American Vanguard Corporation

American Vanguard Corporation

Basic Materials

NYSE:AVD · New York Stock Exchange

Market Cap $75.81M Beta 1.44 P/E (TTM) -1.6
$2.65 +0.58%

+$0.02 today

52W Low $2.05High $5.92

Vol 0.46M · Avg 0.44M

EPS (TTM) -$1.59Agricultural Inputs

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management
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ROE

-25.9%

avg -3.3%

ROIC

3.5%

avg 1.7%

ROA

-8.4%

avg -0.4%

Analysis

ROIC is currently the strongest return metric at 3.5% versus its period average of 1.7%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Douglas A. Kaye

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer$1.07M57$50,000.000.17%

David T. Johnson

Chief Financial Officer$712,169.0069$20,000.000.07%

Timothy J. Donnelly

Chief Information Officer, General Counsel & Secretary$632,195.0066$20,000.000.07%

Shirin Khosravi

Chief Human Resource Officer$501,235.0057$20,000.000.07%

Shayne Wetherall

Chief Executive Officer of Specialty Business$495,360.0060$33,155.000.12%

Robert F. Gilbane

President of Gemchem Inc$342,594.0075$33,140.000.12%

Michael J. DiPaola

Senior Vice President of Strategy, Marketing & R&D$20,000.000.07%

Nolteanous Gilliam

Senior Vice President of Manufacturing$20,000.000.07%

Anthony Young

Director of Investor Relations

William A. Kuser

Director of Corporate Communications

Jared Stanley

Senior Vice President of Supply Chain & Operations$20,000.000.07%

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

4

$197,400.00

Sells

1

$32,100.00

Net Sentiment

+$165,300.00

Net buying

Most Active

Gottschalk Patrick E

3 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 3, 2026

Kaye Douglas

Direct

Buy5.0K$2.50$12,500.00
May 19, 2026

Gottschalk Patrick E

Direct

Buy25.0K$2.70$67,500.00
May 13, 2026

Gottschalk Patrick E

Direct

Buy20.0K$2.95$59,000.00
May 12, 2026

Gottschalk Patrick E

Direct

Buy20.0K$2.92$58,400.00
Sep 4, 2025

Eilers Peter

Direct

Sell6.0K$5.35$32,100.00

Analysis

Insiders reported 4 buys worth $197,400.00 and 1 sells worth $32,100.00 over the last 12 months. That adds up to net buying of $165,300.00. Gottschalk Patrick E was the most active insider with 3 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr 5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A-43.6%
+4.7% (11yr)1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A-7.5%
+6.1% (11yr)1 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A-43.7%
+4.6% (11yr)1 analysts
EBITN/AN/A-42.1%
-7.7% (11yr)1 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at -7.5% over three years. Forward estimates point to Revenue at +6.1% (11yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages AVD?

American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) lists 11 active executives. The top listed executive is Douglas A. Kaye, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer.

Are AVD insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net buying of $9.10M.

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