AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.500-6.100 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.860. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.6 billion-$1.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.7 billion.

AZZ Stock Performance

AZZ traded up $2.93 on Thursday, hitting $95.48. The company had a trading volume of 647,030 shares, compared to its average volume of 196,876. The stock has a market cap of $2.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $87.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $82.88. AZZ has a 1-year low of $63.85 and a 1-year high of $97.98.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 7th. The industrial products company reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $403.65 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $394.30 million. AZZ had a return on equity of 16.99% and a net margin of 7.94%. The company’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.19 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that AZZ will post 5.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AZZ Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 30th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 30th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.71%. AZZ’s payout ratio is currently 45.95%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on AZZ from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, AZZ currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $96.80.

AZZ Company Profile

AZZ Inc provides hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions in North America. It offers metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, and plating to steel fabrication and other industries, as well as to fabricators or manufacturers that provide services to the transmission and distribution, bridge and highway, petrochemical, and general industrial markets; and original equipment manufacturers.