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Aspen Aerogels Inc.ASPN · shops
GradeSlothDfourth fifth of 258 graded peers; percentile 67.3, sampling error 2.9 points; lower is stronger
Rank174 of 258
ProfitabilityDpercentile 63.1
SolvencyCpercentile 49.9
Growth and financingC/Dpercentile 58.3
Reliability0.87 AUCfailure model, filers with $120M to $591M assets; 95% interval 0.83 to 0.90; 206 events, 2020 to 2025
Peer failure rate1.03% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025
Size band$120M to $591M assetstotal assets $406.7M[1]
Standard universeinsiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2]
Warningsnone active · fortress balance sheetnot computable: distress
Inputs computable8 of 14
Graded fromfilings received through Mar 23, 2026200 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date
Last close$5.622026-10-08; market equity $466.4M; iex feed
Price used in gradeNone
Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history
$5NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctBD$5.63
ABCDE20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date.

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Letter setLetterPercentileBand
Jan 21, 2012nonen/a
Mar 21, 2015nonen/aQ3
Mar 21, 2019E99.4Q2
Mar 21, 2022D74.8Q3
May 21, 2022D/E77.0Q3
Feb 21, 2023E83.9Q3
Mar 21, 2023D/E81.1Q4
Mar 21, 2024D68.6Q4
Mar 21, 2025B25.0Q4
Apr 21, 2025A/B22.6Q4
Jun 21, 2025B23.2Q4
Mar 21, 2026D70.8Q3

Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan.

Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Mar 13, 2026; the document on sec.gov.

When used in this report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our” and “the Company” refer to Aspen Aerogels, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Additionally, we do not use the ® or ™ symbol in each instance in which one of our trademarks appears in this report, but this should not be construed as any indication that we will not assert our rights thereto to the fullest extent under applicable law. Aspen Aerogels, Inc. is an aerogel technology company that designs, develops and manufactures innovative, high-performance aerogel materials used primarily in the energy industrial, sustainable insulation materials, and electric vehicle (EV) markets.

Warnings [top]

Fortress balance sheet. cash minus debt is 91,402,000 USD; Altman Z is not used[3-4]

7 checks ran; none of them enters the letter. The checks are listed on the warnings screen.

The Fourteen Inputs [top]

Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.

InputPercentile, 0 to 100ValueSourcePeer medianPercentilePeersPeriod end
Profitability, sleeve percentile 63.1
Gross profitability11.3%[1,5]42.6%89.62422025-12-31
Return on invested capitalnot computable10.9%
pretax income must exceed the validity floor and imply a 0%-100% tax rate
Accruals ratio(64.9%)[1,6-8](4.9%)2.42872025-12-31
Gross margin stability, five years13.2 pts[2,5,9-16]1.2 pts97.22192025-12-31
Solvency, sleeve percentile 49.9
Twelve-month failure probabilitynot computable0.04%
latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required
Altman Z double-prime(10.32)[1,17-22]1.9291.32082025-12-31
Net debt to EBITDAnot computable1.84x
EBITDA must exceed $100,000
Interest coveragenot computable2.26x
one or more required annual facts are missing
Current ratio3.90x[17-18]1.37x8.52952025-12-31
Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 58.3
Revenue growth, three-year compound14.5%[2,10,12,14]1.5%7.12692025-12-31
Free cash flow growth, three-year compoundnot computable5.6%
current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000
Reinvestment ratenot computable7.3%
pretax income must exceed the validity floor and imply a 0%-100% tax rate
Asset growth, three years(14.2%)[1,8,23-24]3.4%90.82722025-12-31
Net share issuance, one year0.9%[25-26](0.6%)77.12112026-03-10

Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.

Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.

Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.

Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.

Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.

Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.

Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite 0.158; sampling error 2.9 percentile points on 258 peers.

Among 258 Peers [top]

ABCDECOST, Costco Wholesale Corp.; A, percentile 4.7; market equity $420.1B; warnings: fortress balance sheetCOSTAMZN, Amazon COM Inc.; A/B, percentile 20.2; market equity $2.7T; warnings: fortress balance sheetAMZNHD, Home Depot, Inc.; B, percentile 32.3; market equity $294.8BHDTJX, TJX Companies Inc.; C, percentile 43.6; market equity $152.6BTJXWMT, Walmart Inc.; C, percentile 52.9; market equity $877.2BWMTMCD, Mcdonalds Corp.; D, percentile 63.4; market equity $167.6BMCDASPN 67.3strongerweaker

Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.

RankCompanyPercentileLetterWarnings
169O Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY)

O Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 65.4

Nasdaq · Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores

market equity $69.6B; last close $86.00

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

65.4D
170AerSale Corp. (ASLE)

AerSale Corp. (ASLE)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 65.8

Nasdaq · Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies

market equity $260.7M; last close $4.92

Warnings: short runway, fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs

65.8Dshort runway, fortress balance sheet
171World Kinect Corp. (WKC)

World Kinect Corp. (WKC)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 66.1

NYSE · Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations)

market equity $1.9B; last close $37.25

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

66.1D
172Vince Holding Corp. (VNCE)

Vince Holding Corp. (VNCE)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 66.5

Nasdaq · Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores

market equity $149.4M; last close $11.47

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

66.5D
173Seaboard Corp. (SEB)

Seaboard Corp. (SEB)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 66.9

NYSE · Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials

market equity $3.9B; last close $4,050.93

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

66.9D
174Aspen Aerogels Inc. (ASPN)

Aspen Aerogels Inc. (ASPN)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 67.3

NYSE · Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials

market equity $467.2M; last close $5.62

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs

67.3Dfortress balance sheet
175Star Group, L.P. (SGU)

Star Group, L.P. (SGU)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 67.7

NYSE · Retail-Retail Stores, NEC

market equity $426.2M; last close $12.91

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

67.7D
176Arko Corp. (ARKO)

Arko Corp. (ARKO)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 68.1

Nasdaq · Retail-Convenience Stores

market equity $462.2M; last close $4.11

No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs

68.1D
177Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (BLMN)

Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (BLMN)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 68.5

Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places

market equity $726.1M; last close $8.47

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

68.5D
178Educational Development Corp. (EDUC)

Educational Development Corp. (EDUC)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 68.9

Nasdaq · Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods

market equity $11.1M; last close $1.30

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 7 of 14 inputs

68.9Dfortress balance sheet
179OneWater Marine Inc. (ONEW)

OneWater Marine Inc. (ONEW)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 69.3

Nasdaq · Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores

last close $9.63

No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs

69.3D
Peer policyLetterPercentilePeers
all graded filers, equal sleevesD66.02204
sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade)D67.3258
same exchange, equal sleevesD71.9984
sector peers, equal inputsD72.8258

Each letter is one fifth of the 258 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.

What the Price Implies [top]

Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.

MeasureValuePeer medianPercentileReading
Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month(29.2%)(0.1%)20hotter than 20 of 100 peers
Distance from 52-week high(36.2%)(24.1%)32closer to its high than 32 of 100 peers
EBIT to enterprise value(101.5%)5.3%4pricier than 96 of 100 peers
Free cash flow yield(1.0%)4.2%19pricier than 81 of 100 peers
Book value to price0.410.3654pricier than 46 of 100 peers
Sales to price0.581.7519pricier than 81 of 100 peers
Composite equity issuance, five years107.6%(16.7%)97more equity-funded than 97 of 100 peers
Relative strength against the sector, log excess return(0.32)0.0220ahead of 20 of 100 peers

Inputs: market equity $467.2M; EBIT -$378.2M; free cash flow -$4.6M; book equity $192.5M; sales $271.1M; debt $57.0M; cash $151.7M[27].

Diagnostics [top]

Diagnostics do not feed the grade.

Piotroski F-score: 4 of 9, period end 2025-12-31
Return on assets above zero(43.5%)✗ fail[6,8]
Operating cash flow above zero$32.9M✓ pass[7]
Return on assets improved(45.4 pts)✗ fail[6,8,23,28]
Operating cash flow exceeds net income$422.4M✓ pass[6-7]
Long-term leverage fell(1.8 pts)✓ pass[1,4,8,23,29]
Current ratio improved18.4 pts✓ pass[17-18,30-31]
No new shares issued0.9%✗ fail[25-26]
Gross margin improved(23.4 pts)✗ fail[2,5,9-10]
Asset turnover improved(34.1 pts)✗ fail[2,8,10,23]
Cash, filings, liquidity
Cash and equivalents$151.7M[32]
Operating cash flow, four quarters$49.1M[7,32-36]
Months of runwaynot finite
trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite
Late filings, two years0
NT 10-K or NT 10-Q
Days since last periodic filing63
10-Q received Aug 7, 2026
Median daily dollar volume$4.4M
63 sessions
Days since newest grade input200

Downloads [top]

Sources [top]

Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.

#ConceptXBRL tagValuePeriod endReceivedFormLinks
1assetsus-gaap:Assets$406.7M2025-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
2revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$271.1M2025-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
3cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$156.9M2025-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
4total debtus-gaap:LongTermDebt$65.5M2025-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
5gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$46.0M2025-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
6net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss-$389.6M2025-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
7operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$32.9M2025-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
8assetsus-gaap:Assets$895.1M2024-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
9gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$182.9M2024-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
10revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$452.7M2024-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
11gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$56.9M2023-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
12revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$238.7M2023-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
13gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$5.0M2022-12-312025-02-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
14revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$180.4M2022-12-312025-02-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
15gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$9.9M2021-12-312024-03-0710-Kfiling · viewer · series
16revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$121.6M2021-12-312024-03-0710-Kfiling · viewer · series
17current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$242.1M2025-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
18current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$62.0M2025-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
19retained earningsus-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit-$1.0B2025-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
20operating incomeus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss-$378.2M2025-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
21book equityus-gaap:StockholdersEquity$235.5M2025-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
22liabilitiesus-gaap:Liabilities$171.2M2025-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
23assetsus-gaap:Assets$703.0M2023-12-312025-02-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
24assetsus-gaap:Assets$643.4M2022-12-312024-03-0710-Kfiling · viewer · series
25shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding82,825,6032026-03-102026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
26shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding82,059,1822025-02-252025-02-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
27shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding82,988,7842026-08-042026-08-0710-Qfiling · viewer · series
28net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$13.4M2024-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
29long term debtus-gaap:LongTermDebt$95.0M2024-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
30current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$409.4M2024-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
31current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$110.1M2024-12-312026-03-2310-K/Afiling · viewer · series
32cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$151.7M2026-06-302026-08-0710-Qfiling · viewer · series
33operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$17.9M2026-06-302026-08-0710-Qfiling · viewer · series
34operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$34.1M2026-03-312026-05-0810-Qfiling · viewer · series
35operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$16.7M2025-09-302025-11-0610-Qfiling · viewer · series
36operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$1.7M2025-06-302026-08-0710-Qfiling · viewer · series

Limitations [top]

Grade boundary. Percentile 67.3 is 7.3 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.9 points.

Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.

Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.

Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.

Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.

Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.