Albany International stock carries higher Q3 EPS guidance

Published on 10/07/2026 at 01:40 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Albany International stock enters October with Q3 adjusted EPS guidance of USD 1.40-1.50, raised on September 1, 2026. Q2 revenue was USD 329.48 million, up 5.8 percent year over year.

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Albany International stock (ISIN US0123481089) was last at USD 59.31 on the NYSE on October 6, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, with a daily change of -0.29 percent. The company enters the next results cycle with adjusted third-quarter EPS guidance of USD 1.40-1.50, lifted from USD 0.60-0.70.

Guidance moves sharply higher

According to Airframer on September 1, 2026, Albany International will retain its Amelia Earhart Drive facility in Salt Lake City after amended contract terms with Sikorsky on the CH-53K program, a renegotiated Boeing 787 agreement and new defense business.

The same release sets third-quarter consolidated revenue guidance at USD 320 million-330 million and fourth-quarter revenue guidance at USD 325 million-335 million. The adjusted EPS change is the more material financial signal because the lower end of the Q3 range moved from USD 0.60 to USD 1.40 while the revenue outlook stayed unchanged.

Revenue grows but misses estimates

Albany International reported Q2 2026 revenue of USD 329.48 million, up 5.8 percent from the year-earlier quarter, according to MarketBeat on October 3, 2026. The result was below the USD 340.10 million consensus estimate, leaving the guidance increase and aerospace execution as the main counterweight to the revenue miss.

MarketBeat also reports a consensus Reduce rating from five analysts, with four Holds and one Sell, plus an average price target of USD 61.00. That target lies 2.85 percent above the October 6 price of USD 59.31, a narrow gap that puts more weight on delivery against the elevated EPS outlook.

Stock remains below yearly high

AIN's October 6 market capitalization was USD 1.7 billion, with 295,910 shares traded. The USD 59.31 price stood between the 52-week low of USD 41.15 and the 52-week high of USD 77.00, leaving the stock 23.0 percent below its yearly high.

The operating picture is split between Machine Clothing and Albany Engineered Composites. The former supplies engineered fabrics and process belts, while the latter supplies aerospace and defense composite structures, giving the revised CH-53K economics a direct bearing on the company's forward earnings profile.

AIN stock carries a measured setup

Albany International Corp. was last at USD 59.31 on the NYSE on October 6, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. The key checkpoint is whether the higher Q3 adjusted EPS range converts the Salt Lake City contract changes into the cash flow improvement described in the September 1 release.