Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) Stock Analysis
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Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) posted $3.54B in revenue for fiscal 2025 (down 0.7% year over year), with a net loss of $227.74M, and has compounded revenue about 2.3%/yr over five years, per its SEC filings.
Data last refreshed August 2, 2026 from SEC filings · how we compute this
The analyst's take on Advantage Solutions Inc.
Advantage Solutions Inc. has grown revenue from $3.71B to $3.54B over the last 8 fiscal years, compounding about 2.3% a year. The most recent year was down 0.7%, so growth has cooled from its longer-run pace.
Net margin sits at -6.4%, up 2.8 points year over year on a 14% gross margin. It carries about $1.67B of total debt.
At today's valuation the market is pricing in roughly 22% annual free-cash-flow growth — versus the -51.3% it actually delivered over the last five years, so the price already assumes a step-up from the recent record. The one thing worth a second look in the filings is heavy debt load.
Synthesised from Advantage Solutions Inc.'s SEC filings — descriptive, not advice. Ask the analyst your own question →
Advantage Solutions Inc. revenue & earnings — last 8 fiscal years
| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.71B | $3.79B | $3.16B | $3.60B | $3.65B | $3.90B | $3.57B | $3.54B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | $472.85M | $485.08M | $507.27M | $494.35M |
| Net income | $-1.16B | $-21.17M | $-175.81M | $54.49M | $-1.38B | $-63.32M | $-326.96M | $-227.74M |
| Net margin | -31.2% | -0.6% | -5.6% | 1.5% | -37.9% | -1.6% | -9.2% | -6.4% |
Source: Advantage Solutions Inc. SEC filings (10-K).
Advantage Solutions Inc.: 2 potential red flags in the filings
Patterns in the filed statements worth a second look — computed and cited, not AI guesswork, and not a signal to sell. The kind of thing that hides in a 10-K.
- Heavy debt loadTotal debt of $1687.1M is 27.4× last year's operating cash flow — it would take years of cash flow to clear.
- Currently unprofitableThe latest fiscal year was a net loss (net margin -6.4%).
What growth is priced into ADV stock?
At today's market cap of $492.06M, Advantage Solutions Inc. is priced for free-cash-flow growth of about 22% per year for 10 years (assuming a 10% discount rate and 2.5% terminal growth, base FCF $8.62M from the FY ending 2025-12-31). For comparison, free cash flow actually grew -51.3%/yr over the last five fiscal years and revenue 2.3%/yr, computed from its SEC filings. This is a reverse DCF — a translation of the price into a growth assumption you can judge, not a fair value and not advice. Change the assumptions yourself in the interactive view →
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About Advantage Solutions Inc.
Advantage Solutions Inc. provides outsourced sales, marketing, merchandising, sampling, and retailer support services to consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe. It operates in three segments: Branded Services, Experiential Services, and Retailer Services. The Branded Services segment delivers sales, merchandising, and omni-commerce marketing support to branded consumer packaged goods manufacturers, including brokerage services, branded merchandising, and shopper-centric marketing programs across in-store and digital platforms. The Experiential Services segment provides in-store and digital sampling programs, demonstrations, and experiential events designed to drive trial, conversion, and sustained consumer engagement. The Retailer Services segment offers solutions supporting retailers in in-store merchandising execution, private brand strategy and development, retail media, and marketing initiatives, including reset services, category updates, space management, audits, retailer merchandising, advisory services, and agency services for print and digital circulars and targeted advertising. The company serves a diverse client base across grocery, mass, club, retail pharmacy, convenience, and other channels in retail locations. The company was formerly known as Karman Holding Corp. and changed its name to Advantage Solutions Inc. in March 2016. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Advantage Solutions Inc. — frequently asked questions
What is Advantage Solutions Inc.'s revenue?
Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) reported revenue of $3.54B for fiscal year 2025, down 0.7% from the prior year, according to its SEC filings.
Is Advantage Solutions Inc. profitable?
No — ADV reported a net loss of $-227.74M in fiscal 2025.
What is ADV's P/E ratio?
Advantage Solutions Inc. trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 0.0 based on the latest data in our nightly-refreshed cache.
How fast is Advantage Solutions Inc. growing?
ADV's revenue grew at roughly 2.3% per year over the last five fiscal years (compound annual growth rate), computed from SEC-filed statements.
How much debt does Advantage Solutions Inc. have?
As of fiscal year 2025, ADV carried roughly $1.67B in total debt (short- plus long-term borrowings), per its filed balance sheet.
What is Advantage Solutions Inc.'s gross margin?
ADV's gross margin was 14.0% in fiscal 2025 — gross profit of $494.35M on revenue of $3.54B.
What is Advantage Solutions Inc.'s market cap?
Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) has a market capitalization of about $492.06M, based on the latest data in our nightly-refreshed cache.
When does Advantage Solutions Inc.'s fiscal year end?
ADV's fiscal year ends in December. Its most recent annual filing covers the fiscal year ending 2025-12-31.
What growth is priced into ADV stock?
At today's market cap of $492.06M, Advantage Solutions Inc. is priced for free-cash-flow growth of about 22% per year for 10 years (assuming a 10% discount rate and 2.5% terminal growth, base FCF $8.62M from the FY ending 2025-12-31). For comparison, free cash flow actually grew -51.3%/yr over the last five fiscal years and revenue 2.3%/yr, computed from its SEC filings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are computed from Advantage Solutions Inc.'s official SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), covering 8 years of history, refreshed nightly. stockportfolio.pro does not provide investment advice.