CSCIF vs AVY vs SOLS Stock Comparison

COSCIENS Biopharma, Avery Dennison and Solstice Advanced Materials Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$181.77 +6.7% 1M +0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.80B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25B
Div. yield
2.13%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 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.

QuestionCSCIFAVYSOLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.42M $13.80B $9.97B AVY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.8x 19.7x 47.5x CSCIF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.1x 23.3x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.6% +5.8% +9.2% SOLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 51.4% 7.6% 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 — 2.13% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +140.2% +0.7% +37.6% CSCIF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.5%/yr -3.3%/yr — AVY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 210.2% 23.4% 54.9% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 69/100 39/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

CSCIFAVYSOLS

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureCSCIFAVYSOLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 210.2%23.4%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 204.0%21.6%54.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.970.481.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.670.030.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.8%-33.3%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.0%-7.9%-28.9% -1.2%
52-week high $7.35$197.45$88.60 $779.14
52-week low $0.79$153.01$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.

MultipleCSCIFAVYSOLS
P/E now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 22.0x 19.7xmedian 22.0x 47.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 12.4x 11.3xmedian 12.4x 12.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 15.1x 13.0xmedian 15.1x 51.3xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 5.9xmedian 1.6x 6.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.89median 1.66 2.03median 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 monthsCSCIFAVYSOLS
Revenue $7.89M $9.25B $4.10B
Gross profit $3.00M $2.68B $1.25B
Operating income -$7.79M $1.19B $692.00M
Net income $4.05M $704.90M $258.00M
Free cash flow -$8.86M $1.06B $195.00M
R&D $1.99M – $106.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $9.23 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $5.01M $227.30M $750.00M
Total debt – $14.80B $1.97B
Shares (diluted) 3.17M 76.40M 159.40M
Enterprise value -$10.75M $12.58B $7.63B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSCIFAVYSOLS
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 18.7% 74.8% 73.2%
Equity / assets 81.3% 25.2% 26.8%
Interest coverage -54.1x 8.4x 9.0x
Current ratio 5.6x 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 4.2x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 3.0x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.13 3.57 2.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSCIFAVYSOLS
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.

ConsensusCSCIFAVYSOLS
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
HoldersCSCIFAVYSOLS
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.

CSCIFAVYSOLS
CSCIF 1.00 0.02 0.03
AVY 0.02 1.00 0.14
SOLS 0.03 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSCIF, AVY and SOLS?

Avery Dennison (AVY) is the largest by market capitalisation: COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) $19.42M, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.80B, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) $9.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSCIF, AVY and SOLS?

COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 4.8x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.7x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 47.5x). 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: COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) -11.6%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) has the highest net margin (COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 51.4%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, 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: COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) +140.2%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +0.7%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +37.6%. Over five years, Avery Dennison (AVY) compounded fastest (COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) -36.5%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Avery Dennison (AVY) 2.13%, 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 (COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 210.2%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.4%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSCIF, AVY 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.