Growth Metrics

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026)

Advanced Drainage Systems posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$13.1 million for Q1 2026, down 146.99% year-on-year from $27.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 107.14% on a QoQ basis from $183.6 million in Q4 2025.

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has 14 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$13.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 146.99% year-over-year to -$13.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $569.3 million (up 54.47% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $569.3 million, up 54.47% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$13.1 million, down from $183.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $232.9 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$29.8 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $147.9 million (2022), against an average of $121.4 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow soared 410.15%; it then sank 506.74% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $172.1 million in 2022, then grew by 9.03% to $187.6 million in 2023, then retreated by 27.67% to $135.7 million in 2024, then surged by 35.27% to $183.6 million in 2025, then sank by 107.14% to -$13.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$13.1 million (Q1 2026), $183.6 million (Q4 2025), and $176.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Trane Technologies 99.95 Bn 98.89 Bn 1.73 Bn 546.50 Mn
2 Johnson Controls International 84.54 Bn 84.01 Bn 2.07 Bn 531.00 Mn
3 Carrier Global 52.72 Bn 51.70 Bn 4.82 Bn -28.00 Mn
4 Lennox International 16.87 Bn 16.82 Bn 351.30 Mn -39.40 Mn
5 Masco 13.72 Bn 13.60 Bn 686.00 Mn -113.00 Mn
6 Carlisle Companies 13.62 Bn 12.85 Bn 363.20 Mn -73.00 Mn
7 Aaon 10.97 Bn 10.97 Bn 109.77 Mn -43.18 Mn
8 SPX Technologies 10.37 Bn 10.22 Bn 230.60 Mn 11.30 Mn
9 Advanced Drainage Systems 10.34 Bn 10.19 Bn 237.66 Mn -13.11 Mn
10 Owens Corning 9.48 Bn 9.24 Bn 510.00 Mn -387.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -13.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -13.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 183.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 183.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 176.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 176.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 222.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 222.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -5.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -5.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 135.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 135.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 112.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 112.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 125.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 125.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -29.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -29.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 187.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 187.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 174.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 174.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 201.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 201.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 7.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 7.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 172.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 172.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 147.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 147.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 213.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 213.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -51.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -51.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 62.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 62.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -47.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -47.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 78.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 78.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -71.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -71.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 133.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 133.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 133.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 133.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 123.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 123.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -11.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -11.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 103.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 103.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 92.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 92.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 53.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 53.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -8.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -8.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 78.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 78.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 35.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 35.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 2.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 2.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -8.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -8.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 102.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 102.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 35.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 35.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -34.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -34.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -22.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -22.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 58.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 58.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 34.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 34.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -2.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -2.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -7.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -7.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 102.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 102.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 25.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 25.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -19.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -19.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -26.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -26.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 69.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 69.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 25.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 25.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -18.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -18.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -63.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -63.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 82.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 82.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 27.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 27.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -40.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -40.78 Mn