ALCO earnings analysis
What we found in ALCO's 10-Q: the parts that mattered, the offsets in the same document, and what the company said about what comes next.
Our reading of the filing · Free to read, no account needed
Alico delivered a substantial year-over-year turnaround in Q3 2026, with revenue up 7.7% to $9.040 million, operating income of $1.886 million and diluted EPS of $0.29 versus a prior-year loss of $(2.39). Results were driven primarily by $7.917 million of Land Management and Other Operations revenue, including approximately $6.6 million of contingent lease payments, while citrus revenue continued to contract. Liquidity improved materially, with cash of $55.584 million and net debt of $29.834 million, although the transformation has reduced nine-month revenue by 62.4% and operating cash flow fell to $2.332 million.
The parts that mattered.
Pulled out of the filing itself, with the figures the company reported.
- Revenue rose on contingent lease payments
- Revenue increased 7.7% year over year to $9.040 million from $8.390 million. Management attributed the increase primarily to approximately $6.6 million of contingent lease payments related to crop-insurance proceeds.
- Operating results turned profitable
- The company swung to operating income of $1.886 million from an operating loss of $25.370 million in the prior-year quarter. Diluted EPS improved to $0.29 from $(2.39).
- Land operations offset citrus wind-down
- Land Management and Other Operations revenue surged to $7.917 million from $0.585 million, while Alico Citrus revenue declined to $1.123 million from $7.805 million as the citrus wind-down progressed.
- Liquidity and net debt improved
- Cash and cash equivalents increased to $55.584 million from $38.128 million at September 30, 2025, while net debt declined to $29.834 million from $47.419 million.
- Asset sales supported cash generation
- Nine-month operating cash flow was $2.332 million versus $22.841 million in the prior-year period. Capital expenditures were $1.713 million, while investing cash flow benefited from $34.971 million of net property-sale proceeds.
- Land monetization advanced
- The company sold approximately 3,546 acres for $34.611 million, or $9,761 per acre, during the nine months ended June 30, 2026, and has an agricultural lease covering approximately 3,280 acres with a potential purchase price of $29.520 million.
And the other side of it.
The offsets in the same document — the things a summary that only listed the good news would have left out.
- Transformation creates revenue volatility
- The Strategic Transformation reduced nine-month revenue 62.4% to $16.267 million from $43.264 million, and management expects seasonal patterns to diminish as citrus operations wind down. The 10-Q states that there were no material changes to the risk factors from the September 30, 2025 Form 10-K.
- Material customer concentration
- Revenue concentration increased around Kobie Cattle Company, which represented 48.3% of nine-month revenue and 67% of accounts receivable at June 30, 2026. The filing warns that losing this customer could significantly reduce revenue and cash flow.
- Debt and collateral constraints
- Debt totaled $85.418 million at June 30, 2026, secured by approximately 40,258 gross acres, and the company must maintain a $5.818 million minimum liquidity requirement and a 50.0% loan-to-value cap. Management says liquidity is sufficient for at least twelve months, but access to future financing is not assured.
What they reported.
What the company itself reported, taken out of the document.
- Earnings per share
- $0.29
- Gross margin
- 44.8%
- Operating margin
- 20.9%
- Segment
- Alico Citrus: $1.123 million revenue, down 85.6% from $7.805 million in the prior-year quarter.
- Segment
- Land Management and Other Operations: $7.917 million revenue, up $7.332 million from $0.585 million in the prior-year quarter.
- Segment
- The company now reports one operating segment beginning in fiscal Q3 2026; prior-year segment information was recast.
What they said about what is next.
No numeric revenue or EPS guidance was provided in the 10-Q. Management stated that cash on hand, operating cash flow, asset sales and RLOC availability are expected to provide sufficient liquidity for at least the next twelve months; minimum future base rental revenue totals $16.564 million.
The filing reads better than the one before it.
What came before.
- 10-Q · May 11, 2026
- Alico, Inc. reported $5.34 million in revenue for Q2 2026, a significant decline of 70.3% year-over-year, primarily driven by the strategic winding down of its citrus division. However, the net income turned positive at…
- 10-Q · February 4, 2026
- Alico reported total revenue of $1,887,000 for Q1 (three months ended December 31, 2025), down from $16,894,000 a year earlier, producing a GAAP net loss attributable to Alico common stockholders of $3,481,000 (loss per…
- 10-K · December 2, 2024
- Alico positions itself as a land-focused agribusiness centered on citrus production and opportunistic land monetization. In FY2024 the company monetized large land holdings (sale of ~17,556 acres for $78,930 recognizing…
- 10-Q · August 5, 2024
- Alico reported Q3 operating revenues of $13,610 (thousands), up from $7,284 in Q3 2023, driven by higher Alico Citrus sales, but core profitability remained weak with a gross loss of $(4,287) and an operating loss of…
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