AVY vs IFF vs EMN Stock Comparison

Avery Dennison, International Flavors & Fragrances and Eastman Chemical Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$183.42 +7.7% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.88B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
8 wins
EMN Eastman Chemical Co
$65.71 -1.9% 1M +4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.57B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.87B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 8, International Flavors & Fragrances 2, Eastman Chemical 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVYIFFEMNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.88B $23.59B $7.57B IFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 33.9x 17.1x EMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 28.6x 10.0x EMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% -4.6% -4.5% AVY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% 7.0% 5.0% AVY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% 3.0% 5.4% AVY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 3.0x 3.6x AVY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% AVY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% +42.1% +4.8% IFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.5%/yr -8.8%/yr -9.0%/yr AVY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.5% 35.1% 32.1% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 50/100 57/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

AVYIFFEMN

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

AxisAVYIFFEMN
Valuation 60 #38 of 94 42 #55 of 94 85 #15 of 94
Growth 84 #16 of 92 81 #18 of 92 28 #67 of 92
Profitability 93 #7 of 89 57 #39 of 89 58 #38 of 89
Financial Health 33 #65 of 97 44 #55 of 97 27 #71 of 97
Shareholder Returns 77 #17 of 70 26 #52 of 70 90 #8 of 70
Overall 69 50 57
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • EMN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVYIFFEMNSPY
1 month +7.7%+9.3%-1.9% -0.8%
3 months +12.5%+22.6%-2.9% +3.5%
6 months +11.2%+32.0%-8.9% +7.0%
Year to date +0.8%+39.0%+2.9% +12.2%
1 year +1.0%+42.1%+4.8% +13.0%
3 years +7.6%+38.1%-9.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.5%+11.4%-3.3% +23.1%
5 years -11.9%-36.8%-37.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.5%-8.8%-9.0% +11.0%
10 years +158.5%-29.1%-2.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.0%-3.4%-0.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAVYIFFEMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.5%35.1%32.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%28.7%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.680.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.041.200.15 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.3%-61.1%-55.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-0.5%-19.2% -1.8%
52-week high $197.45$94.13$81.36 $779.14
52-week low $153.01$61.49$56.37 $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.

MultipleAVYIFFEMN
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 21.6x 34.3xmedian 21.6x 17.0xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.4x 17.1xmedian 12.4x 9.5xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 15.8x 44.3xmedian 15.8x 13.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.05median 1.66 1.06median 1.66 -1.26median 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 monthsAVYIFFEMN
Revenue $9.25B $9.98B $8.87B
Gross profit $2.68B $3.74B $1.76B
Operating income $1.19B $754.00M $750.00M
Net income $704.90M $295.00M $443.00M
Free cash flow $1.06B $540.00M $539.00M
R&D – $684.00M $246.00M
EPS (diluted) $9.23 $2.71 $3.83
Cash & equivalents $227.30M $569.00M $691.00M
Total debt $14.80B $5.70B $5.22B
Shares (diluted) 76.40M 257.00M 115.30M
Enterprise value $12.66B $21.25B $5.16B

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
MetricAVYIFFEMN
P/E 19.9x 34.3x 17.0x
P/FCF 13.1x 44.3x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 20.6x 7.6x
P/S 1.5x 2.4x 0.8x
P/B 6.0x 1.7x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 2.3x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 17.1x 9.5x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 38.5x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF 16.3x 53.8x 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 25.0x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.05 1.06 -1.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVYIFFEMN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% -4.6% -4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -5.6% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% -3.8% -21.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -0.2% -4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.9% 295.8% -37.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 35.2% -9.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.9% 170.2% -46.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 28.8% -14.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.6% 900.0% -46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 32.3% -13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 5.4% -1.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 12.2% -4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% -4.4% 32.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 26.8% 16.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVYIFFEMN
Gross margin 29.0% 37.5% 19.9%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 17.1% 14.4%
Operating margin 12.8% 7.6% 8.5%
Pretax margin 10.4% 3.5% 6.1%
Net margin 7.6% 7.0% 5.0%
FCF margin 11.5% 5.4% 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% 11.6% 11.2%
Return on equity 30.5% 2.1% 7.2%
Return on assets 7.8% 1.2% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 14.3% 3.0% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 19.5% 3.6% 6.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 3.9x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVYIFFEMN
Debt / assets 39.9% 22.7% 33.8%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 3.0x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 10.6x 9.7x
Liabilities / assets 74.8% 44.3% 60.0%
Equity / assets 25.2% 55.7% 40.0%
Interest coverage 8.4x 4.0x –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.58 1.82 2.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVYIFFEMN
Dividend yield 2.1% 1.7% 5.1%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 2.0% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.7% 138.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.7% 75.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.4% 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -20.7% –

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.

ConsensusAVYIFFEMN
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 28.6xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.61FY2026 $3.28FY2026 $6.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +23.5% -5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.82BFY2026 $8.10BFY2026 $9.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 -25.7%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.1% -8.1% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVYIFFEMN
Held by institutions 97.4% 100.0% 94.1%
Institutions holding 783 753 648
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +6.0% -0.1%
Institutions buying 384 410 327
Institutions selling 272 226 193
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.81 1.69

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.

AVYIFFEMN
AVY 1.00 0.58 0.51
IFF 0.58 1.00 0.38
EMN 0.51 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVY, IFF and EMN?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.88B, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.59B, Eastman Chemical (EMN) $7.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVY, IFF and EMN?

Eastman Chemical (EMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.7x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 33.9x, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eastman Chemical (EMN) is cheapest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.3x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 28.6x, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 10.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Avery Dennison (AVY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) -4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest net margin (Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads (Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.3%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 3.0%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) returned the most: Avery Dennison (AVY) +1.0%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +42.1%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) +4.8%. Over five years, Avery Dennison (AVY) compounded fastest (Avery Dennison (AVY) -2.5%/yr, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -8.8%/yr, Eastman Chemical (EMN) -9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest dividend yield: Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 0.02%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 0.00%. Eastman Chemical (EMN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.5%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.1%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVY, IFF and EMN?

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 8. 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.