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Fair Value for Align Technology (ALGN)

See growth priced into Align Technology (ALGN): reverse DCF, implied rate vs history and analysts, FCF view. Free intrinsic value calculator for education.

FCF / share

Fair value (multi-method)

Four independent methods triangulate what ALGN is worth. The headline is the Forward-DCF intrinsic value at a normalized growth rate; the margin of safety compares it to the current price.

Estimated fair value (Forward DCF)

$13.05

Above fair value
-1,185.53% vs current price $167.74

Method range

$13.05 $458.96

median $124.51

Methods disagree

Valuation methods

Each method’s implied fair value per share and its upside versus the current price. Missing methods (no analyst coverage, negative earnings, etc.) are shown as “—”.

  • Forward DCF$13.05
  • Exit multiple$458.96
  • Analyst target$203.60
  • Graham number$45.43

Stock price

$167.74

FCF / share (TTM)

$1.68

3Y FCF CAGR

-8.6%

Fair value @ hist. growth

$8.23

This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Scenario prices and DCF-style figures depend on your assumptions and data from public filings and estimates. They are not forecasts of future returns.

Implied FCF growth

36.9%

per year over your projection horizon

Premium vs DCF

Margin of safety -1937.7% vs hist-growth DCF

Historical 3Y CAGR

-8.6%

Your model implies

36.9%

Analyst consensus is EPS-only — no comparable FCF / share estimate to show on this basis.

Model inputs

Move sliders to test how the reverse DCF reacts. Historical-growth markers show where the company has actually grown over the last cycle.

Discount rate (cost of equity proxy)13.0%
Terminal growth2.50%
Projection years10 yr
FCF growth per year (supplemental projection)-9%
3Y CAGR -9%

Undiscounted FCF per share over 10 years at -9% annual growth.

Sensitivity — implied growth vs your assumptions

Each cell shows the per-share growth rate the market would need to justify the current price at that combination of discount rate (rows) and terminal growth (columns). Your selected inputs are highlighted.

Row axis: discount rate. Column axis: terminal growth.Terminal g →↓ Discount1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%
11.0%33.6%33.0%32.4%31.7%31.0%
12.0%35.8%35.3%34.7%34.1%33.5%
13.0%37.9%37.4%36.9%36.4%35.8%
14.0%40.0%39.5%39.1%38.6%38.0%
15.0%41.9%41.5%41.1%40.6%40.1%
Color≤ historical CAGRModerate premiumHigh premium (≥ 15pp above hist)Your inputs

Historical multiples

Each bar is the trailing five-year range (low left, high right). Filled portion runs from low to today; the dot marks today; the small tick marks the five-year median. Low, median, and high are listed under each bar.

P/EToday27.6· at low
5Y low27.6
Median45.6
5Y high67.2
P/SToday2.8· at low
5Y low2.8
Median4.4
5Y high13.1
EV/EBITDAToday13.5· at low
5Y low13.5
Median20.1
5Y high46.9

Net cash

$965M

Total debt − cash

Beta

1.70

Vs market benchmark

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