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Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (WMS)

Industrials | Building Products & Equipment | Hilliard, United States | NYSE
126.73 USD +0.80 (0.635%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 126.84 +0.16 (0.123%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4:08 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:08 a.m. EDT

The long-term investment case remains compelling despite the recent price weakness. The business demonstrates exceptional growth characteristics with revenue expanding at 20.6% and earnings rising 18.8%, backed by a robust 26.4% return on equity. Over the past nine years, the stock has delivered nearly five times its starting value, showing that the market has historically rewarded this quality. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by technicals; the share price is trading below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, reflecting a lack of immediate momentum. While analysts project significant upside, the stock has not yet recovered from its recent annual decline. For income investors, the dividend is sustainable with a low payout ratio, but the yield is modest and unlikely to compete with inflation. Overall, this appears to be a high-quality compounder currently facing a temporary headwind.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.051375
AutoETS0.051845
AutoARIMA0.052368
AutoTheta0.060955

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 5.43
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.250
Excess Kurtosis -1.21
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-31
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-31
Debt to Equity Ratio 97.185
Revenue per Share 41.581
Market Cap 9,556,119,552
Trailing P/E 21.59
Forward P/E 17.24
Beta 1.29
Profit Margins 14.00%
Website https://www.adspipe.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:08 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility is elevated at 59% for near-term expirations, indicating heightened uncertainty. Call open interest clusters significantly at higher strikes (145 and 175) for December expiration, suggesting speculative bets on a year-end rebound. Put activity is concentrated near the current price level (130 strike) with notable new flow at 130 and 140 strikes for December, implying a mix of hedging and defensive positioning rather than a strong bearish conviction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.15% 0.53% 0.49% 0.47%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-01 0.20 0.152964
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 0.64
exDividendDate 2026-09-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.74
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0058762804
lastDividendValue 0.2
lastDividendDate 2026-09-01
dividendDate 2026-09-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.10959488
Address1 4,024 Green Stripe Lane
All Time High 184.27
All Time Low 14.74
Ask 126.77
Ask Size 400
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 1.2 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 688,920
Average Daily Volume3 Month 706,706
Average Volume 706,706
Average Volume10Days 688,920
Beta 1.291
Bid 126.68
Bid Size 200
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 126.73
Current Ratio 2.119
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 128.1
Day Low 124.915
Debt To Equity 97.185
Display Name Advanced Drainage Systems
Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Dividend Rate 0.8
Dividend Yield 0.64
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 11.743
Enterprise To Revenue 3.454
Enterprise Value 11,127,455,744
Eps Current Year 6.29005
Eps Forward 7.34962
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.87
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 135.2188
Fifty Day Average Change -8.488792
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0627782
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -10.959488
Fifty Two Week High 179.315
Fifty Two Week High Change -52.585
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.29325488
Fifty Two Week Low 122.9
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.8300018
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.031163562
Fifty Two Week Range 122.9 - 179.315
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,406,295,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.44
Float Shares 69,868,328
Forward Eps 7.34962
Forward P E 17.243069
Free Cashflow 327,261,376
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 6,425
Fullday Change 0.90999603
Fullday Change Percent 0.72262055
Fullday Price 126.84
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.38645
Gross Profits 1,244,994,944
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.07169
Held Percent Institutions 0.96970004
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 1,788,220,800
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 9,556,119,552
Market State POST
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 9,783,089,071
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 126.96
Operating Cashflow 804,472,000
Operating Margins 0.26325
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.126
Peg Ratio 1.19
Phone 800 733 7473
Post Market Change 0.15599823
Post Market Change Percent 0.12313965
Post Market Price 126.84
Post Market Time 1,791,922,087
Previous Close 125.93
Price Eps Current Year 20.147694
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.044583
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.9662578
Profit Margins 0.14001
Quick Ratio 1.06
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.18182
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.800003
Regular Market Change Percent 0.635276
Regular Market Day High 128.1
Regular Market Day Low 124.915
Regular Market Day Range 124.915 - 128.1
Regular Market Open 126.96
Regular Market Previous Close 125.93
Regular Market Price 126.73
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,602
Regular Market Volume 716,757
Return On Assets 0.10972
Return On Equity 0.26354
Revenue Growth 0.206
Revenue Per Share 41.581
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 75,405,342
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0395
Shares Short 2,979,163
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,972,046
Short Name Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0399
Short Ratio 3.8
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol WMS
Target High Price 207.0
Target Low Price 145.0
Target Mean Price 182.45454
Target Median Price 185.0
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 0.0058762804
Trailing Eps 5.87
Trailing P E 21.58944
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.224
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 145.0235
Two Hundred Day Average Change -18.293495
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.1261416
Type Disp Equity
Volume 716,757
Website https://www.adspipe.com
Zip 43,026