AVY vs SCIA vs KBLB Stock Comparison

Avery Dennison, SCI Engineered Materials and Kraig Biocraft Laboratories 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
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

SCI Engineered Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (SCI Engineered Materials 6, Avery Dennison 2, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVYSCIAKBLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.86B $48.06M $92.05M AVY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 17.8x -23.4x SCIA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +87.9% — SCIA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% 9.0% — SCIA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 0.7x KBLB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% +149.4% -11.1% SCIA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.5%/yr +17.7%/yr +2.7%/yr SCIA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.5% 62.3% 93.1% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 76/100 17/100 SCIA

Percentile Scorecard

AVYSCIAKBLB

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

AxisAVYSCIAKBLB
Valuation 60 #38 of 94 77 #22 of 94 15 #80 of 94
Growth 84 #16 of 92 93 #7 of 92 25 #69 of 92
Profitability 93 #7 of 89 89 #11 of 89 –
Financial Health 33 #65 of 97 88 #13 of 97 9 #88 of 97
Shareholder Returns 77 #17 of 70 35 #46 of 70 –
Overall 69 76 17
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SCIA ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • KBLB ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVYSCIAKBLBSPY
1 month +7.7%+17.6%+14.3% -0.8%
3 months +12.5%+50.4%-11.1% +3.5%
6 months +11.2%+111.6%-46.7% +7.0%
Year to date +0.8%+98.9%-11.1% +12.2%
1 year +1.0%+149.4%-11.1% +13.0%
3 years +7.6%+135.6%+166.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.5%+33.1%+38.7% +23.1%
5 years -11.9%+125.5%+14.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.5%+17.7%+2.7% +11.0%
10 years +158.5%+1,147.1%+60.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.0%+28.7%+4.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAVYSCIAKBLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.5%62.3%93.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%49.9%157.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.56-0.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.042.40-0.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.3%-53.7%-72.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%0.0%-50.0% -1.8%
52-week high $197.45$10.60$0.16 $779.14
52-week low $153.01$4.17$0.07 $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.

MultipleAVYSCIAKBLB
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 21.6x 17.4xmedian 21.6x -22.6xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.4x 10.7xmedian 12.4x -25.0xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 15.8x 17.4xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x -13.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.05median 1.66 1.42median 1.66 2.86median 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 monthsAVYSCIAKBLB
Revenue $9.25B $30.14M –
Gross profit $2.68B $7.11M –
Operating income $1.19B $3.06M -$3.50M
Net income $704.90M $2.70M -$3.93M
Free cash flow $1.06B $2.79M –
R&D – $514.84K $206.25K
EPS (diluted) $9.23 $0.61 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $227.30M $9.89M $3.39M
Total debt $14.80B – $6.17M
Shares (diluted) 76.40M 4.45M 1.11B
Enterprise value $12.64B $10.82M $82.44M

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
MetricAVYSCIAKBLB
P/E 19.9x 17.4x -22.6x
P/FCF 13.1x 17.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 10.9x –
P/S 1.5x 1.6x –
P/B 6.0x 3.1x -13.2x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 3.1x -13.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 10.7x -25.0x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 12.4x -24.8x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.3x –
EV/FCF 16.3x 13.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 8.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.05 1.42 2.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVYSCIAKBLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 87.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 6.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% 57.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 12.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.9% 104.0% -48.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 6.8% -20.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.9% 84.7% -50.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 11.4% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.6% 90.1% -42.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 12.3% -7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 29.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 24.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% -7.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 16.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVYSCIAKBLB
Gross margin 29.0% 23.6% –
EBITDA margin 16.5% 11.8% –
Operating margin 12.8% 10.2% –
Pretax margin 10.4% 11.7% –
Net margin 7.6% 9.0% –
FCF margin 11.5% 9.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% 14.8% –
Return on equity 30.5% 18.0% –
Return on assets 7.8% 12.6% 115.0%
Return on invested capital 14.3% – –
Return on capital employed 19.5% 19.3% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVYSCIAKBLB
Debt / assets 39.9% – 34.9%
Debt / equity 1.6x – -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 74.8% 31.4% 258.0%
Equity / assets 25.2% 68.6% -158.0%
Interest coverage 8.4x – -6.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.8x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.1x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.58 6.57 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVYSCIAKBLB
Dividend yield 2.1% – –
Net buyback yield 2.9% 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 0.6% –
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.

ConsensusAVYSCIAKBLB
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.61FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.82BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +0.1% – –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

AVYSCIAKBLB
AVY 1.00 0.11 -0.01
SCIA 0.11 1.00 0.01
KBLB -0.01 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVY, SCIA and KBLB?

Avery Dennison (AVY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.86B, SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) $48.06M, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories (KBLB) $92.05M.

Which stock is cheaper, AVY, SCIA and KBLB?

SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.7x, SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) 17.8x, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories (KBLB) -23.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%, SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) +87.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) has the highest net margin (Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) returned the most: Avery Dennison (AVY) +1.0%, SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) +149.4%, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories (KBLB) -11.1%. Over five years, SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) compounded fastest (Avery Dennison (AVY) -2.5%/yr, SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) +17.7%/yr, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories (KBLB) +2.7%/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%, SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) 0.00%, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories (KBLB) 0.00%. SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) and Kraig Biocraft Laboratories (KBLB) 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%, SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) 62.3%, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories (KBLB) 93.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVY, SCIA and KBLB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) 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.