AVTR vs EACO vs INGM Stock Comparison

Avantor, Eaco and Ingram Micro Holding 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
$11.10B
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
8 wins
INGM Ingram Micro Holding Corp
$28.27 +4.7% 1M +27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.54B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Technology Distribution Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eaco leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Eaco 8, Ingram Micro Holding 2, Avantor 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVTREACOINGMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.10B $607.70M $6.54B AVTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.2x 14.6x 15.2x EACO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x — 8.7x INGM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +22.8% +11.5% EACO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.8% 8.5% 0.8% EACO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.2% 22.1% 8.2% EACO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 27.2x -0.5x 2.5x EACO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.3% +68.9% +27.9% EACO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.9%/yr +44.7%/yr — EACO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 59.3% 44.0% INGM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 81/100 50/100 EACO

Percentile Scorecard

AVTREACOINGM

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

AxisAVTREACOINGM
Valuation 18 #38 of 46 64 #17 of 46 65 #18 of 50
Growth 3 #38 of 39 87 #6 of 39 86 #7 of 45
Profitability 21 #31 of 39 76 #10 of 39 30 #29 of 41
Financial Health 33 #32 of 47 96 #3 of 47 28 #45 of 62
Shareholder Returns 7 #30 of 32 – 38 #19 of 30
Overall 16 81 50
  • AVTR ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • EACO ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • INGM ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVTREACOINGMSPY
1 month +12.2%-3.8%+4.7% -0.2%
3 months +37.6%+23.8%-6.0% +3.9%
6 months +117.8%+38.8%-4.8% +8.2%
Year to date +49.4%+61.0%+32.5% +12.9%
1 year +13.3%+68.9%+27.9% +12.3%
3 years -4.0%+267.6%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.3%+54.4%— +23.3%
5 years -55.3%+532.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.9%+44.7%— +10.9%
10 years —+1,817.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+34.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVTREACOINGMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%59.3%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.8%121.6%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.121.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.261.160.63 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-28.7%-40.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.0%-7.4%-10.7% -1.2%
52-week high $17.29$135.00$31.64 $779.14
52-week low $7.41$73.00$19.51 $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.

MultipleAVTREACOINGM
P/E now vs peer median -20.0xmedian 25.3x 14.6xmedian 25.3x 15.2xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.0x 1.2xmedian 1.0x 0.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 120.0xmedian 13.4x 10.2xmedian 13.4x 8.0xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 21.9x 67.5xmedian 21.9x -28.7xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.6x 3.2xmedian 2.6x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 2.38 0.56median 2.38 —median 1.51

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 monthsAVTREACOINGM
Revenue $6.56B $493.61M $55.98B
Gross profit $2.09B $152.37M $3.72B
Operating income -$301.10M $54.76M $992.13M
Net income -$578.00M $41.81M $430.60M
Free cash flow $454.70M $9.00M -$231.59M
EPS (diluted) $-0.85 $8.51 $1.85
Cash & equivalents $306.80M $758.00K $808.97M
Total debt $3.70B $16.66M $3.80B
Shares (diluted) 677.20M 4.90M 232.23M
Enterprise value $9.90B $482.28M $2.15B

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
MetricAVTREACOINGM
P/E -20.0x 14.6x 15.2x
P/FCF 25.5x 67.5x -28.7x
P/Operating cash flow 19.4x 49.4x -68.9x
P/S 1.8x 1.2x 0.1x
P/B 2.1x 3.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 3.2x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 120.0x 10.2x 8.0x
EV/EBIT -49.7x 10.6x 9.7x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.2x 0.2x
EV/FCF 32.9x 64.2x -41.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.1x 47.0x -99.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.56 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVTREACOINGM
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 22.8% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 15.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.8% 25.9% 7.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 18.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -129.0% 36.1% 22.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% 24.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -184.1% 41.0% 61.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.9% 26.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -184.7% 41.1% 63.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.8% 26.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.4% -35.6% 79.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.2% -16.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.2% -51.2% 61.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% -23.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVTREACOINGM
Gross margin 31.8% 30.9% 6.6%
EBITDA margin 1.9% 11.4% 2.1%
Operating margin -4.6% 11.1% 1.8%
Pretax margin -7.2% 11.3% 1.2%
Net margin -8.8% 8.5% 0.8%
FCF margin 6.9% 1.8% -0.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.1% 2.5% -0.2%
Return on equity -10.3% 23.0% 10.2%
Return on assets -5.0% 16.5% 2.0%
Return on invested capital -3.2% 22.1% 8.2%
Return on capital employed -2.9% 30.4% 14.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.9x 2.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.0x 0.3x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVTREACOINGM
Debt / assets 31.9% 1.5% 17.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 27.2x -0.5x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 8.1x 0.5x -16.4x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 29.7% 80.1%
Equity / assets 48.6% 70.3% 19.9%
Interest coverage -1.8x 286.7x 3.3x
Current ratio 1.8x 3.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.97 8.67 3.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVTREACOINGM
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 1.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 17.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -32.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 85.9%
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.

ConsensusAVTREACOINGM
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2026 – 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.78FY2026 – $3.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.3%FY2026 – +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.7% – +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.42BFY2026 – $55.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 – +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.7% – +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVTREACOINGM
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 453 – 228
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% – +1.0%
Institutions buying 282 – 165
Institutions selling 109 – 44
Buyers to sellers 2.59 – 3.75

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.

AVTREACOINGM
AVTR 1.00 -0.02 0.16
EACO -0.02 1.00 0.00
INGM 0.16 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVTR, EACO and INGM?

Avantor (AVTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avantor (AVTR) $11.10B, Eaco (EACO) $607.70M, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) $6.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVTR, EACO and INGM?

Eaco (EACO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Avantor (AVTR) -19.2x, Eaco (EACO) 14.6x, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) is cheapest (Avantor (AVTR) 21.9x, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 8.7x). 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%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eaco (EACO) has the highest net margin (Avantor (AVTR) -8.8%, Eaco (EACO) 8.5%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Eaco (EACO) leads (Avantor (AVTR) -3.2%, Eaco (EACO) 22.1%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eaco (EACO) returned the most: Avantor (AVTR) +13.3%, Eaco (EACO) +68.9%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +27.9%. Over five years, Eaco (EACO) compounded fastest (Avantor (AVTR) -14.9%/yr, Eaco (EACO) +44.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Avantor (AVTR) 0.00%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 0.01%. Avantor (AVTR) and Eaco (EACO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) has been the steadiest (Avantor (AVTR) 51.2%, Eaco (EACO) 59.3%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.