Growth Metrics

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) Gross Margin (2013 - 2026)

Advanced Drainage Systems posted quarterly Gross Margin of 35.12% for Q1 2026, down 163.0% year-on-year from 55.74% in Q1 2025, and down 6.04% on a QoQ basis from 37.38% in Q4 2025.

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has 14 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 35.12% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 163.0% year-over-year to 35.12%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 38.27% (up 59.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 38.27%, up 59.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 35.12%, down from 37.38% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 42.6% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 28.05% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 37.56% (2024), against an average of 37.32%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin surged 847 bps; it then slumped 424 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 34.18% in 2022, then increased by 15 bps to 39.23% in 2023, then declined by 11 bps to 34.99% in 2024, then advanced by 7 bps to 37.38% in 2025, then slipped by 6 bps to 35.12% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 35.12% (Q1 2026), 37.38% (Q4 2025), and 40.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Trane Technologies 99.95 Bn 98.89 Bn 1.73 Bn 34.77%
2 Johnson Controls International 84.54 Bn 84.01 Bn 2.07 Bn 35.78%
3 Carrier Global 52.72 Bn 51.70 Bn 4.82 Bn 90.17%
4 Lennox International 16.87 Bn 16.82 Bn 351.30 Mn 30.95%
5 Masco 13.72 Bn 13.60 Bn 686.00 Mn 35.77%
6 Carlisle Companies 13.62 Bn 12.85 Bn 363.20 Mn 34.52%
7 Aaon 10.97 Bn 10.97 Bn 109.77 Mn 25.88%
8 SPX Technologies 10.37 Bn 10.22 Bn 230.60 Mn 40.68%
9 Advanced Drainage Systems 10.34 Bn 10.19 Bn 237.66 Mn 35.12%
10 Owens Corning 9.48 Bn 9.24 Bn 510.00 Mn 22.52%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 35.12%
Dec 31, 2025 37.38%
Sep 30, 2025 40.00%
Jun 30, 2025 39.82%
Mar 31, 2025 36.74%
Dec 31, 2024 34.99%
Sep 30, 2024 37.56%
Jun 30, 2024 40.78%
Mar 31, 2024 38.54%
Dec 31, 2023 39.23%
Sep 30, 2023 38.79%
Jun 30, 2023 42.60%
Mar 31, 2023 36.02%
Dec 31, 2022 34.18%
Sep 30, 2022 36.19%
Jun 30, 2022 38.52%
Mar 31, 2022 28.05%
Dec 31, 2021 29.21%
Sep 30, 2021 28.32%
Jun 30, 2021 30.05%
Mar 31, 2021 28.66%
Dec 31, 2020 34.66%
Sep 30, 2020 37.83%
Jun 30, 2020 37.06%
Mar 31, 2020 29.33%
Dec 31, 2019 31.35%
Sep 30, 2019 29.55%
Jun 30, 2019 -15.02%
Mar 31, 2019 21.86%
Dec 31, 2018 22.76%
Sep 30, 2018 23.46%
Jun 30, 2018 25.70%
Mar 31, 2018 19.24%
Dec 31, 2017 24.26%
Sep 30, 2017 22.39%
Jun 30, 2017 24.20%
Mar 31, 2017 16.07%
Dec 31, 2016 23.56%
Sep 30, 2016 25.09%
Jun 30, 2016 27.02%
Mar 31, 2016 20.17%
Dec 31, 2015 23.92%
Sep 30, 2015 22.57%
Jun 30, 2015 21.33%
Mar 31, 2015 11.78%
Dec 31, 2014 17.61%
Sep 30, 2014 19.13%
Jun 30, 2014 18.78%
Mar 31, 2014 6.98%
Dec 31, 2013 22.77%
Sep 30, 2013 19.71%
Jun 30, 2013 19.26%