Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets thermoplastic corrugated pipes and related water management products, and drainage solutions for use in the underground construction and infrastructure marketplace in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. The company operates through Pipe, International, Infiltrator, and Allied Products & Other segments. It offers single, double, and triple wall corrugated polypropylene and polyethylene pipes; plastic leachfield chambers and systems, EZflow synthetic aggregate bundles, mechanical aeration wastewater solutions, septic tanks and accessories, and combined treatment and dispersal systems; and allied products, including storm retention/detention and septic chambers, polyvinyl chloride drainage structures, fittings, and water quality filters and separators. The company 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. It offers its products for non-residential, residential, agriculture, and infrastructure applications through a network of approximately 38 distribution centers. The company was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio.

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. trades as WMS on NYSE. The company is classified in Industrials / Construction and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Construction. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $3.05B of revenue and $426.46M of net income.

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Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. can be compared against peers such as Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation, TopBuild Corp., Builders FirstSource, Inc., Clean Harbors, Inc., Core & Main, Inc..

A complete thesis should compare growth, margins, balance-sheet risk, valuation multiples, and market position against direct competitors.

Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $9.97B, beta of 1.29, and return on equity of +22.1%.

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WMS currently shows total debt of $1.77B and beta of 1.29. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Recent filings to review: DEFA14A (2026-06-03 00:00:00), DEF 14A (2026-06-03 00:00:00), 4 (2026-05-28 00:00:00), 4 (2026-05-28 00:00:00).

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Company website: https://www.adspipe.com

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