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Is Americold Realty Trust, Inc. a quality business?

Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (COLD) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 84 Real Estate companies.

2.6/ 10
Low quality
as of October 19, 2026
Profitability
0.3 Weak
Solvency
—
Growth
1.6 Weak
Efficiency
6.4 Average
Predictability
3.8 Weak
Strongest pillar: Efficiency · Weakest: Profitability

Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (COLD) scores 2.6 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as low quality. The reading rests on efficiency, and profitability is what holds it back.

One pillar, solvency, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.

Data provided by Twelve Data. Scores are computed by Lemma Analysis from reported financials.

Does Americold Realty Trust, Inc. have an economic moat?

Not enough data

We cannot judge Americold Realty Trust, Inc. yet, because fewer than five years had both a return on capital and a cost of capital we could measure. This is not a “no”.

Quantitative signs of a moat, read from the filed statements. This is not a judgement of where it comes from (brand, network effects, switching costs). How Lemma measures a moat →

How Americold Realty Trust, Inc. scores

Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (COLD) has a Lemma Quality Score of 2.6 out of 10 as of October 19, 2026, which reads as low quality. A low reading means the reported numbers show weakness on several pillars at once, which is a reason to understand the business before anything else. Five pillars feed it, and every one of them is computed from what the company reported rather than from its share price.

Among the 84 Real Estate companies with a published score, that ranks at the 8th percentile, in the bottom quarter of the group. A typical company in the group scores 5.2, and the best quarter starts from 5.9. Americold Realty Trust, Inc. is well below that typical reading.

Pillar by pillar

Profitability

Profitability scores 0.3 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 80 Real Estate companies is 4.8, so Americold Realty Trust, Inc. is well below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 4th percentile. Low margins and returns leave little cushion, so a downturn or a cost increase reaches the bottom line quickly.

Solvency

There is no solvency score for Americold Realty Trust, Inc.: too little of the pillar could be measured from the filings to give an honest reading. The overall is therefore the weighted average of the other pillars. Across 34 Real Estate companies the median for this pillar is 3.7. Without it the overall says nothing about how comfortably the company carries its debt.

Growth

Americold Realty Trust, Inc.’s growth score is 1.6 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 5.2 among 74 Real Estate companies, that is well below the group and the 5th percentile. When growth is this low the question is whether it is a pause or a trend, and the history behind the filings is the place to look.

Efficiency

Efficiency scores 6.4 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 80 Real Estate companies is 6.4, so Americold Realty Trust, Inc. is in line with its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 51st percentile. Efficiency near the median says the operation is neither unusually lean nor unusually capital hungry.

Predictability

Predictability scores 3.8 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 83 Real Estate companies is 4.9, so Americold Realty Trust, Inc. is below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 34th percentile. When results are this uneven, the averages behind the other pillars hide a lot of movement, and a longer history tells more than the latest year.

Strongest and weakest pillar

This is a lopsided profile. Efficiency scores 6.4 but profitability only 0.3, a gap of 6.1 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. An efficiency lead means the operation turns what it has into cash better than it does anything else. A profitability shortfall is the one most worth understanding, since it bears directly on whether the business creates value.

What would move the score

Of everything that could lift Americold Realty Trust, Inc.’s score, profitability matters most. Bringing it up to the 4.8 median of Real Estate companies would take the overall from 2.6 to roughly 4.0. Only four of the five pillars could be scored. Together they carry 80 of the 100 weight points (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and the overall is the weighted average of those alone.

Americold Realty Trust, Inc. and similar companies

These are the Real Estate companies closest to Americold Realty Trust, Inc. in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.

What each pillar measures

Profitability

0.3 / 10

How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.

Solvency

—

The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.

Growth

1.6 / 10

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.

Efficiency

6.4 / 10

How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.

Predictability

3.8 / 10

How stable and consistent results have been over time.

How this score is calculated

Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.

Limitations

This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.

Educational only. Not investment advice.

FAQ

Is Americold Realty Trust, Inc. a quality business?

On this reading Americold Realty Trust, Inc. scores 2.6 out of 10, which reads as low quality. Its strongest pillar is efficiency, its weakest is profitability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.

How does Americold Realty Trust, Inc. compare with other Real Estate companies?

Americold Realty Trust, Inc. ranks at the 8th percentile of the 84 Real Estate companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.2 and the top quarter starts at 5.9, against Americold Realty Trust, Inc.’s 2.6.

What does the COLD quality score measure?

Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.

How current is this score?

This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for COLD are in the app.

Does a high score mean the stock is cheap?

No. Quality and valuation are separate questions, and a good business at the wrong price is still a bad purchase. Score the business here, then price it with a DCF you control.

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