Align Technology, Inc. (ALGN): one to watch?

Fairly priced compromise stock — profitable and buying back shares, but growth has permanently slowed and competition is chipping away at margins.

👀 WATCH Fundamentals67/100

Down 77% from its all-time high of $725.24 — now $169.45

Why ALGN dropped

The huge multi-year collapse from 2021 highs was driven by post-pandemic demand normalization and a wave of new competitors in the clear-aligner market; more recently shares have drifted down again on slowing growth guidance (only 3-4% revenue growth for 2026), an EU antitrust probe into bundling its scanners with Invisalign, and investor worry about pricing/mix pressure — not any sudden accounting or operational blowup.

Fwd P/E 13.6Op margin 15.5%Rev growth 6.2%Debt/equity 2.8%Analyst upside 24.6%

How this scored 67/100

✅ Passes all 4 hard checks — profitable, cash-generative, and financially survivable.

✅ Makes money Net profit margin 10.5%

✅ Generates cash Free cash flow $533M

✅ Not drowning in debt Debt/equity 2.8% (limit 200%)

✅ Can pay its bills Current ratio 1.4 (needs 1+)

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Profitability Does it actually make money? 12/25

Operating margin 15.5% 6/9

Net profit margin 10.5% 4/8

Return on equity 10.8% 2/8

Growth Is it getting bigger, or dying? 18/25

Revenue growth 6.2% 3/9

Earnings growth 23.9% 7/8

Expected profit change 114.5% 8/8

Value Is it cheap right now? 18/25

Forward P/E 13.6 8/10

PEG ratio 0.9 7/8

Analyst target upside 24.6% 3/7

Balance sheet Will it survive? 19/25

Debt / equity 2.8% 10/10

Current ratio 1.4 2/8

Free cash flow $533M 7/7

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Analysis generated by SmartStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-07-23. Research only — not financial advice.