EMN vs AVY vs ATI Stock Comparison

Eastman Chemical, Avery Dennison and Ati Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EMN Eastman Chemical Co
$65.71 -1.9% 1M +4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.56B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.87B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
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
3 wins
ATI Ati Inc
$164.50 -11.3% 1M +84.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.65B
P/E
47.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ati leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ati 6, Avery Dennison 3, Eastman Chemical 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMNAVYATILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.56B $13.86B $22.65B ATI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 19.7x 47.6x EMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 17.3x 34.4x EMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.5% +5.8% +4.6% AVY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 7.6% 10.1% ATI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% 14.3% 14.9% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 2.3x 1.6x ATI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.8% +1.0% +84.3% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.0%/yr -2.5%/yr +61.6%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.1% 23.5% 42.0% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 69/100 58/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

EMNAVYATI

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

AxisEMNAVYATI
Valuation 85 #15 of 94 60 #38 of 94 14 #81 of 94
Growth 28 #67 of 92 84 #16 of 92 88 #12 of 92
Profitability 58 #38 of 89 93 #7 of 89 91 #9 of 89
Financial Health 27 #71 of 97 33 #65 of 97 49 #50 of 97
Shareholder Returns 90 #8 of 70 77 #17 of 70 48 #37 of 70
Overall 57 69 58
  • EMN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMNAVYATISPY
1 month -1.9%+7.7%-11.3% -0.8%
3 months -2.9%+12.5%-14.6% +3.5%
6 months -8.9%+11.2%+7.2% +7.0%
Year to date +2.9%+0.8%+43.3% +12.2%
1 year +4.8%+1.0%+84.3% +13.0%
3 years -9.5%+7.6%+337.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.3%+2.5%+63.6% +23.1%
5 years -37.7%-11.9%+1,001.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.0%-2.5%+61.6% +11.0%
10 years -2.0%+158.5%+1,052.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.2%+10.0%+27.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEMNAVYATISPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.1%23.5%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%21.7%40.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.800.481.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.150.042.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-33.3%-38.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-7.1%-29.0% -1.8%
52-week high $81.36$197.45$231.79 $779.14
52-week low $56.37$153.01$91.71 $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.

MultipleEMNAVYATI
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 21.6x 19.9xmedian 21.6x 47.1xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 4.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 12.4x 11.4xmedian 12.4x 26.7xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 15.8x 13.1xmedian 15.8x 42.6xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.6x 6.0xmedian 1.6x 11.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.26median 1.66 2.05median 1.66 5.31median 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 monthsEMNAVYATI
Revenue $8.87B $9.25B $4.72B
Gross profit $1.76B $2.68B $1.10B
Operating income $750.00M $1.19B $716.80M
Net income $443.00M $704.90M $488.90M
Free cash flow $539.00M $1.06B $526.30M
R&D $246.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.83 $9.23 $3.44
Cash & equivalents $691.00M $227.30M $783.00M
Total debt $5.22B $14.80B $2.19B
Shares (diluted) 115.30M 76.40M 138.30M
Enterprise value $5.15B $12.64B $20.68B

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
MetricEMNAVYATI
P/E 17.0x 19.9x 47.1x
P/FCF 13.9x 13.1x 42.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 11.3x 27.8x
P/S 0.8x 1.5x 4.8x
P/B 1.2x 6.0x 11.2x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 9.0x 11.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x 11.4x 26.7x
EV/EBIT 16.1x 14.6x 33.2x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.9x 5.0x
EV/FCF 22.3x 16.3x 45.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 14.1x 29.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.26 2.05 5.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMNAVYATI
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.5% 5.8% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 2.9% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -21.1% 7.4% 15.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 6.6% 12.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -37.6% 5.9% 8.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 8.9% 16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -46.9% -0.9% 12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.5% 7.6% 5.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -46.5% 1.6% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.5% 9.7% 8.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% 51.6% 69.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 17.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.8% 67.3% 123.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 31.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMNAVYATI
Gross margin 19.9% 29.0% 23.4%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 16.5% 18.9%
Operating margin 8.5% 12.8% 15.2%
Pretax margin 6.1% 10.4% 12.7%
Net margin 5.0% 7.6% 10.1%
FCF margin 6.1% 11.5% 11.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 13.3% 17.1%
Return on equity 7.2% 30.5% 25.2%
Return on assets 2.9% 7.8% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 5.4% 14.3% 14.9%
Return on capital employed 6.0% 19.5% 17.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMNAVYATI
Debt / assets 33.8% 39.9% 38.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.6x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 2.3x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 9.7x 3.5x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 60.0% 74.8% 65.2%
Equity / assets 40.0% 25.2% 34.8%
Interest coverage – 8.4x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.26 3.58 5.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMNAVYATI
Dividend yield 5.1% 2.1% –
Net buyback yield – 2.9% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 5.1% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusEMNAVYATI
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 17.3xFY2026 34.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.58FY2026 $10.61FY2026 $4.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +47.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.2% +7.9% +23.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.50BFY2026 $9.82BFY2026 $5.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.5%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% +0.1% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMNAVYATI
Held by institutions 94.1% 97.4% 93.5%
Institutions holding 648 783 785
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +2.7% +0.9%
Institutions buying 327 384 478
Institutions selling 193 272 217
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.41 2.20

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.

EMNAVYATI
EMN 1.00 0.51 0.18
AVY 0.51 1.00 0.13
ATI 0.18 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMN, AVY and ATI?

Ati (ATI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eastman Chemical (EMN) $7.56B, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.86B, Ati (ATI) $22.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMN, AVY and ATI?

Eastman Chemical (EMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eastman Chemical (EMN) 17.1x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.7x, Ati (ATI) 47.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eastman Chemical (EMN) is cheapest (Eastman Chemical (EMN) 10.0x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.3x, Ati (ATI) 34.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Avery Dennison (AVY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eastman Chemical (EMN) -4.5%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%, Ati (ATI) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ati (ATI) has the highest net margin (Eastman Chemical (EMN) 5.0%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, Ati (ATI) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (Eastman Chemical (EMN) 5.4%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.3%, Ati (ATI) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Eastman Chemical (EMN) +4.8%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +1.0%, Ati (ATI) +84.3%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Eastman Chemical (EMN) -9.0%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -2.5%/yr, Ati (ATI) +61.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Eastman Chemical (EMN) 0.00%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%, Ati (ATI) 0.00%. Eastman Chemical (EMN) and Ati (ATI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Eastman Chemical (EMN) 32.1%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.5%, Ati (ATI) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMN, AVY and ATI?

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