Revenue has been flat near $1.0B for ten quarters with net margin fluctuating between 5.7% and 13.3% and the latest operating margin at 16.7%, indicating earnings volatility that outpaces the underlying operating trend.
Align Technology, Inc. (ALGN) annual income statement — 27-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 4.16B | 4.03B | 4B | 3.86B | 3.73B | 3.95B | 2.47B | 2.41B | 1.97B | 1.47B | 1.08B | 845.49M | 761.65M | 660.21M | 560.04M | 479.74M | 387.13M | 312.33M | 303.98M | 284.33M | 206.35M | 207.13M | 172.83M | 122.72M | 69.7M | 44.81M | 6.74M | 411K |
| Revenue Growth % | 4.42% | 0.9% | 3.54% | 3.42% | -5.51% | 59.9% | 2.71% | 22.39% | 33.47% | 36.44% | 27.72% | 11.01% | 15.37% | 17.89% | 16.74% | 23.92% | 23.95% | 2.75% | 6.91% | 37.79% | -0.37% | 19.84% | 40.83% | 76.08% | 55.55% | 564.71% | 1540.15% | - |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 1.35B | 1.28B | 1.2B | 1.16B | 1.1B | 1.02B | 708.71M | 662.9M | 518.63M | 356.47M | 264.58M | 205.38M | 183.21M | 162.1M | 143.65M | 118.46M | 83.71M | 78.84M | 78.85M | 75.03M | 64.78M | 63.78M | 57.53M | 51.56M | 44.99M | 46.83M | 20.25M | 1.75M |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 31.67% | 30% | 29.92% | 29.48% | 25.74% | 28.67% | 27.54% | 26.37% | 24.19% | 24.5% | 24.29% | 24.05% | 24.55% | 25.65% | 24.69% | 21.62% | 25.24% | 25.94% | 26.39% | 31.39% | 30.79% | 33.28% | 42.02% | 64.55% | 104.51% | 300.42% | 426.76% |
| Gross Profit | 2.81B | 2.76B | 2.8B | 2.71B | 2.63B | 2.94B | 1.76B | 1.74B | 1.45B | 1.12B | 815.29M | 640.11M | 578.44M | 498.11M | 416.39M | 361.28M | 303.42M | 233.49M | 225.13M | 209.3M | 141.58M | 143.34M | 115.3M | 71.16M | 24.71M | -2.02M | -13.51M | -1.34M |
| Gross Margin % | 67.58% | 68.33% | 70% | 70.08% | 70.52% | 74.26% | 71.33% | 72.46% | 73.63% | 75.81% | 75.5% | 75.71% | 75.95% | 75.45% | 74.35% | 75.31% | 78.38% | 74.76% | 74.06% | 73.61% | 68.61% | 69.21% | 66.72% | 57.98% | 35.45% | -4.51% | -200.42% | -326.76% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | -1.51% | 3.41% | 2.77% | -10.27% | 66.48% | 1.11% | 20.45% | 29.63% | 37% | 27.37% | 10.66% | 16.13% | 19.63% | 15.25% | 19.07% | 29.95% | 3.72% | 7.56% | 47.83% | -1.23% | 24.32% | 62.03% | 188.02% | 1321.91% | 85.03% | -905.96% | - |
| Operating Expenses | 2.19B | 2.14B | 2.19B | 2.06B | 1.99B | 1.96B | 1.38B | 1.2B | 981.3M | 763.34M | 566.37M | 451.48M | 384.87M | 403.89M | 330.8M | 270.92M | 200.68M | 267.5M | 209.61M | 175.44M | 179.12M | 140.9M | 105.54M | 91.1M | 97.53M | 98.75M | 67.61M | 13.36M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 53.05% | 54.8% | 53.43% | 53.32% | 49.56% | 55.67% | 49.92% | 49.9% | 51.81% | 52.45% | 53.4% | 50.53% | 61.18% | 59.07% | 56.47% | 51.84% | 85.65% | 68.96% | 61.7% | 86.8% | 68.02% | 61.07% | 74.23% | 139.93% | 220.38% | 1002.89% | 3251.09% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 1.78B | 1.76B | 1.76B | 1.7B | 1.67B | 1.71B | 1.2B | 1.07B | 852.4M | 665.78M | 490.65M | 390.24M | 332.07M | 292.8M | 251.34M | 233.77M | 170.14M | 243.93M | 177.22M | 151.51M | 160.64M | 122.31M | 89.78M | 77.98M | 84.58M | 83.1M | 58.44M | 9.16M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 43.51% | 44.09% | 44.1% | 44.84% | 43.23% | 48.58% | 44.54% | 43.35% | 45.19% | 45.44% | 46.16% | 43.6% | 44.35% | 44.88% | 48.73% | 43.95% | 78.1% | 58.3% | 53.29% | 77.85% | 59.05% | 51.95% | 63.54% | 121.35% | 185.46% | 866.87% | 2229.2% |
| Research & Development | 377.6M | 369.91M | 364.2M | 346.83M | 305.26M | 250.31M | 175.31M | 157.36M | 128.9M | 97.56M | 75.72M | 61.24M | 52.8M | 44.08M | 42.87M | 37.15M | 26M | 22.25M | 26.16M | 25.73M | 18.47M | 18.59M | 15.76M | 13.11M | 13.06M | 15.64M | 9.17M | 4.2M |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | 9.17% | 9.11% | 8.98% | 8.17% | 6.33% | 7.09% | 6.54% | 6.55% | 6.62% | 7.01% | 7.24% | 6.93% | 6.68% | 7.65% | 7.74% | 6.72% | 7.12% | 8.61% | 9.05% | 8.95% | 8.97% | 9.12% | 10.68% | 18.74% | 34.91% | 136.02% | 1021.9% |
| Other Operating Expenses | 2M | 14.98M | 64.14M | 13.32M | 11.45M | 0 | 0 | -28.01M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67.01M | 36.59M | 0 | 4.55M | 1.32M | 6.23M | -1.8M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -116K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Operating Income | 624.73M | 616.22M | 607.63M | 643.34M | 642.6M | 976.4M | 387.17M | 542.49M | 466.56M | 353.61M | 248.92M | 188.63M | 193.58M | 94.21M | 85.59M | 90.36M | 102.73M | -34.01M | 15.51M | 33.85M | -37.54M | 2.45M | 9.77M | -19.94M | -72.82M | -100.77M | -81.11M | -14.71M |
| Operating Margin % | 15.02% | 15.27% | 15.19% | 16.66% | 17.21% | 24.7% | 15.66% | 22.54% | 23.73% | 24% | 23.05% | 22.31% | 25.42% | 14.27% | 15.28% | 18.84% | 26.54% | -10.89% | 5.1% | 11.91% | -18.19% | 1.18% | 5.65% | -16.25% | -104.48% | -224.89% | -1203.31% | -3577.86% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 1.41% | -5.55% | 0.12% | -34.19% | 152.19% | -28.63% | 16.27% | 31.94% | 42.06% | 31.96% | -2.55% | 105.47% | 10.07% | -5.28% | -12.04% | 402.05% | -319.23% | -54.18% | 190.19% | -1634.59% | -74.95% | 148.98% | 72.62% | 27.74% | -24.23% | -451.62% | - |
| EBITDA | 727.61M | 853.65M | 752.66M | 785.74M | 768.39M | 1.09B | 480.71M | 621.48M | 521.29M | 391.35M | 272.92M | 206.64M | 211.43M | 111.04M | 103.4M | 107.84M | 116.92M | -21.01M | 28.3M | 47.24M | -27.27M | 12.9M | 24.49M | 1.99M | -43.74M | -70.97M | -78.6M | -14.15M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 17.5% | 21.16% | 18.82% | 20.34% | 20.57% | 27.45% | 19.45% | 25.82% | 26.51% | 26.56% | 25.27% | 24.44% | 27.76% | 16.82% | 18.46% | 22.48% | 30.2% | -6.73% | 9.31% | 16.61% | -13.21% | 6.23% | 14.17% | 1.62% | -62.75% | -158.38% | -1166.03% | -3441.85% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 2.75% | 13.42% | -4.21% | 2.26% | -29.19% | 125.74% | -22.65% | 19.22% | 33.2% | 43.39% | 32.08% | -2.27% | 90.42% | 7.38% | -4.11% | -7.77% | 656.55% | -174.22% | -40.08% | 273.26% | -311.41% | -47.33% | 1132.36% | 104.54% | 38.37% | 9.71% | -455.65% | - |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 101.98M | 237.44M | 145.03M | 142.4M | 125.79M | 108.73M | 93.54M | 78.99M | 54.73M | 37.74M | 24M | 18M | 17.86M | 16.82M | 17.81M | 17.48M | 14.19M | 13M | 12.79M | 13.38M | 10.27M | 10.45M | 14.72M | 21.92M | 29.08M | 29.8M | 2.51M | 559K |
| EBIT | 642.64M | 585.29M | 671.76M | 656.65M | 654.05M | 1.01B | 387.17M | 514.48M | 466.56M | 353.61M | 248.92M | 188.63M | 193.58M | 161.22M | 122.18M | 90.36M | 107.28M | -33.81M | 17.1M | 33.85M | -37.54M | 2.45M | 9.77M | -19.94M | -72.82M | -100.77M | -81.11M | -14.71M |
| Net Interest Income | 19.38M | 16.05M | 20.22M | 17.26M | 5.37M | 3.1M | 3.13M | 12.48M | 8.58M | 6.95M | 4.21M | -2.53M | -3.21M | -1.07M | -1.3M | 501K | 555K | 494K | 3.03M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 19.38M | 16.05M | 20.22M | 17.26M | 5.37M | 3.1M | 3.13M | 12.48M | 8.58M | 6.95M | 4.21M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 757K | 552K | 555K | 579K | 3.05M | 4.2M | 3.18M | 1.92M | 713K | 531K | 979K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.53M | 3.21M | 1.07M | 2.05M | 51K | 0 | 85K | 24K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | 19.52M | -30.93M | 1.33M | -2.13M | -43.54M | 36.02M | -8.22M | 12.63M | -8.61M | 11.19M | -6.36M | -2.53M | -3.21M | -1.07M | -1.3M | -419K | -731K | 119K | 1.56M | 3.1M | 3.4M | 283K | -3K | -101K | 0 | 1.73M | -7.63M | 14.71M |
| Pretax Income | 644.25M | 585.29M | 608.96M | 641.2M | 599.06M | 1.01B | 378.95M | 555.12M | 457.96M | 364.8M | 242.57M | 186.1M | 190.37M | 93.14M | 84.3M | 89.94M | 102M | -33.89M | 17.08M | 36.95M | -34.13M | 2.73M | 9.76M | -20.04M | -72.82M | -99.04M | -88.75M | 0 |
| Pretax Margin % | 15.49% | 14.51% | 15.23% | 16.6% | 16.04% | 25.61% | 15.33% | 23.06% | 23.29% | 24.76% | 22.46% | 22.01% | 24.99% | 14.11% | 15.05% | 18.75% | 26.35% | -10.85% | 5.62% | 13% | -16.54% | 1.32% | 5.65% | -16.33% | -104.48% | -221.03% | -1316.54% | - |
| Income Tax | 152.38M | 174.94M | 187.6M | 196.15M | 237.48M | 240.4M | -1.4B | 112.35M | 57.72M | 130.16M | 51.2M | 42.08M | 44.54M | 28.84M | 25.61M | 23.23M | 27.75M | -2.62M | -62.91M | 1.23M | 828K | 1.32M | 994K | 84K | 0 | 10K | 0 | 0 |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 23.65% | 29.89% | 30.81% | 30.59% | 39.64% | 23.75% | -368.64% | 20.24% | 12.6% | 35.68% | 21.11% | 22.61% | 23.4% | 30.97% | 30.38% | 25.82% | 27.21% | 7.74% | -368.42% | 3.32% | -2.43% | 48.22% | 10.18% | -0.42% | 0% | -0.01% | 0% | - |
| Net Income | 491.87M | 410.35M | 421.36M | 445.05M | 361.57M | 772.02M | 1.78B | 442.78M | 400.24M | 231.42M | 189.68M | 144.02M | 145.83M | 64.3M | 58.69M | 66.72M | 74.25M | -31.27M | 79.99M | 35.72M | -34.96M | 1.41M | 8.77M | -20.12M | -72.82M | -99.05M | -88.75M | -15.41M |
| Net Margin % | 11.83% | 10.17% | 10.54% | 11.52% | 9.68% | 19.53% | 71.84% | 18.4% | 20.35% | 15.71% | 17.57% | 17.03% | 19.15% | 9.74% | 10.48% | 13.91% | 19.18% | -10.01% | 26.31% | 12.56% | -16.94% | 0.68% | 5.07% | -16.4% | -104.48% | -221.05% | -1316.54% | -3750.61% |
| Net Income Growth % | 29.99% | -2.61% | -5.32% | 23.09% | -53.17% | -56.53% | 301.08% | 10.63% | 72.95% | 22% | 31.71% | -1.24% | 126.82% | 9.55% | -12.03% | -10.15% | 337.47% | -139.09% | 123.9% | 202.18% | -2574.38% | -83.88% | 143.57% | 72.37% | 26.48% | -11.61% | -475.72% | - |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 491.87M | 410.35M | 421.36M | 445.05M | 361.57M | 772.02M | 1.78B | 442.78M | 400.24M | 231.42M | 189.68M | 144.02M | 145.83M | 64.3M | 58.69M | 66.72M | 74.25M | -31.27M | 79.99M | 35.72M | -34.96M | 1.41M | 8.77M | -20.12M | -72.82M | -99.05M | -88.75M | -15.41M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 6.93 | 5.65 | 5.62 | 5.81 | 4.61 | 9.69 | 22.41 | 5.53 | 4.92 | 2.83 | 2.33 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.83 | 0.95 | -0.45 | 1.18 | 0.50 | -0.55 | 0.02 | 0.14 | -0.35 | -1.42 | -2.31 | -16.00 | -3.65 |
| EPS Growth % | 33.33% | 0.53% | -3.27% | 26.03% | -52.43% | -56.76% | 305.24% | 12.4% | 73.85% | 21.46% | 31.64% | 0% | 126.92% | 9.86% | -14.46% | -12.63% | 311.11% | -138.14% | 136% | 190.91% | -2850% | -85.71% | 140% | 75.35% | 38.53% | 85.56% | -338.36% | - |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 5.66 | 5.63 | 5.82 | 4.62 | 9.78 | 22.55 | 5.57 | 5.00 | 2.89 | 2.38 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.86 | 0.98 | -0.45 | 1.20 | 0.53 | -0.55 | 0.02 | 0.15 | -0.35 | -1.42 | -2.31 | -16.00 | -3.65 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 71.02M | 72.59M | 74.99M | 76.57M | 78.42M | 79.67M | 79.23M | 80.1M | 81.36M | 81.83M | 81.48M | 81.52M | 82.28M | 82.59M | 83.04M | 80.29M | 78.08M | 69.09M | 68.06M | 71.44M | 63.25M | 63.15M | 64.09M | 57.76M | 47.88M | 42.25M | 5.55M | 4.22M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 70.99M | 72.54M | 74.88M | 76.43M | 78.19M | 78.92M | 78.76M | 79.42M | 80.06M | 80.08M | 79.86M | 80M | 80.75M | 80.55M | 80.53M | 77.99M | 75.83M | 69.09M | 66.81M | 67.18M | 63.25M | 61.64M | 59.96M | 57.76M | 47.88M | 42.25M | 5.55M | 4.22M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying ALGN stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Align Technology, Inc. (ALGN) reported total revenue of $4.03B. This represents a 981643.1% increase compared to $0.4M in 1999.
Align Technology, Inc. (ALGN) is profitable, generating $410.4M in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 10.2%.
Align Technology, Inc. (ALGN) reported an operating income of $616.2M, resulting in an operating profit margin of 15.3%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Align Technology, Inc. (ALGN) generated $2.76B in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 68.3%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Volatile net margin and gross margin erosion
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Revenue Growth Stalled Near Single Digits
Based on reported quarterly figures, ALGN's revenue growth has oscillated between roughly negative 1.8% and positive 6.2% over the last ten quarters, with the most recent quarter at 1.9%, indicating a business that has largely lost its earlier expansion momentum.
The series shows no sustained acceleration: quarterly revenue has hovered near $1.0B for most of the period, so growth rates are being driven by small absolute changes rather than a durable demand step-up. This pattern suggests the core clear-aligner franchise may be approaching saturation in its current channel mix, and investors should monitor whether the 2026Q2 and 2026Q3 rebound reflects volume recovery or merely timing effects. The data does not break out volume versus pricing or organic versus acquired growth, so the durability of any recovery cannot be confirmed from these figures alone.
Gross Margin Volatility Undermines Pricing Stability
As reported in the quarterly statements, ALGN's gross margin ranged from 64.2% to 70.8% across ten quarters, a swing of over six points that is large for a company whose pricing power is typically presumed to be durable.
The swings in gross margin, peaking at 70.8% in 2026Q1 and falling to 64.2% in 2025Q3, suggest that input costs, product mix, or promotional activity are exerting meaningful influence on unit economics. The most recent gross margin of 68.7% remains above the peer group's 29.1% to 55.0% range, which implies a structural advantage, but the variability itself warrants caution. Investors should treat the gross margin as cyclical within a band rather than a fixed franchise attribute.
Operating Leverage Fades With SG&A Creep
Based on EDBL's reported figures, ALGN's SG&A consumed roughly 41% to 47% of revenue over the period, and operating margin of 16.7% in 2026Q3 remains well below the 16.6% to 16.1% peaks seen only sporadically in prior quarters.
SG&A has remained elevated at around $410M to $465M per quarter while revenue stayed near $1.0B, which limits the operating income gained from gross profit improvements. The fact that operating margin has been inconsistent, ranging from 9.7% to 16.7%, suggests overhead is not scaling efficiently with the top line. Analysts should examine whether SG&A growth reflects commercial investment that may yet generate future revenue or structural cost inflation.
Net Income Swings Outpace Operating Trends
According to reported statements, ALGN's net margin fluctuated between 5.7% and 13.3%, and quarterly EPS moved from 0.78 to 1.90, a range far wider than the operating margin movement would alone predict.
The gap between operating and net income variability points to non-operating items or tax effects influencing reported earnings, though the supplied data does not isolate these components. Stock-based compensation is material, with quarterly amounts ranging up to $141.6M in 2025Q3, which may dampen the quality of reported earnings relative to cash-based profitability. The EPS growth figure of 143.6% in 2026Q3 is largely a base effect from the depressed 2025Q3 result and should not be read as a sustained earnings acceleration.
Margin Compression and Growth Fragility Risks
The strongest bear case is that ALGN's revenue has been flat near $1.0B for ten quarters while SG&A absorbs over 40% of sales, leaving limited room for earnings growth without a meaningful demand reacceleration.
Short-sellers would likely point to the absence of sustained top-line growth, the recurring gross margin volatility, and the high SBC burden as evidence that reported profitability may be less durable than headline quarters suggest. The recent rebound in revenue growth may reflect a few favorable quarters rather than a structural change, and the data does not establish whether this can persist. Investors should treat the 2026 improvement as unconfirmed until several consecutive quarters validate it.