AVY vs KOP vs NWGL Stock Comparison

Avery Dennison, Koppers Holdings and CL Workshop 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
7 wins
KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
$39.85 -13.8% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$793.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 7, 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 $13.86B $793.05M $1.72M AVY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x -9.1x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 10.4x — KOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% -5.0% — AVY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% -4.6% — AVY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% -2.7% — AVY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 23.6x — AVY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% +36.8% -94.9% KOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.5%/yr +3.2%/yr — KOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.5% 35.5% 222.2% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 48/100 — 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 60 #38 of 94 74 #25 of 94 –
Growth 84 #16 of 92 26 #68 of 92 –
Profitability 93 #7 of 89 41 #53 of 89 –
Financial Health 33 #65 of 97 18 #80 of 97 7 #273 of 292
Shareholder Returns 77 #17 of 70 80 #15 of 70 –
Overall 69 48 –
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • KOP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NWGL ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVYKOPNWGLSPY
1 month +7.7%-13.8%-93.7% -0.8%
3 months +12.5%-19.6%-62.5% +3.5%
6 months +11.2%-3.6%-90.8% +7.0%
Year to date +0.8%+47.2%-93.7% +12.2%
1 year +1.0%+36.8%-94.9% +13.0%
3 years +7.6%+9.5%-99.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.5%+3.1%-79.8% +23.1%
5 years -11.9%+17.1%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.5%+3.2%— +11.0%
10 years +158.5%+22.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.0%+2.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAVYKOPNWGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.5%35.5%222.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%36.2%287.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.942.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.041.04-0.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.3%-58.8%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-23.8%-94.7% -1.8%
52-week high $197.45$52.33$1.69 $779.14
52-week low $153.01$26.67$0.08 $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 19.9xmedian 21.6x -8.8xmedian 21.6x —median 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x —median 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.4x 44.4xmedian 12.4x —median 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 15.8x 5.4xmedian 15.8x —median 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.05median 1.66 0.19median 1.66 —median 0.79

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 $9.25B $1.89B –
Gross profit $2.68B $423.40M –
Operating income $1.19B -$42.30M –
Net income $704.90M -$86.90M –
Free cash flow $1.06B $138.70M –
EPS (diluted) $9.23 $-4.54 –
Cash & equivalents $227.30M $40.70M $200.00K
Total debt $14.80B $897.60M -$11.23M
Shares (diluted) 76.40M 19.13M 16.55M
Enterprise value $12.64B $633.65M -$2.75M

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 19.9x -8.8x –
P/FCF 13.1x 5.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 3.9x –
P/S 1.5x 0.4x –
P/B 6.0x 1.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 2.6x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 44.4x –
EV/EBIT 14.6x -38.1x –
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.9x –
EV/FCF 16.3x 11.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 8.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.05 0.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVYKOPNWGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% -5.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -3.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% -0.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 2.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.9% -134.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -30.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -0.9% -675.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -44.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 1.6% -708.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% -46.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 44.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 34.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% 92.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 83.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVYKOPNWGL
Gross margin 29.0% 22.4% –
EBITDA margin 16.5% 1.9% –
Operating margin 12.8% -2.2% –
Pretax margin 10.4% -5.2% –
Net margin 7.6% -4.6% –
FCF margin 11.5% 7.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% 10.1% –
Return on equity 30.5% -18.6% –
Return on assets 7.8% -4.8% –
Return on invested capital 14.3% -2.7% –
Return on capital employed 19.5% -2.8% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -2.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVYKOPNWGL
Debt / assets 39.9% 52.1% 46.3%
Debt / equity 1.6x 2.3x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 23.6x –
Debt / FCF 3.5x 6.5x –
Liabilities / assets 74.8% 77.5% 78.5%
Equity / assets 25.2% 22.5% 21.5%
Interest coverage 8.4x -0.7x –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.58 1.95 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVYKOPNWGL
Dividend yield 2.1% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 2.9% 6.8% –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 7.7% –
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.

ConsensusAVYKOPNWGL
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 10.4xFY2026 –
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 783 219 –
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 0.02
KOP 0.24 1.00 0.13
NWGL 0.02 0.13 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) $13.86B, Koppers Holdings (KOP) $793.05M, CL Workshop (NWGL) $1.72M.

Which company is growing faster?

Avery Dennison (AVY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%, 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) 14.3%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Koppers Holdings (KOP) returned the most: Avery Dennison (AVY) +1.0%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +36.8%, CL Workshop (NWGL) -94.9%. Over five years, Koppers Holdings (KOP) compounded fastest (Avery Dennison (AVY) -2.5%/yr, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +3.2%/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%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 0.00%, CL Workshop (NWGL) 0.00%. Koppers Holdings (KOP) and 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) 23.5%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 35.5%, CL Workshop (NWGL) 222.2%). 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 7. 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.