Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. dividend history

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.'s dividend was $0.720 a share in fiscal 2026, up 12.5% on the year before. That was 13.2% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2021.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2027 Q1 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $325M
Dividends (TTM): $57.5M
Returned to shareholders: 70%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $369M
Diluted share count: −0.1%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 3.9%; dividends 0.6% + buybacks 3.3% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 13%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2013Mar 2013	2014Mar 2014	2015Mar 2015	2016Mar 2016	2017Mar 2017	2018Mar 2018	2019Mar 2019	2020Mar 2020	2021Mar 2021	2022Mar 2022	2023Mar 2023	2024Mar 2024	2025Mar 2025	2026Mar 2026	LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share	$0.100	$1.68	—	$0.200	$0.240	$0.280	$0.320	$1.36	$0.360	$0.440	$0.480	$0.560	$0.640	$0.720	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+>999%	—	—	+20.0%	+16.7%	+14.3%	+325.0%	−73.5%	+22.2%	+9.1%	+16.7%	+14.3%	+12.5%	—
Dividends paid	6	115	8	16	17	18	26	92	32	37	40	44	50	56	57
Share buybacks	0	1	0	—	—	8	—	0	0	292	575	207	70	92	325
Dividends ÷ net income	29.8%	>999%	—	64.8%	27.1%	29.8%	33.6%	—	14.3%	13.6%	7.8%	8.6%	11.0%	13.2%	12.7%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	16.8%	365.5%	18.6%	18.0%	29.2%	19.4%	24.2%	38.6%	8.6%	29.4%	7.3%	8.2%	13.5%	9.9%	10.4%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.