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Argan AGX Return on equity

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$291.0M+50.2%
Gross profit$61.1M+65.8%
Operating income$45.4M+86.5%
Net income$46.1M+104%
EPS (diluted)$3.24+102%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$355.8M+88.0%
Total debt$6.4M+20.6%
Total equity$473.5M+30.1%
Total assets$1.3B+62.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$113.4M+221%
CapEx$2.4M+516%
Free cash flow$111.0M+218%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.36B+361%
P/E64.2×+41.8×
P/S9.9×+7.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin20.9%+3.3pp
Operating margin14.9%+3.3pp
Net margin15.5%+4.5pp
FCF margin46.7%+27.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio1.5×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Argan’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Argan’s 10-Q, filed June 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Argan's return on equity?
Argan (AGX) reported return on equity of 38.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Argan's return on equity changed year-over-year?
Argan's return on equity increased by 26.4% year-over-year, from 30.5% to 38.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Argan's return on equity?
Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Argan's return on equity has grown at a 36.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 7.2% to 33.8%.
What does return on equity mean?
How much profit the company earns on the money shareholders have invested.
How do you interpret return on equity?
Higher is better, but very high ROE can be manufactured by leverage — a thin equity base inflates the ratio. Read it next to debt-to-equity and ROIC to tell genuine returns from balance-sheet engineering.
How does return on equity compare across companies?
Comparable across peers, with the leverage caveat. Negative or near-zero equity makes ROE meaningless, so it is suppressed there.