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ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (WMS)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. The latest annual period is FY2026. The latest reported quarter is Q1 FY2027. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. manufactures water management products primarily for stormwater and onsite wastewater industries. Its product range includes thermoplastic corrugated pipes, stormwater chambers, drainage structures, fittings, and water quality filters used in residential, non-residential, infrastructure, and agricultural applications. The company serves homeowners, contractors, engineers, and public projects by providing solutions to capture, convey, store, and treat stormwater and wastewater.

Snapshot

Revenue
$3.05B
Revenue growth (YoY)
5.0%
Net income
$426.5M
Diluted EPS
$5.44
Gross margin
Operating margin
20.3%
Net margin
14.0%
FCF margin
18.7%
ROE
22.7%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
23.4×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$10.23B
Long-term debt / equity
0.85×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended March 31, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Advanced Drainage Systems

  • Revenue grew 5.0% to $3.1B in FY2026, faster than the 1.0% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 20.3% in FY2026, +5.4 pp against 14.9% in FY2022.
  • Most recent quarter Q1 FY2027: revenue $1.0B, up 20.6% from Q1 FY2026.
  • Free cash flow was $569M in FY2026, 18.7% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 5.3% to $426M in FY2026.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Advanced Drainage Systems’s fundamentals sit among the 241 Materials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Operating margin20.3%
89th percentile of 189
Net margin14.0%
88th percentile of 221
FCF margin18.7%
95th percentile of 205
Revenue growth (YoY)+5.0%
59th percentile of 236
ROE22.7%
91st percentile of 216
P/E23.4×
55th percentile of 134
Long-term debt / equity0.85×
65th percentile of 165
Short interest2.73d
32nd percentile of 238

Advanced Drainage Systems’s FCF margin of 18.7% ranks in the 95th percentile of the 205 Materials companies reporting it. Advanced Drainage Systems’s return on equity of 22.7% ranks in the 91st percentile of the 216 Materials companies reporting it. Advanced Drainage Systems’s operating margin of 20.3% ranks in the 89th percentile of the 189 Materials companies reporting it.

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Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 4 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+4 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
3
0 new, 3 added
Reduced / exited
5
3 trimmed, 2 exited
Combined position
$114.6M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$41.3M266.8KAdded
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$28.7M182.9KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$20.9M133.2KReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$18.9M120.4KAdded
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$4.1M26.1KReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$627,8404.0KAdded

No longer held by: D. E. Shaw (as of Q2 2026), First Eagle Investment Management (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
2.4M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+5.0%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
2.73
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
887.2K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-142.4M+5.0%2.73
2026-07-312.3M-21.0%3.88
2026-07-152.9M-7.1%4.71
2026-06-303.1M+1.6%2.85
2026-06-153.1M-6.1%2.71
2026-05-293.3M+12.3%3.19
2026-05-152.9M+6.2%4.04
2026-04-302.8M+3.5%2.70

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$3.05B$2.90B$2.87B$3.07B$2.77B
Gross profit
Operating income$619.2M$657.4M$732.1M$719.3M$411.9M
Net income$426.5M$450.2M$509.9M$507.1M$271.3M
Diluted EPS$5.44$5.76$6.45$6.08$3.15

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Operating cash flow$819.1M$581.5M$717.9M$707.8M$274.9M
Capital expenditure$249.8M$212.9M$183.8M$166.9M$149.1M
Free cash flow$569.3M$368.5M$534.1M$540.9M$125.8M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q1 FY2027$1.00B20.6%$168.5M$2.19
Q4 FY2026$676.8M9.9%$32.9M$0.42
Q3 FY2026$693.4M0.4%$93.6M$1.19
Q2 FY2026$850.4M8.7%$156.0M$1.99
Q1 FY2026$829.9M1.8%$143.9M$1.84
Q4 FY2025$615.8M-5.8%$77.2M$0.99
Q3 FY2025$690.5M4.3%$81.2M$1.04
Q2 FY2025$782.6M0.3%$130.4M$1.67

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorMaterials
SIC industryPlastics Foam Products
Latest annual periodFY2026 (ended March 31, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ1 FY2027 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2014
SEC CIK1604028

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-05-21
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10-Q2026-08-06
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8-K2026-08-06
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8-K2026-07-16
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8-K2026-06-18
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8-K2026-05-21
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.