Argan

AGX

Engineering & Construction · Industrials

Price

$501.63

-14.95 (-2.89%)

Market Cap

$7.03B

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Good

Growth

Exceptional

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Good

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Good

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Share count falling — buybacks

−10.9% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 15.9M (2022) → 14.2M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Argan, Inc. is a holding company that builds power plants. Its main subsidiary, Gemma Power Systems, designs and constructs natural gas and renewable energy power plants for utility companies and large energy producers across the United States. Argan is a smaller, specialized player in the engineering and construction industry, focused almost entirely on the power generation sector.

Argan makes money by taking on fixed-price contracts to build power plants from start to finish. Most of its revenue comes from a small number of large projects at any given time, which means its financial results can swing significantly depending on which projects are active. The company operates primarily in the U.S. and carries a strong balance sheet with little debt, which is a competitive advantage when bidding on large contracts. The key growth driver is rising electricity demand tied to data centers and electrification, but the main risk is project concentration — losing or delaying one major contract can meaningfully hurt revenue.

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Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+12.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+53.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

3.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$897M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Argan is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 13%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

21.0%

Thin — 21.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

15.6%

Healthy — 15.6% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

32.9%

Exceptional — 32.9% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+14.5%

Fast-growing sales (+14.5% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+57.4%

Earnings growing fast (+57.4% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

306%

Turns 306% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

46.7%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (46.7%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

100.00x

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Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

43.1x

Pricey — P/E 43.1

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+18.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (43.1 → 25.1)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

0.41%

Small dividend — 0.41% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+33.3%

Dividend growing fast (33.3% YoY)

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