AVD vs GNVR vs PAHC Stock Comparison

American Vanguard, Genvor and Phibro Animal Health Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVD American Vanguard Corp
$1.08 -42.2% 1M -78.6% 1Y
Market cap
$32.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$510.32M
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
2 wins
GNVR Genvor Inc
$0.75 -25.0% 1M -62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.31M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Phibro Animal Health leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Phibro Animal Health 8, American Vanguard 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVDGNVRPAHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.09M $27.31M $1.54B PAHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.6x -7.8x 15.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.7x — 11.2x AVD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% — +17.1% PAHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.7% — 6.6% PAHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.9% — 14.2% PAHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -42.0x — 2.1x AVD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -78.6% -62.5% -8.0% PAHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.3%/yr — +11.6%/yr PAHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.1% 280.8% 55.5% PAHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 13/100 68/100 PAHC

Percentile Scorecard

AVDGNVRPAHC

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

AxisAVDGNVRPAHC
Valuation 28 #68 of 94 10 #85 of 94 92 #54 of 625
Growth 16 #77 of 91 31 #63 of 91 85 #90 of 602
Profitability 26 #64 of 86 – 86 #81 of 551
Financial Health 31 #66 of 95 0 #95 of 95 26 #485 of 656
Shareholder Returns 12 #62 of 70 10 #63 of 70 54 #170 of 365
Overall 22 13 68
  • AVD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • GNVR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • PAHC ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVDGNVRPAHCSPY
1 month -42.2%-25.0%+11.4% -0.2%
3 months -58.5%+275.0%+5.5% +3.9%
6 months -62.1%+36.4%-29.3% +8.2%
Year to date -71.7%-25.0%+2.7% +12.9%
1 year -78.6%-62.5%-8.0% +12.3%
3 years -88.4%—+256.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -51.3%—+52.8% +23.3%
5 years -93.0%—+73.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -41.3%—+11.6% +10.9%
10 years -92.8%—+49.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -23.2%—+4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVDGNVRPAHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%280.8%55.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.3%460.5%59.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.19-0.640.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.11-0.22-0.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-97.5%-57.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -80.0%-62.5%-35.6% -1.2%
52-week high $5.41$2.00$59.58 $779.14
52-week low $1.03$0.20$28.52 $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.

MultipleAVDGNVRPAHC
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 22.0x -7.8xmedian 22.0x 15.6xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 1.0xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -48.0xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x 8.2xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 15.1x -25.9xmedian 15.1x 157.7xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.6x -10.1xmedian 1.6x 4.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.66 0.73median 1.66 0.35median 0.33

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 monthsAVDGNVRPAHC
Revenue $510.32M – $1.52B
Gross profit $149.95M – $512.52M
Operating income -$26.77M -$4.01M $194.40M
Net income -$54.58M -$3.45M $99.72M
Free cash flow -$47.04M -$1.05M $9.87M
R&D $23.43M $386.20K –
EPS (diluted) $-1.91 $-0.10 $2.43
Cash & equivalents $43.90M $196.52K $61.42M
Total debt $890.50M $563.79K $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 28.65M 36.08M 40.96M
Enterprise value -$111.95M $26.88M $1.22B

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
MetricAVDGNVRPAHC
P/E -0.6x -7.8x 15.6x
P/FCF -0.7x -25.9x 157.7x
P/Operating cash flow -0.8x -25.9x 22.6x
P/S 0.1x – 1.0x
P/B 0.2x -10.1x 4.0x
P/Tangible book -0.2x -10.1x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA -48.0x – 8.2x
EV/EBIT -9.5x -6.9x 10.8x
EV/Revenue 0.5x – 1.4x
EV/FCF -5.4x -26.1x 211.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.1x -26.1x 30.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.73 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVDGNVRPAHC
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% – 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% – 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.2% – 28.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.7% – 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 72.8% 33.3% 76.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -47.5% -55.6% 39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% 41.0% 106.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -88.9% -38.4% 45.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.0% 55.1% 105.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -88.6% -10.7% 44.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -411.0% -151.3% -13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -50.5% 1.7% 73.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -566.2% -151.3% -76.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.3% 1.7% 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVDGNVRPAHC
Gross margin 29.4% – 33.8%
EBITDA margin -1.0% – 16.8%
Operating margin -5.2% – 12.8%
Pretax margin -10.3% – 9.0%
Net margin -10.7% – 6.6%
FCF margin -9.2% – 0.6%
Operating cash flow margin -8.2% – 4.5%
Return on equity -29.4% – 26.7%
Return on assets -8.4% -1,412% 6.8%
Return on invested capital -5.9% – 14.2%
Return on capital employed -5.6% – 16.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.3x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVDGNVRPAHC
Debt / assets 42.1% 117.2% 41.1%
Debt / equity 1.5x -0.1x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -42.0x – 2.1x
Debt / FCF -5.7x -0.3x 62.5x
Liabilities / assets 71.5% 969.3% 74.3%
Equity / assets 28.5% -869.3% 25.7%
Interest coverage -1.1x -37.1x 4.2x
Current ratio 2.5x 0.1x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.49 – 3.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVDGNVRPAHC
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield -1.8% -2.8% –
Shareholder yield -1.8% -2.8% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 19.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 197.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.0%

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.

ConsensusAVDGNVRPAHC
Forward P/E 2.7xFY2026 – 11.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 – $3.42FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +6.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +440.0% – +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $540.99MFY2026 – $1.53BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 – +0.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% – -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVDGNVRPAHC
Held by institutions 50.0% – 51.5%
Institutions holding 106 – 208
Change in shares held, QoQ -16.3% – +3.1%
Institutions buying 57 – 117
Institutions selling 35 – 73
Buyers to sellers 1.63 – 1.60

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.

AVDGNVRPAHC
AVD 1.00 -0.08 0.05
GNVR -0.08 1.00 -0.05
PAHC 0.05 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVD, GNVR and PAHC?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Vanguard (AVD) $32.09M, Genvor (GNVR) $27.31M, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) $1.54B.

Which company is growing faster?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Vanguard (AVD) -3.5%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) has the highest net margin (American Vanguard (AVD) -10.7%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) leads (American Vanguard (AVD) -5.9%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) returned the most: American Vanguard (AVD) -78.6%, Genvor (GNVR) -62.5%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) -8.0%. Over five years, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) compounded fastest (American Vanguard (AVD) -41.3%/yr, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American Vanguard (AVD) 0.00%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 0.01%. American Vanguard (AVD) and Genvor (GNVR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) has been the steadiest (American Vanguard (AVD) 71.1%, Genvor (GNVR) 280.8%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 55.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVD, GNVR and PAHC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) leads on 8. 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.