What is the 13F Pro Quality Score for ADV?

13F Pro ranks Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) on the 13F Pro Quality Score, a 0–100 composite of 32 fundamental signals including return on invested capital, free cash flow consistency, balance-sheet strength, earnings quality, growth durability, and valuation discipline. The score refreshes after each 10-K and 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. View ADV's current score at https://13fpro.ai/research/ADV (free sign-up required for the full ranking).

Where does 13F Pro source ADV data?

All Advantage Solutions Inc. fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. Advantage Solutions Inc. files with the SEC under CIK 1776661. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

What sector is ADV in?

Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) is classified in the Industrials sector. 13F Pro publishes sector-level fund flow analysis and quality leaders at https://13fpro.ai/research/sector/industrials.

How often is ADV research updated on 13F Pro?

ADV's fundamentals refresh within hours of each new 10-K or 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. Institutional ownership updates after each quarterly 13F filing window. Insider transactions update after each Form 4 filing. The 13F Pro Quality Score recalculates after every fundamentals refresh.

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13F Pro Quality Score

36.5/100

Rank #2,096 of 2,879 stocks

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Revenue Growth

21.3/100

Profitability

31.0/100

Balance Sheet

24.1/100

Earnings Quality

30.0/100

Free Cash Flow

33.8/100

Institutional Flow

0.7/100

Revenue Scale

72.4/100

Dilution Risk

99.7/100

ADV Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV), a Industrials sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores ADV at 36.5/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #2,096 of 2,879 stocks — the bottom half of the AI-ranked universe. Areas of concern include institutional flow (0.7) and revenue growth (21.3), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), Advantage Solutions Inc. reports quarterly revenue of $869.6M, net income of $-71.8M, an operating margin of 0.5%. Top institutional holders of ADV by reported 13-F value include CastleKnight Management, Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., CVC Management Holdings II Ltd., based on the most recent SEC filings. ADV trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1776661. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate ADV daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for Advantage Solutions Inc. directly from SEC EDGAR. Advantage Solutions Inc.'s 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 8 and 52 since 2021, currently 36.5 — a stable long-term trajectory across 56 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

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Fun facts about Advantage Solutions Inc.

Quirks, history, and lore behind ADV — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

1
The Basics
A U.S. business services company · operates in the outsourced marketing space · listed on Nasdaq · headquartered in Southern California.
2
The Numbers
Annual revenue in the range of $3–4 billion, with a workforce of roughly 100,000 associates — most of them working inside someone else's store.
3
The History
Built largely through acquisitions over several decades, it assembled a patchwork of sales and marketing firms into one of the largest outsourced sales agencies in North America.
4
The Secret
Its employees don't work for the brands you see on the shelf — they work for this company, deployed inside grocery stores and mass retailers to boost sales on behalf of consumer goods manufacturers.
5
The Lore
It went public via a SPAC merger around 2020, giving a very unglamorous back-office business a surprisingly splashy Wall Street debut.
6
The Giveaway
If a rep is straightening soup cans at your supermarket, running an in-store product demo, or negotiating shelf space for a snack brand — there's a good chance their paycheck says Advantage.

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Revenue

Q1 2026

$869.6M

Net Income

Q1 2026

$-71.8M

Free Cash Flow

Q1 2026

$12.3M

Operating Margin

Q1 2026

0.5%

D/E Ratio

Q1 2026

3.38

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

-0.7% YoY

$3.54BFY 2025

FY21 $3.60BFY22 $3.65BFY24 $3.57BFY25 $3.54B

Net Income

+30.3% YoY

$-227.7MFY 2025

FY21 $54.5MFY22 $-1.38BFY24 $-327.0MFY25 $-227.7M

Operating Income

+57.1% YoY

$-126.5MFY 2025

FY21 $230.0MFY22 $-1.49BFY24 $-295.0MFY25 $-126.5M

EPS (Diluted)

—FY 2025

FY21 $0.17FY22 $-4.33FY24 —FY25 —

Total Assets

-10.1% YoY

$2.79BFY 2025

FY21 $5.85BFY22 $4.26BFY24 $3.11BFY25 $2.79B

Total Debt

-1.9% YoY

$1.70BFY 2025

FY21 $2.11BFY22 $2.09BFY24 $1.73BFY25 $1.70B

Op. Cash Flow

-33.9% YoY

$61.5MFY 2025

FY21 $126.0MFY22 $104.7MFY24 $93.1MFY25 $61.5M

Metric	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2019	FY 2018
Revenue	$3.54B -0.7%	$3.57B -2.2%	$3.65B +1.2%	$3.60B -4.8%	$3.79B +2.1%	$3.71B
Net Income	$-227.7M +30.3%	$-327.0M +76.3%	$-1.38B -2633.3%	$54.5M +357.4%	$-21.2M +98.2%	$-1.16B
Operating Income	$-126.5M +57.1%	$-295.0M +80.3%	$-1.49B -749.4%	$230.0M +7.7%	$213.7M +119.6%	$-1.09B
EPS (Diluted)	—	—	$-4.33 -2647.1%	$0.17 +270.0%	$-0.10	—
Total Assets	$2.79B -10.1%	$3.11B -27.1%	$4.26B -27.2%	$5.85B +1189.2%	$454.1M	—
Total Debt	$1.70B -1.9%	$1.73B -17.1%	$2.09B -0.7%	$2.11B -34.1%	$3.20B	—
Operating Cash Flow	$61.5M -33.9%	$93.1M -11.1%	$104.7M -16.9%	$126.0M -16.8%	$151.3M +19.8%	$126.3M

AI Insight: ADV Financial Trends

ADV posts its first positive net income quarter in over a year in Q3 2025, but Q4 2025 relapse and persistent operating losses signal fragile profitability recovery.

• Operating income improved from -$91M in Q2 2024 to $40M in Q3 2025, then collapsed to -$162M in Q4 2025 — a recurring seasonal pattern.

• Total debt declined modestly from $1,782M in Q2 2024 to $1,617M in Q1 2026, suggesting slow but steady deleveraging.

• Operating cash flow turned negative in Q1 2025 (-$40M) and Q2 2025 (-$8M), recovering to $64M in Q3 2025 then $24M in Q1 2026.

• Net income reached $21M in Q3 2025 — the only profitable quarter across the eight-quarter window — underscoring razor-thin earnings durability.

⚠ Q4 losses (-$162M net, -$162M operating) have now repeated in consecutive years; watch whether Q4 2026 breaks this pattern.

⚠ Equity fell from $974M in Q2 2024 to $749M in Q4 2024 before data becomes unavailable — book value erosion risk warrants monitoring.

⚠ Debt ticked back up to $1,701M in Q4 2025 after five quarters of gradual reduction — watch whether Q1 2026's $1,617M decline holds.

AI Insight: ADV Ratio Trends

Advantage Solutions posts marginally positive operating margin in Q1 2026, but persistent net losses and a brutal Q4 2025 ROIC collapse of -38.1% signal structural profitability remains elusive.

• Operating margin has recovered from -19.1% in Q4 2024 to 0.5% in Q1 2026, showing a directional but unsteady improvement.

• ROIC swung from -38.1% in Q4 2025 to 1.0% in Q1 2026, but the extreme Q4 volatility undercuts confidence in any trend.

• Net profit margin remains deeply negative at -8.3% in Q1 2026, and the TTM NPM of -6.8% confirms sustained net losses.

• ROA deteriorated to -11.2% in Q1 2026 from -4.0% in Q2 2025, reversing the mid-2025 recovery trajectory.

⚠ Q4 remains a recurring loss quarter (-19.1% OpMargin in Q4 2024, -17.4% in Q4 2025) — watch whether seasonality or impairments are the driver.

⚠ D/E ratio rose from 1.82 in Q3 2024 to 2.32 in Q4 2024; leverage data is absent for recent quarters, obscuring balance sheet risk.

⚠ Q3 2025 showed the only quarter of positive net margin (2.2%) and strong ROIC (9.6%) — whether that is repeatable is a key inflection to monitor.

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Top Institutional Holders of ADV

CastleKnight Management LP
$15.8M748,323 sh
Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
$13.1M618,000 sh
CVC Management Holdings II Ltd.
$12.9M611,600 sh
Atairos Partners GP, Inc.
$9.3M439,430 sh
BlackRock, Inc.
$5.9M281,289 sh
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$4.9M233,632 sh
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
$3.3M157,061 sh
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC
$2.8M131,848 sh
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$2.5M116,023 sh
BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC
$2.4M115,600 sh

Fund	Value	Shares
CastleKnight Management LP	$15.8M	748,323
Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.	$13.1M	618,000
CVC Management Holdings II Ltd.	$12.9M	611,600
Atairos Partners GP, Inc.	$9.3M	439,430
BlackRock, Inc.	$5.9M	281,289
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$4.9M	233,632
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	$3.3M	157,061
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	$2.8M	131,848
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	$2.5M	116,023
BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC	$2.4M	115,600

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13F Pro's AI-powered analysis of Advantage Solutions Inc. (ADV) draws on SEC EDGAR-sourced fundamentals, institutional 13F holdings, and insider Form 4 transactions in the Industrials sector (listed on Nasdaq). The 32-signal AI Quality Score, current rank, and full bull/bear verdict for ADV are available on the ADV stock profile dashboard — with the same data, AI insights, ratios, and institutional activity refreshed after every 10-K, 10-Q, 13F, and Form 4 filing.

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