AIN vs CULP
Albany International Corp. and Culp Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AIN | CULP |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.2B | $203.5M |
| Net income | $-57.3M | $-10.2M |
| Gross margin | 20.6% | 12.4% |
| Net margin | −4.8% | −5.0% |
| Return on equity | −6.9% | −19.3% |
| Diluted EPS | −$1.94 | −$0.81 |
| Dividend / share | $1.09 | · |
| Payout ratio | −56.6% | · |
| Free cash flow | $82.6M | $-10.0M |
| Equity | $726.2M | · |
| Net debt / equity | 0.47× | · |
| Current ratio | 2.10× | 1.79× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 5.6% | −7.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
AIN bills 5.8× the revenue of CULP, and both closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AIN | CULP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.2B | $203.5M |
| FY2024 | $1.2B | $213.2M |
| FY2023 | $1.1B | $225.3M |
| FY2022 | $1.0B | $234.9M |
| FY2021 | $929.2M | $294.8M |
| FY2020 | $900.6M | $299.7M |
| FY2019 | $1.1B | $256.2M |
| FY2018 | $982.5M | $281.3M |
| FY2017 | $863.7M | $323.7M |
| FY2016 | $779.8M | $309.5M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AIN | CULP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-57.3M | $-10.2M |
| FY2024 | $87.6M | $-19.1M |
| FY2023 | $111.1M | $-13.8M |
| FY2022 | $95.8M | $-31.5M |
| FY2021 | $118.5M | $-3.2M |
| FY2020 | $98.6M | $3.2M |
| FY2019 | $132.4M | $-28.7M |
| FY2018 | $82.9M | $5.5M |
| FY2017 | $33.1M | $20.9M |
| FY2016 | $52.7M | $22.3M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$979,331,000 | AIN |
| FY2024 | +$1,017,378,000 | AIN |
| FY2023 | +$922,576,000 | AIN |
| FY2022 | +$799,953,000 | AIN |
| FY2021 | +$634,401,000 | AIN |
| FY2020 | +$600,890,000 | AIN |
| FY2019 | +$797,966,000 | AIN |
| FY2018 | +$701,154,000 | AIN |
| FY2017 | +$539,992,000 | AIN |
| FY2016 | +$470,295,000 | AIN |
| FY2015 | +$397,008,000 | AIN |
| FY2014 | +$435,179,000 | AIN |
| FY2013 | +$470,252,000 | AIN |
| FY2012 | +$492,127,000 | AIN |
| FY2011 | +$532,844,000 | AIN |
| FY2010 | +$526,081,000 | AIN |
| FY2009 | +$531,205,000 | AIN |
AIN has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +0.2 pp | AIN |
| FY2024 | +16.1 pp | AIN |
| FY2023 | +15.9 pp | AIN |
| FY2022 | +22.7 pp | AIN |
| FY2021 | +13.9 pp | AIN |
| FY2020 | +9.7 pp | AIN |
| FY2019 | +23.8 pp | AIN |
| FY2018 | +6.5 pp | AIN |
| FY2017 | −2.7 pp | CULP |
| FY2016 | −0.4 pp | CULP |
| FY2015 | +2.7 pp | AIN |
| FY2014 | +0.7 pp | AIN |
| FY2013 | −3.7 pp | CULP |
| FY2012 | −2.7 pp | CULP |
| FY2011 | −0.8 pp | CULP |
| FY2010 | −2.4 pp | CULP |
| FY2009 | −10.9 pp | CULP |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AIN and CULP over this period.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CULP's net margin has been more volatile than AIN's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 6.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.9.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between AIN and CULP over these 17 fiscal years — AIN led in 10 and CULP in 7.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CULP's return on equity has been more volatile than AIN's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 17.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.7.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between AIN and CULP over these 16 fiscal years — AIN led in 8 and CULP in 8.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.