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Advanced Drainage Systems

WMS NYSE Building Products Financials FY2017–FY2026

Advanced Drainage Systems' revenue rose 5.0% to $3.1 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 20.3%, down from 22.6% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $569 million, up 54.5%. It paid out $148 million in dividends and buybacks, 26% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.2%.

Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026

$130.40

0.4%
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$3.1B
5.0% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
20.3%
2.3 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$427M
5.3%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$569M
54.5%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
15.8%
6.2 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$10.0B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
22.5x
On $5.79 EPS (TTM)

What Advanced Drainage Systems does

No business description yet.

Legal name
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.
Fiscal year ends
March 31, 2026
Latest annual report
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Accession Β· CIK
0001604028-26-000019
0001604028

Revenue and margins

Advanced Drainage Systems had $3.1B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 5.0% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 20.8% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $569M in fiscal 2026, 18.7% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Advanced Drainage Systems returned $148M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 26% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.3%.

Dividends and buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Advanced Drainage Systems yourself

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Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of βˆ’$1.6B and divides by 78.4M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 22.5x Β· peers 25.7x Β· sector 26.0x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Advanced Drainage Systems can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Cash and short-term investments $20.1M$217M$490M$463M$223M
Debt incl. finance leases $946M$1.3B$1.4B$1.4B$1.8B
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x1.3x1.0x1.2x1.9x
Debt / equity 1.1x1.6x1.2x0.9x1.0x
Interest coverage 12.5x11.9x8.5x7.4x7.1x
Current ratio 2.2x2.7x3.0x3.3x2.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x1.5x1.9x2.1x1.4x
Total assets $2.6B$2.9B$3.3B$3.7B$4.5B
Total liabilities $1.5B$1.9B$2.0B$2.1B$2.5B
Shareholders' equity $893M$824M$1.2B$1.5B$1.9B
Net debt (βˆ’ = net cash) $926M$1.1B$871M$970M$1.6B

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$14.8M

4 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Dec 3, 2025 Robert M EversoleDirector Sold 10,569 $152.82 $1.6M Form 4
Nov 26, 2025 Thomas J. Waun Sr.EVP, International Sold 1,500 $155.00 $0.2M Form 4
Nov 12, 2025 Barbour D. ScottSee Remarks, Director Sold 80,030 $148.95 $11.9M Form 4
Nov 12, 2025 Thomas J. Waun Sr.EVP, International Sold 1,000 $150.00 $0.2M Form 4
Nov 12, 2025 Tim A MakowskiSee Remarks Sold 4,901 $149.21 $0.7M Form 4
Nov 11, 2025 Thomas J. Waun Sr.EVP, International Sold 1,272 $148.30 $0.2M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY24FY25FY26
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Return on assets rose βœ• βœ• βœ•
Cash from operations exceeds net income βœ“ βœ“ βœ“
Debt fell relative to assets βœ“ βœ“ βœ•
Current ratio rose βœ“ βœ“ βœ•
Share count didn't rise βœ“ βœ“ βœ•
Gross margin rose βœ“ βœ• βœ“
Revenue rose relative to assets βœ• βœ• βœ•
F-score 7 / 96 / 94 / 9
Accruals ratio βˆ’6.7%βˆ’3.8%βˆ’9.6%
Altman Z'' 4.944.954.10

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Income statement
Revenue $1.3B $1.3B $1.4B $1.7B $2.0B $2.8B $3.1B $2.9B $2.9B $3.1B
Gross profit $296M $303M $327M $317M $690M $800M $1.1B $1.1B $1.1B $1.2B
Operating income $76.3M $88.3M $129M βˆ’$95.3M $345M $412M $719M $732M $657M $619M
Interest expense $17.3M $17.9M $15.7M $41.3M $37.6M $32.8M $60.5M $86.3M $89.5M $87.0M
Pretax income $64.8M $76.9M $112M βˆ’$180M $312M $384M $657M $667M $590M $560M
Income tax $24.6M $11.4M $30.0M $14.1M $86.4M $110M $151M $159M $141M $135M
Net income $62.0M $62.0M $77.8M βˆ’$193M $224M $271M $507M $510M $450M $427M
Diluted EPS $0.99 $0.99 $1.22 βˆ’$3.21 $2.59 $3.15 $6.08 $6.45 $5.76 $5.44
Diluted shares 0.06B 0.06B 0.06B 0.06B 0.07B 0.07B 0.08B 0.08B 0.08B 0.08B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $104M $137M $152M $306M $452M $275M $708M $718M $582M $819M
Capital expenditure $46.7M $41.7M $43.4M $67.7M $78.8M $149M $167M $184M $213M $250M
Free cash flow $57.6M $95.4M $108M $239M $373M $126M $541M $534M $369M $569M
Depreciation and amortization $72.4M $62.1M $59.2M $62.2M $66.4M $142M $145M $155M $183M $216M
Stock-based compensation $17.9M $18.8M $21.8M $32.4M $65.4M $24.2M $21.7M $32.0M $26.6M $32.4M
Acquisitions $8.6M $2.0M $0.0M $1.1B $0.0M $49.3M $48.0M $0.0M $237M $991M
Share buybacks $0.0M $7.9M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $292M $575M $207M $69.9M $92.0M
Dividends paid $16.8M $18.5M $26.1M $92.1M $30.7M $37.0M $39.6M $44.0M $49.7M $56.1M
Dividends and buybacks $16.8M $26.4M $26.2M $92.1M $30.7M $329M $615M $251M $120M $148M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $6.4M $17.6M $8.9M $174M $195M $20.1M $217M $490M $463M $223M
Total debt $350M $301M $237M $1.1B $791M $930M $1.3B $1.3B $1.3B $1.6B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $84.7M $64.9M $52.3M $16.5M $40.8M $79.7M $164M $160M
Current assets $441M $459M $467M $666M $743M $872M $1.0B $1.3B $1.3B $1.2B
Current liabilities $256M $221M $206M $238M $318M $391M $379M $440M $398M $510M
Inventory $258M $264M $265M $282M $301M $494M $464M $464M $488M $543M
Property and equipment, net $407M $399M $399M $481M $504M $619M $733M $876M $1.1B $1.2B
Total assets $1.0B $1.0B $1.0B $2.4B $2.4B $2.6B $2.9B $3.3B $3.7B $4.5B
Total liabilities $696M $609M $542M $1.6B $1.4B $1.5B $1.9B $2.0B $2.1B $2.5B
Shareholders' equity $223M $308M $384M $526M $820M $893M $824M $1.2B $1.5B $1.9B
Margins
Gross margin 23.5% 22.7% 23.6% 18.9% 34.8% 28.9% 36.4% 39.9% 37.7% 38.3%
Operating margin 6.1% 6.6% 9.4% βˆ’5.7% 17.4% 14.9% 23.4% 25.5% 22.6% 20.3%
EBITDA margin 11.8% 11.3% 13.6% βˆ’2.0% 20.7% 20.0% 28.2% 30.9% 29.0% 27.4%
Net margin 4.9% 4.7% 5.6% βˆ’11.5% 11.3% 9.8% 16.5% 17.7% 15.5% 14.0%
FCF margin 4.6% 7.2% 7.8% 14.3% 18.8% 4.5% 17.6% 18.6% 12.7% 18.7%
Returns
Return on capital 8.4% 12.6% 14.4% βˆ’6.7% 16.6% 17.7% 29.2% 27.9% 22.0% 15.8%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 11.0% 15.6% βˆ’6.4% 16.3% 18.9% 30.1% 27.4% 21.5% 17.0%
Return on equity 30.2% 23.4% 22.5% βˆ’42.5% 33.3% 31.7% 59.1% 51.6% 33.6% 25.2%
Return on assets 6.0% 5.9% 7.5% βˆ’11.3% 9.4% 10.7% 18.3% 16.5% 12.9% 10.4%
Growth
Revenue growth βˆ’2.6% 5.8% 4.1% 20.9% 18.5% 39.7% 10.9% βˆ’6.4% 1.0% 5.0%
Net income growth 147.5% 0.0% 25.4% βˆ’348.4% β€” 21.0% 86.9% 0.6% βˆ’11.7% βˆ’5.3%
EPS growth 153.9% 0.0% 23.2% βˆ’363.1% β€” 21.6% 93.0% 6.1% βˆ’10.7% βˆ’5.6%
FCF growth βˆ’36.3% 65.8% 13.5% 120.3% 56.6% βˆ’66.3% 330.0% βˆ’1.3% βˆ’31.0% 54.5%
Share count change 2.1% 0.0% 2.3% 10.8% 12.1% 1.9% 14.3% βˆ’5.2% βˆ’1.1% 0.3%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.9x 1.7x β€” 1.6x 1.7x 1.3x 1.0x 1.2x 1.9x
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.0x 0.8x 2.2x 1.0x 1.1x 1.6x 1.2x 0.9x 1.0x
Interest coverage 4.4x 4.9x 8.3x βˆ’2.3x 9.2x 12.5x 11.9x 8.5x 7.4x 7.1x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.1x 2.3x 2.8x 2.3x 2.2x 2.7x 3.0x 3.3x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 1.0x 1.6x 1.4x 1.0x 1.5x 1.9x 2.1x 1.4x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 3.7% 3.1% 3.1% 4.0% 4.0% 5.4% 5.4% 6.4% 7.3% 8.2%
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 1.4% 1.6% 1.9% 3.3% 0.9% 0.7% 1.1% 0.9% 1.1%
Payouts / FCF 29.2% 27.7% 24.2% 38.6% 8.2% 261.5% 113.6% 47.1% 32.5% 26.0%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 6.0 7.0 8.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 4.0
Altman Z'' 1.8 2.5 3.3 0.9 2.7 3.1 4.3 4.9 5.0 4.1
Accruals ratio βˆ’4.1% βˆ’7.2% βˆ’7.1% βˆ’29.3% βˆ’9.5% βˆ’0.1% βˆ’7.2% βˆ’6.7% βˆ’3.8% βˆ’9.6%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001604028). Data updated October 18, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β€” not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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