AVD vs BIOX vs SEED Stock Comparison

American Vanguard, Bioceres Crop Solutions and Origin Agritech Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVD American Vanguard Corp
$1.05 -43.9% 1M -80.4% 1Y
Market cap
$29.94M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$510.32M
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
5 wins
SEED Origin Agritech LTD
$0.79 -13.2% 1M -55.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.84M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

American Vanguard leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (American Vanguard 5, Origin Agritech 2, Bioceres Crop Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVDBIOXSEEDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.94M $13.51M $5.84M AVD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x -0.1x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.6x 4.4x — AVD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% -24.3% — AVD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.7% -92.3% — AVD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -42.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.4% -88.0% -55.9% SEED
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.6%/yr -55.8%/yr -37.6%/yr SEED
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.1% 103.1% 78.1% AVD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 23/100 — BIOX

Percentile Scorecard

AVDBIOXSEED

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

AxisAVDBIOXSEED
Valuation 27 #69 of 94 61 #37 of 94 –
Growth 15 #78 of 92 0 #92 of 92 –
Profitability 25 #67 of 89 21 #71 of 89 –
Financial Health 29 #69 of 97 8 #89 of 97 12 #86 of 97
Shareholder Returns 12 #62 of 70 – –
Overall 22 23 –
  • AVD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • BIOX ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SEED ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVDBIOXSEEDSPY
1 month -43.9%-40.5%-13.2% -0.8%
3 months -60.1%-33.3%-23.3% +3.5%
6 months -64.5%-57.7%-33.6% +7.0%
Year to date -72.5%-83.2%-28.8% +12.2%
1 year -80.4%-88.0%-55.9% +13.0%
3 years -88.7%-98.0%-69.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -51.7%-72.8%-33.0% +23.1%
5 years -93.2%-98.3%-90.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -41.6%-55.8%-37.6% +11.0%
10 years -93.1%—-96.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -23.5%—-29.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAVDBIOXSEEDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%103.1%78.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.3%119.2%77.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.181.830.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.13-0.85-0.72 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-98.6%-94.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -80.6%-89.2%-60.5% -1.8%
52-week high $5.41$2.03$2.00 $779.14
52-week low $1.03$0.22$0.68 $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.

MultipleAVDBIOXSEED
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 21.6x -0.1xmedian 21.6x —median 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -47.9xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.6x —median 1.6x -1.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.66 0.00median 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 monthsAVDBIOXSEED
Revenue $510.32M $246.31M –
Gross profit $149.95M $75.20M –
Operating income -$26.77M -$4.27M –
Net income -$54.58M -$226.12M –
Free cash flow -$47.04M – –
R&D $23.43M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.91 $-3.59 –
Cash & equivalents $43.90M $11.20M $1.93M
Total debt $890.50M $1.00B $6.02M
Shares (diluted) 28.65M 63.23M 7.49M
Enterprise value -$114.10M -$450.07M $152.98K

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
MetricAVDBIOXSEED
P/E -0.6x -0.1x –
P/FCF -0.7x – –
P/Operating cash flow -0.7x – –
P/S 0.1x 0.1x –
P/B 0.2x – -1.7x
P/Tangible book -0.2x – -1.6x
EV/EBITDA -47.9x – –
EV/EBIT -9.5x -39.3x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.7x –
EV/FCF -5.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -6.1x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.00 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVDBIOXSEED
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% -24.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -16.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.2% -34.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.7% -25.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 72.8% -201.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -47.5% -27.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% -285.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -88.9% -134.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 57.0% -310.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -88.6% -141.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -411.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -50.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -566.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVDBIOXSEED
Gross margin 29.4% 30.5% –
EBITDA margin -1.0% – –
Operating margin -5.2% -1.7% –
Pretax margin -10.3% -22.0% –
Net margin -10.7% -92.3% –
FCF margin -9.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin -8.2% – –
Return on equity -29.4% – –
Return on assets -8.4% -45.8% –
Return on invested capital -5.9% – –
Return on capital employed -5.6% -1.8% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVDBIOXSEED
Debt / assets 42.1% 35.2% 13.5%
Debt / equity 1.5x – -0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -42.0x – –
Debt / FCF -5.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 71.5% 86.4% 140.7%
Equity / assets 28.5% – -40.7%
Interest coverage -1.1x – –
Current ratio 2.5x 0.8x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.49 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVDBIOXSEED
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.8% – –
Shareholder yield -1.8% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAVDBIOXSEED
Forward P/E 2.6xFY2026 4.4xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 $0.05FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +440.0% +1,040.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $540.99MFY2026 $395.84MFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +66.1%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +21.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVDBIOXSEED
Held by institutions 50.0% 13.3% 1.8%
Institutions holding 106 28 15
Change in shares held, QoQ -16.3% -8.9% +31.5%
Institutions buying 57 9 3
Institutions selling 35 6 3
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.50 1.00

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.

AVDBIOXSEED
AVD 1.00 0.13 -0.10
BIOX 0.13 1.00 0.08
SEED -0.10 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVD, BIOX and SEED?

American Vanguard (AVD) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Vanguard (AVD) $29.94M, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) $13.51M, Origin Agritech (SEED) $5.84M.

Which company is growing faster?

American Vanguard (AVD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Vanguard (AVD) -3.5%, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) -24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Vanguard (AVD) has the highest net margin (American Vanguard (AVD) -10.7%, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) -92.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Origin Agritech (SEED) returned the most: American Vanguard (AVD) -80.4%, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) -88.0%, Origin Agritech (SEED) -55.9%. Over five years, Origin Agritech (SEED) compounded fastest (American Vanguard (AVD) -41.6%/yr, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) -55.8%/yr, Origin Agritech (SEED) -37.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Vanguard (AVD) has been the steadiest (American Vanguard (AVD) 71.1%, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) 103.1%, Origin Agritech (SEED) 78.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVD, BIOX and SEED?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, American Vanguard (AVD) 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.