profit from every A$100 of sales.
A$0A$100
ALS
A$20.80-1.19% today
-1.0% in 1 year
1-year low A$19.281-year high A$26.04
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay A$41.21 for every A$1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What ALS sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from A$2.11 billion in 2022 to A$3.00 billion in 2025, with A$256 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
ALS handed back 72% of the cash it generated last year.
A$177M
Free cash flow 2025A$245M
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividendsA$177M
Cash vs. debtA$268M vs. A$2.1B
ALS vs. similar companies
ALS grows in the middle of these 5 and is the most expensive for its profits.
| Company | Profit from A$100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per A$1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALS | 41.2× · Expensive | ||
 Experian | 30.6× · Expensive | ||
 SGS SA | 30.3× · Expensive | ||
 Equifax | 33.5× · Expensive | ||
 TransUnion | 34.8× · Expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads ALS's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of AUD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,109 | 2,279 | 2,462 | 2,999 | |
| 1,881 | 2,027 | 2,195 | 2,694 | |
| 318 | 432 | 402 | 425 | |
| 455 | 586 | 354 | 675 | |
| 191 | 291 | 13 | 256 | |
| – | 0.60 | 0.03 | 0.53 | |
| 89.2% | 88.9% | 89.2% | 89.8% | |
| 15.1% | 18.9% | 16.3% | 14.2% | |
| 9.0% | 12.8% | 0.5% | 8.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of AUD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,858 | 3,330 | 3,696 | 4,062 |
| Cash | 123 | 180 | 300 | 268 |
| Total debt | 1,911 | 1,448 | 1,872 | 2,093 |
| Total liabilities | 2,643 | 1,952 | 2,499 | 2,768 |
| 983 | 1,367 | 1,183 | 1,280 | |
| – | 486 | 487 | 488 | |
| 7.6% | 10.8% | 4.1% | 9.2% | |
| 19.4% | 21.3% | 1.1% | 20.0% |
Cash flow
| In millions of AUD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | |
| 119 | 146 | 152 | 165 | |
| 168 | 294 | 198 | 245 | |
| Dividends paid | 131 | 177 | 190 | 177 |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 41.2×
- –
- –
- 8.8×
- 3.5×
- 43.2×
- 18.3×
- 2.3%
- 2.4%
- 1.7%
Profitability
- 89.8%
- 14.2%
- 8.5%
- –
- 9.2%
- 7.9%
- –
- –
- –
- –
Growth
- +12.5%
- –
- –
- –
- +1.4%
Financial health
- 2.7×
- 1.64
- –
- 5.6×
- 1.53
- –
- –
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 39%of 979
Top 28%of 984
Bottom 18%of 862
Top 26%of 983
Bottom 36%of 986
1.7%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$17a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
69.1% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 72.4%
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
40No pass
Benjamin Graham
31No pass
Philip Fisher
49No pass
Peter Lynch
52No pass
Joel Greenblatt
12No pass
Charlie Munger
35No pass
Terry Smith
41No pass
Questions about ALS
Is ALS a good stock to buy?
A solid business, but the price is high. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the ALS AI analysis
What does ALS do?
ALS Limited engages in the provision of professional technical services and analytical services primarily in the areas of testing, measurement, and inspection in Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and the United States. It is in Consulting Services, based in Brisbane, QLD, Australia, with 23,342 employees.
Does ALS pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.7% a year, about 69% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out A$177 million in dividends.
Is ALS stock halal?
Yes. ALS passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 20% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has ALS stock done over the past year?
Down 1.0% over the past twelve months, to A$20.80. It traded between A$19.28 and A$26.04 and is 20.1% below its high.
Who are ALS's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Experian, SGS SA, Equifax and TransUnion. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with ALS's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 9, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.