American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) is a Materials stock trading at $2.29 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $67.56M. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
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 manufactures and formulates chemicals, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, molluscicides, soil health, plant nutrition, growth regulators, and soil fumigants in liquid, powder, and granular forms for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection. The company also markets, sells, and distributes end-use chemical and biological products for crop applications; and distributes chemicals for turf and ornamental markets. It distributes its products through national distribution companies, and buying groups or co-operatives; and through sales offices, sales force executives, sales agents, and wholly owned distributors. The company was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.
American Vanguard develops, manufactures, and markets specialty chemicals used for agricultural, commercial, and consumer purposes, and it makes money by selling these formulated products such as insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, soil health, and related crop and health protection chemicals.
Earnings are tightly linked to the mix of specialty chemical sales and the ability to convert inventory into sell-through (as reflected by inventory turns and inventory levels), with reported results also affected by product-specific items such as the Dacthal product recall impact.
| US Crop | $0.1B |
| International | $0.1B |
Business quality (Weak): The company’s business description and several inventory and revenue-related operating metrics are clear, but the provided segment revenue candidates do not show a fully consistent segment total versus the quarter’s reported revenue (rounding or incomplete coverage may be present).
| Price | $2.29 |
| Market Cap | $67.56M |
| EV / EBITDA | 30.5 |
| Price / Book | 0.37 |
| Price / Sales | 0.14 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $515.11M |
| Net Margin | -9.7% |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -5.9% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | -61.1% |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.49 (distress) |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5/9 (moderate) |
| Sector P/E (Materials) | 25.9 |
| Industry P/E (Chemicals) | 31.1 |
| Top Institutional Holder | BlackRock Fund Advisors ($42.82M) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Sector | Materials |
| Industry | Chemicals |
| CEO | Douglas A. Kaye |
| Employees | 845 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1987-03-03 |
Data as of 2026-08-21.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.