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Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
1W: +0.7% 1M: +0.2% 3M: -5.3% YTD: -12.4% 1Y: -8.6% 3Y: +21.1% 5Y: +20.6%
$130.94
-0.29 (-0.22%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±3.0%
$123 $126 $130 $134 $138
NYSE · Basic Materials · Construction Materials · Tech Score Buy · Power 59 · $9.9B mcap · 70M float · 1.06% daily turnover · Short 47% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 71% of companies Debt: 15.2% of company value Bonds: $108.9M held by 171 funds, 150 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $1.63 (down 99%), Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $1.77B against a stock market value of $9.87B.
Distance to default 7.70 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $810.1M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 35.9%; Altman Z 4.29. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$819M +40.9% ▲
5Y CAGR: +12.6%
Capital Expenditures
$250M -17.3% ▼
5Y CAGR: +26.0%
Free Cash Flow
$569M +54.5% ▲
5Y CAGR: +8.8%
Dividends Paid
$56M -12.8% ▼
Buybacks
$92M -31.5% ▼
Net Change in Cash
-$235M -785.4% ▼

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$275M$511M$513M$453M$489M
Depreciation & Amort.$142M$145M$155M$183M$216M
Stock-Based Comp.$108M$22M$32M$27M$32M
Change in Working Capital-$241M$33M$26M-$82M$81M
Other Non-Cash Items-$11M$6M-$6M$2M-$35M
Operating Cash Flow$275M$708M$718M$581M$819M
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$149M-$167M-$184M-$213M-$250M
Acquisitions (Net)-$49M-$48M$0-$237M-$991M
Investment Purchases$0$0$0$0$0
Investment Sales$0$0$0$0$0
Other Investing-$441K$446K$28M$2M$29M
Investing Cash Flow-$199M-$214M-$156M-$448M-$1.2B
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance$88M$358M-$27M-$37M$303M
Stock Repurchased-$292M-$575M-$207M-$70M-$92M
Dividends Paid-$37M-$40M-$44M-$50M-$56M
Other Financing-$10M-$40M-$6M-$684K-$6M
Financing Cash Flow-$251M-$296M-$284M-$158M$156M
Net Change in Cash-$175M$197M$279M-$27M-$235M
Cash End of Period$20M$217M$496M$469M$234M
Free Cash Flow$126M$541M$534M$369M$569M

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