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Forensic Analysis · Chemicals · as of Nov 8, 2026

AdvanSix Inc. (ASIX)

A forensic read on AdvanSix Inc. built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

C · Mixed — selective
Forensic grade
Safe
Financial health
2.6
Distress distance
Clean
Earnings quality
2
Forensic signals
6.2%
ROE
0.3%
Revenue growth

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AdvanSix Inc. earns a C (Mixed — selective) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 2.6, placing it in the Safe zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.

What the filings flag

3.9%
FY2025
Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 3.9% in the latest fiscal year and steady across FY2023–FY2025, inside a 1.4-point range. After-tax operating profit was $55M in FY2023 and $49M in FY2025. The capital base behind it grew +14% across FY2023–FY2025, from $1.1B to $1.3B, while the return fell 1.0 points, so the dollars added over that window earned less than the 4.9% the older base was already earning.
293% of FCF
FY2025
Shareholder returns. Returned $19M to shareholders (buybacks + dividends) in FY2025 — 293% of free cash flow, but 15% of operating cash flow. Returns run ahead of free cash flow, with the gap funded by debt or cash reserves rather than the cash the business itself throws off; the payout itself is still covered by operating cash. Counting the $7M of stock-based comp paid out in shares on top of that, the combined claim on free cash flow is 400%.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$1.52B
Revenue Growth YoY+0.3%
Revenue CAGR (2yr)-0.4%
Net Margin3.2%
Free Cash Flow$6.4M
Return on Equity6.2%

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Data from SEC EDGAR public filings · metrics as of Nov 8, 2026. Forensic signals flag probability, not certainty.

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