AVTR vs BCC vs RS Stock Comparison

Avantor, Boise Cascade and Reliance Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVTR Avantor, Inc.
$17.28 +13.2% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.56B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
BCC BOISE CASCADE Co
$75.37 -2.3% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.66B
P/E
25.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Distribution Industrials
2 wins
RS Reliance, Inc.
$421.68 +8.8% 1M +52.2% 1Y
Market cap
$21.73B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.81B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Distribution Industrials
10 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Reliance leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Reliance 10, Boise Cascade 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVTRBCCRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.63B $2.66B $21.73B RS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.1x 25.1x 24.3x RS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 20.0x 16.6x RS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% -1.5% +15.4% RS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.8% 1.6% 5.7% RS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.2% 4.6% 10.5% RS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 27.2x 0.4x 0.9x BCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% BCC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.2% +3.1% +52.2% RS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.1%/yr +7.0%/yr +24.0%/yr RS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 38.1% 25.0% RS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 52/100 53/100 RS

Percentile Scorecard

AVTRBCCRS

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

AxisAVTRBCCRS
Valuation 18 #38 of 46 87 #7 of 46 38 #29 of 46
Growth 3 #38 of 39 8 #36 of 39 40 #24 of 39
Profitability 21 #32 of 40 46 #22 of 40 56 #18 of 40
Financial Health 31 #34 of 49 75 #13 of 49 81 #10 of 49
Shareholder Returns 7 #30 of 32 42 #19 of 32 52 #16 of 32
Overall 16 52 53
  • AVTR ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • BCC ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • RS ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVTRBCCRSSPY
1 month +13.2%-2.3%+8.8% -0.8%
3 months +46.9%-3.8%+4.3% +3.5%
6 months +116.8%-10.1%+16.9% +7.0%
Year to date +50.8%+2.4%+46.0% +12.2%
1 year +12.2%+3.1%+52.2% +13.0%
3 years -3.1%-18.9%+69.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.0%-6.8%+19.3% +23.1%
5 years -53.2%+40.0%+192.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.1%+7.0%+24.0% +11.0%
10 years —+284.9%+518.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+14.4%+20.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAVTRBCCRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%38.1%25.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.0%31.2%25.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.920.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.240.082.09 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-57.3%-22.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-17.2%-1.6% -1.8%
52-week high $17.29$91.03$428.49 $779.14
52-week low $7.41$65.47$265.93 $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.

MultipleAVTRBCCRS
P/E now vs peer median -20.2xmedian 25.1x 25.1xmedian 25.1x 24.1xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.0x 0.4xmedian 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 120.8xmedian 13.3x 8.4xmedian 13.3x 15.2xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 21.5x 25.5xmedian 21.5x 39.9xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x 2.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 2.38 -0.61median 2.38 -2.02median 2.38

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 monthsAVTRBCCRS
Revenue $6.56B $6.46B $15.81B
Gross profit $2.09B $1.07B $4.46B
Operating income -$301.10M $160.04M $1.24B
Net income -$578.00M $105.69M $896.10M
Free cash flow $454.70M $103.31M $539.50M
EPS (diluted) $-0.85 $3.00 $17.40
Cash & equivalents $306.80M $304.82M $235.40M
Total debt $3.70B $448.41M $1.66B
Shares (diluted) 677.20M 35.23M 51.38M
Enterprise value $10.42B $1.02B $20.77B

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
MetricAVTRBCCRS
P/E -20.2x 25.1x 24.1x
P/FCF 25.7x 25.5x 39.9x
P/Operating cash flow 19.6x 9.5x 25.3x
P/S 1.8x 0.4x 1.4x
P/B 2.1x 1.3x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 1.4x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 120.8x 8.4x 15.2x
EV/EBIT -50.1x 17.3x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF 33.2x 26.8x 42.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.3x 10.1x 27.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 -0.61 -2.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVTRBCCRS
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% -1.5% 15.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -3.3% 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.8% -10.7% 11.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -11.5% -2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -129.0% -53.6% 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% -40.8% -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -184.1% -59.7% 21.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.9% -43.3% -16.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -184.7% -56.8% 24.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.8% -40.9% -11.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.4% 0.7% -30.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.2% -32.5% -26.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.2% 844.4% -35.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% -48.4% -31.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVTRBCCRS
Gross margin 31.8% 16.5% 28.2%
EBITDA margin 1.9% 5.1% 9.6%
Operating margin -4.6% 2.5% 7.8%
Pretax margin -7.2% 2.3% 7.5%
Net margin -8.8% 1.6% 5.7%
FCF margin 6.9% 1.6% 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.1% 4.3% 5.4%
Return on equity -10.3% 5.2% 12.3%
Return on assets -5.0% 3.1% 8.2%
Return on invested capital -3.2% 4.6% 10.5%
Return on capital employed -2.9% 5.9% 12.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.9x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.0x 2.6x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.2% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVTRBCCRS
Debt / assets 31.9% 13.2% 14.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 27.2x 0.4x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 8.1x 4.3x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 40.2% 33.6%
Equity / assets 48.6% 59.8% 66.4%
Interest coverage -1.8x 6.5x 19.5x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.7x 4.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.3x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.98 4.22 6.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVTRBCCRS
Dividend yield – 1.2% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 7.8% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 9.0% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 32.5% 28.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.2% 47.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -85.0% 2.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -42.8% 4.2%

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.

ConsensusAVTRBCCRS
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.78FY2026 $3.77FY2026 $25.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.3%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026 +78.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.7% +29.7% +1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.42BFY2026 $6.81BFY2026 $16.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.7% +4.2% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVTRBCCRS
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.0% 82.3%
Institutions holding 453 333 688
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -0.4% +1.0%
Institutions buying 282 164 341
Institutions selling 109 128 229
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.28 1.49

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.

AVTRBCCRS
AVTR 1.00 0.27 0.09
BCC 0.27 1.00 0.31
RS 0.09 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVTR, BCC and RS?

Reliance (RS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avantor (AVTR) $11.63B, Boise Cascade (BCC) $2.66B, Reliance (RS) $21.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVTR, BCC and RS?

Reliance (RS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Avantor (AVTR) -20.1x, Boise Cascade (BCC) 25.1x, Reliance (RS) 24.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Reliance (RS) is cheapest (Avantor (AVTR) 22.2x, Boise Cascade (BCC) 20.0x, Reliance (RS) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Reliance (RS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avantor (AVTR) -1.6%, Boise Cascade (BCC) -1.5%, Reliance (RS) +15.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Reliance (RS) has the highest net margin (Avantor (AVTR) -8.8%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 1.6%, Reliance (RS) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Reliance (RS) leads (Avantor (AVTR) -3.2%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 4.6%, Reliance (RS) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Reliance (RS) returned the most: Avantor (AVTR) +12.2%, Boise Cascade (BCC) +3.1%, Reliance (RS) +52.2%. Over five years, Reliance (RS) compounded fastest (Avantor (AVTR) -14.1%/yr, Boise Cascade (BCC) +7.0%/yr, Reliance (RS) +24.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Boise Cascade (BCC) has the highest dividend yield: Avantor (AVTR) 0.00%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 0.01%, Reliance (RS) 0.01%. Avantor (AVTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Reliance (RS) has been the steadiest (Avantor (AVTR) 51.2%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 38.1%, Reliance (RS) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Reliance (RS) leads on 10. 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.