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Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (WMS)

Industrials | Building Products & Equipment | Hilliard, United States | NYSE
147.62 USD -2.85 (-1.894%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:13 a.m. EDT

Advanced Drainage Systems presents a compelling long-term investment case anchored by a 25% return on equity and positive cash flow, though the recent earnings contraction and heavy near-term put positioning keep the short-term outlook cautious. The stock trades above key moving averages with a robust historical price path, yet the negligible 0.54% income return limits its appeal for income-focused investors. Investors should weigh the strong operational fundamentals against the immediate earnings volatility and defensive options positioning.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.083969
AutoARIMA0.083972
MSTL0.085152
AutoTheta0.087481
MSTL_1050.118990

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 1.62
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.169
Excess Kurtosis -1.18
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-31
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-31
Debt to Equity Ratio 98.076
Revenue per Share 39.23
Market Cap 11,307,058,176
Trailing P/E 27.09
Forward P/E 20.04
Beta 1.26
Profit Margins 13.98%
Website https://www.adspipe.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:13 a.m. EDT: Near-term expiration shows a stark bearish skew with 1.7k put open interest versus only 41 call open interest, indicating significant downside hedging. Longer-dated contracts flip to a bullish skew with heavy call open interest at higher strikes, suggesting a divergence in sentiment between immediate risk and medium-term recovery expectations.


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 0.54
exDividendDate 2026-06-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.72
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0047850073
lastDividendValue 0.2
lastDividendDate 2026-06-01
dividendDate 2026-06-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.30153418
Address1 4,024 Green Stripe Lane
All Time High 184.27
All Time Low 14.74
Ask 233.73
Ask Size 700
Audit Risk 5
Average Daily Volume10 Day 687,410
Average Daily Volume3 Month 953,540
Average Volume 953,540
Average Volume10Days 687,410
Beta 1.262
Bid 59.09
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 2
Book Value 25.583
City Hilliard
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 147.62
Current Ratio 2.416
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 151.676
Day Low 146.58
Debt To Equity 98.076
Display Name Advanced Drainage Systems
Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Dividend Rate 0.8
Dividend Yield 0.54
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,779,372,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,779,372,000
Earnings Growth -0.58
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.574
Earnings Timestamp 1,779,366,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,786,019,400
Ebitda 887,817,984
Ebitda Margins 0.29105
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.673
Enterprise To Revenue 4.271
Enterprise Value 13,027,368,960
Eps Current Year 6.42851
Eps Forward 7.36793
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.45
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,272,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 141.7254
Fifty Day Average Change 5.8945923
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.041591644
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 30.153418
Fifty Two Week High 179.315
Fifty Two Week High Change -31.695007
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.17675602
Fifty Two Week Low 109.63
Fifty Two Week Low Change 37.989998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.34652922
Fifty Two Week Range 109.63 - 179.315
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,406,295,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.44
Float Shares 71,072,391
Forward Eps 7.36793
Forward P E 20.035477
Free Cashflow 336,396,736
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 6,425
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.3827
Gross Profits 1,167,385,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.07041
Held Percent Institutions 0.96705
Implied Shares Outstanding 76,595,708
Industry Building Products & Equipment
Industry Disp Building Products & Equipment
Industry Key building-products-equipment
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
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 11,307,058,176
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_24355
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 427,555,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,806,451,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 11,307,058,414
Number Of Analyst Opinions 10
Open 149.82
Operating Cashflow 819,054,016
Operating Margins 0.15496
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.1321
Peg Ratio 1.38
Phone 800 733 7473
Pre Market Change 1.1699982
Pre Market Change Percent 0.79257435
Pre Market Price 148.79
Pre Market Time 1,784,030,523
Previous Close 150.47
Price Eps Current Year 22.96333
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.770238
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.7067752
Profit Margins 0.13981
Quick Ratio 1.204
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -2.85001
Regular Market Change Percent -1.89407
Regular Market Day High 151.676
Regular Market Day Low 146.58
Regular Market Day Range 146.58 - 151.676
Regular Market Open 149.82
Regular Market Previous Close 150.47
Regular Market Price 147.62
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,803
Regular Market Volume 565,885
Return On Assets 0.10543
Return On Equity 0.25098
Revenue Growth 0.099
Revenue Per Share 39.23
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 76,595,708
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.040999997
Shares Short 3,138,866
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 3,288,660
Short Name Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0465
Short Ratio 2.8
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol WMS
Target High Price 205.0
Target Low Price 165.0
Target Mean Price 181.2
Target Median Price 178.0
Total Cash 223,012,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.912
Total Debt 1,846,093,056
Total Revenue 3,050,375,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.72
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0047850073
Trailing Eps 5.45
Trailing P E 27.086239
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.3755
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 147.2478
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.37219238
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.00252766
Type Disp Equity
Volume 565,885
Website https://www.adspipe.com
Zip 43,026