ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC CLASS A (ADV)
Communication · Outsourced sales and merchandising services for consumer packaged goods · NASDAQ
Advantage Solutions provides outsourced sales, merchandising, sampling, and retailer support services to CPG manufacturers and retailers across North America's physical and digital commerce channels.
What ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC CLASS A does
Advantage Solutions provides outsourced sales, marketing, merchandising, sampling, and retailer support services to consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and retailers primarily across North America. The company serves more than 4,000 clients across grocery, mass, club, retail pharmacy, convenience, and other channels in over 100,000 retail locations. Its services are delivered through three main segments: Branded Services (sales, merchandising, and omni-commerce marketing), Experiential Services (in-store and digital sampling programs and events), and Retailer Services (merchandising execution, private brands, and retail-media initiatives). Revenue is generated through commissions, fee-for-service, and cost-plus arrangements.
Themes: ["CPG sales and merchandising outsourcing","Retail execution and in-store operations","Shopper engagement and consumer activation","Omni-commerce and digital retail marketing","Retail media and data-driven advertising","Private brand development and strategy"]
Fundamentals
- Price$39.56 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$526M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-0.5% as of 2026-07-09 close
- Net margin-6.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+14.0% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE-40.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity3.24 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+1.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-1.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta2.15 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["High labor costs and workforce utilization challenges as labor expenses are a major cost component of service delivery","Declining profitability with negative net margins (-6.78%) and ongoing operating losses due to program volume adjustments and competitive cost pressures","Customer concentration and spending variability, as clients adjust spending across categories, affecting revenue stability and operational scaling"]
Competitors & peers
- Acosta
- Mosaic
- AMSCAN
- SpartanNash
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.