Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.: dividend

WMSNYSEBasic materials · Plastics Foam Products

Price

$125.58

November 13, 2026Market cap $9.6B

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The full history: 14 fiscal years, from FY2013
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Yield

0.61%

$0.76 per share over the last 12 months, at a price of $125.58.

Forward yield0.64%($0.20 a quarter)

FCF coverThe year's free cash flow was 9.1 times the dividend it paid.: 9.1x
Payout14% of the last 12 months' earnings went to the dividend.: 14%
No cutWithout a cut since 2013, the first year of our figures: the run may be longer.: 13+
5-year growthAverage yearly growth over the last five years.: +14.9%
Debt / EBITDAMoney that goes to interest does not go to the dividend.: 1.9x

The dividend year by year

What it paid per share each fiscal year, how much that changed, and the yield it gave at the price at year end.

+14.9% a year over 5 years

FY2026
Dividend per share$0.72
FY2025
Dividend per share$0.64
FY2024
Dividend per share$0.56

Year	Dividend per share	Change	Price	Yield then	As % of earnings
FY2026	$0.72	+12.5%	$137.13	0.53%	13%
FY2025	$0.64	+14.3%	$108.65	0.59%	11%
FY2024	$0.56	–	$172.24	0.33%	9%

Each fiscal year's dividend as the company states it in its filings, adjusted for stock splits. Special dividends count in the year they were paid.

The dividend year by year

WMS's dividend per share each fiscal year, from FY2013 to FY2023, 11 more fiscal years

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Everything it returns to shareholders

The dividend is one way. The other is buybacks, which reduce the number of shares.

Dividend yield

0.61%

$6.10 a year per $1,000 of shares

Buybacks

0.96%

$9.60 a year per $1,000 of shares

The share count fell by 1.3% over the year.

Total returned

1.57%

$15.70 a year per $1,000 of shares

dividend 39%buybacks 61%

WMS beside the other dividend payers

Where it stands among this week's 968 dividend payers, and in the Basic materials sector. The dot is the company, the white line the median.

Dividend yield0.61%

Above 12% of the payers · median 2.03%

In Basic materials: above 17%, median 1.29%.

Covered by free cash flow9.1x

Above 84% of the payers · median 3.6x

In Basic materials: above 88%, median 3.9x.

Dividend growth, 5 years+14.9%

Above 91% of the payers · median +6.3%

In Basic materials: above 88%, median +6.6%.

Share of earnings paid out14%

Above 14% of the payers · median 35%

In Basic materials: above 21%, median 26%.

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What is WMS's dividend yield?

Advanced Drainage Systems paid $0.76 per share over the last 12 months. At a price of $125.58, that is a yield of 0.61%.

Does WMS cover its dividend with the cash it makes?

Yes, over the last year. Advanced Drainage Systems's free cash flow was 9.1 times the dividend it paid.

Has WMS ever cut its dividend?

Advanced Drainage Systems has not cut its dividend for 13+ years, in the 14 years of figures we hold.

How much has WMS's dividend grown?

Advanced Drainage Systems's dividend per share changed by +14.9% a year on average over the last five years.

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