Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS)
NYSEIndustrialsConstruction MaterialsSnapshot 2026-10-29
$136.52+4.93%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NYSEIndustrialsConstruction MaterialsSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Building Products is in recovery. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 8% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 22%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskHealthy across the board
WMS’s thesis rests on steady financial performance, robust earnings quality, and modest growth expectations. Revenue growth accelerated from 9.9% to 20.6% year over year, and Q1 FY2027 earnings beat. WMS trades at 19× P/E versus the 19× peer median and its 22× historical multiple. The price reflects less growth than our forecast, despite the recent revenue acceleration. A next-quarter earnings miss remains a 23% risk, and the Mania market cycle adds uncertainty. Peer multiples imply a price roughly in line with where it trades (about fair); our read remains intact. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. WMS is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 12 analysts currently covering WMS (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for WMS in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Building Products — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Segment realignment post-acquisition
Segment realignment plans support growth objectives.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $136.52
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $136.52.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Segment realignment post-acquisition
Strong revenue growth aligns with growth objectives.
Advances: Segment realignment post-acquisition
Revenue and EBITDA guidance supports growth objectives.
Advances: Dividend increase to $0.20 per share
Dividend increase aligns with capital allocation objectives.