Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 6, 2026
Basics
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Country
United States
Market cap
420.7M USD
Enterprise value
837.4M USD
Full-time employees
1,410
Overall health
Drawback:less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback:growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback:higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.34 vs a peer median of 0.69) and less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.28 vs a peer median of 1.76)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.34 vs peers 0.69) and less liquidity (current ratio 1.28 vs peers 1.76)
About average: valuation
Ranks #1,072 of 1,217 basic materials companies (bottom 12%)
Returning more cash than it generates. Paid out $109M vs $18M of free cash flow over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.
AdvanSix returned $109M to shareholders over three years, 597% of the free cash flow it produced. That gap has to be covered by cash reserves or new debt, which can't last indefinitely.
Earnings slid into a loss. Loss per share this year after a profit last year.
AdvanSix made a loss per share in its latest year after a profit the year before.
Investment surge. Capital spending 7.6% of revenue, up from 4.6% in 2022.
AdvanSix is spending 7.6% of revenue on facilities and equipment, up from 4.6% in 2022. That weighs on free cash flow today; whether it pays off depends on the returns those investments earn.
Valuation signals disagree.Cheaper than 66% of peers on operating cash profit (EBITDA), but only 0% on earnings.Cheaper than 66% of peers on operating cash profit, but only 0% on earnings.
Relative to its operating cash profit (EBITDA), AdvanSix looks cheaper than 66% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.Relative to its operating cash profit, AdvanSix looks cheaper than 66% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.
Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 44 → 43
Peer companies moved-1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.
Earnings yield-4.2%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0364 · MAD: 0.0364
EBITDA yield11.5%
Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC enterprise value unavailable (debt or EBITDA not reported in standard form) · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score 0.56Sector median: 0.0854 · MAD: 0.0520
Free cash flow yield-6.1%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price20% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0261 · MAD: 0.0261
Yahoo Finance fallback · no standard SEC debt tagReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.59Sector median: 0.3578 · MAD: 0.2929
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about AdvanSix
Is AdvanSix getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Aug 7, 2026) got weaker in some ways: turned to a loss over the last 12 months. Its overall score is unchanged at 25/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is AdvanSix valued vs its peers?
Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 43/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.EBITDA yield 11.5% vs a peer median of 8.5% (stronger than 66% of peers).EBITDA yield 11.5% vs peers 8.5% (stronger than 66% of peers).Earnings yield -4.2% vs a peer median of 3.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -4.2% vs peers 3.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is AdvanSix growing?
More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 27/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.3-year revenue growth -3.0% vs a peer median of -0.0% (weaker than 61% of peers).3-year revenue growth -3.0% vs peers -0.0% (weaker than 61% of peers).
How profitable is AdvanSix?
Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 15/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Return on invested capital -2.3% vs a peer median of 6.7% (weaker than 87% of peers).Return on invested capital -2.3% vs peers 6.7% (weaker than 87% of peers).
How risky is AdvanSix?
Higher risk relative to 1,371 basic materials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Beta 1.34 vs a peer median of 0.69 (weaker than 86% of peers).Beta 1.34 vs peers 0.69 (weaker than 86% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 7, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
Got weaker
Turned to a loss over the last 12 months
Worth watching: AdvanSix is in the bottom fifth of its sector on profitability. From 2021 to 2025, 63% of companies in that position posted a loss over the following year, against 4% for the top fifth.
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Revenue (12 months)
1.5B USD
1.6B USD
+0.7%
Net income (12 months)
10.4M USD
−17.7M USD
turned negative
Operating margin
0.1%
-1.4%
−1.6 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)
−22.2M USD
−25.8M USD
+15.8%
Cash
17.6M USD
7.2M USD
−58.9%
Shares outstanding
27.0M
27.0M
+0.2%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Sector: Basic Materials · 121 companies
Valuations in Basic Materials are near the top of their range since 2016.
84% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
43% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +23% and earnings +13% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −9% vs the whole market, against a usual −27%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
Shown for Basic Materials: too few Chemicals companies have a long enough history of their own.
This is a cyclical group: after a downturn, trailing earnings and sales fall faster than prices, which can make valuations look high near a cycle's low.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Change
Gross margin
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Operating margin
11.0%
11.5%
4.0%
3.1%
3.4%
▲ 0.3 pts
Net margin
8.3%
8.8%
3.6%
2.9%
3.2%
▲ 0.3 pts
Return on assets (ROA)
10.7%
11.5%
3.7%
2.8%
2.9%
▲ 0.1 pts
Return on equity (ROE)
23.3%
23.3%
7.4%
5.7%
6.0%
▲ 0.3 pts
Free cash flow margin
9.6%
9.5%
0.7%
0.1%
0.4%
▲ 0.3 pts
Current ratio
1.13×
1.12×
1.17×
1.08×
1.13×
▲ 4.2%
Quick ratio
0.65×
0.57×
0.58×
0.49×
0.52×
▲ 7.0%
Debt to equity
0.22×
0.16×
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