ATI vs AVY vs Q Stock Comparison

Ati, Avery Dennison and Qnity Electronics Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATI Ati Inc
$164.50 -11.3% 1M +84.3% 1Y
Market cap
$21.69B
P/E
45.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$183.42 +7.7% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.89B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$114.12 -8.4% 1M
Market cap
$24.78B
P/E
42.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 5, Ati 4, Qnity Electronics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATIAVYQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.69B $13.89B $24.78B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.6x 19.7x 42.3x AVY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.4x 17.3x 26.2x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +5.8% +14.8% Q
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 7.6% 11.2% Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% 14.3% 8.3% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.3x 1.8x ATI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% AVY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +84.3% +1.0% — ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +61.6%/yr -2.5%/yr — ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 23.5% 55.2% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 69/100 60/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

ATIAVYQ

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

AxisATIAVYQ
Valuation 14 #81 of 94 60 #38 of 94 37 #60 of 94
Growth 88 #12 of 92 84 #16 of 92 52 #45 of 92
Profitability 91 #9 of 89 93 #7 of 89 88 #12 of 89
Financial Health 49 #50 of 97 33 #65 of 97 67 #33 of 97
Shareholder Returns 48 #37 of 70 77 #17 of 70 55 #32 of 70
Overall 58 69 60
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATIAVYQSPY
1 month -11.3%+7.7%-8.4% -0.8%
3 months -14.6%+12.5%-14.2% +3.5%
6 months +7.2%+11.2%-20.7% +7.0%
Year to date +43.3%+0.8%+39.8% +12.2%
1 year +84.3%+1.0%— +13.0%
3 years +337.6%+7.6%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +63.6%+2.5%— +23.1%
5 years +1,001.1%-11.9%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +61.6%-2.5%— +11.0%
10 years +1,052.8%+158.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +27.7%+10.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureATIAVYQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%23.5%55.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%21.7%58.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.650.482.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.010.04— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-33.3%-38.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.0%-7.1%-35.0% -1.8%
52-week high $231.79$197.45$175.64 $779.14
52-week low $91.71$153.01$73.54 $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.

MultipleATIAVYQ
P/E now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 21.6x 19.9xmedian 21.6x 40.8xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 4.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 12.4x 11.4xmedian 12.4x 15.7xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 15.8x 13.1xmedian 15.8x 28.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 1.6x 6.0xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 5.31median 1.66 2.05median 1.66 —median 1.66

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 monthsATIAVYQ
Revenue $4.72B $9.25B $5.21B
Gross profit $1.10B $2.68B $2.41B
Operating income $716.80M $1.19B $1.34B
Net income $488.90M $704.90M $630.00M
Free cash flow $526.30M $1.06B $825.00M
R&D – – $374.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.44 $9.23 $2.79
Cash & equivalents $783.00M $227.30M $961.00M
Total debt $2.19B $14.80B $4.02B
Shares (diluted) 138.30M 76.40M 210.20M
Enterprise value $19.72B $12.67B $21.92B

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
MetricATIAVYQ
P/E 47.1x 19.9x 40.8x
P/FCF 42.6x 13.1x 28.9x
P/Operating cash flow 27.8x 11.3x 20.4x
P/S 4.8x 1.5x 4.6x
P/B 11.2x 6.0x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 11.2x 9.0x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 26.7x 11.4x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 33.2x 14.6x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 1.9x 5.2x
EV/FCF 45.2x 16.3x 32.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.6x 14.1x 23.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.31 2.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATIAVYQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 5.8% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 2.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.7% 7.4% 13.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 6.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.8% 5.9% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 8.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 12.9% -0.9% -23.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 7.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% 1.6% -26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 9.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 69.9% 51.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 123.6% 67.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATIAVYQ
Gross margin 23.4% 29.0% 46.2%
EBITDA margin 18.9% 16.5% 33.0%
Operating margin 15.2% 12.8% 25.6%
Pretax margin 12.7% 10.4% 16.9%
Net margin 10.1% 7.6% 11.2%
FCF margin 11.2% 11.5% 15.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.1% 13.3% 22.4%
Return on equity 25.2% 30.5% 8.4%
Return on assets 8.9% 7.8% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 14.9% 14.3% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 17.6% 19.5% 10.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATIAVYQ
Debt / assets 38.2% 39.9% 28.1%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 3.5x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 74.8% 47.3%
Equity / assets 34.8% 25.2% 52.7%
Interest coverage – 8.4x 7.1x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 5.40 3.58 2.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATIAVYQ
Dividend yield – 2.1% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 2.9% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 5.1% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.7% 5.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.7% 4.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusATIAVYQ
Forward P/E 34.4xFY2026 17.3xFY2026 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2026 $10.61FY2026 $4.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.5%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +29.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.4% +7.9% +21.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.24BFY2026 $9.82BFY2026 $5.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +0.1% +23.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATIAVYQ
Held by institutions 93.5% 97.4% –
Institutions holding 785 783 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +2.7% –
Institutions buying 478 384 –
Institutions selling 217 272 –
Buyers to sellers 2.20 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.

ATIAVYQ
ATI 1.00 0.12 0.50
AVY 0.12 1.00 0.07
Q 0.50 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATI, AVY and Q?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ati (ATI) $21.69B, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.89B, Qnity Electronics (Q) $24.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATI, AVY and Q?

Avery Dennison (AVY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ati (ATI) 45.6x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.7x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 42.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (Ati (ATI) 34.4x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.3x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 26.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Qnity Electronics (Q) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ati (ATI) +4.6%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (Ati (ATI) 10.1%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (Ati (ATI) 14.9%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.3%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Ati (ATI) +84.3%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +1.0%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Ati (ATI) +61.6%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest dividend yield: Ati (ATI) 0.00%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%. Ati (ATI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Ati (ATI) 42.0%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.5%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATI, AVY and Q?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads on 5. 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.