American Vanguard Corporation AVD R2K
Company Overview
American Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets synthetic, biological, and biorational products for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. The company synthesizes and formulates chemicals and ferments and extracts microbial products for crops, turf, ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection, such as insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, soil health, plant nutrition, molluscicides, growth regulators, soil fumigants, and biorationals in liquid, powder, and granular forms. It distributes its products through national distribution companies, buying groups, or co-operatives, as well as through sales offices, wholly owned distributors, sales force executives, and sales agents. American Vanguard Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $515.11M (-5.9% YoY); net profit $-49.88M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +6.7%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 6.3%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 6.31% |
| 1 Year: | 6.70% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -29.10% |
| 6 Months: | -31.28% |
| 3 Months: | +1.90% |
| 1 Month: | -8.53% |
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PROS
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CONS
- Trading 53.9% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
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Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
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Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
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Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
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| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70.67M | 77.91M | 89.97M | 116.49M | 104.11M | 107.05M | 111.78M | 131.34M | 99.68M | 113.10M | 124.88M | 130.52M | 95.96M | 104.56M | 117.44M | 140.75M | 116.16M | 134.61M | 147.30M | 149.59M | 148.20M | 152.27M | 124.89M | 132.79M | 149.52M | 135.14M | 128.21M | - | - | 115.80M | 129.31M | 119.31M | 150.69M | 123.57M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 85.61M | 88.77M | 85.10M | 108.08M | 85.15M |
| Gross Profit | 31.43M | 30.70M | 27.50M | 31.39M | 32.99M | 36.40M | 30.08M | 34.34M | 38.03M | 44.94M | 41.05M | 43.30M | 45.30M | 52.98M | 41.70M | 41.65M | 47.46M | 46.54M | 38.38M | 40.31M | 43.27M | 50.64M | 45.13M | 52.14M | 57.06M | 51.40M | 49.33M | 49.64M | 38.54M | 42.91M | 43.08M | 42.42M | 37.76M | - | - | 30.19M | 40.55M | 34.21M | 42.61M | 38.42M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34.50M | 34.28M | 32.40M | 34.66M | 35.79M |
| Operating Income | 5.37M | - | 4.63M | 5.12M | 4.70M | - | 5.13M | 6.68M | 6.46M | - | 7.35M | 8.58M | 11.66M | - | 6.90M | 6.29M | 6.79M | - | 1.84M | 6.73M | 4.23M | - | 3.65M | 8.97M | 8.95M | 14.75M | 10.81M | 11.24M | 3.27M | 3.75M | 4.19M | 6.09M | -9.23M | - | - | -4.31M | 6.27M | 1.81M | 7.95M | 2.63M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 200.00K | 8.73M | -3.04M | -17.69M | 5.74M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.53M | 4.12M | 4.32M | 4.70M | 5.08M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -8.07M | -84.00K | -11.94M | -27.11M | -4.02M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 387.00K | 765.00K | 422.00K | 1.10M | 124.00K |
| Net Income | 2.77M | 2.99M | 2.79M | 3.25M | 2.88M | 3.87M | 3.45M | 4.30M | 4.09M | 8.43M | 4.66M | 5.60M | 6.53M | 7.42M | 3.91M | 3.11M | 3.15M | 3.44M | 520.00K | 3.89M | 2.93M | 7.91M | 3.07M | 5.14M | 5.50M | 9.94M | 6.83M | 6.74M | 1.92M | -1.05M | -325.00K | 1.55M | -11.72M | - | - | -8.46M | -849.00K | -12.36M | -28.21M | -4.14M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.26 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.33 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.07 | -0.04 | -0.01 | 0.06 | -0.42 | -0.91 | - | -0.30 | -0.03 | -0.43 | - | -0.14 |
| R&D Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.87M | 9.41M | 9.08M | 5.71M | 8.60M | 11.18M | - | 5.68M | 5.80M | 5.65M | - | 5.27M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 205.80M | 226.86M | 301.08M | 366.19M | 381.02M | 298.63M | 289.38M | 312.11M | 355.05M | 454.27M | 468.19M | 458.70M | - | 609.62M | 579.37M | 547.31M | 515.11M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 417.23M | 400.21M | 426.99M | 367.55M |
| Gross Profit | 56.90M | 86.32M | 123.07M | 161.12M | 171.35M | 114.50M | 111.90M | 128.29M | 147.39M | 182.63M | 177.35M | 172.59M | - | 192.39M | 179.16M | 120.32M | 147.56M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 151.74M | 154.91M | 151.11M | 133.79M |
| Operating Income | -6.33M | 19.19M | 39.23M | 59.32M | 55.73M | 6.71M | 11.52M | 20.54M | 26.79M | 39.02M | 26.22M | 22.91M | - | 40.65M | 24.25M | -30.79M | 13.77M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62.06M | 44.72M | -81.59M | -11.79M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.95M | 12.64M | 16.55M | 16.67M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35.97M | 10.30M | -120.46M | -47.20M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.56M | 2.78M | 5.88M | 2.68M |
| Net Income | -5.79M | 10.98M | 22.07M | 36.87M | 34.45M | 4.84M | 6.59M | 12.79M | 20.27M | 24.20M | 13.60M | 15.24M | - | 27.40M | 7.52M | -126.34M | -49.88M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.21 | 0.40 | 0.79 | 1.28 | 1.19 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.44 | 0.68 | 0.81 | 0.46 | 0.51 | - | 0.92 | 0.26 | -4.50 | -1.75 |
| R&D Expense | - | 12.63M | 18.04M | 20.75M | 21.64M | 21.21M | 19.12M | 21.30M | 26.08M | 26.43M | 24.07M | 26.31M | 28.86M | 31.82M | 38.02M | 32.66M | 23.16M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 280.18M | 342.56M | 399.89M | 447.44M | 472.32M | 435.27M | 429.96M | 535.59M | 593.59M | 670.10M | 680.29M | - | 726.31M | 767.55M | 636.72M | 596.54M |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 388.57M | 432.02M | 378.89M | 370.52M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.23M | 383.00K | 1.16M | 35.09M | 38.48M | 6.68M | 4.88M | 5.52M | 7.87M | 11.34M | 6.17M | 6.58M | 15.92M | - | 20.33M | 11.42M | 12.51M | 12.43M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 184.19M | 219.55M | 179.29M | 176.03M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 156.49M | 182.61M | 169.74M | 160.51M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 113.74M | 155.49M | 174.45M | 189.65M | 211.32M | 166.94M | 147.60M | 230.28M | 264.36M | 325.94M | 319.56M | - | 356.33M | 397.54M | 403.61M | 404.14M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 49.57M | 79.03M | 113.67M | 110.50M | 81.25M | 88.71M | 97.07M | 126.20M | 145.53M | 138.64M | 171.32M | - | 266.60M | 230.50M | 232.35M | 209.45M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | 51.92M | 36.20M | 51.68M | 98.61M | 68.32M | 40.95M | 77.49M | 96.67M | 148.77M | 107.44M | - | 51.48M | 138.90M | 147.33M | 174.00M |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 76.25M | 162.09M | 167.81M | 191.39M |
| Total Equity | 155.94M | 153.09M | 166.44M | 187.07M | 225.08M | 257.95M | 261.64M | 268.39M | 282.19M | 305.06M | 329.23M | 344.16M | 360.74M | - | 369.98M | 370.01M | 233.11M | 192.40M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34.45M | 34.68M | 34.79M | 34.92M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 31.95M | 33.19M | 39.27M | 40.42M | -6.21M | - | - | 46.41M | 59.00M | 11.66M | 9.61M | 90.32M | - | 57.10M | -58.75M | 3.92M | -21.19M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -4.32M | -40.68M | -6.58M | -21.10M | -18.95M | - | - | -14.14M | -89.51M | -28.01M | -54.84M | -35.80M | - | -14.47M | -17.02M | -6.62M | -3.61M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -28.59M | 8.13M | 2.31M | -16.43M | -7.12M | - | - | -28.55M | 33.94M | 11.13M | 46.41M | -44.44M | - | -38.26M | 66.74M | 4.54M | 23.70M |
| Capital Expenditure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -14.55M | -12.06M | -7.69M | -4.08M |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42.55M | -70.81M | -3.77M | -25.27M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.38M | -9.03M | 1.84M | -1.09M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | - | 1.93M | 1.53M | - | - | - | 7.29M | 2.60M | 0 | 4.58M | 34.00M | 15.54M | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 1.61M | 819.00K | 2.21M | 6.15M | 4.80M | 5.67M | 1.14M | 578.00K | 1.60M | 2.20M | 2.32M | 1.17M | 2.38M | 2.79M | 3.38M | 2.51M | 0 |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 27.6% | 38.1% | 40.9% | 44.0% | 45.0% | 38.3% | 38.7% | 41.1% | 41.5% | 40.2% | 37.9% | 37.6% | - | 31.6% | 30.9% | 22.0% | 28.6% |
| Operating Margin % | -3.1% | 8.5% | 13.0% | 16.2% | 14.6% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 5.6% | 5.0% | - | 6.7% | 4.2% | -5.6% | 2.7% |
| Net Margin % | -2.8% | 4.8% | 7.3% | 10.1% | 9.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% | 2.9% | 3.3% | - | 4.5% | 1.3% | -23.1% | -9.7% |
| ROE % | -3.8% | 6.6% | 11.8% | 16.4% | 13.4% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 6.6% | 7.3% | 4.0% | 4.2% | - | 7.4% | 2.0% | -54.2% | -25.9% |
| ROCE % | - | 8.3% | 14.9% | 20.7% | 16.5% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 8.7% | 4.9% | 4.5% | - | 8.8% | 4.5% | -7.6% | 3.6% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 7.27% | 2.08M | $5.49M |
| 2 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 5.79% | 1.65M | $4.37M |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.99% | 1.14M | $3.01M |
| 4 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 3.65% | 1.04M | $2.76M |
| 5 | Two Sigma Investments, LP | 2.61% | 746.19K | $1.97M |
| 6 | EVR Research LP | 2.52% | 720.00K | $1.90M |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.32% | 663.14K | $1.75M |
| 8 | State Street Corporation | 2.24% | 639.79K | $1.69M |
| 9 | Potomac Capital Management, Inc. | 2.17% | 622.05K | $1.64M |
| 10 | Cruiser Capital Advisors, Llc | 2.00% | 571.78K | $1.51M |
Analyst View
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Latest News
Recent headlines for AVD
American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) Announces Executive Appointment of Hermann Castro as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development at AMVAC
NEWPORT BEACH, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 1, 2026 / American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced that Hermann Castro has joined its executive team as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development. Mr. Castro brings …
American Vanguard Announces Voting Results Of 2026 Annual Meeting Of Stockholders
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American Vanguard Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
First Quarter Revenue Growth of 7% to $124 million Gross Margin Expansion of 500 bps Reaffirm Full-Year Outlook; Adjusted EBITDA $44 million to $48 million on Sales of $530 million to $550 million NEWPORT BEACH, CA / ACCESS Newswire / May 6…
AVD — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of American Vanguard Corporation (AVD)?
As of 2026-07-15 16:51 PDT, American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) trades at $2.68 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $2.06 to $5.81.
What is the market capitalisation of AVD?
American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) has a market capitalisation of $76.66M on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of AVD?
AVD trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -1.69. The industry average P/E is 23.08. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 0.40.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of AVD?
AVD has a return on equity (ROE) of -21.86%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 3.56%.
Is AVD a good stock to buy?
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