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Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (WMS) stock

WMSNYSEPlastics Foam ProductsFiscal year ends March 31
Financials through Q2 FY2027, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 18/301% below fair value
$123.51−5.79 (-4.48%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $9.31BP/E 23.5Yield 0.58%

Advanced Drainage Systems statistics

111 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
Feb 4, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date
Sep 1, 2026
Fundamentals through
Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of
Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap
$9.31B
$4.18B
Enterprise Value
$10.80B
$7.31B
PE Ratio
23.48
23.40
PS Ratio
2.86
1.68
PB Ratio
5.31
3.68
P/FCF Ratio
17.57
20.22
P/OCF Ratio
12.14
12.37

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales
3.31
1.88
EV / EBITDA
12.31
12.30
EV / EBIT
16.88
17.16
EV / FCF
20.37
24.98

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding
75M
54M
Shares Change (YoY)
-0.94%
0.04%
Shares Change (QoQ)
-1.21%
0.03%
Float
75M
59M
Shares Held by Insiders
1.18%
1.51%
Shares Held by Institutions
92.4%
95.3%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest
3M
–
Short Interest Change
-0.43%
-0.85%
Short % of Float
4.48%
4.60%
Short % of Shares Outstanding
4.43%
4.29%
Days to Cover
4.70
4.21

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High
$179.31
–
52-Week Low
$119.53
–
20-Day Moving Average
$131.01
–
50-Day Moving Average
$129.52
–
200-Day Moving Average
$142.44
–
Average True Range (14)
$5.64
–
Price Change (1 Week)
0.72%
2.50%
Price Change (1 Month)
-1.34%
1.07%
Price Change (3 Months)
-18.2%
-7.46%
Price Change (6 Months)
-11.8%
5.22%
Price Change (YTD)
-14.7%
16.4%
Price Change (1 Year)
-16.5%
20.4%
Price Change (3 Years)
8.84%
32.5%
Price Change (5 Years)
-5.14%
-1.42%
Price Change (10 Years)
456.4%
173.8%
Average Volume (10 Days)
992,285
–
Average Volume (20 Days)
858,874
–
Average Volume (90 Days)
740,235
–
Relative Volume
0.81
0.84
Relative Strength Index (14)
42.6
51.5
Volatility (1 Year)
39.6%
42.5%
Beta (5 Years)
1.42
0.99

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin
38.4%
37.1%
Operating Margin
19.6%
11.2%
Pretax Margin
17.4%
8.77%
Profit Margin
12.4%
5.15%
EBITDA Margin
26.9%
13.3%
FCF Margin
16.3%
9.48%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE)
22.6%
9.82%
Return on Assets (ROA)
9.49%
3.46%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
17.8%
8.19%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
16.4%
7.67%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio
2.13
1.89
Quick Ratio
1.04
0.88
Debt / Equity
0.92
0.69
Debt / EBITDA
1.84
1.94
Debt / FCF
3.04
3.75
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.66
1.71

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY)
9.18%
6.58%
Net Income Growth (YoY)
-11.5%
-0.91%
EPS Growth (YoY)
-10.2%
1.49%
FCF Growth (YoY)
0.14%
2.70%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
-0.23%
-2.70%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
9.00%
6.82%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
-3.64%
0.59%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
16.0%
5.63%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover
0.76
0.81
Inventory Turnover
4.07
4.09
Revenue Per Employee
$658.71K
$354.46K
Profits Per Employee
$81.92K
$12.44K
Employee Count
4,950
2,500
WACC
11.1%
9.02%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue
$3.26B
$1.48B
Gross Profit
$1.25B
$609.50M
Operating Income
$639.58M
$72.00M
Pretax Income
$567.63M
$63.40M
Net Income
$405.49M
$28.67M
EBITDA
$876.77M
$282.30M
EPS (Diluted)
$5.26
$1.44

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments
$153.25M
$94.81M
Total Debt
$1.61B
$1.33B
Net Cash (Debt)
-$1.46B
-$238.51M
Net Cash Per Share
-$19.33
-$1.68
Equity (Book Value)
$1.76B
$659.03M
Book Value Per Share
$23.28
$8.67
Tangible Book Value
-$94.21M
$56.88M
Working Capital
$632.54M
$160.34M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow
$767.46M
$218.90M
Capital Expenditures
-$237.51M
-$75.87M
Free Cash Flow
$529.95M
$167.00M
FCF Per Share
$7.03
$3.23

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield
4.35%
3.17%
FCF Yield
5.69%
4.82%
Dividend Yield
0.58%
1.18%
Buyback Yield
4.99%
3.95%
Shareholder Yield
5.57%
4.86%
Dividend Per Share
$0.72
$0.98
Dividend Growth (YoY)
12.5%
3.82%
Years of Dividend Growth
5
4
Payout Ratio
14.4%
38.1%
FCF Payout Ratio
11.0%
27.1%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax
$133.81M
$51.70M
Effective Tax Rate
23.6%
21.9%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number
$52.49
$52.49
Graham Upside
-57.5%
-56.4%
Altman Z-Score
4.17
4.23
Piotroski F-Score
4
6
Lynch Fair Value
$84.16
–
Lynch Upside
-31.9%
-28.5%

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.

PeriodWMSS&P 500DifferenceWMS per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month-1.9%-2.7%+0.8 pts
3 months-12.0%-1.7%−10.2 pts
Year to date-14.4%+11.9%−26.3 pts
1 year-17.7%+12.0%−29.7 pts
3 years+10.7%+78.2%−67.5 pts+3.5%+21.2%
5 years-2.9%+73.2%−76.1 pts-0.6%+11.6%
10 years+518.6%+309.6%+208.9 pts+20.0%+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.

3M WMS shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 0.4% from the previous report, or 4.48% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 56.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement dateShares shortChangeAvg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 20263,340,002-0.4%710,7354.7
Oct 15, 20263,354,432+12.6%732,9534.6
Sep 30, 20262,979,163+3.7%850,1583.5
Sep 15, 20262,873,495-3.3%739,5833.9
Aug 31, 20262,972,046+22.9%526,2885.7
Aug 14, 20262,418,389+5.0%887,2132.7
Jul 31, 20262,303,453-21.0%594,0503.9
Jul 15, 20262,916,340-7.1%618,6754.7
Jun 30, 20263,138,866+1.6%1,101,8822.9
Jun 15, 20263,089,442-6.1%1,140,2902.7
May 29, 20263,288,660+12.3%1,030,1383.2
May 15, 20262,927,370+6.2%724,1954.0

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

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