profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
American Vanguard
$0.82-15.31% today
-84.0% in 1 year
1-year low $0.821-year high $5.41
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What American Vanguard sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $610 million in 2022 to $515 million in 2025, with -$49.9 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
American Vanguard vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Vanguard | No profit yet | ||
 Nutrien | 15.1× · Fair price | ||
 Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co.,Ltd | 14.1× · Cheap | ||
 CF Industries Holdings | 12.0× · Cheap | ||
 Industries Qatar Q.P.S.C. | 14.7× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads American Vanguard's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610 | 579 | 547 | 515 | |
| 192 | 179 | 120 | 148 | |
| 41 | 24 | -31 | 14 | |
| 62 | 45 | -82 | -12 | |
| 27 | 8 | -126 | -50 | |
| 0.92 | 0.26 | -4.50 | -1.75 | |
| 31.6% | 30.9% | 22.0% | 28.6% | |
| 6.7% | 4.2% | -5.6% | 2.7% | |
| 4.5% | 1.3% | -23.1% | -9.7% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 726 | 768 | 637 | 597 |
| Cash | 20 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Total debt | 76 | 162 | 168 | 191 |
| Total liabilities | 356 | 398 | 404 | 404 |
| 370 | 370 | 233 | 192 | |
| 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
| 7.1% | 3.4% | -20.5% | -6.3% | |
| 7.4% | 2.0% | -54.2% | -25.9% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | -59 | 4 | -21 | |
| 15 | 12 | 8 | 4 | |
| 43 | -71 | -4 | -25 | |
| Dividends paid | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | 18 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Valuation
- –
- 2.1×
- –
- 0.4×
- 0.0×
- –
- –
- -105.1%
- -207.4%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 28.6%
- 2.7%
- -9.7%
- -0.9%
- 1.8%
- -6.6%
- -21.9%
- -6.8%
- 1.8%
- 4.4%
Growth
- −5.5%
- –
- −571.3%
- −5.6%
- −1.2%
Financial health
- –
- 1.49
- 42.6%
- 1.1×
- 2.32
- 1.41
- 0.79
How it ranks in Materials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 21%of 988
Bottom 17%of 948
Bottom 21%of 927
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $17.00
- Range
- $14.00 – $20.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | -0.14 | -0.06 | −133.3% |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 0.06 | 0.28 | −78.6% |
| Nov 10, 2025 | -0.18 | -0.08 | −125.0% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -0.03 | -0.11 | +72.7% |
| Jun 6, 2025 | -0.24 | -0.07 | −242.9% |
| May 29, 2025 | -1.42 | 0.20 | −810.0% |
| Nov 11, 2024 | -0.69 | -0.10 | −590.0% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | -0.09 | -0.01 | −833.6% |
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
30No pass
Benjamin Graham
62Pass
Philip Fisher
33No pass
Peter Lynch
14No pass
Joel Greenblatt
0No pass
Charlie Munger
22No pass
Terry Smith
21No pass
Questions about American Vanguard
Is American Vanguard a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the American Vanguard AI analysis
What does American Vanguard do?
American Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets specialty chemicals for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. It is in Agricultural Inputs.
Does American Vanguard pay a dividend?
No. American Vanguard does not pay a dividend at the moment.
Is American Vanguard stock halal?
No. American Vanguard does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 796% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has American Vanguard stock done over the past year?
Down 84.0% over the past twelve months, to $0.82. It traded between $0.82 and $5.41 and is 84.9% below its high.
Who are American Vanguard's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Nutrien, Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co.,Ltd, CF Industries Holdings and Industries Qatar Q.P.S.C.. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with American Vanguard's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 9, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.