AVD vs SEED vs CBUS Stock Comparison

American Vanguard, Origin Agritech and Cibus Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVD American Vanguard Corp
$1.13 -37.2% 1M -76.9% 1Y
Market cap
$33.34M
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 -59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.42M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
1 win
CBUS Cibus, Inc.
$1.41 -4.1% 1M -11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$107.76M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.60M
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

American Vanguard leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (American Vanguard 5, Cibus 3, Origin Agritech 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVDSEEDCBUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.34M $9.42M $107.76M CBUS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.6x — -1.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% — -25.7% AVD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.7% — -2,843.7% AVD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.9% — -362.3% AVD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -42.0x — 0.3x AVD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -76.9% -59.1% -11.3% CBUS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -40.9%/yr -37.7%/yr -61.4%/yr SEED
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.2% 77.9% 105.5% AVD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 — 30/100 CBUS

Percentile Scorecard

AVDSEEDCBUS

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

AxisAVDSEEDCBUS
Valuation 27 #69 of 94 – 1 #93 of 94
Growth 16 #77 of 91 – 72 #26 of 91
Profitability 27 #62 of 84 – 2 #82 of 84
Financial Health 30 #66 of 94 12 #83 of 94 46 #51 of 94
Shareholder Returns 12 #61 of 69 – –
Overall 22 – 30
  • AVD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SEED ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CBUS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVDSEEDCBUSSPY
1 month -37.2%-13.2%-4.1% +0.9%
3 months -52.9%-19.4%-27.3% +5.9%
6 months -60.4%-33.1%+10.2% +8.5%
Year to date -70.4%-28.8%-19.0% +13.3%
1 year -76.9%-59.1%-11.3% +12.4%
3 years -87.9%-69.8%-86.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -50.5%-33.0%-48.4% +23.5%
5 years -92.7%-90.6%-99.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -40.9%-37.7%-61.4% +11.0%
10 years -92.5%-96.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -22.8%-29.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAVDSEEDCBUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.2%77.9%105.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.6%77.2%105.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.200.361.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.08-0.76-0.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-94.2%-99.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.1%-59.1%-65.2% -0.9%
52-week high $5.41$1.93$4.05 $779.14
52-week low $1.03$0.68$1.16 $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.

MultipleAVDSEEDCBUS
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 22.0x —median 22.0x -1.1xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 29.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -48.3xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x -1.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 15.5x —median 15.5x —median 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.7x -1.7xmedian 1.7x 7.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.84 —median 1.84 -0.03median 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 monthsAVDSEEDCBUS
Revenue $510.32M – $3.60M
Gross profit $149.95M – –
Operating income -$26.77M – -$68.88M
Net income -$54.58M – -$104.91M
Free cash flow -$47.04M – –
R&D $23.43M – $40.91M
EPS (diluted) $-1.91 – $-1.33
Cash & equivalents $43.90M $1.93M $20.43M
Total debt $890.50M $6.02M $865.00K
Shares (diluted) 28.65M 7.49M 76.76M
Enterprise value -$110.70M -$1.74M $17.00M

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
MetricAVDSEEDCBUS
P/E -0.6x – -1.1x
P/FCF -0.7x – –
P/Operating cash flow -0.8x – –
P/S 0.1x – 29.9x
P/B 0.2x -1.7x 7.3x
P/Tangible book -0.3x -1.6x -6.7x
EV/EBITDA -48.3x – -1.4x
EV/EBIT -9.6x – -1.3x
EV/Revenue 0.5x – 24.5x
EV/FCF -5.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -6.1x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – -0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVDSEEDCBUS
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% – -25.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% – 123.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 72.8% – 75.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -47.5% – -27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% – 65.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -88.9% – -44.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.0% – 79.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -88.6% – 37.1%
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
MetricAVDSEEDCBUS
Gross margin 29.4% – –
EBITDA margin -1.0% – -1,776%
Operating margin -5.2% – -1,914%
Pretax margin -10.3% – -2,915%
Net margin -10.7% – -2,844%
FCF margin -9.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin -8.2% – –
Return on equity -29.4% – -572.8%
Return on assets -8.4% – -33.9%
Return on invested capital -5.9% – -362.3%
Return on capital employed -5.6% – -23.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVDSEEDCBUS
Debt / assets 42.1% 13.5% 0.3%
Debt / equity 1.5x -0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -42.0x – 0.3x
Debt / FCF -5.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 71.5% 140.7% 95.3%
Equity / assets 28.5% -40.7% 4.7%
Interest coverage -1.1x – –
Current ratio 2.5x 0.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.1x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 1.49 – -4.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVDSEEDCBUS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.7% – –
Shareholder yield -1.7% – –
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.

ConsensusAVDSEEDCBUS
Forward P/E 2.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 – $-0.89FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +440.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $540.99MFY2026 – $5.03MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 – +38.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% – +131.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVDSEEDCBUS
Held by institutions 50.0% 1.8% 24.1%
Institutions holding 106 15 62
Change in shares held, QoQ -16.3% +31.5% -15.6%
Institutions buying 57 3 30
Institutions selling 35 3 13
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.00 2.31

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.

AVDSEEDCBUS
AVD 1.00 -0.11 -0.02
SEED -0.11 1.00 0.09
CBUS -0.02 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVD, SEED and CBUS?

Cibus (CBUS) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Vanguard (AVD) $33.34M, Origin Agritech (SEED) $9.42M, Cibus (CBUS) $107.76M.

Which company is growing faster?

American Vanguard (AVD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Vanguard (AVD) -3.5%, Cibus (CBUS) -25.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Vanguard (AVD) has the highest net margin (American Vanguard (AVD) -10.7%, Cibus (CBUS) -2,843.7%). On return on invested capital, American Vanguard (AVD) leads (American Vanguard (AVD) -5.9%, Cibus (CBUS) -362.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cibus (CBUS) returned the most: American Vanguard (AVD) -76.9%, Origin Agritech (SEED) -59.1%, Cibus (CBUS) -11.3%. Over five years, Origin Agritech (SEED) compounded fastest (American Vanguard (AVD) -40.9%/yr, Origin Agritech (SEED) -37.7%/yr, Cibus (CBUS) -61.4%/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) 71.2%, Origin Agritech (SEED) 77.9%, Cibus (CBUS) 105.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.