AVTR vs WCC vs RS Stock Comparison

Avantor, Wesco International and Reliance Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AVTR Avantor, Inc.
$16.68 +9.1% 1M +10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.30B
P/E
33.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.64B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
WCC Wesco International Inc
$346.70 -5.0% 1M +57.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.90B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.01B
Div. yield
0.56%
Industrial Distribution Industrials
1 win
RS Reliance, Inc.
$437.05 +11.6% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.26B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.37B
Div. yield
1.13%
Industrial Distribution Industrials
11 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Reliance leads on 11 of the 12 questions below (Reliance 11, Wesco International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVTRWCCRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.30B $16.90B $22.26B RS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.5x 23.6x 20.1x RS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 19.6x 17.2x RS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +12.5% +24.7% RS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 2.9% 6.4% RS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 9.3% 12.5% RS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 3.2x 0.8x RS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.56% 1.13% RS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.6% +57.0% +56.0% WCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.2%/yr +21.8%/yr +24.5%/yr RS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 45.4% 25.1% RS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 40/100 58/100 RS

Percentile Scorecard

AVTRWCCRS

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

AxisAVTRWCCRS
Valuation 36 #30 of 46 38 #29 of 46 49 #24 of 46
Growth 42 #23 of 39 37 #25 of 39 50 #20 of 39
Profitability 53 #19 of 39 37 #25 of 39 58 #17 of 39
Financial Health 37 #30 of 47 26 #35 of 47 85 #8 of 47
Shareholder Returns 7 #30 of 32 61 #13 of 32 48 #17 of 32
Overall 35 40 58
  • AVTR ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • WCC 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

PeriodAVTRWCCRSSPY
1 month +9.1%-5.0%+11.6% +0.9%
3 months +16.0%+12.1%+8.3% +5.9%
6 months +112.5%+13.6%+21.6% +8.5%
Year to date +45.5%+41.7%+51.3% +13.3%
1 year +10.6%+57.0%+56.0% +12.4%
3 years -6.4%+175.2%+76.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.2%+40.2%+20.7% +23.5%
5 years -58.7%+167.6%+199.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -16.2%+21.8%+24.5% +11.0%
10 years —+528.6%+549.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+20.2%+20.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAVTRWCCRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%45.4%25.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.9%44.1%25.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.822.050.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.211.262.23 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-37.7%-22.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-9.7%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $17.29$384.12$437.05 $779.14
52-week low $7.41$220.77$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.

MultipleAVTRWCCRS
P/E now vs peer median 33.5xmedian 25.6x 23.6xmedian 25.6x 20.1xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 13.3x 13.9xmedian 13.3x 13.1xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 22.0x 108.9xmedian 22.0x 45.3xmedian 22.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.6x 3.2xmedian 2.6x 2.9xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -12.60median 2.36 -17.17median 2.36 -5.90median 2.36

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 monthsAVTRWCCRS
Revenue $6.64B $25.01B $17.37B
Gross profit $2.10B $5.35B $4.88B
Operating income $487.20M $1.35B $1.53B
Net income $337.20M $712.90M $1.11B
Free cash flow $439.20M $155.10M $491.90M
EPS (diluted) $0.50 $14.48 $21.55
Cash & equivalents $464.30M $808.90M $246.00M
Total debt $3.68B $5.94B $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 680.90M 49.40M 51.39M
Enterprise value $9.89B $14.21B $21.33B

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
MetricAVTRWCCRS
P/E 33.5x 23.6x 20.1x
P/FCF 25.7x 108.9x 45.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 63.9x 27.8x
P/S 1.7x 0.7x 1.3x
P/B 1.9x 3.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 4.8x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.9x 13.9x 13.1x
EV/EBIT 29.8x 16.4x 15.5x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF 33.1x 142.0x 48.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.8x 83.3x 29.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.60 -17.17 -5.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVTRWCCRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 12.5% 24.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 3.9% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.8% 12.8% 20.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 3.2% 1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.5% 12.2% 54.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.0% -3.4% -6.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 510.2% 7.4% 51.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.5% -5.7% -7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 510.7% 12.8% 56.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.7% -1.4% -3.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.3% -63.0% -22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.8% -11.2% -25.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.1% -74.9% -25.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% -16.4% -31.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVTRWCCRS
Gross margin 31.6% 21.4% 28.1%
EBITDA margin 13.8% 6.4% 10.4%
Operating margin 7.3% 5.4% 8.8%
Pretax margin 4.8% 3.7% 8.4%
Net margin 5.1% 2.9% 6.4%
FCF margin 6.6% 0.6% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 1.1% 4.6%
Return on equity 5.9% 13.8% 14.7%
Return on assets 2.9% 4.1% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 9.3% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 4.8% 11.0% 15.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.4x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.4x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.2% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVTRWCCRS
Debt / assets 31.7% 33.3% 14.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 3.2x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 8.4x 38.3x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 49.8% 70.7% 33.4%
Equity / assets 50.2% 29.3% 66.6%
Interest coverage 3.0x – 22.6x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.1x 4.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.24 3.29 6.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVTRWCCRS
Dividend yield – 0.6% 1.1%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.4% 2.2%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.9% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 13.0% 23.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 60.0% 52.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.1% 2.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 34.3% 3.4%

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.

ConsensusAVTRWCCRS
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.78FY2026 $17.71FY2026 $25.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.3%FY2026 +37.2%FY2026 +78.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.7% +10.4% +1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.42BFY2026 $27.17BFY2026 $16.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.7% +8.7% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVTRWCCRS
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.3% 82.3%
Institutions holding 453 699 688
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -3.7% +1.0%
Institutions buying 282 327 341
Institutions selling 109 277 229
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.18 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.

AVTRWCCRS
AVTR 1.00 0.04 0.12
WCC 0.04 1.00 0.35
RS 0.12 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVTR, WCC and RS?

Reliance (RS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avantor (AVTR) $11.30B, Wesco International (WCC) $16.90B, Reliance (RS) $22.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVTR, WCC and RS?

Reliance (RS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Avantor (AVTR) 33.5x, Wesco International (WCC) 23.6x, Reliance (RS) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Reliance (RS) is cheapest (Avantor (AVTR) 21.4x, Wesco International (WCC) 19.6x, Reliance (RS) 17.2x). 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) +0.9%, Wesco International (WCC) +12.5%, Reliance (RS) +24.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Reliance (RS) has the highest net margin (Avantor (AVTR) 5.1%, Wesco International (WCC) 2.9%, Reliance (RS) 6.4%). On return on invested capital, Reliance (RS) leads (Avantor (AVTR) 5.2%, Wesco International (WCC) 9.3%, Reliance (RS) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wesco International (WCC) returned the most: Avantor (AVTR) +10.6%, Wesco International (WCC) +57.0%, Reliance (RS) +56.0%. Over five years, Reliance (RS) compounded fastest (Avantor (AVTR) -16.2%/yr, Wesco International (WCC) +21.8%/yr, Reliance (RS) +24.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Reliance (RS) has the highest dividend yield: Wesco International (WCC) 0.56%, Reliance (RS) 1.13%. 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%, Wesco International (WCC) 45.4%, Reliance (RS) 25.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVTR, WCC 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 11. 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.