Als
ALS Limited provides professional technical testing services across various sectors including minerals, life sciences, energy, and industrial services. With a strong global presence, it is known for its comprehensive and reliable solutions. ALS's competitive edge lies in its extensive laboratory network and expertise in delivering innovative testing solutions tailored to client needs.
Short position
Als (ASX:ALQ) has 0.77% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 3,887,985 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.05 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.08 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 10.75% in July 2014. ALQ is classified in the Commercial & Professional Services industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Price & short interest
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Results, ratios and statements
Latest result
Year to 31 Mar 2026 (FY26) vs FY25, figures in AUD, the reporting currency
- Revenue
- $3.32Bvs $3.00B (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- NPAT
- $318.7Mvs $256.2M (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- EPS (diluted)
- $0.63vs $0.53 (FY25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- Rev YoY
- +10.7%FY
- EPS YoY
- +20.0%TTM
Summary of Annual Report to Shareholders, 26 Jun 2026
ALS Limited reported a strong FY2026, with underlying sales revenue increasing by 10.7% to $3,320.1 million and underlying net profit after tax rising by 25.8% to $381.2 million. The company declared a dividend of 42.5 cents per share for FY2026. No specific financial guidance for the upcoming period was provided in this excerpt.
Automated summary of the filing; the filing itself is the record.
Key ratios
Year to 31 Mar 2026 (FY); balance sheet at 31 Mar 2026; prices to 9 Oct 2026
- Gross margin
- 89.7%
- Operating margin
- 15.9%
- Net margin
- 9.6%
- FCF margin
- 6.7%
- ROE
- 21.4%
- ROA
- 8.0%
- FCF conversion
- 0.70×
- Net debt (excl. leases)
- $1.07B
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.4×
- Current ratio
- 1.5×
- Interest cover
- 8.5×
- Cash dividends paid / net profit
- 60.7%
- Market cap
- $10.47B
- P/E
- 32.7×
- P/B
- 6.2×
Ratios use the reporting currency (AUD); market cap is in AUD. Source: Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026.
Financial statements
Figures in AUD, the reporting currency; Yahoo Finance unless marked
| Line item | FY26 | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.32B | $3.00B | $2.46B | $2.28B |
| Gross profit | $2.98B | $2.69B | $2.19B | $2.03B |
| Operating income | $528.2M | $424.5M | $401.8M | $431.9M |
| EBITDA | $770.1M | $675.0M | $353.8M | $586.1M |
| EBIT | $516.7M | $441.5M | $179.9M | $433.7M |
| Interest expense | $62.0M | $78.8M | $58.6M | $43.0M |
| Pretax income | $454.7M | $362.7M | $121.3M | $390.7M |
| Tax | $133.1M | $103.8M | $106.3M | $114.4M |
| NPAT | $318.7M | $256.2M | $12.9M | $291.2M |
| Net interest income | −$70.2M | −$82.7M | −$57.1M | −$45.3M |
| EPS basic | $0.63 | $0.53 | $0.027 | $0.60 |
| EPS diluted | $0.63 | $0.53 | $0.026 | $0.60 |
| Shares | 507.5M | 484.9M | 484.2M | 484.2M |
Financial reports
The company's own filings, newest first
- Annual Report to ShareholdersAnnual Report26 Jun 2026via asx_announcements
- ALS Full Year Results Investor PresentationFull Year Results18 May 2026via asx_announcements
- ALS Full Year resultsFull Year Results18 May 2026via asx_announcements
- Full Year Statutory AccountsFull Year Results18 May 2026via asx_announcements
- DOWNLOADFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via smart_crawler
- DOWNLOADFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via smart_crawler
- DOWNLOADFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via smart_crawler
- DOWNLOADFinancial Report31 Dec 2025via smart_crawler
- Half Yearly Report and AccountsHalf Year Results18 Nov 2025via asx_announcements
- Annual Report to shareholdersAnnual Report27 Jun 2025via asx_announcements
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