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About Advanced Drainage Systems Inc
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets thermoplastic corrugated pipes and related water management products in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through Pipe, Infiltrator, International, and Allied Products & Other segments. The company offers single, double, and triple wall corrugated polypropylene and polyethylene pipes; plastic leachfield chambers and systems; EZflow synthetic aggregate bun… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Building Products & Equipment
Exchange: NYSE
IPO Date: July 25, 2014
Headquarters: 4024 Green Stripe Lane, Hilliard, OH, United States, 43026
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: No
Key Metrics
Current Price
$138.09
Market Cap
$10.53B
Float
72.4M
Shares Outstanding
77.9M
P/E (Forward)
19.80
P/E (TTM)
24.80
Price/Sales (TTM)
3.45
vs. Analyst Target
+37.0% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
13.98%
Operating Margin (TTM)
17.31%
Revenue (TTM)
$3.05B
Earnings Growth (YoY)
-58.00%
Dividend Rate
0.8%
Analyst Target Price
$189.22 (9 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$1.67B
-$193M
$498M
$282M
2021
$1.98B
$224M
$690M
$494M
2022
$2.77B
$271M
$800M
$559M
2023
$3.07B
$507M
$1.12B
$872M
2024
$2.87B
$510M
$1.15B
$911M
2025
$2.90B
$450M
$1.09B
$865M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Mar 2025
$616M
$77.2M
Jun 2025
$830M
$144M
Sep 2025
$850M
$156M
Dec 2025
$693M
$93.6M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
6.8%
Institutional Ownership
95.3%
Short Float
3.8%
% of All Funds Holding
6.48%
Number of Funds Holding
533
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$142.01
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$147.50
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$132.77
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$129.41
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$146.78
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$133.13
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$132.80
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
Price Level
Type
Volume Ratio
Age
$167.00
resistance
1.33x
1 months ago
$114.00
support
1.35x
8 months ago
$177.00
resistance
1.34x
20 months ago
Historical Earnings Reactions (48 events)
Timeframe
Avg Return
Median
Win Rate
Best
Worst
Gap
0.82%
0.66%
72.92%
9.87%
-1.44%
1 Day
1.33%
0.99%
64.58%
11.12%
-3.87%
1 Week
1.85%
2.97%
65.96%
12.27%
-12.36%
2 Weeks
2.60%
3.07%
65.96%
20.75%
-19.78%
1 Month
2.14%
2.06%
63.83%
23.41%
-19.13%
Next earnings: August 9, 2026 (73 days away)
Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns
Monthly Seasonality
Month
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Jan
3.5%
66.7%
12
Feb
3.7%
58.3%
12
Mar
-2.8%
50.0%
12
Apr
4.3%
66.7%
12
May
4.3%
81.8%
11
Jun
3.8%
72.7%
11
Jul
4.2%
54.5%
11
Aug
4.4%
58.3%
12
Sep
0.5%
58.3%
12
Oct
-1.4%
50.0%
12
Nov
3.1%
66.7%
12
Dec
-0.8%
50.0%
12
Day-of-Week Tendencies
Day
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Monday
0.07%
53.3%
557
Tuesday
0.18%
50.6%
613
Wednesday
0.05%
50.5%
610
Thursday
0.13%
49.7%
597
Friday
0.09%
49.6%
597
Top Institutional Holders
Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.
Total institutional ownership: 95.3%
Insider Transactions — Smart Summary
Total insider ownership: 6.8%
12-Month Insider Activity Summary
Total Filings
6
Net Value
-$11.7M
Net Shares Change
-24,706
% of Float
-0.0%
C-Suite Filings
5
Clusters Detected
1
Key Insiders
Name
Title
Net Value
Filings
Activity
BARBOUR D. SCOTT
President and Chief Executive Officer
-$9.9M
1
1 sell
EVERSOLE ROBERT M
-$1.6M
1
1 sell
MAKOWSKI TIM A
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
-$731,276.25
1
1 sell
WAUN THOMAS J. SR.
EVP, International
-$571,189.935
2
3 sell
HARVEY DARIN S.
EVP, Supply Chain and Logistics
-$519,564.96
1
1 sell
Transaction Clusters
Period
Filings
Insiders
Net Value
Seniority
2025-11-13 – 2025-11-13
3
3
-$10.9M
3 C-suite
Significant Filings
Date
Insider
Title
Net Value
Price After
2025-11-13
WAUN THOMAS J. SR.
EVP, International
-$338,689.935
Transaction at $149.15, now -7.4%
2025-12-01
WAUN THOMAS J. SR.
EVP, International
-$232,500
Transaction at $155.00, now -10.9%
2025-12-05
EVERSOLE ROBERT M
-$1.6M
Transaction at $152.82, now -9.6%
2025-11-13
MAKOWSKI TIM A
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
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