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WMS · Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

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$140.46 -3.27 (-2.28%) At close · Aug 24
Market Cap
$10.84B
Shares
75.41M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$140.46 Open$144.19 Day$140.06–145.34 52W close$129.50–175.38 Avg vol 30d666K Short int2.3M · 3.1% float · 3.9d Short vol75% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ2-27 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 15.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.68
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −5%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −4%
      below
      RSI (14) 45
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 24%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −2%
      trailing
      6-month return −13%
      trailing
      YTD return −3%
      this year
      Relative strength −26%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $146 › 200d $148 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -4% holders QoQ · +67 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.05% of float · ▼ -21.0% MoM · 3.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      544 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 44
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +5%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 38%
      expanding
      EPS growth −6%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $569.3M
      Valuation P/E 24.8
      below peers
      Buyback $822.5M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.4B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 38%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −26%
      past year
      ATR 3.6%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 3 of last 3
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
      fiscal 2027
      Net sales Maintained $3.35B – $3.55B
      May 21, 2026 $3.35B – $3.55B changed to Aug 6, 2026 $3.35B – $3.55B
      prior FY $3.05B midpoint +13.1% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP Maintained $1B – $1.05B
      May 21, 2026 $1B – $1.05B changed to Aug 6, 2026 $1B – $1.05B
      Capital expenditures Maintained $200M
      May 21, 2026 $200M changed to Aug 6, 2026 $200M
      FY 2027
      Adj. EBITDA Margin Non-GAAP Initiated 29.6% – 29.9%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2024
      Revenue · fiscal 2025 $2.93B – $3.03B
      Adjusted EBITDA · fiscal 2025 $940M – $980M
      Adjusted EBITDA margin · fiscal 2025 32.1% – 32.4%
      Capital expenditures · fiscal 2025 $250M – $300M
      Guided vs delivered · last 3 settled
      Net sales fiscal 2026
      guided $2.83B – $2.98B
      $3.05B Beat +5.2%
      Revenue fiscal 2024
      guided $2.8B – $2.85B
      $2.87B Beat +1.8%
      Fiscal year 2023 revenue fiscal year 2023
      guided $2.98B – $3.05B
      $3.07B Beat +1.9%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      2 · 4 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −5% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −4% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      45 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      24% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $146 › 200d $148 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -4% holders QoQ · +67 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.05% of float · ▼ -21.0% MoM · 3.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      544 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $130 Now $140 · 24% Range high $175
      vs 200-day avg -5% vs 50-day avg -4%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations $2.26
      +$0.07 Restructuring and realignment expense
      +$0.01 Loss on disposal of assets
      +$0.04 Transaction costs
      +$0.18 Inventory step up related to the acquisition of NDS
      -$0.07 Income tax impact of adjustments
      = Adjusted Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations $2.49
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net income from Continuing Operations 176.57M
      +62.16M Depreciation and amortization
      +27.04M Interest expense
      +53.69M Income tax expense
      +5.34M Restructuring and realignment expense
      +459K Loss on disposal of assets
      +13.27M Stock-based compensation expense
      +3.24M Transaction costs
      +14.2M Inventory step up related to acquisition of NDS
      -1.29M Interest income
      +3.6M Other adjustments
      = Adjusted EBITDA 358.27M
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net cash flow provided by operating activities $260.4M
      -$57.15M Capital expenditures
      = Free cash flow $203.24M
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net Sales $1B
      -$94.69M Less: Net Sales from NDS
      = Organic Net Sales $906.43M
      Organic net sales growth non-GAAP 9.2% first quarter fiscal 2027

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Building Products & Equipment — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      WMS
      Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
      this stock
      $10.84B -3.0% +5.0% 24.8 3.1%
      TT
      Trane Technologies plc
      $99.66B +16.4% +5.6% 34.3 1.4%
      JCI
      Johnson Controls International plc
      $86.31B +19.4% -4.2% 25.6 1.8%
      CARR
      CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
      $50.14B +13.5% -3.3% 39.5 2.2%
      CODGF
      Compagnie De Saint Gobain
      $46.90B -4.6% 0.2%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      544
      % held
      92.5%
      Net QoQ
      +5.2M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      475
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      2.3M
      Days to cover
      3.9d
      Change
      -612.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      75%
      As of
      Aug 24, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      5.5K
      Value
      $781.8K
      As of
      Jul 23, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      40.6%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Lisa McClain
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jul 16, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $3.1B
      Net income (FY)
      $426.5M
      EPS diluted
      $5.44
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $1.0B
      Remaining
      $822.5M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      This year
      14
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $1.6M
      Shares
      10.6K
      Filed
      Dec 2, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 6, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Advanced Drainage Systems to Anno…
      Published
      Jul 16, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      WMS -5.1% -1.9% -13.4% +1.4% -3.0%
      SPY -1.2% +3.3% +12.2% +2.2% +12.0%
      vs SPY -3.9% -5.2% -25.6% -0.8% -15.0%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.20 / share · ex Jun 1, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.20 / share · ex Sep 1, 2026
      Raised 11.1%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.74 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      0.53%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $1.00B
      Spent (derived)
      $177.50M
      Remaining
      $822.50M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1604028 CUSIP 00790R104 13F (30d) 483 filings 442 filers Visit website Investor relations