Avery Dennison Corporation AVY SPX
Company Overview
Avery Dennison Corporation operates as a materials science and digital identification solutions company in the North America, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It offers pressure-sensitive label materials, which consist of papers, plastic films, and metal foils; performance tapes products, including mechanical fasteners, which are precision-extruded and injection-molded plastic devices; and other pressure-sensitive adhesive-based materials and converted products under the Fasson, JAC, and Avery Dennison brands. The company provides graphics and reflective products that include films and other products for the architectural, commercial sign, digital printing, and other related market segments; durable cast and reflective films to the construction, automotive, and fleet transportation markets; sign shops, commercial printers, and designers for pressure-sensitive materials; reflective films for traffic and safety applications; and pressure-sensitive vinyl and specialty materials for digital imaging, screen printing, and sign cutting applications under the Avery Dennison and Mactac brand names. In addition, it offers branding solutions, which include brand embellishments, graphic tickets, tags, labels, and sustainable packaging; information solutions, such as item-level RFID, visibility and loss prevention, price ticketing and marking, productivity and media, and brand protection and security solutions; and shelf-edge productivity and media solutions under the Vestcom brand names, as well as care, content, and country of origin compliance solutions. It serves home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals, and automotive industries. The company was formerly known as Avery International Corporation and changed its name to Avery Dennison Corporation in 1990. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Mentor, Ohio.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 30.9%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Return on capital employed stands at 18.3%.
Trades at a P/E of 17.7, below the sector median of 22.8.
Offers a dividend yield of 2.51%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $8.86B (+1.1% YoY); net profit $688.00M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +7.0%, earnings +4.3%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 1.7%, profit CAGR 5.8%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 1.65% |
| 1 Year: | 7.00% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 5.75% |
| 1 Year: | 4.30% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -10.94% |
| 6 Months: | -15.63% |
| 3 Months: | -8.16% |
| 1 Month: | -1.00% |
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- RSI (14)43.33 · Neutral
P/E of 17.68 is below the sector median of 22.82 — relatively cheaper than peers.
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Technical Trend
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 30.9%.
- Attractive dividend yield of 2.51%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
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Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Cyclical).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVY Avery Dennison Corporation SPX | 157.16 | 17.68 | $12.02B | 2.51% | 18.28% | 30.86% | 1.65% | 5.75% |
| 2 | AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 247.49 | 32.82 | $2.66T | 0.00% | 16.60% | 24.29% | 11.73% | 984.47% |
| 3 | TSLA Tesla, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 396.18 | 360.16 | $1.49T | 0.00% | 4.10% | 4.90% | 52.40% | 39.39% |
| 4 | HD The Home Depot, Inc. SPX | 337.74 | 23.97 | $336.77B | 2.84% | 28.75% | 128.38% | 1.52% | -6.11% |
| 5 | BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited AI | 112.32 | 17.28 | $269.47B | 0.93% | 4.16% | 9.22% | 5.62% | 12.49% |
| 6 | MCD McDonald's Corporation SPX | 268.94 | 22.17 | $191.08B | 2.61% | 22.47% | - | 0.92% | 7.33% |
| 7 | TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. SPX | 150.34 | 29.25 | $166.08B | 1.14% | 21.26% | 61.25% | 6.84% | 8.48% |
| 8 | BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. NDXSPX | 174.85 | 23.04 | $135.49B | 0.97% | 70.23% | -96.88% | 16.93% | 22.07% |
| 9 | SBUX Starbucks Corporation NDXSPX | 106.17 | 81.05 | $121.00B | 2.41% | 13.46% | -22.93% | 7.93% | 5.80% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2015 | Jan 2016 | Apr 2016 | Jul 2016 | Oct 2016 | Dec 2016 | Apr 2017 | Jul 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Jan 2021 | Apr 2021 | Jul 2021 | Oct 2021 | Apr 2022 | Jul 2022 | Oct 2022 | Apr 2023 | Jul 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.57B | 1.63B | 1.68B | 1.74B | 1.78B | 1.85B | 1.76B | 1.77B | 1.74B | 1.80B | 1.76B | 1.77B | 1.72B | 1.53B | 1.73B | 1.99B | 2.05B | 2.10B | 2.07B | 2.35B | 2.35B | 2.32B | 2.06B | 2.09B | 2.10B | 2.15B | 2.24B | - | - | 2.15B | 2.22B | 2.22B | 2.27B | 2.30B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.53B | 1.58B | 1.58B | 1.62B | 1.63B |
| Gross Profit | 405.90M | 392.30M | 422.60M | 434.10M | 417.60M | 425.40M | 442.40M | 452.60M | 451.60M | 465.60M | 483.40M | 501.40M | 459.20M | 471.50M | 465.40M | 482.30M | 471.70M | 484.70M | 485.10M | 382.90M | 484.20M | 571.10M | 597.00M | 576.30M | 554.40M | 641.30M | 643.50M | 619.20M | 542.30M | 553.40M | 585.80M | 632.20M | 662.70M | - | - | 621.50M | 639.10M | 635.00M | 650.70M | 664.80M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 347.00M | 352.40M | 353.90M | 369.20M | 375.10M |
| Operating Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 274.50M | 286.70M | 281.10M | 281.50M | 289.70M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 335.80M | 370.30M | 352.10M | 330.50M | 362.80M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30.90M | 34.00M | 33.30M | 37.20M | 35.60M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 227.00M | 255.50M | 234.80M | 207.80M | 240.40M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60.70M | 66.50M | 68.50M | 41.40M | 72.30M |
| Net Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | 112.20M | 120.90M | 108.30M | - | 125.20M | 95.60M | 149.50M | - | -146.90M | 143.40M | 144.60M | - | 134.20M | 79.70M | 150.50M | - | 209.50M | 183.80M | 164.10M | 198.20M | 214.50M | 221.50M | 121.20M | 100.40M | 138.30M | 172.40M | 176.80M | - | - | 166.30M | 189.00M | 166.30M | 166.40M | 168.10M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.88 | 0.62 | 0.98 | 0.88 | 0.98 | 0.69 | 1.25 | 1.34 | 1.20 | -0.66 | 1.40 | 1.07 | 1.69 | 1.11 | -1.74 | 1.69 | 1.71 | 1.92 | 1.60 | 0.95 | 1.79 | 2.28 | 2.50 | 2.19 | 1.96 | 2.39 | 2.61 | 2.70 | 1.49 | 1.24 | 1.71 | 2.13 | 2.18 | - | - | 2.09 | 2.41 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 2.18 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2016 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Jan 2021 | Dec 2021 | Jan 2022 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 6.71B | 5.19B | 5.78B | 5.84B | 5.86B | 6.14B | 6.33B | 5.97B | 6.09B | 6.61B | 7.16B | 7.07B | 6.97B | - | 8.41B | 9.04B | 8.36B | 8.76B | 8.86B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.64B | 6.09B | 6.22B | 6.31B |
| Gross Profit | 1.73B | 1.26B | 1.51B | 1.48B | 1.53B | 1.64B | 1.65B | 1.65B | 1.70B | 1.81B | 1.92B | 1.90B | 1.92B | - | 2.31B | 2.40B | 2.28B | 2.53B | 2.55B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.33B | 1.31B | 1.42B | 1.42B |
| Operating Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.07B | 963.80M | 1.12B | 1.12B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.37B | 1.11B | 1.38B | 1.39B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 84.10M | 119.00M | 117.00M | 135.40M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 999.30M | 694.70M | 953.50M | 925.10M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 242.20M | 191.70M | 248.60M | 237.10M |
| Net Income | 266.10M | -746.70M | 316.90M | 190.10M | 215.40M | 213.20M | 245.10M | 274.30M | 320.70M | 281.80M | 467.40M | 303.60M | 555.90M | - | 740.10M | 757.10M | 503.00M | 704.90M | 688.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 2.70 | -7.21 | 2.97 | 1.78 | 2.08 | 2.13 | 2.56 | 2.95 | 3.54 | 3.13 | 5.28 | 3.57 | 6.61 | - | 8.83 | 9.21 | 6.20 | 8.73 | 8.79 |
| R&D Expense | - | 78.90M | 88.40M | 93.80M | 98.60M | 96.00M | 102.50M | 91.90M | 89.70M | 93.40M | 98.20M | 92.60M | 112.80M | - | 136.60M | 136.10M | 135.80M | 137.80M | 136.60M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2016 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Jan 2021 | Dec 2021 | Jan 2022 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 5.00B | 5.10B | 4.97B | 5.11B | 4.61B | 4.36B | 4.13B | 4.40B | 5.14B | 5.18B | 5.49B | 6.08B | - | 7.97B | 7.95B | 8.21B | 8.40B | 8.80B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.78B | 2.80B | 3.08B | 2.99B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 71.50M | 105.50M | 138.10M | 127.50M | 178.00M | 235.40M | 351.10M | 207.20M | 158.80M | 195.10M | 224.40M | 232.00M | 253.70M | 252.30M | - | 162.70M | 167.20M | 215.00M | 329.10M | 202.80M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.01B | 920.70M | 978.10M | 975.80M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.37B | 1.41B | 1.47B | 1.50B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.92B | 6.08B | 6.09B | 6.56B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 1.87B | 1.83B | 1.65B | 2.07B | 1.55B | 1.59B | 1.46B | 2.00B | 1.97B | 1.99B | 2.25B | 1.93B | - | 2.55B | 2.80B | 2.70B | 2.86B | 2.65B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | 956.20M | 954.20M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.75B | 1.48B | 2.03B | - | 2.77B | 2.50B | 2.62B | 2.56B | 3.21B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.10B | 3.24B | 3.15B | 3.73B |
| Total Equity | 1.99B | 1.75B | 1.36B | 1.65B | 1.66B | 1.54B | 1.47B | 1.05B | 965.70M | 925.50M | 1.03B | 955.10M | 1.20B | 1.48B | - | 1.92B | 2.03B | 2.13B | 2.31B | 2.24B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 124.13M | 124.13M | 124.13M | 124.13M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2016 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Jan 2021 | Dec 2021 | Jan 2022 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 539.70M | 569.00M | 486.70M | 422.70M | 513.40M | 319.60M | 354.90M | 473.70M | 582.10M | 645.70M | 457.90M | 746.50M | 751.30M | - | 1.05B | 961.00M | 826.00M | 938.80M | 881.40M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -293.50M | -105.80M | -107.80M | -104.20M | -160.00M | 339.40M | -170.40M | -142.90M | -432.20M | -543.30M | -232.50M | -251.00M | -554.20M | - | -1.74B | -332.70M | -459.00M | -243.10M | -596.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -208.50M | -432.70M | -391.50M | -271.50M | -297.60M | -546.20M | -323.50M | -367.30M | -106.20M | -83.90M | -208.10M | -470.30M | -207.70M | - | 604.30M | -615.20M | -317.20M | -576.10M | -414.90M |
| Capital Expenditure | -118.40M | -69.70M | -83.50M | -109.60M | -99.20M | -129.20M | -147.90M | -135.80M | -176.90M | -190.50M | -226.70M | -219.40M | -201.40M | - | -255.00M | -298.50M | -285.10M | -239.80M | -200.40M |
| Free Cash Flow | 421.30M | 499.30M | 403.20M | 313.10M | 414.20M | 190.40M | 207.00M | 337.90M | 405.20M | 455.20M | 231.20M | 527.10M | 549.90M | - | 791.80M | 662.50M | 540.90M | 699.00M | 681.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.10M | 49.80M | 119.60M | -129.50M |
| Share Buybacks | 9.80M | - | 108.70M | 13.50M | 235.20M | 283.50M | 355.50M | 232.30M | 262.40M | 129.70M | 392.90M | 237.70M | 104.30M | - | 180.90M | 379.50M | 137.50M | 247.50M | 572.30M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2016 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Jan 2021 | Dec 2021 | Jan 2022 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 25.7% | 24.2% | 26.2% | 25.2% | 26.1% | 26.7% | 26.1% | 27.6% | 27.9% | 27.4% | 26.8% | 26.9% | 27.6% | - | 27.5% | 26.6% | 27.2% | 28.9% | 28.8% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.9% | 11.5% | 12.7% | 12.7% |
| Net Margin % | 4.0% | -14.4% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 4.3% | 8.0% | - | 8.8% | 8.4% | 6.0% | 8.1% | 7.8% |
| ROE % | 15.2% | -54.8% | 19.3% | 11.5% | 14.0% | 14.5% | 23.4% | 28.4% | 34.7% | 27.3% | 48.9% | 25.2% | 37.4% | - | 38.5% | 37.3% | 23.6% | 30.5% | 30.7% |
| ROCE % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.8% | 17.5% | 20.1% | 18.3% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 8.34% | 6.38M | $1.05B |
| 2 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 6.94% | 5.31M | $870.57M |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.55% | 5.01M | $821.89M |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 6.36% | 4.86M | $798.02M |
| 5 | State Street Corporation | 4.91% | 3.76M | $616.05M |
| 6 | Morgan Stanley | 4.75% | 3.64M | $596.65M |
| 7 | T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | 3.83% | 2.93M | $480.81M |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.83% | 2.17M | $355.60M |
| 9 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 2.48% | 1.90M | $311.65M |
| 10 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 1.92% | 1.47M | $240.40M |
Analyst View
Analyst aggregate. Targets and ratings update periodically; not investment advice.
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AVY — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY)?
As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) trades at $157.16 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $153.01 to $195.23.
What is the market capitalisation of AVY?
Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) has a market capitalisation of $12.02B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of AVY?
AVY trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.68. The industry average P/E is 22.82. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 5.31.
Does AVY pay a dividend?
Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) currently offers a dividend yield of 2.51%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of AVY?
AVY has a return on equity (ROE) of 30.86%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 18.28%.
Is AVY a good stock to buy?
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