Allegion
ALLE on NYSE. Allegion sells locks, doors and access control products to buildings and homes. Market value $13.1bn.
Price checks use the past 12 months to June 2026. Quality checks use five annual reports, the latest for the year to December 2025.
Should I look at this?
Worth a closer look
Why it could be worth it
What to watch out for
Nothing stood out in the numbers we check.
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For every $100 of what the whole company costs, it produced $5.08 of spare cash in the past 12 months. A savings account pays about $4.
You pay 16.7 years of operating profit for the business. The average large US company costs around 18.
Each dollar kept in the business earns 20 cents a year. Above 10 is good.
Quality score: 100 of 100. Price score: 80 of 100. Our list needs 70 on quality and 60 on price.
$155.20 a share, 24% above its 1-year low
Over the past year the price has ranged from $125.00 to $183.11.
Dividend: 1.3% a year
Paid every year for at least 5 years
Prices from Tuesday’s close (6 October).
Five years of cash, in billions
| Revenue | |||||
| Revenue | $2.9bn | $3.3bn | $3.7bn | $3.8bn | $4.1bn |
| Operating margin | |||||
| Operating margin | 18.5% | 17.9% | 19.4% | 20.7% | 21.1% |
| Debt to equity | |||||
| Debt to equity | 1.90 | 2.22 | 1.53 | 1.33 | 0.96 |
| Shares outstanding | |||||
| Shares outstanding | 0.09bn | 0.09bn | 0.09bn | 0.09bn | 0.09bn |
Health checks
- Free cash flow positive5 of 5 years
- Accounting looks honest (Beneish)Nothing unusual
- Financial strength (Piotroski)7 of 9
- Profit backed by cash (accruals)Yes
- Debt0.96× equity
- Revenue growth, five yearsSlow, 8.4% a year
- Buying back its own sharesYes, 3% fewer since 2021
The quarter to June 2026
How the business did, compared with the same quarter a year earlier.
- Sales: $1.2 billion last quarter, up 13% on a year ago.
- Profit: $185 million, up 16% on a year ago.
- It keeps 21 cents of each $1 of sales as operating profit, about the same as a year earlier.
- Spare cash over the past 12 months: $671 million, down from $682 million.
- About the same number of shares as a year ago.
- Debt is $1.7 billion more than cash, up from $1.4 billion a year ago.
- Sales grew on a year ago in each of the last 4 quarters.
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | $967m |
| December 2024 | $946m |
| March 2025 | $942m |
| June 2025 | $1.0bn |
| September 2025 | $1.1bn |
| December 2025 | $1.0bn |
| March 2026 | $1.0bn |
| June 2026 | $1.2bn |
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | $174m |
| December 2024 | $144m |
| March 2025 | $148m |
| June 2025 | $160m |
| September 2025 | $188m |
| December 2025 | $148m |
| March 2026 | $138m |
| June 2026 | $185m |
From the company's quarterly reports to the SEC.
Dates
- Next results (estimated)
- 22 October 2026
- Last annual report (10-K)
- 17 February 2026
- Next quarterly (estimated, 10-Q)
- 22 October 2026
Who owns it
8 long-term investors we follow own it, up from 7 last quarter. 732 funds in all.
- GAMCO InvestorsMario Gabelli
- Value
- $456,452
- Share of fund
- <0.1%
| Fund | Value | Share of that fund | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston PartnersBoston Partners team | $652m | 0.6% | Added |
| Cooke & BielerCooke & Bieler partners | $129m | 1.5% | Added |
| Fiduciary Management (FMI)Pat English | $113m | 1.6% | Cut |
| Gotham Asset ManagementJoel Greenblatt | $46m | 0.1% | Added |
| GMOJeremy Grantham | $23m | <0.1% | Added |
| Select Equity GroupGeorge Loening | $14m | <0.1% | New |
| Auxier Asset ManagementJeff Auxier | $466,848 | <0.1% | Cut |
| GAMCO InvestorsMario Gabelli | $456,452 | <0.1% |
Largest holders overall
- BlackRock$956mAdded
- Vanguard Capital Management$790m
- Vanguard Portfolio Management$696mAdded
- Boston Partners$652mAdded
- State Street$610m
- Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management$476mCut
- Geode Capital Management$406mAdded
- Invesco$322mAdded
- Massachusetts Financial Services$318mCut
- Deutsche Bank AG$248mAdded
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
5 investors own more than 5%.
- Vanguard Capital ManagementPassive investor7.5%Since 31 March 2026
- BlackRock, Inc.Passive investor7.5%−1.8 ptsSince 31 March 2025
- Vanguard Portfolio ManagementPassive investor5.3%Since 31 March 2026
- Boston PartnersPassive investor5.2%+0.2 ptsSince 30 June 2026
- STATE STREET CORPORATIONPassive investor5.1%Since 30 June 2026
- Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLCPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 31 December 2025
- The Vanguard GroupPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 13 March 2026
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
Vanguard Capital Management Passive investor | 7.5% | 31 March 2026 | |
BlackRock, Inc. Passive investor | 7.5%−1.8 pts | 31 March 2025 | |
Vanguard Portfolio Management Passive investor | 5.3% | 31 March 2026 | |
Boston Partners Passive investor | 5.2%+0.2 pts | 30 June 2026 | |
STATE STREET CORPORATION Passive investor | 5.1% | 30 June 2026 | |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 31 December 2025 | |
The Vanguard Group Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 13 March 2026 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
In the last 12 months, 3 insiders bought $590,822 of shares on the open market. 7 sold $3m, $587,205 of it under preset trading plans.
- MIZELL STEVENDirectorBought
- Date
- 28 August 2026
- Shares
- 170
- Price
- $158.28
- Value
- $26,908
- Ilardi David S.President-Amer & SVP-AllegionSold
- Date
- 18 August 2026
- Shares
- 549
- Price
- $161.09
- Value
- $88,438
- Wenos VincentSVP - Chief Technology OfficerSold
- Date
- 6 August 2026
- Shares
- 1,000
- Price
- $168.25
- Value
- $168,250
- Eckersley Timothy PPresident-Intl & SVP-AllegionSold
- Date
- 27 July 2026
- Shares
- 6,417
- Price
- $157.26
- Value
- $1m
- Wagnes Michael J.SVP and CFOSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 23 July 2026
- Shares
- 3,184
- Price
- $150.98
- Value
- $480,720
- Musial Nickolas A.VP, Controller & CAOSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 23 July 2026
- Shares
- 687
- Price
- $155.00
- Value
- $106,485
- Martens Robert C.SVP-Chief Innovation & DesignSold
- Date
- 7 May 2026
- Shares
- 3,993
- Price
- $137.15
- Value
- $547,640
- MAIN SUEDirectorBought
- Date
- 11 March 2026
- Shares
- 2,000
- Price
- $149.60
- Value
- $299,210
- MIZELL STEVENDirectorSold
- Date
- 19 February 2026
- Shares
- 1,000
- Price
- $161.51
- Value
- $161,510
- MIZELL STEVENDirectorSold
- Date
- 18 February 2026
- Shares
- 400
- Price
- $163.79
- Value
- $65,516
| Date | Who | Did | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2026 | MIZELL STEVEN Director | Bought | 170 | $158.28 | $26,908 |
| 18 August 2026 | Ilardi David S. President-Amer & SVP-Allegion | Sold | 549 | $161.09 | $88,438 |
| 6 August 2026 | Wenos Vincent SVP - Chief Technology Officer | Sold | 1,000 | $168.25 | $168,250 |
| 27 July 2026 | Eckersley Timothy P President-Intl & SVP-Allegion | Sold | 6,417 | $157.26 | $1m |
| 23 July 2026 | Wagnes Michael J. SVP and CFO | Sold under a preset trading plan | 3,184 | $150.98 | $480,720 |
| 23 July 2026 | Musial Nickolas A. VP, Controller & CAO | Sold under a preset trading plan | 687 | $155.00 | $106,485 |
| 7 May 2026 | Martens Robert C. SVP-Chief Innovation & Design | Sold | 3,993 | $137.15 | $547,640 |
| 11 March 2026 | MAIN SUE Director | Bought | 2,000 | $149.60 | $299,210 |
| 19 February 2026 | MIZELL STEVEN Director | Sold | 1,000 | $161.51 | $161,510 |
| 18 February 2026 | MIZELL STEVEN Director | Sold | 400 | $163.79 | $65,516 |
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
Warning signs in its filings
Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.
None of the warning signs we check for were found.
We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 17 Feb 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 23 Jul 2026 and 5 later 8-Ks.
A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.
What could go wrong
Cheap for a reason is the question the numbers cannot answer.
Whether the price already reflects the risks is what the deep dive is for.
What changed in the risks this year
Companies must list what could hurt them each year. These are the parts that changed since last year’s report.
We may be subject to risks relating to systems failures or disruptions to our information technology and operational technology systems.
Could happenAs artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”) technologies advance and are increasingly adopted by threat actors, the frequency, sophistication and scale of cyberattacks may increase. AI‑enabled methods, including automated vulnerability discovery, automated credential‑stuffing, deepfake‑assisted social engineering and other generative‑AI techniques, could make attacks more successful and harder to detect. In addition, our own or third‑party use of AI could introduce new classes of vulnerabilities. These developments could increase the likelihood and potential impact of disruptions, unauthorized disclosures or other compromises of our IT Systems, products or data, and could increase our remediation and compliance costs, harm our reputation and subject us to regulatory or legal liability.
Read moreOur global operations subject us to political, economic and regulatory risks, including uncertainty related to the imposition of new or increased tariffs and the global trade environment more generally.
Throughout 2025, the U.S. government announced tariffs on imports from several countries from which we manufacture and/or import products and components. In 2025, we have offset inflation due to tariffs with pricing actions. We estimate we source approximately 20-25% of Cost of goods sold from Mexico and less than 5% of Cost of goods sold from China. The degree to which any new or increased tariffs would impact our business and results of operations is largely dependent on factors outside of our control, including the timing, duration and magnitude of their implementation, and responses or retaliatory actions taken by other countries or regions. We can give no assurance that the impact of any tariffs will not have a material adverse effect upon our results of operations, financial condition or liquidity or that actions we may take to mitigate the impact of the tariffs will be effective.
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The deep dive
Everything above is arithmetic on public filings. The deep dive reads the last ten years of annual reports, the proxy statements, and the earnings calls, then argues the case the way Buffett, Klarman, and Hohn would, and checks every claim against the source.
- What the business is worth, as a range, and the margin of safety at today’s price
- Prices to start buying, buy, and buy hard
- The three things that would make this a mistake
- Every number footnoted to the filing it came from
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