EACO vs INGM vs AVTR Stock Comparison

Eaco, Ingram Micro Holding and Avantor Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EACO Eaco Corp
$103.55 -17.2% 1M +39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$503.42M
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.61M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
8 wins
INGM Ingram Micro Holding Corp
$28.49 +5.6% 1M +31.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.56B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Technology Distribution Technology
2 wins
AVTR Avantor, Inc.
$17.28 +13.2% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.56B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eaco leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Eaco 8, Ingram Micro Holding 2, Avantor 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEACOINGMAVTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $503.42M $6.56B $11.60B AVTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.1x 15.2x -20.1x EACO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.8x 22.2x INGM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.8% +11.5% -1.6% EACO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 0.8% -8.8% EACO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.1% 8.2% -3.2% EACO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.5x 27.2x EACO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.9% +31.1% +12.2% EACO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.3%/yr — -14.1%/yr EACO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.1% 44.1% 51.2% INGM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 49/100 16/100 EACO

Percentile Scorecard

EACOINGMAVTR

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

AxisEACOINGMAVTR
Valuation 67 #16 of 46 63 #19 of 50 18 #38 of 46
Growth 92 #4 of 39 86 #7 of 45 3 #38 of 39
Profitability 77 #10 of 40 30 #29 of 41 21 #32 of 40
Financial Health 98 #2 of 49 28 #45 of 62 31 #34 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 38 #19 of 30 7 #30 of 32
Overall 83 49 16
  • EACO ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • INGM ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • AVTR ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEACOINGMAVTRSPY
1 month -17.2%+5.6%+13.2% -0.8%
3 months +2.5%-2.2%+46.9% +3.5%
6 months +15.0%-5.6%+116.8% +7.0%
Year to date +33.4%+33.5%+50.8% +12.2%
1 year +39.9%+31.1%+12.2% +13.0%
3 years +204.6%—-3.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +45.0%—-1.0% +23.1%
5 years +424.3%—-53.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +39.3%—-14.1% +11.0%
10 years +1,625.8%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +33.0%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEACOINGMAVTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.1%44.1%51.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 121.6%46.8%54.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.041.250.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.710.710.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.7%-40.8%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.3%-10.0%-0.1% -1.8%
52-week high $135.00$31.64$17.29 $779.14
52-week low $73.00$19.51$7.41 $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.

MultipleEACOINGMAVTR
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 25.1x 15.3xmedian 17.9x -20.2xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.0x 0.1xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 13.3x 8.1xmedian 11.0x 120.8xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 55.9xmedian 21.5x -29.0xmedian 12.1x 25.7xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 2.38 —median 1.49 0.41median 2.38

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 monthsEACOINGMAVTR
Revenue $493.61M $55.98B $6.56B
Gross profit $152.37M $3.72B $2.09B
Operating income $54.76M $992.13M -$301.10M
Net income $41.81M $430.60M -$578.00M
Free cash flow $9.00M -$231.59M $454.70M
EPS (diluted) $8.51 $1.85 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $758.00K $808.97M $306.80M
Total debt $16.66M $3.80B $3.70B
Shares (diluted) 4.90M 232.23M 677.20M
Enterprise value $378.00M $2.17B $10.40B

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
MetricEACOINGMAVTR
P/E 12.1x 15.3x -20.2x
P/FCF 55.9x -29.0x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 40.9x -69.4x 19.6x
P/S 1.0x 0.1x 1.8x
P/B 2.7x 1.6x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.9x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 8.1x 120.8x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 9.8x -50.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.2x 2.3x
EV/FCF 52.6x -41.9x 33.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.5x -100.4x 25.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 – 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEACOINGMAVTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.8% 11.5% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.8% – -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.9% 7.9% -5.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.0% – -5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.1% 22.4% -129.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.9% – -33.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.0% 61.2% -184.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% – -49.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.1% 63.1% -184.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.0% – -49.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -35.6% 79.3% -12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.7% – -11.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.2% 61.7% -18.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.1% – -14.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEACOINGMAVTR
Gross margin 30.9% 6.6% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 2.1% 1.9%
Operating margin 11.1% 1.8% -4.6%
Pretax margin 11.3% 1.2% -7.2%
Net margin 8.5% 0.8% -8.8%
FCF margin 1.8% -0.4% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin 2.5% -0.2% 9.1%
Return on equity 23.0% 10.2% -10.3%
Return on assets 16.5% 2.0% -5.0%
Return on invested capital 22.1% 8.2% -3.2%
Return on capital employed 30.4% 14.0% -2.9%
Asset turnover 1.9x 2.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -0.2x -1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEACOINGMAVTR
Debt / assets 1.5% 17.6% 31.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.5x 27.2x
Debt / FCF 0.5x -16.4x 8.1x
Liabilities / assets 29.7% 80.1% 51.4%
Equity / assets 70.3% 19.9% 48.6%
Interest coverage 286.7x 3.3x -1.8x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.88 3.34 1.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEACOINGMAVTR
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 1.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 2.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 17.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -32.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 85.9% –
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.

ConsensusEACOINGMAVTR
Forward P/E – 8.8xFY2026 22.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.25FY2026 $0.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +12.1%FY2026 -13.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.2% +7.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $55.78BFY2026 $6.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.1%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.1% -1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEACOINGMAVTR
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 228 453
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.0% +3.5%
Institutions buying – 165 282
Institutions selling – 44 109
Buyers to sellers – 3.75 2.59

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.

EACOINGMAVTR
EACO 1.00 -0.02 -0.02
INGM -0.02 1.00 0.16
AVTR -0.02 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EACO, INGM and AVTR?

Avantor (AVTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eaco (EACO) $503.42M, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) $6.56B, Avantor (AVTR) $11.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, EACO, INGM and AVTR?

Eaco (EACO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eaco (EACO) 12.1x, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 15.2x, Avantor (AVTR) -20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) is cheapest (Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 8.8x, Avantor (AVTR) 22.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eaco (EACO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eaco (EACO) +22.8%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +11.5%, Avantor (AVTR) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eaco (EACO) has the highest net margin (Eaco (EACO) 8.5%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 0.8%, Avantor (AVTR) -8.8%). On return on invested capital, Eaco (EACO) leads (Eaco (EACO) 22.1%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 8.2%, Avantor (AVTR) -3.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eaco (EACO) returned the most: Eaco (EACO) +39.9%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) +31.1%, Avantor (AVTR) +12.2%. Over five years, Eaco (EACO) compounded fastest (Eaco (EACO) +39.3%/yr, Avantor (AVTR) -14.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 0.01%, Avantor (AVTR) 0.00%. Eaco (EACO) and Avantor (AVTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) has been the steadiest (Eaco (EACO) 56.1%, Ingram Micro Holding (INGM) 44.1%, Avantor (AVTR) 51.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EACO, INGM and AVTR?

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