AVTR vs EACO vs PLBL Stock Comparison

Avantor, Eaco and Polibeli 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
2 wins
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
PLBL Polibeli Group Ltd
$5.50 +4.6% 1M -25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Eaco leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eaco 7, Avantor 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVTREACOPLBLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.58B $607.70M $1.76B AVTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.0x 14.6x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +22.8% — EACO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.8% 8.5% — EACO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.2% 22.1% — EACO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 27.2x -0.5x — EACO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.3% +68.9% -25.9% 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% 96.7% AVTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 81/100 — EACO

Percentile Scorecard

AVTREACOPLBL

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

AxisAVTREACOPLBL
Valuation 18 #38 of 46 64 #17 of 46 –
Growth 3 #38 of 39 87 #6 of 39 –
Profitability 21 #31 of 39 76 #10 of 39 –
Financial Health 33 #32 of 47 96 #3 of 47 15 #40 of 47
Shareholder Returns 7 #30 of 32 – –
Overall 16 81 –
  • AVTR ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • EACO ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • PLBL 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

PeriodAVTREACOPLBLSPY
1 month +12.2%-3.8%+4.6% -0.2%
3 months +37.6%+23.8%-18.5% +3.9%
6 months +117.8%+38.8%-20.3% +8.2%
Year to date +49.4%+61.0%-49.8% +12.9%
1 year +13.3%+68.9%-25.9% +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

MeasureAVTREACOPLBLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%59.3%96.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.8%121.6%110.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.120.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.261.16-0.27 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-28.7%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.0%-7.4%-53.2% -1.2%
52-week high $17.29$135.00$11.75 $779.14
52-week low $7.41$73.00$5.11 $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.

MultipleAVTREACOPLBL
P/E now vs peer median -20.0xmedian 25.3x 14.6xmedian 25.3x —median 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.0x 1.2xmedian 1.0x —median 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 120.0xmedian 13.4x 10.2xmedian 13.4x —median 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 21.9x 67.5xmedian 21.9x —median 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.6x 3.2xmedian 2.6x -40.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 2.38 0.56median 2.38 —median 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 monthsAVTREACOPLBL
Revenue $6.56B $493.61M –
Gross profit $2.09B $152.37M –
Operating income -$301.10M $54.76M –
Net income -$578.00M $41.81M –
Free cash flow $454.70M $9.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.85 $8.51 –
Cash & equivalents $306.80M $758.00K $1.66M
Total debt $3.70B $16.66M –
Shares (diluted) 677.20M 4.90M 362.55M
Enterprise value $10.38B $482.28M $1.75B

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
MetricAVTREACOPLBL
P/E -20.0x 14.6x –
P/FCF 25.5x 67.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 19.4x 49.4x –
P/S 1.8x 1.2x –
P/B 2.1x 3.2x -40.1x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 3.2x -40.1x
EV/EBITDA 120.0x 10.2x –
EV/EBIT -49.7x 10.6x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.2x –
EV/FCF 32.9x 64.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.1x 47.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.56 –

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVTREACOPLBL
Debt / assets 31.9% 1.5% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x -0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 27.2x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF 8.1x 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 29.7% 357.6%
Equity / assets 48.6% 70.3% -257.6%
Interest coverage -1.8x 286.7x –
Current ratio 1.8x 3.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.97 8.67 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVTREACOPLBL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – –
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.

ConsensusAVTREACOPLBL
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.78FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY -13.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +7.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.42BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after -1.7% – –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

AVTREACOPLBL
AVTR 1.00 -0.02 -0.07
EACO -0.02 1.00 0.06
PLBL -0.07 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVTR, EACO and PLBL?

Avantor (AVTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avantor (AVTR) $11.58B, Eaco (EACO) $607.70M, Polibeli (PLBL) $1.76B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eaco (EACO) returned the most: Avantor (AVTR) +13.3%, Eaco (EACO) +68.9%, Polibeli (PLBL) -25.9%. Over five years, Eaco (EACO) compounded fastest (Avantor (AVTR) -14.9%/yr, Eaco (EACO) +44.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avantor (AVTR) has been the steadiest (Avantor (AVTR) 51.2%, Eaco (EACO) 59.3%, Polibeli (PLBL) 96.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.