Advanced Drainage Systems

NYQ:WMS · US00790R1041

Building ProductsLarge

360

Value35

Profit price40

EV / EBIT49

Price / Owner Earnings30

Cash yield51

Owner Earnings Yield35

Dividend Yield67

Sales & asset price29

Price/Sales30

EV / Gross Profit32

Price/Book24

Quality59

Returns on capital72

Return on Capital75

Cash Return on Capital65

Return on Equity77

Profit margins67

EBIT Margin98

Gross Profitability36

Cash backing47

Cash Conversion67

Accruals5

Owner Earnings Margin69

Growth57

Sales growth76

Profit growth62

Profit Growth81

Long-Term EPS Growth68

Owner Earnings Growth38

Reinvestment7

Price momentum50

Safety33

Debt load28

Debt serviceability34

Refinancing33

Debt Payback35

Liquidity59

Sentiment64

Analyst ratings86

Expectations trend56

Opinion Changes20

Price Target Upside92

Market mood83

Value Creation12/20creating some value

Creates more value than its capital costs
Owner earnings growing
Owner earnings per share growing
Reinvests at strong returns
Solid earnings base

What this means

Advanced Drainage Systems clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA

IndustryBuilding Products

SizeLarge

TypePublic Company

ExchangeNYSE

Founded1966

Employees1,625

Websiteadspipe.com

ISINUS00790R1041

Last UpdateApr 2, 2026

Indices

S&P MIDCAP (USA)

Themes

Disposal and RecyclingEnvironmental EngineeringWater PurificationCleanTechInjection MoldingSmart Water Networks (SWN)Fleet ManagementPollution ControlConstruction

Description

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS) is a manufacturer of water management solutions in the stormwater and onsite septic wastewater industries, providing superior drainage solutions for use in the construction and agriculture marketplaces. The comp…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 27.6× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 11% yearly growth; analysts expect 14%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

What to watch: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

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Feb 2026

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Detailed & Historical Ranks

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Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100

Value

1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100

Quality

1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100

Growth

1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100

Safety

1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100

Sentiment

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