Americold is the world's second-largest owner and operator of temperature-controlled warehouses behind privately held Lineage Logistics. The company is expanding beyond its core business in retail and frozen food to adjacent markets including pet food, floral, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics, and is focused on growing its retail and QSR presence globally, particularly in Europe and the Middle East.
Cyborg Score Rationale
Shares are down 41.6% over the prior year, and economic occupancy fell to 76.1% and throughput pallets declined 4.3%, with changes in consumer buying, competitive capacity, and lower food production contributing to these declines. However, the board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23, a 5% increase year-over-year.
Top Insights
Net debt to pro forma Core EBITDA was about 6.8x at December 31, 2025, raising leverage concerns
The market is nearly 10% overbuilt given recent warehouse additions, with new deliveries up 4% this year but expected to slow to 1.5% next year
Americold announced appointment of two board members as part of a cooperation agreement with activist investor Ancora
Dividend yield is attractive at approximately 6.7% with strong commitment to maintaining distributions
Named Competitors
Lineage Logistics — Privately held market leader in temperature-controlled warehousing with proprietary technology
Prologis Inc. — Industrial real estate operator with some temperature-controlled assets
STAG Industrial — Industrial REIT with diverse logistics portfolio
Recent Developments
(February 2026) Q4 2025 results reported with adjusted FFO per share of $0.38 and full-year adjusted FFO of $1.43
(January 2026) Entered cooperation agreement with activist investor Ancora, appointing two new board members
(January 2026) Amended credit agreement providing $250 million unsecured line to repay approximately $200 million in expiring notes
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