AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.500-6.100 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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 Price Performance

AZZ stock traded down $0.27 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $95.28. The company had a trading volume of 421,236 shares, compared to its average volume of 174,860. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $87.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $83.05. AZZ has a 12-month low of $65.78 and a 12-month high of $97.98. The company has a market capitalization of $2.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85.

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 7th. The industrial products company reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $403.65 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $394.30 million. AZZ had a net margin of 7.94% and a return on equity of 16.99%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.19 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that AZZ will post 5.13 earnings per share for the current year.

AZZ Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 30th will be issued a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 30th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.71%. AZZ's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 45.95%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of AZZ from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price 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.