ADVANSIX INC (ASIX)
Materials · specialty chemicals and integrated chemical manufacturing · NYSE
An integrated specialty chemical producer of nylon polymers, ammonium sulfate fertilizer, and chemical intermediates serving automotive, construction, agriculture, and industrial markets from strategically scaled U.S. facilities.
What ADVANSIX INC does
AdvanSix Inc. is an integrated chemistry company that produces essential materials across nylon solutions, plant nutrients, and chemical intermediates. Operating five U.S.-based manufacturing facilities, the company manufactures and sells nylon 6 resin (primarily branded Aegis®), caprolactam, ammonium sulfate fertilizer, acetone, phenol, and specialty chemicals to diverse end markets including construction, agriculture, automotive, packaging, and industrial applications. The company's vertically integrated operations leverage a significant single-site facility in Hopewell, Virginia, one of the world's largest producers of both caprolactam and ammonium sulfate.
Themes: ["nylon polymers and fibers","agricultural fertilizers / plant nutrients","chemical intermediates","specialty chemicals","vertically integrated manufacturing"]
Fundamentals
- Price$19.96 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$528M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-19.3% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E50.80 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+0.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+7.4% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+1.3% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.34 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+3.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.28 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +3.2%; pays a dividend.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Volatile commodity chemical prices and raw material costs (caprolactam, sulfur, benzene, propylene) directly impact margins; COGS as percentage of sales exceeded 99% in Q1 2026","Revenue and profitability exposure to cyclical end-markets including construction, automotive, and agriculture, with weak Q1 2026 performance showing net loss of $15.5M versus profit of $23.3M in prior year","Significant capital intensity and operating leverage; operations concentrated at integrated Hopewell facility creates operational and geographic concentration risk"]
Competitors & peers
- Ascend Performance Materials (nylon, polyamides)
- BASF SE (nylon, chemical intermediates, fertilizers)
- Eastman Chemical Company (nylon, acetone, specialty chemicals)
- Huntsman Corporation (polyurethanes, specialty chemicals)
- CF Industries Holdings Inc. (nitrogen fertilizers)
- Mosaic Company (phosphate and potash fertilizers)
- LyondellBasell (polyolefins, chemical intermediates)
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.