ADV PEER ANALYSIS

Advantage Solutions Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

ADVAdvantage Solutions Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Communication Services · Advertising Agencies

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Advertising Agencies

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

ADVIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	ADV	PCILT	WPP	PUB	Ind. Median
P/E	—	7.35●	—	13.50	27.73
P/B	1.09●	1.71	1.14	2.14	1.76
EV/EBITDA	24.69	3.74●	4.22	7.51	15.85
P/S	0.15●	0.32	0.21	1.28	0.84

Financial Health
Metric	ADV	PCILT	WPP	PUB	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.95●	1.43	0.89	0.97	1.25
Debt/Equity	323.5%	0.6%●	269.0%	54.2%	50.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	17.98	-1.42●	2.49	0.46	1.46

Profitability
Metric	ADV	PCILT	WPP	PUB	Ind. Median
Net Margin	-6.8%	4.3%	-1.6%	9.5%●	0.6%
ROE	-41.5%	28.1%●	-7.1%	15.4%	3.6%
ROA	-8.7%	12.3%●	-0.9%	4.1%	0.5%
EBITDA Margin	2.2%	6.1%	12.3%	18.2%●	12.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	ADV	PCILT	WPP	PUB	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	1.8%	55.9%●	-8.1%	8.5%	8.7%
NI Growth	—	41.1%●	—	-0.2%	6.3%
Div. Yield	—	2.7%	6.1%●	4.4%	3.9%
Payout	—	19.6%	-159.5%	54.6%	-22.9%

Valuation
Metric	ADV	QNST	EEX	CCO	EVC	STGW	Ind. Median
P/E	—	14.50●	—	—	—	101.39	27.73
P/B	1.09	3.05	2.97	-0.35●	17.66	2.67	1.76
EV/EBITDA	24.69	21.53	33.42	31.14	337.45	9.80●	15.85
P/S	0.15●	0.80	2.13	0.73	2.08	0.65	0.84

Financial Health
Metric	ADV	QNST	EEX	CCO	EVC	STGW	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.95●	1.18	0.91	1.25	1.40	0.83	1.25
Debt/Equity	323.5%	24.4%	150.1%	-187.4%●	323.4%	236.4%	50.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	17.98	-0.62●	9.30	26.13	36.46	4.43	1.46

Profitability
Metric	ADV	QNST	EEX	CCO	EVC	STGW	Ind. Median
Net Margin	-6.8%	5.5%●	-8.2%	-12.5%	-3.3%	0.6%	0.6%
ROE	-41.5%	23.9%●	-10.6%	—	-22.5%	3.6%	3.6%
ROA	-8.7%	11.6%●	-3.2%	-5.3%	-4.2%	0.5%	0.5%
EBITDA Margin	2.2%	3.6%	8.8%	14.6%●	0.7%	12.1%	12.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	ADV	QNST	EEX	CCO	EVC	STGW	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	1.8%	14.7%	14.0%	8.7%	46.0%●	4.9%	8.7%
NI Growth	—	—	—	—	—	2,952.1%	6.3%
Div. Yield	—	—	1.2%	—	1.5%●	—	3.9%
Payout	—	—	-22.9%	—	-100.8%	—	-22.9%

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