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Align Technology, Inc.

ALGN

Healthcare · 145.49 +1.0% today

Partial group confirmationMarket checked 30 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Align Technology, Inc.'s move is being confirmed by its market group.

ALGN accounts for 7.3% of the group's measured movement across 5.9 effective names. raw member direction is mixed; 7 of 12 SPY-adjusted paths align to the upside. Capital-flow agreement is 13%, so confirmation is not yet clean. No verified headline preceded the measured group move.

MOVE ANATOMY

Is this move genuinely shared?

SPY-adjusted 5m paths
Role in the moveAligned contributor#4 of 12 by movement share
Group movement share7.3%Absolute path energy—not portfolio weight
Relative path+0.76%aligned
Effective breadth5.9 / 12broad
Relative alignment7/12upside path · 3 counter-moving
Capital-flow agreement13%not yet clean
SEQUENCE READ

COF, COMP, ICLR moved materially before ALGN. ALGN crossed its material path threshold at 13:15 ET, 85 minutes after the first measured mover. FLYW, CIGI, HIW followed.

EVIDENCE COVERAGE

7 of 18 members in Real Estate Services are active. 0 of 2 disclosed connections are confirming.

What would change this read
  • At least 12 of 18 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • A filing-linked outsider such as JBGS begins moving with the group.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 6 of 18 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Healthcare · Medical Instruments & Supplies

ALGN accounts for 7.3% of the group's measured movement across 5.9 effective names. raw member direction is mixed; 7 of 12 SPY-adjusted paths align to the upside. Capital-flow agreement is 13%, so confirmation is not yet clean. No verified headline preceded the measured group move.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • At least 12 of 18 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • A filing-linked outsider such as JBGS begins moving with the group.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Oct 1, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations615
Usable filing statements134
Verified relationships3
Evidence supporting the case
  • Foreign exchange has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -1.7 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 40% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 30, 2026

145.49
6m-15.1%12m+15.1%24m-40.1%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$4.0B+59.9%$9.69+0.6%
2022-12-31$3.7B-5.5%$4.61-1.6%
2023-12-31$3.9B+3.4%$5.81-2.4%
2024-12-31$4.0B+3.5%$5.62-2.1%
2025-12-31$4.0B+0.9%$5.65-3.2%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Foreign exchangepositive · 5 filings
“For the six months ended June 30, 2026, other income (expense), net decreased compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to an unfavorable impact from foreign exchange rates, partially offset by a gain recorded on our equity investment.”
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026 ↗
Input and raw-material costsnegative · 5 filings
“For the six months ended June 30, 2026, research and development expense increased compared to the same period in 2025 , primarily due to higher employee costs, including salaries, fringe benefits and bonus costs, depreciation on capitalized labor costs relat…”
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026 ↗
Product pipeline and R&Dnegative · 5 filings
“For the six months ended June 30, 2026, research and development expense increased compared to the same period in 2025 , primarily due to higher employee costs, including salaries, fringe benefits and bonus costs, depreciation on capitalized labor costs relat…”
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026 ↗
Labor availability and costsnegative · 3 filings
“For the six months ended June 30, 2026, research and development expense increased compared to the same period in 2025 , primarily due to higher employee costs, including salaries, fringe benefits and bonus costs, depreciation on capitalized labor costs relat…”
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026 ↗

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 2.6× · EV/sales 2.3×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

145.49+1.0% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 30 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for ALGN. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for ALGN. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind ALGN

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

JYNTFiling-linked namepartnerFeb 27, 2026 ▾

“In 2021, we initiated Joint development (“JDA”) and Technology license agreements (“TLA”) to provide us with access to Cubicure’s technology.”

Depended on by

SOLVSolventum CorporationcompetitorFeb 27, 2026 ▾

“Principal multinational competitors within the oral care market include Dentsply Sirona, Envista, and Straumann, all of which compete with both dental and orthodontic solutions, and Ivoclar, which competes with only dental solution offerings, and Align Techno…”

Filing peers

No filing peers are available for this name yet.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

ALGN is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Real Estate Services. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.