AVY vs KOP vs NWGL Stock Comparison

Avery Dennison, Koppers Holdings and CL Workshop Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$192.62 +13.4% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.56B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.36B
Div. yield
2.01%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
8 wins
KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
$42.89 -8.8% 1M +51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$811.12M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
0.82%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 8, Koppers Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVYKOPNWGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.56B $811.12M $993.19K AVY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x -9.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 11.2x — KOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% -5.0% — AVY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% -4.6% — AVY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% -2.7% — AVY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 23.6x — AVY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.01% 0.82% — AVY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.5% +51.9% -95.4% KOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr +5.1%/yr — KOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 35.2% 224.9% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 47/100 — AVY

Percentile Scorecard

AVYKOPNWGL

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

AxisAVYKOPNWGL
Valuation 64 #35 of 95 72 #27 of 95 –
Growth 80 #19 of 93 27 #68 of 93 –
Profitability 92 #8 of 89 38 #56 of 89 –
Financial Health 34 #64 of 96 19 #78 of 96 6 #276 of 294
Shareholder Returns 74 #20 of 74 78 #17 of 74 –
Overall 69 47 –
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • KOP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NWGL ranked among 309 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVYKOPNWGLSPY
1 month +13.4%-8.8%-95.2% -1.0%
3 months +9.6%-16.2%-77.8% -0.4%
6 months +15.6%+3.1%-93.7% +4.5%
Year to date +5.9%+58.4%-95.8% +12.4%
1 year +10.5%+51.9%-95.4% +13.6%
3 years +6.3%+13.1%-99.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +2.1%+4.2%-83.4% +20.8%
5 years -14.9%+28.2%— +63.7%
5 years, per year -3.2%+5.1%— +10.4%
10 years +172.5%+35.7%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +10.5%+3.1%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAVYKOPNWGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%35.2%224.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%35.4%293.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.500.922.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.441.47-0.42 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.3%-58.8%-99.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-18.0%-96.3% -1.6%
52-week high $197.45$52.33$1.61 $779.14
52-week low $153.01$26.67$0.06 $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.

MultipleAVYKOPNWGL
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 20.8x -9.4xmedian 20.8x —median 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x —median 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 12.0x 46.0xmedian 12.0x —median 10.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 16.1x 5.8xmedian 16.1x —median 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 1.81 0.20median 1.81 —median 0.64

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 monthsAVYKOPNWGL
Revenue $9.36B $1.89B –
Gross profit $2.70B $423.40M –
Operating income $1.19B -$42.30M –
Net income $708.30M -$86.90M –
Free cash flow $1.04B $138.70M –
EPS (diluted) $9.33 $-4.54 –
Cash & equivalents $271.40M $40.70M $200.00K
Total debt $3.62B $897.60M $3.94M
Shares (diluted) 75.90M 19.13M 16.55M
Enterprise value $13.61B $651.72M -$3.48M

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
MetricAVYKOPNWGL
P/E 20.6x -9.4x –
P/FCF 14.0x 5.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 4.2x –
P/S 1.6x 0.4x –
P/B 6.1x 2.1x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 8.9x 2.8x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x 46.0x –
EV/EBIT 15.1x -39.4x –
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.9x –
EV/FCF 17.2x 12.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 8.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 0.20 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVYKOPNWGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% -5.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% -3.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% -0.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 2.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.9% -134.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -30.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1.8% -675.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% -44.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 4.6% -708.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.1% -46.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.6% 44.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 34.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% 92.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 83.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVYKOPNWGL
Gross margin 28.8% 22.4% –
EBITDA margin 16.4% 1.9% –
Operating margin 12.7% -2.2% –
Pretax margin 10.4% -5.2% –
Net margin 7.6% -4.6% –
FCF margin 11.1% 7.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 10.1% –
Return on equity 30.1% -18.6% –
Return on assets 7.7% -4.8% –
Return on invested capital 14.4% -2.7% –
Return on capital employed 18.9% -2.8% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -2.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVYKOPNWGL
Debt / assets 39.4% 52.1% 46.3%
Debt / equity 1.5x 2.3x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 23.6x –
Debt / FCF 3.5x 6.5x –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 77.5% 78.5%
Equity / assets 26.1% 22.5% 21.5%
Interest coverage 8.2x -0.7x –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.71 1.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVYKOPNWGL
Dividend yield 2.0% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 2.6% 6.4% –
Shareholder yield 4.6% 7.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – –

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.

ConsensusAVYKOPNWGL
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.61FY2026 $3.83FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 -5.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +23.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.82BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +0.1% +2.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVYKOPNWGL
Held by institutions 97.4% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 784 219 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.7% –
Institutions buying 384 108 –
Institutions selling 272 66 –
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.64 –

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.

AVYKOPNWGL
AVY 1.00 0.24 0.01
KOP 0.24 1.00 0.14
NWGL 0.01 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVY, KOP and NWGL?

Avery Dennison (AVY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avery Dennison (AVY) $14.56B, Koppers Holdings (KOP) $811.12M, CL Workshop (NWGL) $993.19K.

Which company is growing faster?

Avery Dennison (AVY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avery Dennison (AVY) +6.8%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest net margin (Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -4.6%). On return on invested capital, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads (Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.4%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Koppers Holdings (KOP) returned the most: Avery Dennison (AVY) +10.5%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +51.9%, CL Workshop (NWGL) -95.4%. Over five years, Koppers Holdings (KOP) compounded fastest (Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.2%/yr, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest dividend yield: Avery Dennison (AVY) 2.01%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 0.82%. CL Workshop (NWGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 24.0%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 35.2%, CL Workshop (NWGL) 224.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVY, KOP and NWGL?

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.