ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC (ADV) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • Nasdaq • NASDAQ:ADV • US00791N1028

0.5951 USD
-0.03 (-4.34%)
At close: Feb 11, 2026
0.61 USD
+0.01 (+2.5%)
After Hours: 2/11/2026, 8:05:26 PM
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Fundamental Rating

3

Taking everything into account, ADV scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ADV was compared to 92 industry peers in the Media industry. ADV scores quite bad on profitability, while its financial health is fine. Not spectacular, but in line with the averages. ADV has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • ADV had positive earnings in the past year.
  • ADV had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • ADV had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years ADV had a positive operating cash flow.
ADV Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFADV Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -500M -1B

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of ADV (-8.15%) is worse than 60.87% of its industry peers.
  • ADV's Return On Equity of -34.45% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ADV outperforms 42.39% of its industry peers.
  • ADV has a Return On Invested Capital (1.29%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ADV is below the industry average of 7.07%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -8.15%
ROE -34.45%
ROIC 1.29%
ROA(3y)-14.86%
ROA(5y)-9.29%
ROE(3y)-57.41%
ROE(5y)-35.33%
ROIC(3y)2.32%
ROIC(5y)2.29%
ADV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICADV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100

1.3 Margins

  • ADV has a Operating Margin (1.19%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • ADV's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • With a Gross Margin value of 14.15%, ADV is not doing good in the industry: 76.09% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • ADV's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 1.19%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 14.15%
OM growth 3Y-33.51%
OM growth 5Y-19.77%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-7.06%
GM growth 5Y-2.83%
ADV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsADV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 -10 20 -20 -30

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • ADV has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for ADV has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
  • ADV has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • ADV has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
ADV Yearly Shares OutstandingADV Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M
ADV Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsADV Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • ADV has an Altman-Z score of 0.21. This is a bad value and indicates that ADV is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of ADV (0.21) is worse than 64.13% of its industry peers.
  • ADV has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.35. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of ADV (2.35) is worse than 70.65% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.35
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.21
ROIC/WACC0.25
WACC5.11%
ADV Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFADV Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 2.20 indicates that ADV has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • ADV's Current ratio of 2.20 is amongst the best of the industry. ADV outperforms 80.43% of its industry peers.
  • ADV has a Quick Ratio of 2.20. This indicates that ADV is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of ADV (2.20) is better than 81.52% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.2
Quick Ratio 2.2
ADV Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesADV Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • ADV shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 166.00%, which is quite impressive.
  • Looking at the last year, ADV shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -6.69% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been decreasing by -1.18% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)166%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%630%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.69%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.33%
Revenue growth 5Y-1.18%
Sales Q2Q%-2.58%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, ADV will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 45.29% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, ADV will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 1.17% on average per year.
EPS Next Y387.85%
EPS Next 2Y125.4%
EPS Next 3Y75.81%
EPS Next 5Y45.29%
Revenue Next Year1.93%
Revenue Next 2Y1.44%
Revenue Next 3Y1.46%
Revenue Next 5Y1.17%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
ADV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesADV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 1B 2B 3B 4B
ADV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesADV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 0.2 0.4 0.6

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 19.84, the valuation of ADV can be described as rather expensive.
  • 71.74% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ADV, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • ADV's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 28.23.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 1.93 indicates a rather cheap valuation of ADV.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ADV indicates a rather cheap valuation: ADV is cheaper than 97.83% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • ADV is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 28.01, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 19.84
Fwd PE 1.93
ADV Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsADV Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ADV is valued cheaply inside the industry as 80.43% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 6.84
ADV Per share dataADV EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 -2 4 6 8 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • ADV's earnings are expected to grow with 75.81% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.05
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y125.4%
EPS Next 3Y75.81%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for ADV!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC

NASDAQ:ADV (2/11/2026, 8:05:26 PM)

After market: 0.61 +0.01 (+2.5%)

0.5951

-0.03 (-4.34%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)11-06
Earnings (Next)03-04
Inst Owners21.18%
Inst Owner Change4.72%
Ins Owners2.22%
Ins Owner Change0.05%
Market Cap194.16M
Revenue(TTM)3.50B
Net Income(TTM)-244.05M
Analysts74.29
Price Target2.04 (242.8%)
Short Float %9.85%
Short Ratio10.97
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-93.23%
Min EPS beat(2)-117.22%
Max EPS beat(2)-69.24%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-123.43%
Min EPS beat(4)-281.52%
Max EPS beat(4)-25.74%
EPS beat(8)1
Avg EPS beat(8)-122.43%
EPS beat(12)3
Avg EPS beat(12)-96.15%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)-69.75%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)3.54%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.07%
Max Revenue beat(2)9.15%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)3.62%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.07%
Max Revenue beat(4)9.15%
Revenue beat(8)6
Avg Revenue beat(8)4.17%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)2.83%
Revenue beat(16)10
Avg Revenue beat(16)2.55%
PT rev (1m)-25%
PT rev (3m)-29.41%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-9.52%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-30.49%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.62%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 19.84
Fwd PE 1.93
P/S 0.06
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 7.91
P/B 0.27
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 6.84
EPS(TTM)0.03
EY5.04%
EPS(NY)0.31
Fwd EY51.76%
FCF(TTM)-0.03
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.08
OCFY12.64%
SpS10.74
BVpS2.17
TBVpS-2.98
PEG (NY)0.05
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number1.21
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -8.15%
ROE -34.45%
ROCE 1.63%
ROIC 1.29%
ROICexc 1.4%
ROICexgc 4.84%
OM 1.19%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 14.15%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-14.86%
ROA(5y)-9.29%
ROE(3y)-57.41%
ROE(5y)-35.33%
ROIC(3y)2.32%
ROIC(5y)2.29%
ROICexc(3y)2.44%
ROICexc(5y)2.39%
ROICexgc(3y)10.77%
ROICexgc(5y)15.83%
ROCE(3y)2.94%
ROCE(5y)2.9%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-36.7%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-21.71%
ROICexc growth 3Y-15.6%
ROICexc growth 5Y-7.39%
OM growth 3Y-33.51%
OM growth 5Y-19.77%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-7.06%
GM growth 5Y-2.83%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover1.17
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.35
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 6.78
Cap/Depr 16.54%
Cap/Sales 0.96%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 10.01%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.2
Quick Ratio 2.2
Altman-Z 0.21
F-Score4
WACC5.11%
ROIC/WACC0.25
Cap/Depr(3y)21.44%
Cap/Depr(5y)18.06%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.21%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.09%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)166%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%630%
EPS Next Y387.85%
EPS Next 2Y125.4%
EPS Next 3Y75.81%
EPS Next 5Y45.29%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.69%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.33%
Revenue growth 5Y-1.18%
Sales Q2Q%-2.58%
Revenue Next Year1.93%
Revenue Next 2Y1.44%
Revenue Next 3Y1.46%
Revenue Next 5Y1.17%
EBIT growth 1Y16.92%
EBIT growth 3Y-33.74%
EBIT growth 5Y-20.72%
EBIT Next Year104.01%
EBIT Next 3Y27.81%
EBIT Next 5Y17.21%
FCF growth 1Y-105.06%
FCF growth 3Y-26.43%
FCF growth 5Y-17.52%
OCF growth 1Y-88.84%
OCF growth 3Y-9.6%
OCF growth 5Y-9.26%

ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC / ADV FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for ADV stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to ADV.


What is the valuation status of ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC (ADV) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC (ADV). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC (ADV) stock?

ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC (ADV) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for ADV stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC (ADV) is 19.84 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.27.


What is the financial health of ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC (ADV) stock?

The financial health rating of ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC (ADV) is 4 / 10.