AVTR vs BCC vs NWGL Stock Comparison

Avantor, Boise Cascade and CL Workshop Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVTR Avantor, Inc.
$17.29 +17.1% 1M +11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.56B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
2 wins
BCC BOISE CASCADE Co
$77.76 0.0% 1M +8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.65B
P/E
25.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Distribution Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionAVTRBCCNWGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.70B $2.65B $1.44M AVTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.2x 25.1x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 20.5x — BCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% -1.5% — BCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.8% 1.6% — BCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.2% 4.6% — BCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 27.2x 0.4x — BCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.8% +8.0% -95.1% AVTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr +5.9%/yr — BCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 37.9% 221.5% BCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 15/100 52/100 — BCC

Percentile Scorecard

AVTRBCCNWGL

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

AxisAVTRBCCNWGL
Valuation 13 #40 of 46 87 #7 of 46 –
Growth 3 #38 of 39 8 #36 of 39 –
Profitability 21 #32 of 40 49 #21 of 40 –
Financial Health 31 #34 of 49 75 #13 of 49 7 #275 of 295
Shareholder Returns 7 #30 of 32 42 #19 of 32 –
Overall 15 52 –
  • AVTR ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • BCC ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • NWGL ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVTRBCCNWGLSPY
1 month +17.1%0.0%-94.3% -1.0%
3 months +51.1%-0.2%-70.4% +2.9%
6 months +118.9%-7.6%-91.9% +6.4%
Year to date +50.9%+5.7%-94.4% +11.4%
1 year +11.8%+8.0%-95.1% +13.1%
3 years -14.3%-15.2%-99.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.0%-5.3%-80.2% +21.5%
5 years -55.0%+33.3%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -14.8%+5.9%— +10.9%
10 years —+231.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+12.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAVTRBCCNWGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%37.9%221.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.9%30.9%286.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.800.932.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.230.21-0.43 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-57.3%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-14.6%-95.4% -2.5%
52-week high $17.29$91.03$1.75 $779.14
52-week low $7.41$65.47$0.08 $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.

MultipleAVTRBCCNWGL
P/E now vs peer median -20.2xmedian 25.9x 25.9xmedian 25.9x —median 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.0x 0.4xmedian 1.0x —median 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 120.9xmedian 13.0x 8.7xmedian 13.0x —median 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 23.0x 26.3xmedian 23.0x —median 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x 0.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 2.37 -0.63median 2.37 —median 0.73

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 monthsAVTRBCCNWGL
Revenue $6.56B $6.46B –
Gross profit $2.09B $1.07B –
Operating income -$301.10M $160.04M –
Net income -$578.00M $105.69M –
Free cash flow $454.70M $103.31M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.85 $3.00 –
Cash & equivalents $306.80M $304.82M $200.00K
Total debt $3.70B $1.79B -$11.23M
Shares (diluted) 677.20M 35.23M 16.55M
Enterprise value $10.50B $1.02B -$3.03M

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
MetricAVTRBCCNWGL
P/E -20.2x 25.9x –
P/FCF 25.7x 26.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 19.6x 9.8x –
P/S 1.8x 0.4x –
P/B 2.1x 1.3x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 1.4x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 120.9x 8.7x –
EV/EBIT -50.1x 17.9x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.4x –
EV/FCF 33.2x 27.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.3x 10.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 -0.63 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVTRBCCNWGL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% -1.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -3.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.8% -10.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -11.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -129.0% -53.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% -40.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -184.1% -59.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.9% -43.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -184.7% -56.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.8% -40.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.4% 0.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.2% -32.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.2% 844.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% -48.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVTRBCCNWGL
Gross margin 31.8% 16.5% –
EBITDA margin 1.9% 5.1% –
Operating margin -4.6% 2.5% –
Pretax margin -7.2% 2.3% –
Net margin -8.8% 1.6% –
FCF margin 6.9% 1.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.1% 4.3% –
Return on equity -10.3% 5.2% –
Return on assets -5.0% 3.1% –
Return on invested capital -3.2% 4.6% –
Return on capital employed -2.9% 5.9% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.0x 2.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVTRBCCNWGL
Debt / assets 31.9% 13.2% 46.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 27.2x 0.4x –
Debt / FCF 8.1x 4.3x –
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 40.2% 78.5%
Equity / assets 48.6% 59.8% 21.5%
Interest coverage -1.8x 6.5x –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.98 4.26 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVTRBCCNWGL
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 7.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 8.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 32.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -85.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -42.8% –

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.

ConsensusAVTRBCCNWGL
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.78FY2026 $3.80FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -13.3%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.7% +32.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.42BFY2026 $6.80BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -1.7% +4.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVTRBCCNWGL
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.0% –
Institutions holding 453 333 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -0.4% –
Institutions buying 282 164 –
Institutions selling 109 128 –
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.28 –

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.

AVTRBCCNWGL
AVTR 1.00 0.27 0.04
BCC 0.27 1.00 0.04
NWGL 0.04 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVTR, BCC and NWGL?

Avantor (AVTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avantor (AVTR) $11.70B, Boise Cascade (BCC) $2.65B, CL Workshop (NWGL) $1.44M.

Which company is growing faster?

Boise Cascade (BCC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avantor (AVTR) -1.6%, Boise Cascade (BCC) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boise Cascade (BCC) has the highest net margin (Avantor (AVTR) -8.8%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Boise Cascade (BCC) leads (Avantor (AVTR) -3.2%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Avantor (AVTR) returned the most: Avantor (AVTR) +11.8%, Boise Cascade (BCC) +8.0%, CL Workshop (NWGL) -95.1%. Over five years, Boise Cascade (BCC) compounded fastest (Avantor (AVTR) -14.8%/yr, Boise Cascade (BCC) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Avantor (AVTR) 0.00%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 0.01%, CL Workshop (NWGL) 0.00%. Avantor (AVTR) and CL Workshop (NWGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boise Cascade (BCC) has been the steadiest (Avantor (AVTR) 51.2%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 37.9%, CL Workshop (NWGL) 221.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVTR, BCC and NWGL?

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