AVY vs CSCIF vs SOLS Stock Comparison

Avery Dennison, COSCIENS Biopharma and Solstice Advanced Materials Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$181.77 +6.7% 1M +0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.81B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 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

11 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 6, COSCIENS Biopharma 3, Solstice Advanced Materials 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVYCSCIFSOLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.81B $19.42M $10.00B AVY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x 4.8x 47.6x CSCIF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x — 23.3x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% -11.6% +9.2% SOLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% 51.4% 5.1% CSCIF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% — 9.8% AVY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 1.3x SOLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.7% +140.2% +37.6% CSCIF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr -36.5%/yr — AVY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.4% 210.2% 54.9% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 43/100 39/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

AVYCSCIFSOLS

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

AxisAVYCSCIFSOLS
Valuation 60 #38 of 94 16 #79 of 94 38 #59 of 94
Growth 84 #15 of 91 29 #65 of 91 21 #72 of 91
Profitability 93 #7 of 86 46 #47 of 86 80 #18 of 86
Financial Health 34 #63 of 95 80 #20 of 95 44 #54 of 95
Shareholder Returns 75 #18 of 70 – 13 #61 of 70
Overall 69 43 39
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CSCIF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SOLS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVYCSCIFSOLSSPY
1 month +6.7%+1.3%+11.2% -0.2%
3 months +7.4%+12.8%+9.9% +3.9%
6 months +9.2%+212.8%-21.0% +8.2%
Year to date -0.1%+196.1%+29.6% +12.9%
1 year +0.7%+140.2%+37.6% +12.3%
3 years +6.6%+0.3%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.1%+0.1%— +23.3%
5 years -15.6%-89.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.3%-36.5%— +10.9%
10 years +158.3%-98.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.0%-34.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVYCSCIFSOLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.4%210.2%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.6%204.0%54.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.48-0.971.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.670.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.3%-98.8%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-17.0%-28.9% -1.2%
52-week high $197.45$7.35$88.60 $779.14
52-week low $153.01$0.79$41.43 $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.

MultipleAVYCSCIFSOLS
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 22.0x 4.8xmedian 22.0x 47.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.4x -2.2xmedian 12.4x 12.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 15.1x -2.2xmedian 15.1x 51.3xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 6.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.03median 1.66 -0.89median 1.66 —median 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 monthsAVYCSCIFSOLS
Revenue $9.25B $7.89M $4.10B
Gross profit $2.68B $3.00M $1.25B
Operating income $1.19B -$7.79M $692.00M
Net income $704.90M $4.05M $258.00M
Free cash flow $1.06B -$8.86M $195.00M
R&D – $1.99M $106.00M
EPS (diluted) $9.23 $1.28 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $227.30M $5.01M $750.00M
Total debt $14.80B – $1.97B
Shares (diluted) 76.40M 3.17M 159.40M
Enterprise value $12.59B -$10.75M $7.66B

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
MetricAVYCSCIFSOLS
P/E 19.7x 4.8x 47.6x
P/FCF 13.0x -2.2x 51.3x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x -2.2x 16.5x
P/S 1.5x 2.5x 2.4x
P/B 5.9x 1.3x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 8.9x 1.3x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x -2.2x 12.3x
EV/EBIT 14.5x -1.8x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.8x 2.7x
EV/FCF 16.2x -1.6x 57.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.0x -1.6x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.03 -0.89 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVYCSCIFSOLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% -11.6% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -20.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% -28.5% -4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -32.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.9% 59.2% -17.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -67.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -0.9% 123.1% -50.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 30.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 1.6% 118.8% -59.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% -5.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 37.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.6% -74.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% 41.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.2% -79.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVYCSCIFSOLS
Gross margin 29.0% 38.0% 30.6%
EBITDA margin 16.5% -83.6% 22.3%
Operating margin 12.8% -98.8% 16.9%
Pretax margin 10.4% -87.2% 13.9%
Net margin 7.6% 51.4% 5.1%
FCF margin 11.5% -112.4% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% -111.2% 14.8%
Return on equity 30.5% 42.3% 18.6%
Return on assets 7.8% 20.1% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 14.3% – 9.8%
Return on capital employed 19.5% -42.2% 17.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -2.2x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVYCSCIFSOLS
Debt / assets 39.9% – 33.3%
Debt / equity 1.6x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF 3.5x – 10.1x
Liabilities / assets 74.8% 18.7% 73.2%
Equity / assets 25.2% 81.3% 26.8%
Interest coverage 8.4x -54.1x 9.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 5.6x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 4.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 3.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.57 2.13 2.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVYCSCIFSOLS
Dividend yield 2.1% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 3.0% – –
Shareholder yield 5.1% – 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – –

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.

ConsensusAVYCSCIFSOLS
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 – 23.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.61FY2026 – $2.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 – +81.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% – +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.82BFY2026 – $4.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 – +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.1% – -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVYCSCIFSOLS
Held by institutions 97.4% – 83.9%
Institutions holding 783 – 1,159
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% – +3.1%
Institutions buying 384 – 495
Institutions selling 272 – 443
Buyers to sellers 1.41 – 1.12

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.

AVYCSCIFSOLS
AVY 1.00 0.02 0.14
CSCIF 0.02 1.00 0.03
SOLS 0.14 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVY, CSCIF and SOLS?

Avery Dennison (AVY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.81B, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) $19.42M, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) $10.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVY, CSCIF and SOLS?

COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.6x, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 4.8x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 47.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.1x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 23.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) -11.6%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) has the highest net margin (Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 51.4%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads (Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.3%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 9.8%).

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%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +37.6%. Over five years, Avery Dennison (AVY) compounded fastest (Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.3%/yr, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) -36.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 0.00%. COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) and Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 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%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.