---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-207534"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ADV"
cik: "0001776661"
company_name: "Advantage Solutions Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:50:27.829987+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Advantage Solutions Q1 revenue +5.8% to $869.6M, net loss widens to $71.8M, EBITDA up 16.4%

## Summary
- Revenue $869.6M (+5.8% YoY); net loss $71.8M vs $56.1M loss in prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA $67.7M (+16.4%); margin improved to 7.8% from 7.1%.
- Experiential Services revenue +22.8% to $385.5M; Branded Services -11.3% to $257.0M.
- Strengthened balance sheet: cash $144M, net leverage 4.2x; extended maturities to 2030.
- FY2026 guidance: revenue flat to up low single digits; EBITDA flat to down mid single digits; unlevered FCF $250-275M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-207534
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ADV
- cik: 0001776661
- company_name: Advantage Solutions Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1776661/000119312526207534/0001193125-26-207534-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1776661/000119312526207534/adv-20260506.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Advantage Solutions Inc. reported the three months ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $869.6 million, net income $71.8 million. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the three months ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $869.6 million
  - Net income: $71.8 million
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Advantage Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: ADV) (“Advantage,” “Advantage Solutions,” the “Company,” “we,” or “our”), a leading business solutions provider to consumer goods manufacturers and retailers, today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were $869.6 million compared with $821.8 million, and net loss was $71.8 million compared with a net loss of $56.1 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1776661/000119312526207534/0001193125-26-207534-index.htm

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