CSCIF vs Q vs AVY Stock Comparison

COSCIENS Biopharma, Qnity Electronics and Avery Dennison Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSCIF COSCIENS Biopharma Inc.
$6.44 -3.3% 1M +150.6% 1Y
Market cap
$20.50M
P/E
5.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.89M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$122.68 -2.4% 1M +30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$24.43B
P/E
41.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$182.12 +6.6% 1M +3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.75B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.36B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 4, COSCIENS Biopharma 3, Qnity Electronics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSCIFQAVYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.50M $24.43B $13.75B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.0x 41.7x 19.4x CSCIF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.2x 17.2x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.6% +14.8% +6.8% Q
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 51.4% 11.2% — CSCIF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +150.6% +30.5% +3.4% CSCIF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.8%/yr — -3.5%/yr AVY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 209.8% 55.3% 23.4% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 59/100 69/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

CSCIFQAVY

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

AxisCSCIFQAVY
Valuation 15 #80 of 94 37 #60 of 94 61 #37 of 94
Growth 30 #65 of 92 52 #45 of 92 84 #16 of 92
Profitability 45 #48 of 86 88 #11 of 86 91 #9 of 86
Financial Health 77 #22 of 93 65 #33 of 93 –
Shareholder Returns – 56 #32 of 71 40 #43 of 71
Overall 42 59 69
  • CSCIF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSCIFQAVYSPY
1 month -3.3%-2.4%+6.6% +0.7%
3 months +28.8%-6.0%+4.2% +3.7%
6 months +242.6%-12.8%+11.1% +7.1%
Year to date +212.6%+50.3%+0.1% +12.8%
1 year +150.6%+30.5%+3.4% +11.9%
3 years +5.9%—+5.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +1.9%—+1.8% +22.8%
5 years -89.1%—-16.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -35.8%—-3.5% +10.9%
10 years -98.3%—+165.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year -33.5%—+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSCIFQAVYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 209.8%55.3%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 204.0%58.7%21.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.982.660.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.550.14 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.8%-38.1%-33.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-30.2%-7.8% -1.2%
52-week high $7.35$175.64$197.45 $779.14
52-week low $0.79$73.54$153.01 $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.

MultipleCSCIFQAVY
P/E now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 21.0x 43.9xmedian 21.0x 19.6xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.4x 4.9xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 12.9x 16.7xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 15.5x 31.1xmedian 15.5x 12.2xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.7x 3.4xmedian 1.7x 5.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.94median 1.68 —median 1.68 1.24median 1.68

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 monthsCSCIFQAVY
Revenue $7.89M $5.21B $9.36B
Gross profit $3.00M $2.41B $2.70B
Operating income -$7.79M $1.34B –
Net income $4.05M $630.00M $708.30M
Free cash flow -$8.86M $825.00M –
R&D $1.99M $374.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $2.79 $9.27
Cash & equivalents $5.01M $961.00M $271.40M
Total debt – $4.02B –
Shares (diluted) 3.17M 210.20M 76.40M
Enterprise value -$9.67M $21.57B $13.75B

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
MetricCSCIFQAVY
P/E 5.0x 43.9x 19.6x
P/FCF -2.3x 31.1x 12.2x
P/Operating cash flow -2.3x 22.0x 11.3x
P/S 2.6x 4.9x 1.5x
P/B 1.3x 3.4x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.9x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA -2.4x 16.7x –
EV/EBIT -2.0x 21.5x –
EV/Revenue 2.0x 5.5x 1.5x
EV/FCF -1.7x 34.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow -1.8x 24.6x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.94 – 1.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSCIFQAVY
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.6% 14.8% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.4% – 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -28.5% 13.3% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -32.3% – 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 59.2% 11.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -67.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 123.1% -23.6% 1.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.3% – 13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.8% -26.4% 4.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.3% – 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.6% – 42.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -74.7% – 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.9% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -79.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSCIFQAVY
Gross margin 38.0% 46.2% –
EBITDA margin -83.6% 33.0% –
Operating margin -98.8% 25.6% –
Pretax margin -87.2% 16.9% –
Net margin 51.4% 11.2% –
FCF margin -112.4% 15.8% –
Operating cash flow margin -111.2% 22.4% 13.0%
Return on equity 42.3% 8.4% –
Return on assets 20.1% 4.4% –
Return on invested capital – 8.3% –
Return on capital employed -42.2% 10.5% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.2x 1.9x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.7% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSCIFQAVY
Debt / assets – 28.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x –
Debt / FCF – 4.9x –
Liabilities / assets 18.7% 47.3% –
Equity / assets 81.3% 52.7% 26.1%
Interest coverage -54.1x 7.1x –
Current ratio 5.6x 2.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 4.2x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 3.0x 0.7x –
Altman Z-score 2.31 3.09 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSCIFQAVY
Dividend yield – 0.2% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% –
Shareholder yield – 0.4% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 5.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCSCIFQAVY
Forward P/E – 28.2xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.35FY2026 $10.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +29.9%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.8% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.34BFY2026 $9.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +12.5%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +23.3% +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSCIFQAVY
Held by institutions – 77.2% 97.4%
Institutions holding – 1,326 784
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.4% +2.7%
Institutions buying – 659 384
Institutions selling – 439 272
Buyers to sellers – 1.50 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.

CSCIFQAVY
CSCIF 1.00 -0.16 0.02
Q -0.16 1.00 0.06
AVY 0.02 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSCIF, Q and AVY?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) $20.50M, Qnity Electronics (Q) $24.43B, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSCIF, Q and AVY?

COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 5.0x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 41.7x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (Qnity Electronics (Q) 28.2x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Qnity Electronics (Q) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) -11.6%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) has the highest net margin (COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 51.4%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) returned the most: COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) +150.6%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +30.5%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +3.4%. Over five years, Avery Dennison (AVY) compounded fastest (COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) -35.8%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.00%. COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) and Avery Dennison (AVY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 209.8%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.3%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSCIF, Q and AVY?

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 4. 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.