AVY vs CSCIF vs PAHC Stock Comparison

Avery Dennison, COSCIENS Biopharma and Phibro Animal Health Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$181.77 +6.7% 1M +0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.80B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25B
Div. yield
2.13%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
CSCIF COSCIENS Biopharma Inc.
$6.10 +1.3% 1M +140.2% 1Y
Market cap
$19.42M
P/E
4.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.89M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 5, Phibro Animal Health 4, COSCIENS Biopharma 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVYCSCIFPAHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.80B $19.42M $1.56B AVY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 4.8x 15.6x CSCIF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x — 11.2x PAHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% -11.6% +17.1% PAHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% 51.4% 6.6% CSCIF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% — 14.2% AVY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 2.1x PAHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.13% — 1.25% AVY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.7% +140.2% -8.0% CSCIF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr -36.5%/yr +11.6%/yr PAHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.4% 210.2% 55.5% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 43/100 68/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

AVYCSCIFPAHC

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

AxisAVYCSCIFPAHC
Valuation 60 #38 of 94 16 #79 of 94 92 #54 of 625
Growth 84 #15 of 91 29 #65 of 91 85 #90 of 602
Profitability 93 #7 of 86 46 #47 of 86 86 #81 of 551
Financial Health 34 #63 of 95 80 #20 of 95 26 #485 of 656
Shareholder Returns 75 #18 of 70 – 54 #170 of 365
Overall 69 43 68
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CSCIF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • PAHC ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVYCSCIFPAHCSPY
1 month +6.7%+1.3%+11.4% -0.2%
3 months +7.4%+12.8%+5.5% +3.9%
6 months +9.2%+212.8%-29.3% +8.2%
Year to date -0.1%+196.1%+2.7% +12.9%
1 year +0.7%+140.2%-8.0% +12.3%
3 years +6.6%+0.3%+256.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.1%+0.1%+52.8% +23.3%
5 years -15.6%-89.7%+73.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.3%-36.5%+11.6% +10.9%
10 years +158.3%-98.5%+49.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.0%-34.5%+4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVYCSCIFPAHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.4%210.2%55.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.6%204.0%59.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.48-0.970.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.67-0.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.3%-98.8%-57.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-17.0%-35.6% -1.2%
52-week high $197.45$7.35$59.58 $779.14
52-week low $153.01$0.79$28.52 $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.

MultipleAVYCSCIFPAHC
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 22.0x 4.8xmedian 22.0x 15.6xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.4x -2.2xmedian 12.4x 8.2xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 15.1x -2.2xmedian 15.1x 157.7xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 4.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.03median 1.66 -0.89median 1.66 0.35median 0.33

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 monthsAVYCSCIFPAHC
Revenue $9.25B $7.89M $1.52B
Gross profit $2.68B $3.00M $512.52M
Operating income $1.19B -$7.79M $194.40M
Net income $704.90M $4.05M $99.72M
Free cash flow $1.06B -$8.86M $9.87M
R&D – $1.99M –
EPS (diluted) $9.23 $1.28 $2.43
Cash & equivalents $227.30M $5.01M $61.42M
Total debt $14.80B – $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 76.40M 3.17M 40.96M
Enterprise value $12.58B -$10.75M $1.24B

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
MetricAVYCSCIFPAHC
P/E 19.7x 4.8x 15.6x
P/FCF 13.0x -2.2x 157.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x -2.2x 22.6x
P/S 1.5x 2.5x 1.0x
P/B 5.9x 1.3x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 8.9x 1.3x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x -2.2x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 14.5x -1.8x 10.8x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF 16.2x -1.6x 211.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.0x -1.6x 30.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.03 -0.89 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVYCSCIFPAHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% -11.6% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -20.4% 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% -28.5% 28.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -32.3% 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.9% 59.2% 76.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -67.1% 39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.9% 123.1% 106.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 30.3% 45.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.6% 118.8% 105.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% -5.3% 44.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 37.6% -13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.6% -74.7% 73.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% 41.9% -76.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.2% -79.7% 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVYCSCIFPAHC
Gross margin 29.0% 38.0% 33.8%
EBITDA margin 16.5% -83.6% 16.8%
Operating margin 12.8% -98.8% 12.8%
Pretax margin 10.4% -87.2% 9.0%
Net margin 7.6% 51.4% 6.6%
FCF margin 11.5% -112.4% 0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% -111.2% 4.5%
Return on equity 30.5% 42.3% 26.7%
Return on assets 7.8% 20.1% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 14.3% – 14.2%
Return on capital employed 19.5% -42.2% 16.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -2.2x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVYCSCIFPAHC
Debt / assets 39.9% – 41.1%
Debt / equity 1.6x – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 2.1x
Debt / FCF 3.5x – 62.5x
Liabilities / assets 74.8% 18.7% 74.3%
Equity / assets 25.2% 81.3% 25.7%
Interest coverage 8.4x -54.1x 4.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 5.6x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 4.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 3.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.57 2.13 3.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVYCSCIFPAHC
Dividend yield 2.1% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 3.0% – –
Shareholder yield 5.1% – 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.7% – 19.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.7% – 197.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.4% – 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – 0.0%

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.

ConsensusAVYCSCIFPAHC
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 – 11.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $10.61FY2026 – $3.42FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 – +6.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% – +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.82BFY2026 – $1.53BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 – +0.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.1% – -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVYCSCIFPAHC
Held by institutions 97.4% – 51.5%
Institutions holding 783 – 208
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% – +3.1%
Institutions buying 384 – 117
Institutions selling 272 – 73
Buyers to sellers 1.41 – 1.60

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.

AVYCSCIFPAHC
AVY 1.00 0.02 0.23
CSCIF 0.02 1.00 -0.01
PAHC 0.23 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVY, CSCIF and PAHC?

Avery Dennison (AVY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.80B, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) $19.42M, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) $1.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVY, CSCIF and PAHC?

COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.7x, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 4.8x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) is cheapest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.1x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) -11.6%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) has the highest net margin (Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 51.4%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads (Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.3%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) returned the most: Avery Dennison (AVY) +0.7%, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) +140.2%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) -8.0%. Over five years, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) compounded fastest (Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.3%/yr, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) -36.5%/yr, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest dividend yield: Avery Dennison (AVY) 2.13%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 1.25%. COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.4%, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 210.2%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 55.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVY, CSCIF and PAHC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads on 5. 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.