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AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP AVD

NYSE · stock · Agricultural Chemicals · website · IPO 1987-03-03 · LEI

AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$75.2M
P / S0.1×
P / B0.4×
Net margin-9.7%
Return on equity-25.9%
Net debt$174.0M
Enterprise value USD$249.2M
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-11.4%
Return on capital-7.3%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.10% 5.70% 5.30% 2.90% 3.30% 3.30% 4.50% 1.30% -23.10% -9.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
41.10% 41.50% 40.20% 37.90% 37.60% 30.60% 31.60% 30.90% 22.00% 28.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
6.60% 7.50% 8.60% 5.60% 5.00% 5.50% 6.70% 4.00% -18.60% -5.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
4.50% 6.60% 7.30% 4.00% 4.20% 5.00% 7.40% 2.00% -54.20% -25.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
29.4M 29.7M 30.0M 29.7M 30.0M 30.4M 29.9M 28.5M 28.1M 28.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$33.1M $66.1M $90.5M $142.2M $91.5M $36.0M $31.1M $138.9M $147.3M $174.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.00% 3.80% 4.10% 2.00% 2.20% 2.70% 3.80% 1.00% -19.80% -8.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.15× 0.25× 0.29× 0.43× 0.30× 0.14× 0.14× 0.38× 0.63× 0.90× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.44 $0.68 $0.81 $0.46 $0.51 $0.61 $0.92 $0.26 -$4.50 -$1.75 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP trades at about 8.3× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 21.6×–65.8×, median 39.1×).

8.3× 65.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (21.6×–65.8×); dot = today's 8.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin28.6%22.0%30.9%31.6%30.6%37.6%37.9%40.2%41.5%41.1%
Operating margin-5.5%-18.6%4.0%6.7%5.5%5.0%5.6%8.6%7.5%6.6%
Net margin-9.7%-23.1%1.3%4.5%3.3%3.3%2.9%5.3%5.7%4.1%
Return on assets-8.4%-19.8%1.0%3.8%2.7%2.2%2.0%4.1%3.8%3.0%
Return on equity-25.9%-54.2%2.0%7.4%5.0%4.2%4.0%7.3%6.6%4.5%
Debt / equity0.90×0.63×0.38×0.14×0.14×0.30×0.43×0.29×0.25×0.15×
Current ratio1.771.631.871.461.531.932.432.132.022.34

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.