Advantage Solutions/$ADV
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About Advantage Solutions
Advantage Solutions Inc provides outsourced sales, marketing, merchandising, sampling, and retailer support services to consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers across North America. Its services are designed to support distribution, retail execution, shopper engagement, and private brand development across both physical and digital commerce environments. The company serves various clients across grocery, mass, club, retail pharmacy, convenience, and other channels. It operates through three reportable segments: Branded Services, Experiential Services, and Retailer Services. The majority of the revenue is derived from the Experiential Services segment, which provides in-store and digital sampling programs, demonstrations, and experiential events for manufacturers and retailers.
- Ticker
- $ADV
- Sector
- Communication
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 44,500
- Headquarters
- Saint Louis, United States
- Website
- www.youradv.com
ADV Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$389M
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-$21.17
2.11
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Price and volume
Market cap
$389M
Beta
2.11
52-week high
$47.45
52-week low
$17.87
Average daily volume
55K
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.794
Quick ratio
1.593
Long term debt to equity
3.773
Total debt to equity
3.836
Interest coverage (TTM)
0.62%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
306.929
Gross margin (TTM)
13.45%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-7.65%
Operating margin (TTM)
2.85%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
1.50%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$80,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
2.31%
Return on equity (TTM)
-50.80%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.11
Price to book
0.97
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-0.41
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
5.648
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
17.70%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
5.371
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
2.24%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-11.29%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-3.73%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-42.89%
Bulls say / Bears say
Experiential Services is showing strong, profitable demand: Q2 revenue rose 19.7% and adjusted EBITDA rose 32%, driven by higher event volumes and product demonstrations. Management said demand remained healthy among existing and new customers, with further event growth possible in the second half. (Advantage Solutions, The Motley Fool)
The refinancing has pushed major debt maturities towards 2030, while Advantage paid down about $131 million of debt in the first quarter. Management expects $250 million–$275 million of 2026 adjusted unlevered free cash flow, giving it a route to reduce leverage if execution holds. (Advantage Solutions, Advantage Solutions)
Retailer Services returned to growth in the first quarter, with revenue up 4% and adjusted EBITDA up 14%, supported by new wins, pricing and better channel mix. Management expects a more normal earnings cadence in the second half as project ramps progress, which could make growth less dependent on Experiential Services. (The Motley Fool, The Motley Fool)
Branded Services remains in sharp decline: Q2 revenue fell 13% and adjusted EBITDA fell 36%. The company cited client insourcing, softer CPG spending and client losses, and expects only a gradual recovery. (Advantage Solutions, The Motley Fool)
Overall profitability is weakening despite modest revenue growth: Q2 revenue rose 1.8%, but adjusted EBITDA fell 12.2% and the net loss widened to $62.7 million from $30.4 million. Retailer Services also saw adjusted EBITDA fall about 25% because of project timing and higher execution costs. (Advantage Solutions, Advantage Solutions)
Leverage leaves little room for error: at the end of Q2, gross debt was about $1.585 billion, cash was $102.3 million and net leverage was 4.5 times trailing adjusted EBITDA. Expected 2026 net interest expense of about $160 million could absorb a large share of cash generation and slow debt reduction. (Advantage Solutions, The Motley Fool)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 29 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing ADV
Fund name | Fund size | $ADV weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.00% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5.3B | 0.00% |
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