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Azenta, Inc. (AZTA)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for Azenta, Inc. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q3 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About Azenta, Inc.

Azenta, Inc. provides automated storage systems, cryogenic systems, automated sample tubes, consumables, and instruments. The company serves customers in industries that require advanced sample management and laboratory automation solutions. Its products and services focus on improving operational efficiency and productivity in scientific research and clinical laboratories.

Snapshot

Revenue
$593.8M
Revenue growth (YoY)
3.6%
Net income
$-55.8M
Diluted EPS
$-1.22
Gross margin
45.5%
Operating margin
-4.5%
Net margin
-9.4%
FCF margin
6.5%
ROE
-3.2%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$1.44B
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended September 30, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Azenta

  • Revenue grew 3.6% to $594M in FY2025, in line with the 4.0% the year before.
  • Operating margin is -4.5% in FY2025, +1.5 pp against -6.1% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q3 FY2026: revenue $161M, up 12.0% from Q3 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $38M in FY2025, 6.5% of revenue.
  • Net loss narrowed to $56M in FY2025, from $165M in FY2024.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Azenta’s fundamentals sit among the 684 Industrials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin45.5%
83rd percentile of 466
Operating margin-4.5%
19th percentile of 605
Net margin-9.4%
14th percentile of 645
FCF margin6.5%
58th percentile of 562
Revenue growth (YoY)+3.6%
47th percentile of 668
ROE-3.2%
28th percentile of 600
Short interest7.05d
89th percentile of 676

Azenta’s net margin of -9.4% ranks in the 14th percentile of the 645 Industrials companies reporting it.

1 reported insider purchase (code P) totaling $8,096 in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 6 quant / multi-strat books among the superinvestors we track; no conviction manager currently reports a position.

Conviction investors
0
+6 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
5
2 new, 3 added
Reduced / exited
3
1 trimmed, 2 exited
Combined position
$62.9M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$34.2M1.3MAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$15.2M595.9KAdded
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$7.3M292.9KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$4.2M163.4KAdded
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$1.7M66.6KNew
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$308,79212.1KNew

No longer held by: Bridgewater Associates (as of Q2 2026), Gotham Asset Management (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
1
1 insider
Bought (90d)
$8K
code P value
Sells (90d)
0
Reported activity
Net buying
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-07-31
filed 2026-08-04
Starr EphraimSVP, Gen Counsel & SecretaryBuy335$24.17$8K
2026-05-18
filed 2026-05-19
Cornog William LDirectorBuy10.0K$16.38$164K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
5.3M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-1.7%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
7.05
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
744.9K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-145.3M-1.7%7.05
2026-07-315.3M-11.5%9.36
2026-07-156.0M-3.0%9.93
2026-06-306.2M-1.1%8.52
2026-06-156.3M+7.3%6.39
2026-05-295.9M-6.1%3.96
2026-05-156.2M+4.9%3.53
2026-04-306.0M+7.9%7.46

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$593.8M$573.4M$551.5M$555.5M$513.7M
Gross profit$270.3M$254.6M$239.2M$255.6M$243.8M
Operating income$-26.8M$-51.3M$-61.2M$-24.7M$-31.1M
Net income$-55.8M$-164.9M$-14.6M$2.13B$110.7M
Diluted EPS$-1.22$-3.10$-0.22$28.48$1.49

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$279.8M$280.0M$649.5M$658.3M$227.4M
Current assets$708.3M$833.0M$1.42B$2.46B$777.4M
Total assets$2.06B$2.10B$2.89B$3.72B$1.82B
Current liabilities$237.7M$206.1M$210.9M$230.5M$345.1M
Long-term debt$49.7M
Total liabilities$332.6M$332.4M$351.2M$352.7M$494.2M
Total equity$1.73B$1.77B$2.53B$3.36B$1.33B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$72.2M$49.7M$5.8M$-466.0M$149.9M
Capital expenditure$33.9M$37.4M$39.4M$73.4M$52.8M
Free cash flow$38.3M$12.4M$-33.6M$-539.5M$97.1M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q3 FY2026$161.2M12.0%$2.5M$0.05
Q2 FY2026$144.8M1.0%$-160.8M$-3.49
Q1 FY2026$148.6M0.8%$-15.4M$-0.34
Q4 FY2025$159.2M5.7%$50.9M$1.10
Q3 FY2025$143.9M-0.3%$-48.0M$-1.05
Q2 FY2025$143.3M5.1%$-47.7M$-1.04
Q1 FY2025$147.4M3.7%$-11.0M$-0.25
Q4 FY2024$150.6M156.3%$-6.6M$-0.14

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorIndustrials
SIC industrySpecial Industry Machinery, NEC
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended September 30, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ3 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2014
SEC CIK933974

Selected SEC filings

10-K2025-12-04
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10-Q2026-08-06
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10-Q2026-05-08
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10-Q2026-02-05
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8-K2026-08-24
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8-K2026-08-11
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8-K2026-08-04
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8-K2026-07-08
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.