American Vanguard Corp (AVD) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $25.72MP/E –Yield –
American Vanguard statistics
74 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Mar 17, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Jun 26, 2024
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.42
- 2.60
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 1.17%
- 10.9%
- Float
- 27M
- 49M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 6.22%
- 12.1%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 51.6%
- 56.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 301,218
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -1.50%
- -0.76%
- Short % of Float
- 1.13%
- 9.06%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 1.06%
- 6.30%
- Days to Cover
- 1.00
- 5.13
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $5.55
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $0.81
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $1.01
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $1.54
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $2.70
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.11
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -4.93%
- 1.51%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -20.2%
- -2.37%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -57.5%
- -21.1%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -69.0%
- -22.8%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -76.4%
- -22.6%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -81.5%
- -21.0%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -89.3%
- -24.8%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -94.8%
- -76.9%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -94.4%
- -63.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 587,675
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 470,425
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 355,844
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.80
- 0.80
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 28.9
- 44.7
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 72.7%
- 80.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.91
- 1.07
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -11.6%
- -11.8%
- EBITDA Margin
- -4.71%
- -27.7%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -9.09%
- -40.7%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -6.33%
- -38.1%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.02
- 3.31
- Quick Ratio
- 1.04
- 2.41
- Interest Coverage
- -0.96
- -6.35
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -5.79%
- 7.26%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -5.46%
- 2.25%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 2.35%
- 6.41%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.76
- 0.40
- Inventory Turnover
- 1.82
- 2.73
- Revenue Per Employee
- $675.76K
- $429.38K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$81.05K
- -$683.67K
- Employee Count
- 739
- 75
- WACC
- 8.74%
- 10.0%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$57.75M
- -$13.23M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$183.78M
- $16.98M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$6.44
- $0.72
- Working Capital
- $221.17M
- $78.52M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -232.8%
- -21.0%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $29.40M
- $2.97M
- Income Tax
- $2.15M
- $74.00K
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.30
- 0.26
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 4
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.94
- -2.62
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | AVD | S&P 500 | Difference | AVD per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -36.1% | -2.7% | −33.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | -58.5% | -1.7% | −56.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | -76.4% | +11.9% | −88.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | -82.1% | +12.0% | −94.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | -89.9% | +78.2% | −168.1 pts | -53.4% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -94.7% | +73.2% | −167.9 pts | -44.4% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -94.1% | +309.6% | −403.8 pts | -24.7% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
0M AVD shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 1.5% from the previous report, or 1.13% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 1.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 31.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 301,218 | -1.5% | 330,640 | 1.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 305,818 | -21.5% | 659,034 | 1.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 389,582 | +98.5% | 345,148 | 1.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 196,244 | -32.5% | 222,668 | 1.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 290,754 | +14.7% | 376,333 | 1.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 253,571 | +47.5% | 248,188 | 1.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 171,965 | -18.2% | 164,412 | 1.1 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 210,223 | -11.8% | 234,818 | 1.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 238,225 | -70.7% | 705,640 | 1.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 813,914 | -11.2% | 446,030 | 1.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 916,978 | +7.8% | 285,304 | 3.2 |
| May 15, 2026 | 850,369 | -15.9% | 228,771 | 3.7 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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