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Alto Ingredients, Inc. ALTO

Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals · United States
https://www.altoingredients.com
Company Profile ↓
$4.11
+287.26% 1Y
Mkt Cap$318.80M
P/E6.13
P/B1.20
52W High$5.99
52W Low$0.92
Book Value$3.35
EPS (TTM)$0.67

Company Overview

Alto Ingredients, Inc. produces, distributes, and markets specialty alcohols, renewable fuel, and essential ingredients in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Marketing and Distribution, Pekin Campus Production, and Western Production. It offers specialty alcohols used in mouthwash, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, hand sanitizers, disinfectants, and cleaners for health, home, and beauty markets; grain neutral spirits used in alcoholic beverages and vinegar, as well as corn germ used in corn oils in the food and beverage markets; alcohols and other products for paint applications and fertilizers in the industrial and agriculture markets; and essential ingredients, including dried yeast, corn protein meal, corn protein feed, corn germ, distillers grains, and liquid feed for commercial animal feed and pet food applications, as well as yeast and gas liquid CO2 for human consumption. The company also provides fuel-grade ethanol used as transportation fuel additives and distillers corn oil used as a renewable diesel and biodiesel feedstock, as well as fuel-grade ethanol produced by third parties. In addition, it offers transportation, storage, and delivery services through third-party service providers. Further, the company operates alcohol production facilities. It sells ethanol to integrated oil companies and gasoline marketers; essential ingredient feed products to dairies and feedlots; and corn oil to poultry, renewable diesel, and biodiesel customers. The company was formerly known as Pacific Ethanol, Inc. and changed its name to Alto Ingredients, Inc. in January 2021. Alto Ingredients, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Pekin, Illinois.

Why Investors Should Care

Strong Return on Equity

Generates a return on equity of 22.2%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.

Reasonable Valuation

Trades at a P/E of 6.1, below the sector median of 22.2.

Conservative Balance Sheet

Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $917.93M (-4.9% YoY); net profit $13.34M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +12.5%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 7.1%, profit CAGR -10.8%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:7.09%
1 Year:12.50%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-10.79%
1 Year:-

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+287.26%
6 Months:-6.06%
3 Months:-27.09%
1 Month:-6.49%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Mixed
52-Week Range 63% of range
$0.92 $5.99
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)43.46 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M-6.49%
3M-27.09%
6M-6.06%
1Y+287.26%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 6.13 is below the sector median of 22.16 — relatively cheaper than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Strong return on equity of 22.2%.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Earnings shrank at -10.8% CAGR over 5 years.
  • Trading 31.5% below its 52-week high.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
6.13
Industry PE
22.16
Forward P/E
12.45
PEG Ratio
0.80
Book Value
$3.35
Price to Book
1.20
P/S
0.33
EV/EBITDA
6.07
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
7.09%
Profit 5Y
-10.79%
Revenue (YoY)
12.50%
Earnings (YoY)
-

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
2.23%
ROE
22.23%
ROA
5.81%
Profit Margin
5.51%
Op Margin
3.51%
Gross Margin
6.84%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.15
EPS (TTM)
$0.67

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.32
Quick Ratio
1.99
Current Ratio
3.19
Debt
$82.94M
Total Assets
$397.07M
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
6.34%
Chg in Prom Hold
0.11%
FII / Inst Holding
55.39%
Chg in FII Hold
0.07%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$318.80M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$943.33M
EBITDA
$62.15M
Free Cash Flow
$22.56M
Operating Cash Flow
$65.01M
Shares Outstanding
77.57M
Gross Margin
6.84%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Basic Materials).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 ALTO Alto Ingredients, Inc. 4.11 6.13 $318.80M 0.00% 2.23% 22.23% 7.09% -10.79%
2 LIN Linde plc NDXSPXR3K 468.38 30.22 $215.91B 1.40% 12.46% 18.40% 13.90% 18.47%
3 SCCO Southern Copper Corporation R3K 208.56 31.27 $176.10B 2.24% 36.40% 49.90% 8.32% 3.80%
4 NEM Newmont Corporation SPXR3K 127.09 16.01 $133.91B 0.84% - 25.91% 6.53% 20.15%
5 RIO Rio Tinto Group 103.83 14.07 $130.27B 4.78% 13.65% 19.31% 1.24% -7.00%
6 FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc. SPXR3K 76.62 37.56 $110.03B 0.78% 12.50% 14.75% 1.35% -1.26%
7 AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Limited 201.84 17.27 $102.20B 0.88% 19.78% 22.97% 27.53% 88.11%
8 SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company SPXR3K 326.09 30.05 $79.16B 1.00% 21.93% 65.12% 6.18% 8.26%
9 ECL Ecolab Inc. SPXR3K 278.11 37.33 $77.96B 1.05% 15.10% 21.96% 6.55% 9.74%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue --342.37M------------------218.73M298.11M305.56M308.12M362.19M336.88M313.89M317.30M318.13M240.63M236.47M251.81M-226.54M218.44M240.99M231.97M224.68M245.70M
Cost of Revenue ----------------------------------228.35M220.37M217.49M216.80M215.46M-
Gross Profit -7.38M9.52M1.67M18.36M7.02M27.31M-5.77M1.65M12.06M-2.01M3.36M-1.27M3.77M-21.02M-2.29M3.97M-14.82M3.20M-12.89M31.18M20.93M13.84M15.23M-3.40M4.77M8.84M-19.84M-3.16M17.18M4.16M-2.40M7.55M5.96M--1.81M-1.94M23.49M15.16M9.22M16.64M
Operating Expenses ----------------------------------7.19M6.17M6.51M-167.00K2.80M-
Operating Income -14.83M485.00K-7.25M11.56M393.00K18.81M-11.22M-7.11M3.35M-10.60M-5.95M-10.17M-5.20M-30.21M-10.52M-2.74M-23.50M-37.92M-23.10M22.55M26.28M5.62M6.10M-8.93M-2.86M-152.00K-27.24M-11.62M9.27M-4.33M-10.33M-1.41M-720.00K--9.00M-8.11M16.98M15.33M6.42M8.62M
EBITDA -----------------------------------2.68M-1.82M23.27M29.94M12.84M-
Interest Expense ----------------------------------2.73M2.81M2.80M2.42M2.20M-
Pretax Income -----------------------------------11.68M-11.00M14.21M21.18M4.27M-
Tax Provision ----------------------------------000-621.00K0-
Net Income -14.66M-753.00K-13.23M5.09M-3.52M13.08M-12.64M-8.84M-202.00K-13.29M-7.84M-12.91M-7.51M-32.01M-12.89M-7.65M-27.33M-41.09M-25.10M14.96M15.21M4.68M8.39M-3.13M-2.60M22.11M-28.04M-13.17M7.59M-3.49M-11.72M-3.11M-2.44M--11.68M-11.00M14.21M21.81M4.27M11.70M
Diluted EPS -0.36-0.03-0.320.11-0.090.30-0.31-0.22---0.19-0.31-----0.58--0.470.270.240.060.11-0.05-0.040.29-0.39-0.180.10-0.05-0.17-0.05-0.04--0.16-0.150.190.280.050.15

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 328.33M901.19M816.04M911.79M1.11B1.20B1.62B1.63B1.52B1.42B897.02M1.21B1.34B1.22B965.26M917.93M
Gross Profit -811.00K19.40M-19.52M32.93M108.48M10.37M54.36M5.93M-15.16M-9.94M52.86M67.78M-27.55M15.65M9.72M34.91M
Operating Income -13.77M3.97M-31.66M18.91M91.38M-17.97M23.51M-25.59M-51.54M-74.68M9.85M40.07M-61.36M-23.85M-51.67M7.36M
Net Income 73.89M3.07M-19.06M-781.00K21.29M-18.79M1.42M-34.96M-60.27M-88.95M-15.12M46.08M-41.60M-28.00M-58.98M13.34M
Diluted EPS 5.570.05-2.81-0.170.86-0.600.00-0.85-1.42-1.90-0.280.61-0.60-0.40-0.820.16

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets -234.08M232.48M214.96M241.05M297.90M674.68M708.24M720.30M659.98M612.50M476.82M484.95M478.32M454.24M401.44M388.79M
Total Equity -57.80M-7.16M46.97M52.56M89.22M213.51M371.54M387.89M356.44M319.37M227.04M296.24M345.21M308.09M279.56M225.06M245.24M
Cash & Equivalents 17.55M8.74M8.91M7.59M5.15M62.07M51.55M64.26M49.49M26.63M19.00M47.67M50.61M36.46M30.01M35.47M23.41M
Long Term Debt -84.98M93.69M117.25M98.41M34.53M203.86M188.03M221.09M84.77M180.79M71.81M50.36M68.36M82.10M92.90M63.03M
Total Liabilities -146.27M113.21M142.06M146.15M79.91M303.14M289.98M336.60M340.62M385.45M180.58M139.74M170.23M174.68M176.38M143.54M
Current Liabilities -47.83M16.30M12.41M28.22M25.45M72.91M78.84M90.71M231.86M160.40M86.93M69.60M78.02M65.29M57.80M59.07M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow -36.92M-3.95M-20.85M---27.99M37.23M36.51M1.57M-31.23M71.68M26.82M6.05M22.02M-3.52M13.24M
Investing Cash Flow -13.42M-11.48M-12.27M---6.33M-14.60M-50.44M-15.15M-3.28M23.32M27.12M-37.66M-33.03M-13.47M-7.43M
Financing Cash Flow 41.54M15.61M31.79M--23.80M-9.92M-839.00K-9.27M19.01M-66.42M-40.00M19.01M6.96M7.72M-16.36M
Capital Expenditure -643.00K-2.37M-2.27M-3.99M-13.26M-20.51M-19.17M-20.87M-15.15M-3.28M-6.58M-16.38M-37.74M-29.53M-11.07M-4.60M
Free Cash Flow -37.56M-6.32M-23.12M---48.50M18.06M15.64M-13.59M-34.51M65.10M10.44M-31.70M-7.51M-14.59M8.65M
Share Buybacks ------------1.32M3.67M--

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % -0.2%2.2%-2.4%3.6%9.8%0.9%3.3%0.4%-1.0%-0.7%5.9%5.6%-2.1%1.3%1.0%3.8%
Operating Margin % -4.2%0.4%-3.9%2.1%8.3%-1.5%1.4%-1.6%-3.4%-5.2%1.1%3.3%-4.6%-2.0%-5.4%0.8%
Net Margin % 22.5%0.3%-2.3%-0.1%1.9%-1.6%0.1%-2.1%-4.0%-6.2%-1.7%3.8%-3.1%-2.3%-6.1%1.5%
ROE % -1,032.4%6.5%-36.3%-0.9%10.0%-5.1%0.4%-9.8%-18.9%-39.2%-5.1%13.3%-13.5%-10.0%-26.2%5.4%
ROCE % -7.4%1.8%-15.6%8.9%33.5%-3.0%3.7%-4.1%-12.0%-16.5%2.5%9.6%-15.3%-6.1%-15.0%2.2%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
6.34%
Institutions
55.39%
Public Float
59.14%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 7.08% 5.50M $21.98M
2 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 4.14% 3.21M $12.85M
3 Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership 2.94% 2.28M $9.12M
4 Acadian Asset Management. LLC 2.64% 2.05M $8.19M
5 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.55% 1.98M $7.92M
6 Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 2.20% 1.70M $6.81M
7 Renaissance Technologies, LLC 1.96% 1.52M $6.07M
8 State Street Corporation 1.59% 1.23M $4.92M
9 Two Sigma Investments, LP 1.55% 1.20M $4.80M
10 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 1.47% 1.14M $4.57M

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Latest News

Recent headlines for ALTO

Yahoo Finance Mon, 31 Aug 2026

Will Alto Ingredients' Higher Maintenance Costs Pressure Margins?

ALTO's second-quarter gross profit rebounds on stronger crush margins and lower utilities, but $2M more in maintenance costs partly offset the gains.

Yahoo Finance Wed, 26 Aug 2026

Alto Ingredients vs. Green Plains: Which Ethanol Stock Is Better?

ALTO and GPRE are pursuing different biofuel strategies as ethanol producers navigate corn prices, policy shifts and low-carbon demand.

Yahoo Finance Mon, 24 Aug 2026

Can Alto Ingredients Sustain Gains as Alcohol Premiums Narrow?

ALTO's higher alcohol volumes and hedging cushioned narrower premiums, but softer pricing remains a key profitability watchpoint.

Yahoo Finance hu, 13 Aug 2026

Alto (ALTO) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Ethanol producer posts fourth consecutive profitable quarter on stronger margins and tax credits.

Yahoo Finance ue, 11 Aug 2026

Can 45Z Tax Credits Become Alto Ingredients' Next Earnings Driver?

ALTO's 45Z tax credits are contributing to earnings as it works to expand eligible production and lower carbon intensity.

Yahoo Finance hu, 06 Aug 2026

Why Does Alto Ingredients' Q2 EBITDA Surge Signal a Turnaround?

ALTO's stronger margins, lower corn costs and tax-credit gains extended its operating recovery in the second quarter.

ALTO — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO)?

As of 2026-09-19 21:16 PDT, Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) trades at $4.11 on NasdaqCM. Its 52-week range is $0.92 to $5.99.

What is the market capitalisation of ALTO?

Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) has a market capitalisation of $318.80M on NasdaqCM.

What is the P/E ratio of ALTO?

ALTO trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 6.13. The industry average P/E is 22.16. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.20.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of ALTO?

ALTO has a return on equity (ROE) of 22.23%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 2.23%.

Is ALTO a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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