AMCR vs DSS vs AVY Stock Comparison

Amcor, Dss and Avery Dennison Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMCR Amcor plc
$45.67 +6.7% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.12B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
11.39%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
6 wins
DSS Dss, Inc.
$0.51 -26.1% 1M -59.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.12M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.17M
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
1 win
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$180.69 +5.2% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.71B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25B
Div. yield
2.15%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 6, Avery Dennison 5, Dss 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCRDSSAVYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.12B $5.12M $13.71B AMCR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x -0.3x 19.6x AMCR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x — 17.0x AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.6% -63.2% +5.8% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% -96.5% 7.6% AVY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% — 14.3% AVY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x -2.2x 2.3x DSS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 11.39% — 2.15% AMCR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.4% -59.8% +0.8% AMCR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr -53.3%/yr -3.7%/yr AVY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 103.0% 23.4% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 10/100 71/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

AMCRDSSAVY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMCRDSSAVY
Valuation 40 #10 of 16 7 #15 of 16 63 #35 of 94
Growth 93 #2 of 16 33 #11 of 16 83 #16 of 91
Profitability 71 #5 of 15 0 #15 of 15 94 #6 of 84
Financial Health 40 #10 of 16 0 #16 of 16 34 #62 of 94
Shareholder Returns 92 #2 of 14 8 #13 of 14 79 #15 of 69
Overall 67 10 71
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • DSS ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMCRDSSAVYSPY
1 month +6.7%-26.1%+5.2% +0.9%
3 months -0.4%+2.0%+8.0% +5.9%
6 months +22.3%-1.9%+10.9% +8.5%
Year to date +9.5%-45.2%-0.7% +13.3%
1 year +9.4%-59.8%+0.8% +12.4%
3 years +5.5%-84.5%+6.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.8%-46.2%+1.9% +23.5%
5 years -24.3%-97.8%-17.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -5.4%-53.3%-3.7% +11.0%
10 years —-99.8%+163.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-47.5%+10.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMCRDSSAVYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%103.0%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%107.4%21.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.170.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.30-0.580.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-98.2%-33.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-63.3%-8.5% -0.9%
52-week high $50.58$1.39$197.45 $779.14
52-week low $36.69$0.42$153.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMCRDSSAVY
P/E now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 19.1x -0.3xmedian 19.1x 19.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 9.9x -2.5xmedian 9.9x 11.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 15.5x -0.5xmedian 15.5x 12.9xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x 0.6xmedian 1.5x 5.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.54median 0.78 —median 0.78 2.01median 1.84

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMCRDSSAVY
Revenue $23.51B $18.17M $9.25B
Gross profit $4.69B – $2.68B
Operating income $1.90B -$16.42M $1.19B
Net income $1.11B -$31.02M $704.90M
Free cash flow $1.23B -$11.04M $1.06B
R&D $170.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.38 $-1.75 $9.23
Cash & equivalents $1.12B $4.07M $227.30M
Total debt $14.01B $114.74M $14.80B
Shares (diluted) 463.80M 10.04M 76.40M
Enterprise value $16.54B -$20.34M $12.49B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMCRDSSAVY
P/E 19.1x -0.3x 19.6x
P/FCF 17.2x -0.5x 12.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x -0.5x 11.1x
P/S 0.9x 0.3x 1.5x
P/B 1.8x 0.6x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 4.1x -0.6x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x -2.5x 11.2x
EV/EBIT 17.9x -2.2x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.0x 1.9x
EV/FCF 27.7x -3.2x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x -3.3x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.54 – 2.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCRDSSAVY
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.6% -63.2% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% – 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.5% – 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.8% – 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% -54.0% 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% 39.8% -0.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 32.7% 7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% -152.5% 1.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.4% – 9.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% -192.8% 51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 31.2% 17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% -173.9% 67.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 31.3% 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCRDSSAVY
Gross margin 20.0% – 29.0%
EBITDA margin 14.6% -77.5% 16.5%
Operating margin 8.1% -90.4% 12.8%
Pretax margin 5.5% -106.5% 10.4%
Net margin 4.7% -96.5% 7.6%
FCF margin 5.2% -60.7% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% -58.7% 13.3%
Return on equity 9.4% -183.8% 30.5%
Return on assets 3.0% -27.6% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 6.1% – 14.3%
Return on capital employed 6.4% -79.9% 19.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 14.9% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCRDSSAVY
Debt / assets 37.8% 52.1% 39.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x 4.2x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x -2.2x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 11.4x -3.2x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 87.6% 74.8%
Equity / assets 31.8% 12.4% 25.2%
Interest coverage 2.8x -57.8x 8.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.38 -8.09 3.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCRDSSAVY
Dividend yield 11.4% – 2.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -32.5% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 11.4% -32.5% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 108.0% – 41.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 97.2% – 27.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 41.4% – 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.2% – 5.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMCRDSSAVY
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2027 – 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2027 $-1.33FY2026 $10.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.5%FY2027 – +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% – +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.41BFY2027 $19.07MFY2026 $9.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.4%FY2027 -8.1%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +3.7% +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCRDSSAVY
Held by institutions 77.1% – 97.4%
Institutions holding 684 – 783
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% – +2.7%
Institutions buying 409 – 384
Institutions selling 211 – 272
Buyers to sellers 1.94 – 1.41

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMCRDSSAVY
AMCR 1.00 -0.08 0.69
DSS -0.08 1.00 -0.06
AVY 0.69 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCR, DSS and AVY?

Amcor (AMCR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcor (AMCR) $21.12B, Dss (DSS) $5.12M, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCR, DSS and AVY?

Amcor (AMCR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcor (AMCR) 19.1x, Dss (DSS) -0.3x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.1x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amcor (AMCR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amcor (AMCR) +56.6%, Dss (DSS) -63.2%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest net margin (Amcor (AMCR) 4.7%, Dss (DSS) -96.5%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads (Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amcor (AMCR) returned the most: Amcor (AMCR) +9.4%, Dss (DSS) -59.8%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +0.8%. Over five years, Avery Dennison (AVY) compounded fastest (Amcor (AMCR) -5.4%/yr, Dss (DSS) -53.3%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest dividend yield: Amcor (AMCR) 11.39%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 2.15%. Dss (DSS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Amcor (AMCR) 31.6%, Dss (DSS) 103.0%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMCR, DSS and AVY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amcor (AMCR) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.