Sector Alpha Week of 2026-08-20
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20-quarter listed-company comparison

Textile Manufacturing Stocks

Textile Manufacturing: Albany International Corp. owns the largest revenue base AND the fastest current growth.

01 · sector relative strength, before individual stocks

Is Textile Manufacturing outperforming S&P 500?

Textile Manufacturing has outperformed S&P 500 by 63.8% over the last 52 weeks. Over 13 weeks the gap is a lead of 49.8%. 0 of 1 covered company currently beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, so leadership inside the sector is selective. Albany International Corp. is the strongest against the sector itself at -49%.

+49.8%Sector vs S&P 500 · 13 weeks
+63.8%Sector vs S&P 500 · 52 weeks
0/1Stocks leading S&P 500
0/1Stocks leading sector

Sector metric: — as of latest available · unclassified · direction unavailable.

The central tension: current leadership is concentrated, so durability matters more than rank.

Start with scale. Then earnings trajectory. Then business quality. Only after those three agree should price leadership carry much weight.

Bottom line

Textile Manufacturing has outperformed S&P 500 by 63.8% over 52 weeks and 49.8% over 13 weeks. 0 of 1 covered companies beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, while 0 of 1 beat the sector itself. Albany International Corp. leads with revenue of $1,204 million, based on 1 of 2 comparable companies through Mar 2026.

Companies
2
complete canonical membership
Combined market value
$2.0B
Albany International Corp.
Revenue growing
0/1
positive TTM year-on-year growth
Beating S&P 500
0/1
positive Mansfield relative strength
Comparing 1 of 2
02 · research priority, made explicit

4-Factor Sector Score

An additive sector-relative research score. The four displayed point contributions always equal the total: Growth & earnings (35), Capital efficiency (25), Valuation (20), and Relative strength (20). Missing or stale evidence is absorbed inside the affected factor, never applied as a hidden adjustment.

Growth & earnings · 35%Capital efficiency · 25%Valuation · 20%Relative strength · 20%
Albany International Corp. has the strongest current balance of earnings trajectory, business quality, valuation and price confirmation, with 72.3% evidence confidence.
How this score is built, and what the marks mean

Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.

CompanyScorePrice stageGrowth & earnings/35Capital efficiency/25Valuation/20Relative strength/20
1Albany International Corp.AIN 24.7/100Adverse evidence72% evidence ASLEEP 7.5/35 Revenue -0.2% · PAT -176.9% · OPM change -1.7 pp 95% evidence 7.2/25 ROCE 1.8% · OPM 8.1% 76% evidence 10.0/20 P/E 35.1× · PEG — 0% evidence 0.0/20 RS sector -49% · RS bench -8.3% · 1Y -9.7%9 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 7.5 + 7.2 + 10 + 0 = 24.7 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
2SMJ International Holdings Inc.SMJF 40.9/100Thin evidence · provisional21% evidence BREAKING OUT 15.5/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -8.9 pp 19% evidence 5.4/25 ROCE 0% · OPM -5.3% 57% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 10.0/20 RS sector — · RS bench — · 1Y —12 of 12 weeks ahead 0% evidence
Exact sum: 15.5 + 5.4 + 10 + 10 = 40.9 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
03 · what price has already done

Market action

Albany International Corp. has the strongest one-year price move in Textile Manufacturing at -9.7%. It also leads on Mansfield relative strength against the S&P 500 at -8.3%. 0 of 1 covered company are above zero on that measure. Every line covers 314 weekly closes through 2026-08-20.

Price and relative strength

Every company, the sector's own index and S&P 500 all start level on the left edge of the window, so only the distance between the lines counts — the highest line has risen the most since then, and the chart at the top of this page is drawn the same way. It opens on one year; the buttons beside it stretch that to three or five.

04 · compare level, then change

Revenue Scale & Growth Durability

Albany International Corp. has the highest Revenue among the 2 Textile Manufacturing companies compared here, at $1,204 million. The same company also holds the highest Revenue growth, at -0.2%. 1 of 2 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026. Its Revenue series carries 20 reported observations across the 20-quarter window.

What the numbers say: Albany International Corp. is the scale leader at $1,204 million, Albany International Corp.'s growth is -0.2% from a $1,204 million base, with 20 reported observations in the 20-quarter window. Treat the growth leader as an acceleration candidate, not as equally proven scale.

LeaderAlbany International Corp. · $1,204 million
GapNot enough peers
Persistence4/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage1/2 companies · 24 observations

Investor read: Albany International Corp. is the scale benchmark; Albany International Corp. is the acceleration watch. Promote the challenger only if growth persists and converts into margin and returns.

This conclusion weakens if: Albany International Corp.'s growth falls below Albany International Corp.'s for two consecutive comparable reports while operating margin also compresses.

Revenue is compared on a common reported-currency basis. Growth is year-on-year, so seasonality does not masquerade as progress.
Revenuelargest
Revenue growthfastest growers
Revenue · company comparison
1/2 level · 1/2 change

On every company-comparison chart on this page: solid lines show level, dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected, and a missing report breaks the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

In every all-company table on this page, each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above them use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyRevenueRevenue growthReported
Albany International Corp. AIN$311M7.6%Mar 2026
SMJ International Holdings Inc. SMJF$5M25%Sep 2025
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

Revenue · reported quarter history

Albany International Corp. · AIN

$235M
$232M
$240M
$244M
$261M
$261M
$269M
$269M
$274M
$281M
$324M
$313M
$332M
$298M
$287M
$289M
$311M
$261M
$321M
$311M

SMJ International Holdings Inc. · SMJF

$4M
$4M
$5M
$5M

Revenue growth · reported quarter history

Albany International Corp. · AIN

11%
13%
12%
10%
5.0%
7.7%
20%
16%
21%
6.1%
-11%
-7.7%
-6.3%
-12%
12%
7.6%

SMJ International Holdings Inc. · SMJF

25%
25%
05 · compare level, then change

Operating Economics & Margin Trend

Albany International Corp. has the highest OPM among the 2 Textile Manufacturing companies compared here, at 8.1%. SMJ International Holdings Inc. is next at -5.3%. The same company also holds the highest Margin change, at -1.7 percentage points. 2 of 2 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.

What the numbers say: Albany International Corp. leads both opm at 8.1% and margin change at -1.7 percentage points.

LeaderAlbany International Corp. · 8.1%
Gap252.8% versus #2 · SMJ International Holdings Inc.
Persistence1/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage2/2 companies · 24 observations

Investor read: Albany International Corp. sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current margin change signal.

Operating margin compares operating profit with revenue. Improvement is measured in percentage points, not percentage growth.
OPMhighest
2SMJ International Holdings Inc. SMJF · older report-5.3%
Margin changefastest expanders
2SMJ International Holdings Inc. SMJF · older report−8.9 pp
Operating margin · company comparison
2/2 level · 2/2 change
All-company data · latest reported quarter
CompanyOPMMargin changeReported
Albany International Corp. AIN8.1%−1.7 ppMar 2026
SMJ International Holdings Inc. SMJF-5.3%−8.9 ppSep 2025
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

OPM · reported quarter history

Albany International Corp. · AIN

21%
19%
17%
16%
19%
21%
14%
15%
17%
14%
13%
12%
13%
8.4%
8.5%
9.8%
7.2%
-45%
9.3%
8.1%

SMJ International Holdings Inc. · SMJF

3.6%
3.6%
-5.3%
-5.3%

Margin change · reported quarter history

Albany International Corp. · AIN

−1.9 pp
+1.5 pp
−3.3 pp
−0.8 pp
−2.8 pp
−6.3 pp
−1.2 pp
−2.7 pp
−3.7 pp
−5.9 pp
−4.4 pp
−2.6 pp
−5.7 pp
−53.0 pp
+0.8 pp
−1.7 pp

SMJ International Holdings Inc. · SMJF

−8.9 pp
−8.9 pp
06 · compare level, then change

Profit Scale & Acceleration

Albany International Corp. has the highest Net profit among the 2 Textile Manufacturing companies compared here, at $60 million net cash. The same company also holds the highest Profit growth, at -176.9%. 1 of 2 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026. Its Net profit series carries 20 reported observations across the 20-quarter window.

What the numbers say: Albany International Corp. leads with $60 million net cash of TTM profit, Albany International Corp. shows -176.9% growth from a $60 million net cash profit base. Compare the size of the base and persistence before ranking acceleration above profit scale.

LeaderAlbany International Corp. · $60 million net cash
GapNot enough peers
Persistence0/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage1/2 companies · 24 observations

Investor read: Albany International Corp. sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current profit growth signal.

Net profit is the residual after operating costs, interest and tax. Growth off a loss or near-zero base is excluded from the fastest-grower rank.
Net profitlargest
Profit growthfastest growers
Net profit · company comparison
1/2 level · 1/2 change
All-company data · latest reported quarter
CompanyNet profitProfit growthReported
Albany International Corp. AIN$15M-12%Mar 2026
SMJ International Holdings Inc. SMJF$0MSep 2025
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

Net profit · reported quarter history

Albany International Corp. · AIN

$31M
$31M
$29M
$28M
$39M
$11M
$18M
$27M
$27M
$27M
$31M
$27M
$25M
$18M
$18M
$17M
$9M
$-98M
$14M
$15M

SMJ International Holdings Inc. · SMJF

$0M
$0M
$0M
$0M

Profit growth · reported quarter history

Albany International Corp. · AIN

26%
-65%
-38%
-3.6%
-31%
145%
72%
0.0%
-7.4%
-33%
-42%
-37%
-64%
-644%
-22%
-12%
07 · compare level, then change

Return On Capital Employed

Albany International Corp. has the highest ROCE among the 2 Textile Manufacturing companies compared here, at 1.8%. SMJ International Holdings Inc. is next at 0%. The same company also holds the highest ROCE change, at 0 percentage points. 2 of 2 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.

What the numbers say: Albany International Corp. leads ROCE at 1.8%, 1.8 percentage points above SMJ International Holdings Inc.. Albany International Corp. has the strongest latest improvement at 0 percentage points. Read the leader beside the density of its reported history: a sparse high return is a candidate; a repeated high return is evidence of durability.

LeaderAlbany International Corp. · 1.8%
Gapnull versus #2 · SMJ International Holdings Inc.
Persistence1/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage2/2 companies · 25 observations

Investor read: Albany International Corp. sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roce change signal.

ROCE asks how much operating return the business earns on the capital employed. Direction matters, but a single exceptional year should not be mistaken for durability.
ROCEhighest
2SMJ International Holdings Inc. SMJF · older report0.0%
ROCE changefastest improvers
2SMJ International Holdings Inc. SMJF · older report0.0 pp
Return on capital · company comparison
2/2 level · 2/2 change
All-company data · latest reported quarter
CompanyROCEROCE changeReported
Albany International Corp. AIN1.8%0.0 ppMar 2026
SMJ International Holdings Inc. SMJF0.0%0.0 ppSep 2025
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

ROCE · reported quarter history

Albany International Corp. · AIN

3.3%
3.1%
2.8%
3.7%
3.9%
2.7%
2.8%
3.1%
2.7%
2.8%
2.5%
2.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.8%
1.5%
-8.0%
2.2%
1.8%

SMJ International Holdings Inc. · SMJF

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

ROCE change · reported quarter history

Albany International Corp. · AIN

+0.6 pp
−0.4 pp
0.0 pp
−0.6 pp
−1.2 pp
+0.1 pp
−0.3 pp
−0.3 pp
−1.1 pp
−1.2 pp
−0.7 pp
−1.3 pp
−9.6 pp
+0.6 pp
0.0 pp

SMJ International Holdings Inc. · SMJF

0.0 pp
0.0 pp
08 · compare level, then change

Valuation Against Growth & Quality

No company in this Textile Manufacturing comparison reports a valuation figure this section can compare, so the PEG rank is empty. On P/E, Albany International Corp. is lowest at 35.1×, across 1 of 2 companies with a usable reading. PEG asks what price is being paid for growth; P/E keeps that answer anchored to the actual earnings multiple.

What the numbers say: There is not enough comparable evidence to name a reliable peg leader.

LeaderNo comparable leader
GapNot enough peers
PersistenceNot enough history
Coverage0/2 companies · 3 observations

Investor read: Treat valuation as permission to investigate, never as a standalone reason to buy.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/e signal.

PEG is shown only when earnings are positive and three-year EPS growth is between 5% and 60%. It is recomputed consistently as the trailing P/E divided by that growth rate — reported earnings, never an expected-earnings multiple. On Indian companies it is shown only where the two data feeds agreed. Where any of that fails the ratio is left out rather than printed: a P/E divided by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, is a number that looks precise and means nothing.
PEGlowest PEG
Not enough comparable data
P/Elowest P/E
Valuation · company comparison
0/2 level · 1/2 change
All-company data · latest reported quarter
CompanyPEGP/EReported
Albany International Corp. AIN0.735.1Mar 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

PEG · reported quarter history

Albany International Corp. · AIN

1.7
1.5
0.7

P/E · reported quarter history

Albany International Corp. · AIN

21.2
24.2
23.0
20.0
23.6
32.4
29.5
35.5
27.3
27.7
26.3
24.1
27.8
28.6
27.8
35.1
09 · before the conclusion, check the blind spots

What can make this comparison misleading?

This Textile Manufacturing comparison names 6 specific ways its own evidence can mislead, all listed below. 1 of the 2 companies reports on an older date than the sector's freshest reporters, so its rank is marked stale. 3 of the 5 ranked sections have fewer than three usable current readings. A high growth rate can still be a low-base artefact.

Keep these limits visible

  • A high growth rate can be a low-base artefact. The page keeps level and change separate for that reason.
  • A high ROCE can be temporary or flattered by a small capital base. Read it beside margin, cash conversion and reinvestment.
  • The 4-Factor Sector Score ranks research priority, not portfolio action. Management quality, catalysts and risks need equally fresh evidence before capital is deployed.
  • An “all companies” line chart preserves completeness, but rank changes should be checked against reporting dates before drawing a conclusion.
  • 1 company has an older fundamental reporting date than the sector’s freshest reporters; its rank carries a stale marker.
  • Thin comparisons: Revenue, Net profit, Valuation have fewer than three usable current readings.
10 · evidence and freshness

How was this comparison built?

This comparison is built from the reported filings of 2 Textile Manufacturing companies, normalized to a common $ scale and a shared quarter axis of up to 20 quarters each. Fundamentals run through Mar 2026 and market data through 2026-08-20. A second data feed fills gaps only after identity and scale reconciliation, and missing observations are never interpolated.

FundamentalsThrough Mar 2026 · up to 20 quarters per company
Market dataThrough 2026-08-20 · weekly price and relative-strength history
Derived metricsGrowth, changes and PEG are calculated only when their inputs are comparable.
Score confidenceMissing and stale evidence reduces confidence and pulls the 0–100 research-priority score toward neutral.
11 · questions investors ask, short speakable answers

Textile Manufacturing company comparison FAQs

These 19 answers restate the Textile Manufacturing comparison above in question form. Every one is computed from the same 2 companies and the same reported filings as the rankings and charts, current through Mar 2026. Price and relative-strength answers run through 2026-08-20. Nothing here is estimated, and none of it is a recommendation.

Is the Textile Manufacturing sector outperforming S&P 500?

Textile Manufacturing has outperformed S&P 500 by 63.8% over 52 weeks and 49.8% over 13 weeks. 0 of 1 covered companies beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, while 0 of 1 beat the sector itself.

Which Textile Manufacturing company is largest by revenue?

Albany International Corp. leads with revenue of $1,204 million, based on 1 of 2 comparable companies through Mar 2026.

Which Textile Manufacturing company is growing fastest?

Albany International Corp. has the fastest current revenue growth at -0.2%, across 1 of 2 comparable companies.

Which Textile Manufacturing company has the strongest 4-Factor Sector Score?

Albany International Corp. ranks first at 24.7/100 with 72.3% evidence confidence. The score prioritizes research; it is not a buy recommendation.

How much history does this Textile Manufacturing comparison include?

The page compares up to 20 reported quarters per company for fundamentals, returns and valuation, ending Mar 2026. Missing observations remain blank rather than being estimated.

How is the 4-Factor Sector Score calculated?

The four visible contributions add directly: growth and earnings up to 35 points, capital efficiency up to 25, valuation up to 20, and relative strength up to 20. Missing or stale evidence moves only the affected contribution toward neutral.

Which Textile Manufacturing company is the biggest?

Albany International Corp. is the largest, with trailing-twelve-month revenue of $1,204 million. That covers 1 of 2 companies with comparable reporting through Mar 2026.

Which Textile Manufacturing company has the best profit margins?

Albany International Corp. has the highest operating margin at 8.1%, from 2 of 2 comparable companies. Albany International Corp. shows the biggest recent improvement, at -1.7 percentage points. A high margin matters most when it is holding or rising, not when it is peaking.

Which Textile Manufacturing company makes the most profit?

Albany International Corp. earns the most, at $60 million of trailing-twelve-month net profit, from 1 of 2 comparable companies. Albany International Corp. has the fastest profit growth at -176.9%, though growth off a small or recovering profit base overstates how much has actually changed.

Which Textile Manufacturing company earns the highest return on capital?

Albany International Corp. leads on return on capital employed at 1.8%, across 2 of 2 companies. Read it beside the length of its reported history: a high return that repeats for years is evidence of a durable business, while a single high reading can be a small capital base or one good year.

Is the Textile Manufacturing sector beating the market?

Textile Manufacturing has outperformed S&P 500 by 63.8% over the last 52 weeks and 49.8% over 13 weeks, measured on an equal-weight index of its current members. Inside the sector, 0 of 1 covered companies are beating the market on their own. Sector strength does not transfer evenly to every stock in it.

Which Textile Manufacturing stock has the strongest price momentum?

Albany International Corp. has the strongest relative strength against S&P 500. Relative strength answers last, after growth, quality and valuation: price can move well before the fundamentals confirm it, and sometimes without them confirming at all.

Which Textile Manufacturing company scores highest for research priority?

Albany International Corp. scores 24.7 out of 100 with 72.3% evidence confidence, from 7.5 points on growth and earnings, 7.2 on capital efficiency, 10 on valuation and 0 on relative strength. This ranks what deserves work next. It is not a buy recommendation, and management quality, catalysts and risk still need separate research.

How many Textile Manufacturing companies does this comparison cover, and over what period?

It compares 2 listed companies over up to 20 reported quarters of fundamentals, ending Mar 2026, plus weekly price and relative-strength history. Membership is the full sector list — nothing is dropped for having thin data.

What is the total market cap of the Textile Manufacturing sector?

The 2 Textile Manufacturing companies on this page carry $1,982 million of combined market value. Albany International Corp. is the largest at $1,671 million, about 84% of the sector's total on its own. Market value moves with price, so this reading is dated 2026-08-20.

How is the Textile Manufacturing sector performing?

0 of the 1 covered Textile Manufacturing companies are beating S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength. The sector itself is 63.8% ahead of S&P 500 over 52 weeks on an equal-weight index of its current members. Readings are as of 2026-08-20.

How many Textile Manufacturing stocks are listed in the US?

This comparison covers 2 listed Textile Manufacturing companies in the US, each above the size floor the site applies. The full ranked list is on this page, with reported fundamentals through Mar 2026. Membership is the full industry list — nothing is dropped for having thin data.

Why are some values on this page blank?

A blank means that company did not report a comparable figure for that period, so nothing is shown. Missing observations are never interpolated, carried forward, or replaced with a similar-looking accounting line, and a company with missing evidence has its research score pulled toward neutral rather than being scored as bad.

Is this investment advice?

No. Every figure here is a deterministic calculation from reported company filings and market data, published for research. It contains no recommendation to buy or sell any security, does not account for your circumstances, and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed adviser.

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