Stocks · Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
AdvanSix Inc. ASIX
$16.22 +1.50% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $437.3M
Weak trend
Next earnings report: Nov 6, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $-0.66, down 123.2% year over year.
- Net debt is 8.0× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- Operating margin narrowed to -1.4% from 5.7% a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Basic Materials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 41%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 12%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 4%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 23%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 32%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 28%
- Gross marginBottom 10%
- Operating marginBottom 21%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 42%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 9%
- Interest coverBottom 17%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 30%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 19%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 45%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 4%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 27%
- 6-month returnBottom 13%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 32%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 33%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 26%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 9%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 21%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 37%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 15%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 36%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 38%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 12%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 9%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -0.6% | 3.0% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -88.2% | -123.2% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 11.9% | 5.6% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 5.7% | -1.4% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 1.8% | -1.7% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 3.0% | -0.6% | ↑ | Bottom 41% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -123.2% | -88.2% | ↓ | Bottom 12% |
| Gross margin | 5.6% | 11.9% | ↓ | Bottom 10% |
| Operating margin | -1.4% | 5.7% | ↓ | Bottom 21% |
| Net margin | -1.1% | 5.1% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -1.7% | 1.8% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -1.4% | — | Bottom 28% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -7.9% | — | Bottom 23% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -6.1%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.4%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +15.9 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 7.95×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -2.3×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 3.94%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.29%
- Shareholder yield
- 4.23%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +1.3%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -0.6%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +78.1%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -4.8%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $30.80
- Target vs current price
- +89.9%
- Analysts with a rating
- 6
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 50%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | -65.8% | -18.2% | -17.9% | -14.6% | — |
| May 8, 2026 | -5.3% | -15.1% | -8.9% | -10.3% | -15.4% |
| Feb 20, 2026 | +150.0% | +4.3% | -0.6% | +16.9% | +20.1% |
| Nov 7, 2025 | +233.3% | -15.3% | -10.7% | -11.7% | +0.1% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | +210.0% | -4.6% | -8.6% | +4.8% | -0.2% |
| May 2, 2025 | +12.0% | +6.8% | +9.2% | +10.4% | -0.3% |
| Feb 21, 2025 | +124.3% | +1.6% | -5.6% | -20.5% | -19.9% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | +33.3% | +2.0% | +9.7% | +14.5% | +9.9% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | $0.19 | $0.56 | -65.8% | $421.3M |
| May 8, 2026 | -$0.50 | -$0.48 | -5.3% | $404.2M |
| Feb 20, 2026 | $0.03 | -$0.06 | +150.0% | $359.9M |
| Nov 7, 2025 | $0.08 | -$0.06 | +233.3% | $374.5M |
| Aug 1, 2025 | $1.24 | $0.40 | +210.0% | $410.0M |
| May 2, 2025 | $0.93 | $0.83 | +12.0% | $377.8M |
| Feb 21, 2025 | $0.09 | -$0.37 | +124.3% | $329.1M |
| Nov 1, 2024 | $0.88 | $0.66 | +33.3% | $398.2M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 87.7× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.3× | — | — | Bottom 45% |
| EV / Sales | 0.55× | — | — | Top 4% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -5.89% | — | — | Bottom 19% |
| Earnings yield | -4.07% | — | — | Bottom 30% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 5.9× – 90.9× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -14.6%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -123.2%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +654.4%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -8.7%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -6.3%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -17.5%
- RSI (14)
- 44.7
- Relative volume
- 0.83×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 54.4%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 85th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.55
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.17
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -38.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -56.5%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2022 | Nov 18, 2025 | -74.8% | 922 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Feb 18, 2022 | -32.0% | 67 days | 17 days (Mar 16, 2022) |
| Jun 1, 2021 | Jun 18, 2021 | -16.2% | 13 days | 28 days (Jul 29, 2021) |
| Feb 22, 2021 | Mar 23, 2021 | -13.1% | 21 days | 24 days (Apr 27, 2021) |
| Aug 10, 2021 | Aug 19, 2021 | -10.9% | 7 days | 10 days (Sep 2, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $437.3M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$0.66
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.56B
- Dividend yield
- 3.95%
- 52-week range
- $14.10 – $26.73
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.68B | $1.95B | $1.53B | $1.52B | $1.52B |
| Gross profit | $274.1M | $314.5M | $165.1M | $152.9M | $173.6M |
| Operating income | $191.1M | $226.7M | $69.5M | $58.9M | $67.5M |
| Net income | $139.8M | $171.9M | $54.6M | $44.1M | $49.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.81 | $5.92 | $1.95 | $1.62 | $1.80 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $398.2M | $329.1M | $377.8M | $410.0M | $374.5M | $359.9M | $404.2M | $421.3M |
| Net income | $22.3M | $352,000 | $23.3M | $31.4M | -$2.6M | -$2.8M | -$15.5M | $3.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.82 | $0.01 | $0.86 | $1.15 | -$0.10 | -$0.10 | -$0.58 | $0.12 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $218.8M | $273.6M | $117.5M | $135.4M | $122.9M |
| Capital expenditure | -$56.8M | -$89.4M | -$107.4M | -$133.7M | -$116.4M |
| Free cash flow | $162.0M | $184.2M | $10.2M | $1.7M | $6.4M |
| Dividends paid | -$3.5M | -$15.1M | -$16.7M | -$17.1M | -$17.2M |
| Net share buybacks | -$98,000 | -$32.4M | -$45.3M | -$9.6M | -$1.4M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $7.2M
- Total assets
- $1.67B
- Total liabilities
- $876.1M
- Total debt
- $423.9M
- Net debt
- $416.7M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $796.9M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | $0.16 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| May 19, 2026 | $0.16 | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | $0.16 | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | $0.16 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | $0.16 | Aug 26, 2025 |
| May 13, 2025 | $0.16 | May 27, 2025 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | $0.16 | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Nov 12, 2024 | $0.16 | Nov 26, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 513,398
- Days to cover
- 2.02
- Change vs previous report
- -15.5%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.