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AZZ

NYQ:AZZ · US0024741045
Building ProductsLarge

360

90
EV / EBIT35
Price / Owner Earnings76
Owner Earnings Yield93
Dividend Yield77
Price/Sales65
EV / Gross Profit12
Price/Book69
Return on Capital48
Cash Return on Capital81
Return on Equity79
EBIT Margin68
Gross Profitability12
Cash Conversion49
Accruals89
Owner Earnings Margin99
Sales growth34
Profit Growth45
Long-Term EPS Growth58
Owner Earnings Growth84
Reinvestment47
Price momentum48
Debt load62
Refinancing43
Debt Payback58
Liquidity44
Analyst ratings47
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside18
Market mood80
Value Creation18/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

AZZ generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryBuilding Products
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1956
Employees486
Websiteazz.com
ISINUS0024741045
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Power GridElectronicsEnterprise SoftwareMachinery ManufacturingManufacturing

Description

AZZ Inc. (AZZ) is a provider of hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions to a broad range of end markets in North America. The company has three distinct operating segments: the AZZ Metal Coatings segment, the AZZ Precoat Metals segment, and t…

Analysis

Quality compounder

AZZ Inc. earns the quality_compounder label: good underlying economics priced fairly, with no obvious bargain or excess.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 13.6×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 1% a year, against analyst forecasts of 11%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 18/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analysts lean positive.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
61
2023202420252026

All-time high

93

Jan 2024

All-time low

59

Mar 2026

Average rank

77

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
65
37
57
57
Price/Earnings
62
62
78
70
Price/Book
69
44
64
64
Dividend Yield
77
82
89
89
Value (overall)
86
63
91
85

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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