American Vanguard Corp
AVD NYSE· Agricultural Chemicals
Last close · Oct 27, 2026
$1.08
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- American Vanguard Corp had $515M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 5.9% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +2.3% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was −5.5%, up 13.1 pts: of every 100 in sales, about −5 is left after running the business.
- American Vanguard Corp lost $49.9M in fiscal 2025.
- American Vanguard Corp returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 1.3%.
- American Vanguard Corp owes $162M more than it holds in cash.
Market cap
$30.9M
P/E
—
Revenue
$515M
Net income
−$49.9M
Free cash flow
—
Operating margin
−5.5%
American Vanguard Corp in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
−5.9%
No. Sales fell 5.9% last year.
Does it make a profit?
−9.7%
No. It lost money last year.
How healthy are the accounts?
5 / 9
Mixed. It passes 5 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
—
No P/E: it made no profit over the last four quarters.
What American Vanguard Corp does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Mar 16, 2026
- Legal name
- AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
- CIK
- 0000005981
American Vanguard Corp · AVD
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $558M | $610M | $579M | $547M | $515M |
| Revenue growth | 21.6% | 9.3% | −5.0% | −5.5% | −5.9% |
| Gross margin | 30.6% | 31.6% | 30.9% | 22.0% | 28.6% |
| Operating margin | 5.5% | 6.7% | 4.0% | −18.6% | −5.5% |
| Net income | $18.6M | $27.4M | $7.5M | −$126M | −$49.9M |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 4.5% | 1.3% | −23.1% | −9.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.61 | $0.92 | $0.26 | −$4.50 | −$1.75 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $86.4M | $57.1M | −$58.7M | $3.9M | −$21.2M |
| Dividends paid | $2.4M | $2.8M | $3.4M | $2.5M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $4.6M | $34.0M | $15.5M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share count change | 1.4% | −1.8% | −4.5% | −1.7% | 1.3% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $16.3M | $20.3M | $11.4M | $12.5M | $12.4M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $52.2M | $51.5M | $139M | $147M | $174M |
| Shareholders' equity | $373M | $370M | $370M | $233M | $192M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.9x | 0.6x | 4.3x | — | — |
| Current ratio | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.9x | 1.6x | 1.8x |
| Interest coverage | 8.4x | 10.3x | 1.8x | −6.1x | −1.5x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 5.3% | 7.7% | 3.4% | −21.8% | −6.3% |
| Return on equity | 5.1% | 7.4% | 2.0% | −41.9% | −23.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | 14.4% | 19.8% | 5.1% | −200.8% | −93.0% |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Altman Z'' | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.2M
3 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$1.2M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
American Vanguard Corp · AVD
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $1.08 a share, the company is worth $30.9M.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000005981). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.