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AMCON Distributing Company (DIT)

Wholesale distributor to retailers with a small natural-food store portfolio.

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AMCON Distributing CompanyDIT
Consumer Staples

Supplies consumer products and foodservice items to retailers through a multiregional wholesale network, while operating a small natural-food store portfolio. Revenue is driven chiefly by wholesale distribution, whose offering combines delivery, merchandising, inventory support, information services, and trade credit.

Distributes cigarettes and other tobacco products alongside confectionery, beverages, groceries, health and beauty items, and foodservice products to convenience stores and other retailers. The wholesale network serves a broad multiregional U.S. footprint, providing purchasing, warehousing, route delivery, merchandising, data services, and trade credit.

Operates a smaller direct-to-consumer natural-food retail segment under Chamberlin's Natural Foods, Akin's Natural Foods, and Earth Origins Market, selling produce, prepared and packaged foods, supplements, personal care, and general merchandise in the Midwest and Florida. Its execution centers on frequent delivery, small-order fulfillment, product breadth, and inventory support.

Depends on tobacco-category demand, branded suppliers without long-term purchase contracts, vendor incentives, working-capital financing, credit quality, and regulated product availability. Wholesale accounts for almost all external revenue.

Company facts

CEOChristopher H. Atayan
ListedAug 4, 1995
ExchangeAMEX
HeadquartersOmaha, NE
CountryUnited States
Employees1,521
CIK0000928465
ISINUS02341Q2057

Market cap$64.4M
EPS (ttm)$1.41
P/E (ttm)47.91
ROE1.6%
P/B0.5578
P/S0.0187
Dividend yieldDiv yield0.71%
Beta0.39vs XLP −0.09

No analyst consensus on record.

Next report
Nov 6, 26
estimated · in 45 days
EPS estimate
Revenue estimate
Fiscal quarter
Q4 FY26

EPSReportedEstimate

Jan '25Apr '25Jul '25Nov '25Jan '26Apr '26Aug '26Nov '26
Reported$0.38−$1.72$1.42$0.80$1.28−$2.34$2.85Pending
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Surprise

RevenueReportedEstimate

Jan '25Apr '25Jul '25Nov '25Jan '26Apr '26Aug '26Nov '26
Reported$711.3M$619.5M$711.3M$1.16B$730.1M$619.5M$835.3MPending
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ReportedDue Nov 6, 2026
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ReportedDue Nov 6, 2026
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Debt to equity174.20%
Current ratio274.80%

ProfitabilityRevenueNet incomeNet margin

Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26Q3 FY26
Revenue$746.3M$711.3M$619.5M$739.6M$1.16B$730.1M$715.7M$835.3M
Net income$1.2M$348.4K−$1.6M$1.3M$491.7K$793.0K−$2.2M$2.7M
Net margin0.2%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.3%

GrowthOperating income

Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26Q3 FY26
Operating income$5.2M$3.7M$461.9K$4.9M$3.6M$3.9M−$384.7K$6.2M
YoY growth−28.0%−4.0%−86.2%−13.5%−31.4%+7.4%Turned loss+28.5%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $636.6K · Total debt $201.1M · Total assets $399.3M · Shareholders' equity $115.5M

Revenue
$835.3M
Operating income
$6.2M
Net income
$2.7M
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Dividend yield
0.71%
Next ex-date
Nov 7, 26
estimated · in 46 days
Annual dividend
$0.48
per share
Schedule
Quarterly
4 payments a year

HistoryDividendAnnual yield

Nov '24Feb '25May '25Aug '25Nov '25Feb '26May '26Aug '26
Dividend$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12
Annual yield0.54%0.53%0.61%0.66%0.62%0.64%0.54%0.70%
Ex-dateNov 4Feb 7May 9Aug 8Nov 7Feb 6May 11Aug 7
Payment dateNov 13Feb 28May 30Aug 29Nov 17Feb 27May 29Aug 28
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Institutions10.76%105.0K shares
15 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026
Other89.24%871.1K shares
remainder

976.0K company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderStakeSharesDate
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPInstitution
3.24%31,580as of Jun 30, 2026
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLCInstitution
1.50%14,649as of Jun 30, 2026
Renaissance Technologies LLCInstitution
1.43%14,001as of Jun 30, 2026
CM Management, LLCInstitution
1.39%13,518as of Jun 30, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution
1.36%13,237as of Jun 30, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

Nothing filed in the last 12 months.

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