Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS NYSE· Building Products
Last close · Oct 27, 2026
$130.94
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Advanced Drainage Systems had $3.1B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 5.0% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +9.0% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 20.3%, down 2.3 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 20 is left after running the business.
- Advanced Drainage Systems made $427M of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 20.8% a year.
- Free cash flow was $569M in fiscal 2026, 18.7% of revenue.
- Advanced Drainage Systems returned $148M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 26% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.3%.
- Advanced Drainage Systems owes $1.6B more than it holds in cash, about 1.9 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$10.1B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue
$3.1B
Net income
$427M
Free cash flow
$569M
Operating margin
20.3%
Advanced Drainage Systems in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
+5.0%
Yes. Sales grew 5.0% last year.
Does it make a profit?
14.0%
Yes. It keeps 14.0% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
18.7%
Yes. 18.7% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
1.9x
Keep an eye on it. Repaying its debt would take 1.9 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
4 / 9
Mixed. It passes 4 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
22.6x
One share costs 22.6 times its yearly profit per share. Typical for its sector: 26.0x.
What Advanced Drainage Systems does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- March 31, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · May 21, 2026
- Legal name
- ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.
- CIK
- 0001604028
Advanced Drainage Systems · WMS
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $2.8B | $3.1B | $2.9B | $2.9B | $3.1B |
| Revenue growth | 39.7% | 10.9% | −6.4% | 1.0% | 5.0% |
| Gross margin | 28.9% | 36.4% | 39.9% | 37.7% | 38.3% |
| Operating margin | 14.9% | 23.4% | 25.5% | 22.6% | 20.3% |
| Net income | $271M | $507M | $510M | $450M | $427M |
| Net margin | 9.8% | 16.5% | 17.7% | 15.5% | 14.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.15 | $6.08 | $6.45 | $5.76 | $5.44 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $275M | $708M | $718M | $582M | $819M |
| Capital expenditure | $149M | $167M | $184M | $213M | $250M |
| Free cash flow | $126M | $541M | $534M | $369M | $569M |
| FCF margin | 4.5% | 17.6% | 18.6% | 12.7% | 18.7% |
| Dividends paid | $37.0M | $39.6M | $44.0M | $49.7M | $56.1M |
| Share buybacks | $292M | $575M | $207M | $69.9M | $92.0M |
| Share count change | 1.9% | 14.3% | −5.2% | −1.1% | 0.3% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $20.1M | $217M | $490M | $463M | $223M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $946M | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.8B |
| Shareholders' equity | $893M | $824M | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.9B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.7x | 1.3x | 1.0x | 1.2x | 1.9x |
| Current ratio | 2.2x | 2.7x | 3.0x | 3.3x | 2.4x |
| Interest coverage | 12.5x | 11.9x | 8.5x | 7.4x | 7.1x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 17.7% | 29.2% | 27.9% | 22.0% | 15.8% |
| Return on equity | 31.7% | 59.1% | 51.6% | 33.6% | 25.2% |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Altman Z'' | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.1 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$14.8M
4 insiders
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.
Advanced Drainage Systems · WMS
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
Similar companies
Each company’s latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don’t line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Drainage Systems WMS | $10.1B | 5.0% | 20.3% | 18.7% | 15.8% | 22.6x | 4 |
| Louisiana-Pacific LPX | $5.0B | −7.9% | 7.7% | 3.4% | 9.0% | 92.4x | 5 |
| Watts Water Technologies WTS | $12.1B | 8.3% | 18.4% | 14.6% | 20.5% | 31.6x | 8 |
| A. O. Smith AOS | $8.6B | 0.3% | 19.0% | 14.3% | 30.7% | 17.2x | 7 |
| Simpson Manufacturing SSD | $7.9B | 4.5% | 19.6% | 12.8% | 17.5% | 20.9x | 8 |
Price compared with profit (P/E)
How many times its yearly profit per share one share costs. Higher means investors pay more for each unit of profit.
KIRA
At $130.94 a share, the company is worth $10.1B: 22.6 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Advanced Drainage Systems grew sales faster than 3 of its 4 similar companies. Its P/E is higher than 2 of 4.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001604028). Data updated October 18, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.