AVY vs BCPC vs DD Stock Comparison

Avery Dennison, Balchem and DuPont de Nemours Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$183.42 +7.7% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.86B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
BCPC Balchem Corp
$170.62 +1.6% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.35B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
$136.27 +3.4% 1M +302.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.72B
P/E
340.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.99B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

DuPont de Nemours leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (DuPont de Nemours 4, Avery Dennison 4, Balchem 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVYBCPCDDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.86B $5.35B $18.72B DD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 31.3x 340.4x AVY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 33.1x 20.1x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +9.4% +3.3% BCPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% 15.4% 0.8% BCPC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% 12.1% 8.8% AVY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.3x 0.7x BCPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% DD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% +8.9% +302.0% DD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.5%/yr +2.4%/yr +36.4%/yr DD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.5% 20.7% 114.1% BCPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 67/100 54/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

AVYBCPCDD

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

AxisAVYBCPCDD
Valuation 60 #38 of 94 34 #62 of 94 57 #41 of 94
Growth 84 #16 of 92 86 #14 of 92 45 #51 of 92
Profitability 93 #7 of 89 85 #14 of 89 73 #25 of 89
Financial Health 33 #65 of 97 89 #12 of 97 76 #24 of 97
Shareholder Returns 77 #17 of 70 41 #42 of 70 19 #57 of 70
Overall 69 67 54
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • BCPC ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVYBCPCDDSPY
1 month +7.7%+1.6%+3.4% -0.8%
3 months +12.5%+3.5%-2.6% +3.5%
6 months +11.2%-2.6%+191.9% +7.0%
Year to date +0.8%+11.3%+239.0% +12.2%
1 year +1.0%+8.9%+302.0% +13.0%
3 years +7.6%+48.3%+351.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.5%+14.0%+65.3% +23.1%
5 years -11.9%+12.3%+371.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.5%+2.4%+36.4% +11.0%
10 years +158.5%+127.4%+325.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.0%+8.6%+15.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAVYBCPCDDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.5%20.7%114.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%19.3%26.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.151.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.432.65 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.3%-34.1%-41.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-6.9%-7.4% -1.8%
52-week high $197.45$183.26$147.23 $779.14
52-week low $153.01$147.36$34.05 $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.

MultipleAVYBCPCDD
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 21.6x 31.7xmedian 21.6x 336.7xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 4.9xmedian 1.4x 2.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.4x 19.8xmedian 12.4x 9.5xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 15.8x 30.5xmedian 15.8x 26.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 1.6x 4.1xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.05median 1.66 1.68median 1.66 -4.40median 1.66

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 monthsAVYBCPCDD
Revenue $9.25B $1.11B $6.99B
Gross profit $2.68B $404.38M $2.46B
Operating income $1.19B $229.57M $1.63B
Net income $704.90M $170.85M $62.00M
Free cash flow $1.06B $178.00M $702.00M
R&D – $20.81M $18.00M
EPS (diluted) $9.23 $5.33 $0.40
Cash & equivalents $227.30M $66.26M $1.74B
Total debt $14.80B $145.94M $3.13B
Shares (diluted) 76.40M 32.03M 136.80M
Enterprise value $12.64B $5.07B $13.60B

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
MetricAVYBCPCDD
P/E 19.9x 31.7x 336.7x
P/FCF 13.1x 30.5x 26.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 24.3x 17.7x
P/S 1.5x 4.9x 2.6x
P/B 6.0x 4.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 4.5x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 19.8x 9.5x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 24.0x 12.1x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 5.0x 2.8x
EV/FCF 16.3x 31.0x 28.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 24.6x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.05 1.68 -4.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVYBCPCDD
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 9.4% 3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 6.2% -17.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% 11.4% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 11.0% -17.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.9% 12.3% 8.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 14.2% -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.9% 14.5% 136.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 18.3% -76.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.6% 16.5% 129.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 18.8% -76.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 11.0% 1,101%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 12.3% -12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% 10.1% 378.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 14.8% -7.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVYBCPCDD
Gross margin 29.0% 36.5% 35.1%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 25.1% 29.7%
Operating margin 12.8% 20.7% 23.4%
Pretax margin 10.4% 19.9% 6.8%
Net margin 7.6% 15.4% 0.8%
FCF margin 11.5% 16.1% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% 20.2% 14.9%
Return on equity 30.5% 13.0% 0.6%
Return on assets 7.8% 10.1% 0.4%
Return on invested capital 14.3% 12.1% 8.8%
Return on capital employed 19.5% 15.0% 8.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.3x 16.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.8% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVYBCPCDD
Debt / assets 39.9% 8.6% 14.8%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.3x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 0.8x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 74.8% 22.1% 34.1%
Equity / assets 25.2% 77.9% 65.9%
Interest coverage 8.4x – 7.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.5x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.58 10.94 0.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVYBCPCDD
Dividend yield 2.1% 0.6% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 2.1% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 2.6% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.7% – 672.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.7% – 59.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.4% – -36.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – -13.6%

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.

ConsensusAVYBCPCDD
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 33.1xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.61FY2026 $5.15FY2026 $6.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +34.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +6.8% +22.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.82BFY2026 $1.07BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.1% +9.7% +7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVYBCPCDD
Held by institutions 97.4% 90.5% 73.0%
Institutions holding 783 417 1,118
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.5% -5.7%
Institutions buying 384 193 1,090
Institutions selling 272 162 27
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.19 40.37

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.

AVYBCPCDD
AVY 1.00 0.41 0.08
BCPC 0.41 1.00 0.11
DD 0.08 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVY, BCPC and DD?

DuPont de Nemours (DD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.86B, Balchem (BCPC) $5.35B, DuPont de Nemours (DD) $18.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVY, BCPC and DD?

Avery Dennison (AVY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.7x, Balchem (BCPC) 31.3x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 340.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.3x, Balchem (BCPC) 33.1x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 20.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Balchem (BCPC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%, Balchem (BCPC) +9.4%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Balchem (BCPC) has the highest net margin (Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, Balchem (BCPC) 15.4%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads (Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.3%, Balchem (BCPC) 12.1%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DuPont de Nemours (DD) returned the most: Avery Dennison (AVY) +1.0%, Balchem (BCPC) +8.9%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +302.0%. Over five years, DuPont de Nemours (DD) compounded fastest (Avery Dennison (AVY) -2.5%/yr, Balchem (BCPC) +2.4%/yr, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +36.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

DuPont de Nemours (DD) has the highest dividend yield: Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%, Balchem (BCPC) 0.00%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.02%. Balchem (BCPC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Balchem (BCPC) has been the steadiest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.5%, Balchem (BCPC) 20.7%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 114.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVY, BCPC and DD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, DuPont de Nemours (DD) leads on 4. 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.