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Advantage Solutions Inc. Financials

ADV
Source SEC Filings (10-K/10-Q) Updated Dec 31, 2025 Currency USD FYE December

This page shows Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 8 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).

Financial Health Signals

Profitability Growth Leverage Liquidity Cash Flow Returns 26 / 100
Financial Profile 26/100

Based on FY2025 annual data. Scores normalized against common benchmarks. How we calculate these scores

Profitability
14

Advantage Solutions Inc. has an operating margin of -3.6%, meaning the company retains $-4 of operating profit per $100 of revenue. This below-average margin results in a low score of 14/100, suggesting thin profitability after operating expenses. This is up from -8.3% the prior year.

Growth
32

Advantage Solutions Inc.'s revenue declined 0.7% year-over-year, from $3.6B to $3.5B. This contraction results in a growth score of 32/100.

Leverage
41

Advantage Solutions Inc. has a moderate D/E ratio of 3.00. This balance of debt and equity financing earns a leverage score of 41/100.

Liquidity
41

Advantage Solutions Inc.'s current ratio of 2.25 indicates adequate short-term liquidity, earning a score of 41/100. The company can meet its near-term obligations, though with limited headroom.

Cash Flow
29

Advantage Solutions Inc.'s free cash flow margin of 1.6% results in a low score of 29/100. Capital expenditures of $6.5M absorb a large share of operating cash flow.

Returns
0

Advantage Solutions Inc. generates a -41.1% ROE, indicating limited profit relative to shareholders' investment. This results in a returns score of 0/100. This is up from -43.7% the prior year.

Piotroski F-Score Neutral
5/9

Advantage Solutions Inc. passes 5 of 9 financial strength tests. 3 of 4 profitability signals pass, 1 of 3 leverage/liquidity signals pass, 1 of 2 efficiency signals pass.

Earnings Quality Mixed
-0.27x

For every $1 of reported earnings, Advantage Solutions Inc. generates $-0.27 in operating cash flow ($61.5M OCF vs -$227.7M net income). This mixed ratio suggests some earnings may rely on non-cash accounting items.

Interest Coverage At Risk
-0.9x

Advantage Solutions Inc. earns $-0.9 in operating income for every $1 of interest expense (-$126.5M vs $138.9M). This narrow margin raises concern about the company's ability to service its debt if operating income declines.

Key Financial Metrics

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Earnings & Revenue

Revenue
$3.5B
YoY-0.7%
5Y CAGR+2.3%

Advantage Solutions Inc. generated $3.5B in revenue in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 0.7% from the prior year.

EBITDA
$75.8M
YoY+183.8%
5Y CAGR-24.3%

Advantage Solutions Inc.'s EBITDA was $75.8M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents an increase of 183.8% from the prior year.

Net Income
-$227.7M
YoY+30.3%

Advantage Solutions Inc. reported -$227.7M in net income in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 30.3% from the prior year.

EPS (Diluted)
N/A

Cash & Balance Sheet

Free Cash Flow
$55.1M
YoY-35.4%
5Y CAGR-29.4%

Advantage Solutions Inc. generated $55.1M in free cash flow in fiscal year 2025, representing cash available after capex. This represents a decrease of 35.4% from the prior year.

Cash & Debt
$240.8M
YoY+17.4%
5Y CAGR+3.3%

Advantage Solutions Inc. held $240.8M in cash against $1.7B in long-term debt as of fiscal year 2025.

Dividends Per Share
N/A
Shares Outstanding
326M
YoY+1.8%
5Y CAGR+0.5%

Advantage Solutions Inc. had 326M shares outstanding in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 1.8% from the prior year.

Margins & Returns

Gross Margin
14.0%
YoY-0.3pp
5Y CAGR-5.2pp

Advantage Solutions Inc.'s gross margin was 14.0% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is down 0.3 percentage points from the prior year.

Operating Margin
-3.6%
YoY+4.7pp
5Y CAGR-5.7pp

Advantage Solutions Inc.'s operating margin was -3.6% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting core business profitability. This is up 4.7 percentage points from the prior year.

Net Margin
-6.4%
YoY+2.7pp
5Y CAGR-0.9pp

Advantage Solutions Inc.'s net profit margin was -6.4% in fiscal year 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is up 2.7 percentage points from the prior year.

Return on Equity
-41.1%
YoY+2.6pp
5Y CAGR-33.9pp

Advantage Solutions Inc.'s ROE was -41.1% in fiscal year 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is up 2.6 percentage points from the prior year.

Capital Allocation

R&D Spending
N/A
Share Buybacks
$869K
YoY-97.4%

Advantage Solutions Inc. spent $869K on share buybacks in fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding. This represents a decrease of 97.4% from the prior year.

Capital Expenditures
$6.5M
YoY-17.4%
5Y CAGR-26.9%

Advantage Solutions Inc. invested $6.5M in capex in fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents a decrease of 17.4% from the prior year.

ADV Income Statement

Metric Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24 Q1'24
Revenue $932.1M+1.9% $915.0M+4.7% $873.7M+6.3% $821.8M-7.9% $892.3M-5.0% $939.3M+7.5% $873.4M+1.4% $861.4M
Cost of Revenue $802.2M+3.3% $776.4M+3.9% $746.9M+3.3% $722.8M-5.0% $760.9M-4.3% $795.0M+5.8% $751.3M-0.1% $751.8M
Gross Profit $129.9M-6.2% $138.6M+9.3% $126.8M+28.0% $99.0M-24.6% $131.4M-9.0% $144.3M+18.3% $122.0M+11.4% $109.6M
R&D Expenses N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SG&A Expenses $85.0M+47.6% $57.6M-16.2% $68.7M+5.8% $64.9M-12.6% $74.2M-24.6% $98.4M+56.6% $62.9M-29.4% $89.1M
Operating Income -$162.0M-503.4% $40.2M+301.2% $10.0M+168.5% -$14.6M+91.4% -$170.6M-5269.8% -$3.2M+96.5% -$91.3M-204.7% -$29.9M
Interest Expense $33.8M-3.3% $35.0M-2.4% $35.8M+4.2% $34.4M+6.4% $32.3M-17.1% $39.0M-2.0% $39.8M+11.2% $35.8M
Income Tax -$34.1M-123.6% -$15.3M-430.0% $4.6M-35.3% $7.1M+128.9% -$24.7M-408.5% -$4.9M+71.9% -$17.3M-9.1% -$15.9M
Net Income -$161.7M-886.4% $20.6M+167.6% -$30.4M+45.8% -$56.1M+68.5% -$178.0M-316.2% -$42.8M+57.6% -$100.8M-1800.0% -$5.3M
EPS (Diluted) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $-0.13+58.1% $-0.31-1450.0% $-0.02

ADV Balance Sheet

Metric Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24 Q1'24
Total Assets $2.8B-6.7% $3.0B-1.2% $3.0B+0.5% $3.0B-3.0% $3.1B-8.4% $3.4B-3.0% $3.5B-3.8% $3.6B
Current Assets $972.6M+3.0% $943.9M+1.9% $926.7M+5.4% $879.0M-3.5% $910.7M-6.6% $975.2M-9.4% $1.1B+15.5% $932.1M
Cash & Equivalents $240.8M+19.7% $201.1M+95.5% $102.9M-15.1% $121.1M-41.0% $205.2M+4.7% $196.1M+27.3% $154.0M+37.1% $112.3M
Inventory N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Accounts Receivable $595.0M-6.4% $635.4M-5.6% $673.3M+4.9% $641.7M+6.4% $603.1M-9.6% $667.4M+3.1% $647.4M-0.3% $649.4M
Goodwill $438.9M-8.0% $477.0M0.0% $477.0M0.0% $477.0M0.0% $477.0M-21.9% $610.5M0.0% $610.5M-26.8% $833.5M
Total Liabilities $2.2B-2.0% $2.3B-2.6% $2.3B+1.2% $2.3B-1.7% $2.4B-4.1% $2.5B-2.6% $2.5B-1.0% $2.5B
Current Liabilities $432.6M+0.9% $428.9M-9.4% $473.4M+7.1% $441.9M-3.9% $460.1M-10.3% $512.9M+0.8% $509.0M+6.7% $476.9M
Long-Term Debt $1.7B-0.1% $1.7B-0.1% $1.7B-0.1% $1.7B-1.3% $1.7B-0.1% $1.7B-4.6% $1.8B-1.5% $1.8B
Total Equity $554.0M-21.8% $708.5M+3.6% $683.6M-1.7% $695.6M-7.1% $748.7M-19.7% $932.5M-4.2% $973.7M-10.1% $1.1B
Retained Earnings -$2.9B-6.0% -$2.7B+0.8% -$2.7B-1.1% -$2.7B-2.1% -$2.6B-7.2% -$2.5B-1.8% -$2.4B-4.3% -$2.3B

ADV Cash Flow Statement

Metric Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24 Q1'24
Operating Cash Flow $45.6M-28.3% $63.6M+885.5% -$8.1M+79.6% -$39.6M-362.7% $15.1M-55.6% $34.0M-36.5% $53.4M+669.9% -$9.4M
Capital Expenditures -$22.2M-293.9% $11.4M+441.0% $2.1M-86.0% $15.1M+135.5% -$42.5M-267.9% $25.3M+163.4% $9.6M-37.6% $15.4M
Free Cash Flow $23.4M-55.1% $52.2M+610.8% -$10.2M+81.3% -$54.7M-99.5% -$27.4M-418.1% $8.6M-80.3% $43.8M+276.7% -$24.8M
Investing Cash Flow $17.5M+150.1% $7.0M+412.0% -$2.2M+87.8% -$18.4M-270.0% -$5.0M-105.0% $100.6M+142.8% $41.4M-40.4% $69.5M
Financing Cash Flow -$26.3M-242.5% $18.5M+396.3% -$6.2M+71.9% -$22.1M-415.5% -$4.3M+95.4% -$92.6M-94.3% -$47.7M+28.8% -$66.9M
Dividends Paid N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Share Buybacks $0 $0 $0-100.0% $869K $0-100.0% $13.3M+46.3% $9.1M-22.3% $11.7M

ADV Financial Ratios

Metric Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24 Q1'24
Gross Margin 13.9%-1.2pp 15.2%+0.6pp 14.5%+2.5pp 12.0%-2.7pp 14.7%-0.6pp 15.4%+1.4pp 14.0%+1.2pp 12.7%
Operating Margin -17.4%-21.8pp 4.4%+3.2pp 1.1%+2.9pp -1.8%+17.3pp -19.1%-18.8pp -0.3%+10.1pp -10.4%-7.0pp -3.5%
Net Margin -17.3%-19.6pp 2.3%+5.7pp -3.5%+3.4pp -6.8%+13.1pp -20.0%-15.4pp -4.5%+7.0pp -11.6%-10.9pp -0.6%
Return on Equity -29.2%-32.1pp 2.9%+7.3pp -4.5%+3.6pp -8.1%+15.7pp -23.8%-19.2pp -4.6%+5.8pp -10.4%-9.9pp -0.5%
Return on Assets -5.8%-6.5pp 0.7%+1.7pp -1.0%+0.8pp -1.9%+3.9pp -5.7%-4.5pp -1.3%+1.6pp -2.9%-2.7pp -0.1%
Current Ratio 2.25+0.0 2.20+0.2 1.96-0.0 1.990.0 1.98+0.1 1.90-0.2 2.12+0.2 1.95
Debt-to-Equity 3.00+0.7 2.35-0.1 2.43+0.0 2.39+0.1 2.25+0.4 1.810.0 1.82+0.2 1.66
FCF Margin 2.5%-3.2pp 5.7%+6.9pp -1.2%+5.5pp -6.7%-3.6pp -3.1%-4.0pp 0.9%-4.1pp 5.0%+7.9pp -2.9%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) reported $3.5B in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a -0.7% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) revenue declined by 0.7% year-over-year, from $3.6B to $3.5B in fiscal year 2025.

No, Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) reported a net income of -$227.7M in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of -6.4%.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) had EBITDA of $75.8M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

As of fiscal year 2025, Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) had $240.8M in cash and equivalents against $1.7B in long-term debt.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) had a gross margin of 14.0% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) had an operating margin of -3.6% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting the profitability of core business operations before interest and taxes.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) had a net profit margin of -6.4% in fiscal year 2025, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) has a return on equity of -41.1% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) generated $55.1M in free cash flow during fiscal year 2025. This represents a -35.4% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) generated $61.5M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2025, representing cash generated from core business activities.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) had $2.8B in total assets as of fiscal year 2025, including both current and long-term assets.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) invested $6.5M in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.

Yes, Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) spent $869K on share buybacks during fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) had 326M shares outstanding as of fiscal year 2025.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) had a current ratio of 2.25 as of fiscal year 2025, which is generally considered healthy.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.00 as of fiscal year 2025, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) had a return on assets of -8.2% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) has a Piotroski F-Score of 5 out of 9, indicating neutral financial health. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7–9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) has an earnings quality ratio of -0.27x, considered mixed quality. This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) has an interest coverage ratio of -0.9x, meaning it can struggle to cover its interest obligations. This ratio divides operating income by interest expense. Ratios above 5x indicate strong debt-servicing ability, while ratios below 2x suggest the company may face difficulty meeting interest payments if earnings decline. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) scores 26 out of 100 on our Financial Profile, indicating weak overall financial health. This composite score evaluates six dimensions: profitability (operating margin), revenue growth, leverage (debt-to-equity), liquidity (current ratio), cash flow quality (free cash flow margin), and shareholder returns (return on equity). Each dimension is normalized against standard financial benchmarks. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

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