AVTR vs EACO vs HD Stock Comparison

Avantor, Eaco and Home Depot Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AVTR Avantor, Inc.
$17.12 +12.2% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.58B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.56B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
1 win
EACO Eaco Corp
$125.00 -3.8% 1M +68.9% 1Y
Market cap
$607.70M
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.61M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
7 wins
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$318.56 +8.7% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$317.92B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
2.92%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eaco leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eaco 7, Home Depot 3, Avantor 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVTREACOHDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.58B $607.70M $317.92B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.0x 14.6x 22.3x EACO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x — 22.8x AVTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +22.8% +2.5% EACO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.8% 8.5% 8.4% EACO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.2% 22.1% 23.3% HD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 27.2x -0.5x 2.0x EACO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.92% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.3% +68.9% -17.3% EACO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.9%/yr +44.7%/yr -3.0%/yr EACO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 59.3% 26.9% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 81/100 41/100 EACO

Percentile Scorecard

AVTREACOHD

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

AxisAVTREACOHD
Valuation 18 #38 of 46 64 #17 of 46 23 #80 of 104
Growth 3 #38 of 39 87 #6 of 39 29 #71 of 99
Profitability 21 #31 of 39 76 #10 of 39 90 #11 of 98
Financial Health 33 #32 of 47 96 #3 of 47 31 #78 of 112
Shareholder Returns 7 #30 of 32 – 32 #49 of 72
Overall 16 81 41
  • AVTR ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • EACO ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVTREACOHDSPY
1 month +12.2%-3.8%+8.7% -0.2%
3 months +37.6%+23.8%-7.6% +3.9%
6 months +117.8%+38.8%-3.2% +8.2%
Year to date +49.4%+61.0%-7.4% +12.9%
1 year +13.3%+68.9%-17.3% +12.3%
3 years -4.0%+267.6%+15.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.3%+54.4%+4.8% +23.3%
5 years -55.3%+532.9%-14.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.9%+44.7%-3.0% +10.9%
10 years —+1,817.2%+160.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+34.4%+10.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVTREACOHDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%59.3%26.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.8%121.6%26.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.120.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.261.16-0.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-28.7%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.0%-7.4%-18.5% -1.2%
52-week high $17.29$135.00$391.05 $779.14
52-week low $7.41$73.00$281.12 $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.

MultipleAVTREACOHD
P/E now vs peer median -20.0xmedian 25.3x 14.6xmedian 25.3x 22.3xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.0x 1.2xmedian 1.0x 1.9xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 120.0xmedian 13.4x 10.2xmedian 13.4x 14.6xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 21.9x 67.5xmedian 21.9x 21.1xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.6x 3.2xmedian 2.6x 19.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 2.38 0.56median 2.38 -5.46median 0.72

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 monthsAVTREACOHD
Revenue $6.56B $493.61M $169.18B
Gross profit $2.09B $152.37M $56.18B
Operating income -$301.10M $54.76M $21.02B
Net income -$578.00M $41.81M $14.23B
Free cash flow $454.70M $9.00M $15.10B
EPS (diluted) $-0.85 $8.51 $14.28
Cash & equivalents $306.80M $758.00K $2.09B
Total debt $3.70B $16.66M $214.74B
Shares (diluted) 677.20M 4.90M 996.00M
Enterprise value $10.38B $482.28M $311.16B

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
MetricAVTREACOHD
P/E -20.0x 14.6x 22.3x
P/FCF 25.5x 67.5x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 19.4x 49.4x 16.9x
P/S 1.8x 1.2x 1.9x
P/B 2.1x 3.2x 19.1x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 3.2x 51.8x
EV/EBITDA 120.0x 10.2x 14.6x
EV/EBIT -49.7x 10.6x 17.5x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.2x 2.2x
EV/FCF 32.9x 64.2x 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.1x 47.0x 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.56 -5.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVTREACOHD
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 22.8% 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 15.8% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.8% 25.9% 2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 18.0% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -129.0% 36.1% -2.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% 24.9% -3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -184.1% 41.0% -2.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.9% 26.0% -4.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -184.7% 41.1% -2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.8% 26.0% -4.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.4% -35.6% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.2% -16.7% -1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.2% -51.2% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% -23.1% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVTREACOHD
Gross margin 31.8% 30.9% 33.2%
EBITDA margin 1.9% 11.4% 15.0%
Operating margin -4.6% 11.1% 12.4%
Pretax margin -7.2% 11.3% 11.1%
Net margin -8.8% 8.5% 8.4%
FCF margin 6.9% 1.8% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.1% 2.5% 11.1%
Return on equity -10.3% 23.0% 93.3%
Return on assets -5.0% 16.5% 13.1%
Return on invested capital -3.2% 22.1% 23.3%
Return on capital employed -2.9% 30.4% 28.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.9x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.0x 0.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVTREACOHD
Debt / assets 31.9% 1.5% 48.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x 3.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 27.2x -0.5x 2.0x
Debt / FCF 8.1x 0.5x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 29.7% 84.8%
Equity / assets 48.6% 70.3% 15.2%
Interest coverage -1.8x 286.7x 8.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 3.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.97 8.67 5.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVTREACOHD
Dividend yield – – 2.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 64.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 61.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.4%

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.

ConsensusAVTREACOHD
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2026 – 22.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.78FY2026 – $13.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.3%FY2026 – -4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.7% – +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.42BFY2026 – $163.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 – -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.7% – +14.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVTREACOHD
Held by institutions 100.0% – 75.0%
Institutions holding 453 – 4,109
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% – +3.1%
Institutions buying 282 – 1,918
Institutions selling 109 – 1,767
Buyers to sellers 2.59 – 1.09

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.

AVTREACOHD
AVTR 1.00 -0.02 0.23
EACO -0.02 1.00 0.06
HD 0.23 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVTR, EACO and HD?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avantor (AVTR) $11.58B, Eaco (EACO) $607.70M, Home Depot (HD) $317.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVTR, EACO and HD?

Eaco (EACO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Avantor (AVTR) -20.0x, Eaco (EACO) 14.6x, Home Depot (HD) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avantor (AVTR) is cheapest (Avantor (AVTR) 21.9x, Home Depot (HD) 22.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eaco (EACO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avantor (AVTR) -1.6%, Eaco (EACO) +22.8%, Home Depot (HD) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eaco (EACO) has the highest net margin (Avantor (AVTR) -8.8%, Eaco (EACO) 8.5%, Home Depot (HD) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Home Depot (HD) leads (Avantor (AVTR) -3.2%, Eaco (EACO) 22.1%, Home Depot (HD) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eaco (EACO) returned the most: Avantor (AVTR) +13.3%, Eaco (EACO) +68.9%, Home Depot (HD) -17.3%. Over five years, Eaco (EACO) compounded fastest (Avantor (AVTR) -14.9%/yr, Eaco (EACO) +44.7%/yr, Home Depot (HD) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Home Depot (HD) 2.92%. Avantor (AVTR) and Eaco (EACO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Home Depot (HD) has been the steadiest (Avantor (AVTR) 51.2%, Eaco (EACO) 59.3%, Home Depot (HD) 26.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVTR, EACO and HD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eaco (EACO) leads on 7. 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.