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Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (COLD)

Real Estate | REIT - Industrial | Atlanta, United States | NYSE
13.82 USD -0.10 (-0.718%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 13.82
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:51 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fundamentally broken despite the attractive headline yield. The company is generating negative earnings and negative equity returns, trading at a forward P/E that is mathematically impossible due to losses. While the dividend yield of 6.66% looks generous, the payout ratio sits at 44% against negative net income, meaning the cash flow supporting this distribution is precarious and likely unsustainable in the face of continued operational impairments. The price history confirms a catastrophic multi-year decline, dropping nearly 50% over the last seven years, with the most recent annual performance being a massive 49.6% drop. This is not a value trap; it is a deteriorating business where the market has correctly priced out the risk of capital destruction. The options market agrees, with traders aggressively buying puts to protect against further downside. There is no momentum to support a short-term bounce, and the long-term outlook remains bleak given the structural decline in share price and the inability to generate positive earnings.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.022537
AutoETS0.022537
MSTL0.026120
AutoTheta0.029986

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 0.70
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.656
Excess Kurtosis -0.55
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 188.566
Revenue per Share 9.129
Market Cap 3,964,223,744
Forward P/E -65.81
Beta 0.94
Profit Margins -17.45%
Previous Name Americold Realty Trust
Website https://www.americold.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 1:51 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume relative to calls, particularly at strikes below the current price (12.5 and 10.0) for expirations through early 2027. Open interest is significantly skewed toward downside protection, suggesting a consensus expectation of further weakness or a need to hedge existing long positions rather than a bullish breakout.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.65% 6.90% 5.16% 4.31%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-30 0.230 1.645207
2026-06-30 0.230 1.463104
2026-03-31 0.230 2.006981
2025-12-31 0.230 1.788491
2025-09-30 0.230 1.879085
2025-06-30 0.230 1.383043
2025-03-28 0.230 1.051188
2024-12-31 0.220 1.028037
2024-09-30 0.220 0.778210
2024-06-28 0.220 0.861394
2024-03-27 0.220 0.888171
2023-12-28 0.220 0.719424
2023-09-28 0.220 0.720839
2023-06-29 0.220 0.687500
2023-03-30 0.220 0.784314
2022-12-29 0.220 0.770848
2022-09-29 0.220 0.897959
2022-06-29 0.220 0.735048
2022-03-30 0.220 0.788248
2021-12-30 0.220 0.668896
2021-09-29 0.220 0.752651
2021-06-29 0.220 0.566864
2021-03-30 0.220 0.570096
2020-12-30 0.210 0.572675
2020-09-29 0.210 0.591383
2020-06-29 0.210 0.580431
2020-03-30 0.210 0.600687
2019-12-30 0.200 0.578369
2019-09-27 0.200 0.543478
2019-06-27 0.200 0.616903
2019-03-28 0.200 0.650830
2018-12-28 0.188 0.747218
2018-09-27 0.188 0.756844
2018-06-28 0.188 0.844944
2018-03-28 0.140 0.751476
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.92
dividendYield 6.66
exDividendDate 2026-09-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.92
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.066091955
lastDividendValue 0.23
lastDividendDate 2026-09-30
dividendDate 2026-10-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.012454271
Address1 10 Glenlake Parkway, South Tower
Address2 Suite 600
All Time High 41.29
All Time Low 10.1
Ask 13.88
Ask Size 1,800
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,082,840
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,578,903
Average Volume 3,578,903
Average Volume10Days 3,082,840
Beta 0.94
Bid 13.82
Bid Size 1,400
Board Risk 3
Book Value 8.459
City Atlanta
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 13.82
Current Ratio 0.358
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 14.08
Day Low 13.715
Debt To Equity 188.566
Display Name Americold Realty Trust
Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Dividend Rate 0.92
Dividend Yield 6.66
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 546,374,976
Ebitda Margins 0.20906
Enterprise To Ebitda 15.673
Enterprise To Revenue 3.277
Enterprise Value 8,563,266,048
Eps Current Year -0.81
Eps Forward -0.21
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -1.59
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 678 441 6824
Fifty Day Average 14.488
Fifty Day Average Change -0.6680002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.04610714
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 1.2454271
Fifty Two Week High 16.88
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.0599995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1812796
Fifty Two Week Low 10.1
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.7199993
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.36831674
Fifty Two Week Range 10.1 - 16.88
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,516,372,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.73
Float Shares 284,604,126
Forward Eps -0.21
Forward P E -65.809525
Free Cashflow 420,017,632
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 12,690
Fullday Change -0.10000038
Fullday Change Percent -0.71839356
Fullday Price 13.82
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.31709
Gross Profits 828,732,032
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00075
Held Percent Institutions 1.16582
Implied Shares Outstanding 286,846,885
Industry REIT - Industrial
Industry Disp REIT - Industrial
Industry Key reit-industrial
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Last Dividend Value 0.23
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Americold is a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics and real estate, supporting the safe, efficient movement of food worldwide. With 224 operating facilities across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America totaling approximately 1.4 billion refrigerated cubic feet, the firm connect producers, processors, distributors, and retailers. Leveraging deep industry expertise, advanced technology, and sustainable practices, Americold delivers reliable cold storage and transportation solutions that create lasting value for customers and communities. Americold Realty Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 1903 in Maryland and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Long Name Americold Realty Trust, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,964,223,744
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_8983880
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-10-18
Net Income To Common -456,073,984
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,102,355,517
Number Of Analyst Opinions 17
Open 14.03
Operating Cashflow 349,121,984
Operating Margins 0.06261
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 44.0
Peg Ratio 5.84
Phone 678 441 1400
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 13.82
Post Market Time 1,792,180,842
Prev Name Americold Realty Trust
Previous Close 13.92
Price Eps Current Year -17.061728
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.6337628
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.5168071
Profit Margins -0.1745
Quick Ratio 0.358
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.35294
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.1
Regular Market Change Percent -0.718394
Regular Market Day High 14.08
Regular Market Day Low 13.715
Regular Market Day Range 13.715 - 14.08
Regular Market Open 14.03
Regular Market Previous Close 13.92
Regular Market Price 13.82
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,802
Regular Market Volume 3,437,837
Return On Assets 0.01288
Return On Equity -0.16457
Revenue Growth 0.018
Revenue Per Share 9.129
Sand P52 Week Change 0.13723719
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 285,480,551
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1019
Shares Short 29,088,698
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 26,498,894
Short Name Americold Realty Trust, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.102
Short Ratio 7.78
Source Interval 15
State GA
Symbol COLD
Target High Price 21.0
Target Low Price 13.0
Target Mean Price 16.26471
Target Median Price 16.0
Total Cash 40,470,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.142
Total Debt 4,621,849,088
Total Revenue 2,613,531,904
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.92
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.066091955
Trailing Eps -1.59
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 13.7353
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.08469963
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0061665657
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,437,837
Website https://www.americold.com
Zip 30,328-7250