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Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (WMS)

Industrials | Building Products & Equipment | Hilliard, United States | NYSE
136.99 USD -1.82 (-1.311%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 137.67 +0.68 (0.496%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:54 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★★★Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:45 a.m. EDT

Advanced Drainage Systems presents a compelling long-term opportunity where the business fundamentals significantly outpace the current technical price action. The company boasts exceptional metrics including a 26% return on equity and 20% revenue growth, supported by a nine-year cumulative return of nearly 500%. While the stock is currently trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, creating a short-term headwind, the strong analyst consensus and robust cash generation suggest the price is lagging the intrinsic value. The dividend yield is modest at 0.56%, reflecting a growth-oriented profile rather than a high-income play. Investors should view the current weakness as a potential entry point for a high-quality compounder, ignoring the temporary technical drag in favor of the superior long-term trajectory.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.058527
AutoETS0.060587
AutoARIMA0.064354
AutoTheta0.071156

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 2.28
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.385
Excess Kurtosis -0.90
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-31
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-31
Debt to Equity Ratio 97.185
Revenue per Share 41.581
Market Cap 10,329,778,176
Trailing P/E 23.66
Forward P/E 18.47
Beta 1.29
Profit Margins 14.00%
Website https://www.adspipe.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:45 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a near-term dip with heavy put open interest at the 140 strike for August expiration, suggesting downside protection is prioritized. However, longer-dated call positioning clusters around the 170-175 strikes, aligning with analyst price targets and indicating a bullish bias for the year-end.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.15% 0.50% 0.48% 0.46%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-01 0.20 0.147438
2026-03-02 0.18 0.106933
2025-12-01 0.18 0.117863
2025-08-29 0.18 0.125026
2025-05-30 0.18 0.163696
2025-02-28 0.16 0.143639
2024-12-02 0.16 0.119403
2024-08-30 0.16 0.102067
2024-05-31 0.16 0.092224
2024-02-29 0.14 0.085763
2023-11-30 0.14 0.115597
2023-08-31 0.14 0.109238
2023-05-31 0.14 0.144673
2023-02-28 0.12 0.135242
2022-11-30 0.12 0.123381
2022-08-31 0.12 0.088430
2022-05-31 0.12 0.109579
2022-02-28 0.11 0.094243
2021-11-30 0.11 0.088918
2021-08-31 0.11 0.096364
2021-05-28 0.11 0.096985
2021-02-26 0.09 0.081803
2020-11-30 0.09 0.129032
2020-08-31 0.09 0.162221
2020-05-29 0.09 0.202977
2020-02-28 0.09 0.215002
2019-11-27 0.09 0.236035
2019-08-29 0.09 0.282841
2019-05-31 1.09 3.800558
2019-02-28 0.08 0.314713
2018-11-29 0.08 0.294768
2018-08-30 0.08 0.241692
2018-06-04 0.08 0.280210
2018-02-28 0.07 0.273973
2017-11-30 0.07 0.295359
2017-08-30 0.07 0.366492
2017-06-01 0.07 0.357143
2017-02-27 0.06 0.264317
2016-11-29 0.06 0.291971
2016-08-30 0.06 0.255211
2016-06-14 0.06 0.225904
2016-02-26 0.05 0.255232
2015-11-27 0.05 0.182149
2015-08-28 0.05 0.176616
2015-05-28 0.05 0.171999
2015-02-26 0.04 0.148976
2014-11-26 0.04 0.172117
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.8
dividendYield 0.58
exDividendDate 2026-09-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.74
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0053310283
lastDividendValue 0.2
lastDividendDate 2026-06-01
dividendDate 2026-09-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.018733203
Address1 4,024 Green Stripe Lane
All Time High 184.27
All Time Low 14.74
Ask 137.67
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 1.2 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 577,800
Average Daily Volume3 Month 813,335
Average Volume 813,335
Average Volume10Days 577,800
Beta 1.286
Bid 136.31
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 2
Book Value 25.122
City Hilliard
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 136.99
Current Ratio 2.119
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 139.255
Day Low 136.2
Debt To Equity 97.185
Display Name Advanced Drainage Systems
Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Dividend Rate 0.8
Dividend Yield 0.58
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,024,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,024,800
Earnings Growth 0.188
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.171
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 947,550,976
Ebitda Margins 0.29412
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.624
Enterprise To Revenue 3.713
Enterprise Value 11,961,439,232
Eps Current Year 6.32406
Eps Forward 7.41851
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.79
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 145.8406
Fifty Day Average Change -8.850601
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.06068681
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.8733203
Fifty Two Week High 179.315
Fifty Two Week High Change -42.324997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.23603712
Fifty Two Week Low 128.03
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.960007
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.06998365
Fifty Two Week Range 128.03 - 179.315
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,406,295,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.45
Float Shares 69,868,328
Forward Eps 7.41851
Forward P E 18.465973
Free Cashflow 327,261,376
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 6,425
Fullday Change -1.81999
Fullday Change Percent -1.31114
Fullday Price 137.67
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.38645
Gross Profits 1,244,994,944
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.07172
Held Percent Institutions 0.97564006
Implied Shares Outstanding 75,405,342
Industry Building Products & Equipment
Industry Disp Building Products & Equipment
Industry Key building-products-equipment
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,272,000
Last Dividend Value 0.2
Last Fiscal Year End 1,774,915,200
Long Business Summary Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets thermoplastic corrugated pipes and related water management products in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through Stormwater and Wastewater segments. The company offers single, double, and triple wall corrugated polypropylene and polyethylene pipes; plastic leachfield chambers and systems; EZflow synthetic aggregate bundles; wastewater purification through mechanical aeration wastewater; septic tanks and accessories; combined treatment and dispersal systems, including AeroFin, advanced enviro-septic, enviro-septic, and advanced treatment leachfield; and allied products, including storm retention/detention and septic chambers, polyvinyl chloride drainage structures, fittings, and water quality filters and separators. It also purchases and distributes construction fabrics and other geosynthetic products for soil stabilization, reinforcement, filtration, separation, erosion control, and sub-surface drainage, as well as drainage grates and other products. In addition, the company provides PVC hubs, rubber sleeves, and stainless-steel bands; and channel drains, catch basins, grates, access boxes, and accessories engineered to capture, convey, and disperse stormwater. It offers its products for non-residential, residential, agriculture, and infrastructure applications through a network of distribution centers. Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio.
Long Name Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 10,329,778,176
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_24355
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 457,807,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,806,451,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 10,467,015,523
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 139.5
Operating Cashflow 804,472,000
Operating Margins 0.26325
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.1261
Peg Ratio 1.33
Phone 800 733 7473
Post Market Change 0.6799927
Post Market Change Percent 0.49638122
Post Market Price 137.67
Post Market Time 1,787,961,271
Previous Close 138.81
Price Eps Current Year 21.661718
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.4529896
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.2064044
Profit Margins 0.14001
Quick Ratio 1.06
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.16667
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.81999
Regular Market Change Percent -1.31114
Regular Market Day High 139.255
Regular Market Day Low 136.2
Regular Market Day Range 136.2 - 139.255
Regular Market Open 139.5
Regular Market Previous Close 138.81
Regular Market Price 136.99
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 596,100
Return On Assets 0.10972
Return On Equity 0.26354
Revenue Growth 0.206
Revenue Per Share 41.581
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 75,405,342
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0321
Shares Short 2,418,389
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 2,916,340
Short Name Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0324
Short Ratio 3.41
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol WMS
Target High Price 207.0
Target Low Price 165.0
Target Mean Price 183.91667
Target Median Price 181.5
Total Cash 162,251,008
Total Cash Per Share 2.152
Total Debt 1,767,209,984
Total Revenue 3,221,607,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.74
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0053310283
Trailing Eps 5.79
Trailing P E 23.65976
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.3096
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 147.9315
Two Hundred Day Average Change -10.941498
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.07396327
Type Disp Equity
Volume 596,100
Website https://www.adspipe.com
Zip 43,026