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AirJoule TechnologiesAIRJ +3.84%14 Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -78.28% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates AIRJ with a GF Score™ of 14/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,710 Construction companies, AirJoule Technologies ranks worse than 91.58% on this metric.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. AirJoule Technologies's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $-199.30 Mil. AirJoule Technologies's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $254.60 Mil. Therefore, AirJoule Technologies's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -78.28%.
The historical rank and industry rank for AirJoule Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
AIRJ'
s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -77.46 Med: -36.05 Max: 175.21
Current: -27.23
During the past 5 years, AirJoule Technologies's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 175.21%. The lowest was -77.46%. And the median was -36.05%.
AIRJ's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than 91.58% of 1710
companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 8.21
vs AIRJ: -27.23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.
Be Aware
Net Income is used.
Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.
Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.
AirJoule Technologies Return-on-Tangible-Equity Related Terms
AirJoule Technologies Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
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The historical data trend for AirJoule Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
AIRJ vs ASPN, PPIH, JLHL: Return-on-Tangible-Equity Comparison
For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, AirJoule Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
AirJoule Technologies Return-on-Tangible-Equity vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, AirJoule Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where AirJoule Technologies's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
What does a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of -78.28% mean?
AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) has a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of -78.28% as of Mar. 2026. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on AirJoule Technologies and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, AirJoule Technologies ranks #1566 out of 1710 companies in the Construction industry, placing it in the top 91.6%.
Is AirJoule Technologies' Return-on-Tangible-Equity too high?
AirJoule Technologies' current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -78.28%. Based on the distribution chart, AirJoule Technologies ranks #1566 out of 1710 companies in the Construction industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, AirJoule Technologies has a GF Score™ of 14/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does AirJoule Technologies' Return-on-Tangible-Equity compare to ASPN and PPIH?
According to the Construction industry distribution chart, AirJoule Technologies ranks #1566 out of 1710 companies for Return-on-Tangible-Equity. This places AirJoule Technologies in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 8.21. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Return-on-Tangible-Equity for a Construction company?
The median Return-on-Tangible-Equity among Construction companies is 8.21, based on 1,710 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Return-on-Tangible-Equity significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Return-on-Tangible-Equity should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Return-on-Tangible-Equity mean?
A high Return-on-Tangible-Equity can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on AirJoule Technologies and its competitors. For the Construction industry, the median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 8.21 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. AirJoule Technologies's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -78.28%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is AirJoule Technologies stock overvalued right now?
AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) has a current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of -78.28%. The current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -78.28%. AirJoule Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 14/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Return-on-Tangible-Equity calculated?
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated from a company's financial statements. For AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ), the current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is -78.28% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
AirJoule Technologies Corp is an advance technology company whose purpose is to free the world from its water and energy constraints by delivering groundbreaking sorption technologies. The company platform technology, AirJoule, produces pure distilled water from air and, at commercial scale, will mitigate water scarcity through distributed water generation for businesses and consumers around the world. Its products are especially valuable for industrial users, which generate amounts of waste heat that can be used to power sorption technologies to produce low-cost pure distilled water and dehumidified air, two key inputs for a variety of industrial activities, including data centers and advance manufacturing. The Company operates as a single operating and reportable segment.
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