Alight, Inc. (ALIT) Key Metrics
ALIT valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $421.3M
- Enterprise value
- $2.22B
- P/E (TTM)
- —
- Forward P/E
- 4.9
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.2 10-yr median 1.6
- Price / book
- 0.3 10-yr median 1.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 29.0 10-yr median 16.8
- Dividend yield
- 10.03% $1.60 a year
- Beta
- 1.69
ALIT key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsALIT valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales−72.0%
0.5
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20162025
Price / book+12.2%
1.0
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20162025
Price / free cash flow−85.8%
4.1
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20162025
Free cash flow yield+20.8 pts
24.3%
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20162025
ALIT returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity−112.1 pts
−115.7%
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20162025
Return on invested capital+1.7 pts
0.6%
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20162025
Return on assets−46.9 pts
−48.5%
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20162025
Free cash flow margin+5.4 pts
11.1%
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20162025
Asset turnover+44.2%
0.35
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20162025
ALIT per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share+0.6%
$85.75
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20162025
Earnings per share
−$117.41
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20162025
Free cash flow per share+97.9%
$9.48
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20162025
Book value per share−74.9%
$39.58
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20162025
Dividends per share+324.7%
$3.26
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20162025
Shares outstanding−3.6%
26.4M
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20162025
ALIT financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity+305.7%
2.03
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20162025
Net debt+$33.0M
$1.85B
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20162025
Current ratio−8.0%
1.31
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20162025
Interest coverage
0.4
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20162025
Debt / assets+76.3%
0.46
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20162025
ALIT efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding−23 days
84 days
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20162025
Days payables outstanding−33 days
62 days
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20162025
Cash conversion cycle+10 days
22 days
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20162025
Capex / revenue−0.3 pts
4.9%
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20162025
Dividends + buybacks / FCF−83.1 pts
60.4%
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20162025
ALIT valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
ALIT returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
ALIT debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
ALIT cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
ALIT price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
ALIT key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.03B | $3.79B | $4.18B | $3.83B | $4.75B | $5.00B | — | — | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $2.87B | $5.60B | $6.74B | $6.59B | $7.49B | $8.85B | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / book | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 4.1 | 28.9 | 17.0 | 27.8 | — | 34.9 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 2.9 | 15.0 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 41.3 | 21.4 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | — | 16.0 | 48.8 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 20.5 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 11.5 | 42.7 | 27.4 | 47.7 | — | 61.9 | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | −301.0% | −4.1% | −8.3% | −1.6% | −1.3% | −2.1% | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 24.3% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 2.9% | — | — | — | — |
| Dividend yield | 8.4% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | — | — | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 14.7% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 3.0% | 0.1% | — | — | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $39.00 | $138.40 | $170.60 | $167.20 | $216.20 | $223.60 | — | — | — | — |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $85.75 | $85.25 | $139.34 | $96.26 | $132.56 | $122.12 | $114.24 | $106.45 | $369.91 | $363.32 |
| Earnings per share | −$117.41 | −$5.74 | −$14.10 | −$2.70 | −$2.73 | −$4.61 | $0.98 | −$0.94 | $3.86 | $20.26 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $13.65 | $9.21 | $15.77 | $12.47 | $5.23 | $10.43 | $12.00 | $8.77 | $48.71 | $62.37 |
| Free cash flow per share | $9.48 | $4.79 | $10.05 | $6.02 | $0.05 | $6.40 | $8.55 | $5.19 | $39.55 | $50.00 |
| Cash per share | $10.35 | $12.54 | $14.63 | $10.90 | $16.92 | $22.65 | $9.76 | $9.85 | $31.51 | — |
| Book value per share | $39.58 | $157.52 | $182.32 | $193.61 | $188.27 | $30.57 | $36.03 | $36.62 | $142.59 | — |
| Tangible book value per share | −$61.11 | −$64.27 | −$107.67 | −$135.73 | −$166.80 | −$147.50 | −$149.56 | −$131.38 | −$476.33 | — |
| Dividends per share | $3.26 | $0.77 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.13 | $0.45 | $0.09 | $11.09 | $49.51 |
| Capex per share | $4.17 | $4.42 | $5.72 | $6.46 | $5.18 | $4.03 | $3.45 | $3.58 | $9.16 | $12.38 |
| Debt per share | $80.33 | $78.82 | $119.23 | $130.98 | $141.52 | $195.21 | $181.70 | $155.06 | $555.43 | — |
| Shares outstanding | 26.4M | 27.4M | 24.5M | 22.9M | 22.0M | 22.3M | 22.3M | 22.3M | 6.2M | 6.2M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −3.6% | +11.8% | +6.7% | +4.3% | −1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +259.1% | 0.0% | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −115.7% | −3.6% | −7.8% | −1.4% | −2.5% | −13.8% | 2.7% | −2.5% | 2.7% | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 0.6% | −1.1% | −1.1% | −1.1% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 2.5% | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −48.5% | −1.7% | −3.1% | −0.6% | −0.7% | −1.5% | 0.4% | −0.4% | 0.4% | — |
| Return on tangible assets | −162.0% | −7.4% | −9.4% | −1.7% | −1.9% | −3.5% | 0.9% | −1.1% | 1.0% | — |
| Free cash flow margin | 11.1% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 4.9% | 10.7% | 13.8% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.18 | — | 12.62 | 3.08 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $2.12B | $2.16B | $2.92B | $3.00B | $3.11B | $4.36B | $4.06B | $3.46B | $3.46B | — |
| Cash & short-term investments | $273.0M | $343.0M | $358.0M | $250.0M | $372.0M | $506.0M | $218.0M | $220.0M | $196.0M | — |
| Net debt | $1.85B | $1.81B | $2.56B | $2.75B | $2.74B | $3.85B | $3.84B | $3.24B | $3.26B | — |
| Debt / equity | 2.03 | 0.50 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.75 | 6.39 | 5.04 | 4.23 | 3.90 | — |
| Debt / assets | 0.46 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.55 | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 5.18 | 18.55 | 7.02 | 5.70 | 8.94 | 7.46 | 7.49 | 7.07 | — |
| Current ratio | 1.31 | 1.42 | 1.27 | 1.20 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 1.15 | 1.22 | 1.18 | — |
| Quick ratio | 1.31 | 1.42 | 1.34 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 1.22 | 1.18 | — |
| Interest coverage | 0.4 | -0.9 | -0.8 | -0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | — | — |
| Working capital | $268.0M | $375.0M | $589.0M | $468.0M | $344.0M | $446.0M | $230.0M | $275.0M | $309.0M | — |
| Invested capital | $2.89B | $6.12B | $7.02B | $7.19B | $6.88B | $4.54B | $4.65B | $4.06B | $4.15B | — |
| Tangible asset value | −$1.61B | −$1.75B | −$2.35B | −$2.46B | −$2.88B | −$3.29B | −$3.34B | −$2.94B | −$2.96B | — |
| Net current asset value | −$2.38B | −$2.61B | −$3.26B | −$3.33B | −$3.59B | −$4.04B | −$4.01B | −$3.34B | −$3.30B | — |
| Graham number | — | — | — | — | — | — | $28.26 | — | $111.26 | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$109.61 | −$113.95 | −$210.71 | −$197.19 | −$206.95 | −$213.70 | −$207.04 | −$190.86 | −$763.77 | — |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $86.0M | $21.0M | $0 | $0 | $1.0M | $3.0M | $10.0M | $2.0M | $69.0M | $308.0M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $65.0M | $167.0M | $40.0M | $12.0M | $144.0M | $3.0M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $399.0M | — |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45.5% | — | 287.5% | 244.4% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 60.4% | 143.5% | 16.3% | 8.7% | — | 4.2% | 7.3% | 5.2% | 190.2% | 99.0% |
| Capex / revenue | 4.9% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 6.7% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 3.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 30.6% | 48.0% | 36.3% | 51.7% | 99.1% | 38.6% | 28.7% | 40.8% | 18.8% | 19.8% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.41 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.8% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 8.2% | 2.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.4% |
| SG&A / revenue | 19.2% | 25.1% | 22.0% | 30.4% | — | 16.9% | 16.3% | 19.0% | — | — |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 83.7 | 106.8 | 87.3 | 123.2 | 76.8 | 82.2 | 83.8 | 82.2 | 89.5 | — |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 108.7 | 334.6 | 198.8 | 194.4 | 192.0 | — | — | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 61.9 | 94.8 | 76.5 | 109.7 | 65.7 | 77.0 | 81.6 | 79.6 | 79.2 | — |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 21.8 | 12.0 | 119.5 | 348.2 | 209.9 | 199.7 | 194.3 | 2.6 | 10.3 | — |
| Receivables turnover | 4.36 | 3.42 | 4.18 | 2.96 | 4.75 | 4.44 | 4.35 | 4.44 | 4.08 | — |
| Payables turnover | 5.90 | 3.85 | 4.77 | 3.33 | 5.55 | 4.74 | 4.47 | 4.59 | 4.61 | — |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | 1.09 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.90 | — | — | — |
| Asset turnover | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.37 | — |
| Average receivables | $518.5M | $682.5M | $816.0M | $745.0M | $613.5M | $614.5M | $586.0M | $535.5M | $564.0M | — |
| Average payables | $304.0M | $399.5M | $476.0M | $457.0M | $400.0M | $399.5M | $373.0M | $333.0M | $325.0M | — |
| Average inventory | — | — | $676.0M | $1.39B | $1.21B | $1.01B | $878.0M | — | — | — |
| Intangibles / total assets | 58.1% | 74.1% | 65.8% | 67.2% | 71.1% | 57.2% | 63.0% | 66.1% | 61.5% | — |
Computed from ALIT's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 24, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
ALIT valuation and financial ratios
Alight earned a return on equity of −115.7% and a return on invested capital of 0.6% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $2.1 billion of debt and $273.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $1.8 billion. It returned $151.0 million to shareholders: $86.0 million in dividends and $65.0 million in share buybacks, 60% of free cash flow. The share count rose 324.1% from 6.2M to 26.4M over 9 years.
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ALIT key metrics FAQ
What is Alight's return on equity?
Alight's return on equity (ROE) was −115.7% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$3.1 billion on average shareholders' equity of $2.7 billion.
What is Alight's ROIC?
Alight's return on invested capital was 0.6% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Alight have?
Alight had total debt of $2.1 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03.
What is Alight's dividend yield?
Alight's forward dividend yield is 10.03%. Alight paid $86.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($3.26 per share), a payout ratio of —.
Does Alight buy back its shares?
Yes. Alight spent $65.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −3.6% over the year, to 26.4M..
What is Alight's free cash flow yield?
Alight generated $250.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 24.3% on its market value at year-end ($1.0 billion).
What is Alight's current ratio?
Alight's current ratio was 1.31 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.31 times current liabilities.