%.
  • COLD shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -2.43%.
  • COLD shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 5.53% yearly.
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 11.45% on average per year.
  • COLD is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 4.46% yearly.
EPS Next Y85.72%
EPS Next 2Y39.42%
EPS Next 3Y16.56%
EPS Next 5Y11.45%
Revenue Next Year-3.62%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.43%
Revenue Next 3Y3.06%
Revenue Next 5Y4.46%

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.
  • Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for COLD. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
COLD Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCOLD Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 50 -50 -100 -150 -200

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 61.16% 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 13.48
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

  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as COLD's earnings are expected to grow with 16.56% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y39.42%
EPS Next 3Y16.56%

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5. COLD Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • COLD has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 7.50%, which is a nice return.
  • COLD's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 7.43.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.82, COLD pays a better dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 7.5%

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.
  • The dividend of COLD is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP-228.18%
EPS Next 2Y39.42%
EPS Next 3Y16.56%
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 (4/28/2026, 8:22:15 PM)

After market: 12.47 0 (0%)

12.47

+0.21 (+1.71%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorReal Estate
GICS IndustryGroupEquity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
GICS IndustryDiversified REITs
Earnings (Last)02-19
Earnings (Next)05-07
Inst Owners118.2%
Inst Owner Change1.04%
Ins Owners0.06%
Ins Owner Change0.26%
Market Cap3.56B
Revenue(TTM)2.60B
Net Income(TTM)-114.55M
Analysts71.43
Price Target14.72 (18.04%)
Short Float %8.02%
Short Ratio5
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 7.5%
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)3.62%
PT rev (3m)3.62%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-1541.44%
EPS NY rev (1m)-260%
EPS NY rev (3m)-212%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.06%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.96%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 1.37
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 9.89
P/B 1.23
P/tB 2.88
EV/EBITDA 13.48
EPS(TTM)-0.4
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.06
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.76
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)1.26
OCFY10.11%
SpS9.12
BVpS10.11
TBVpS4.33
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number0 (-100%)
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)3.15%
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 0.3
F-Score5
WACC6.18%
ROIC/WACC0.35
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 Y85.72%
EPS Next 2Y39.42%
EPS Next 3Y16.56%
EPS Next 5Y11.45%
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 5Y4.46%
EBIT growth 1Y-12.73%
EBIT growth 3Y14.91%
EBIT growth 5Y1.19%
EBIT Next Year157.07%
EBIT Next 3Y35.26%
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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