ESI vs AVY vs EMN Stock Comparison

Element Solutions, Avery Dennison and Eastman Chemical Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ESI Element Solutions Inc
$35.39 -1.6% 1M +33.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.59B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
0.90%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$182.12 +6.6% 1M +3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.82B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.36B
Div. yield
2.13%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
EMN Eastman Chemical Co
$67.92 +3.3% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.77B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.05B
Div. yield
4.95%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionESIAVYEMNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.59B $13.82B $7.77B AVY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.0x 19.6x 12.0x EMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 17.2x 10.3x EMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.6% +6.8% +0.3% ESI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.90% 2.13% 4.95% EMN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.9% +3.4% +11.2% ESI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr -3.5%/yr -8.2%/yr ESI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.0% 23.4% 31.8% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 69/100 67/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

ESIAVYEMN

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

AxisESIAVYEMN
Valuation 38 #59 of 94 61 #37 of 94 83 #17 of 94
Growth 75 #24 of 92 84 #16 of 92 29 #66 of 92
Profitability 58 #37 of 86 91 #9 of 86 –
Financial Health 42 #54 of 93 – –
Shareholder Returns 29 #51 of 71 40 #43 of 71 89 #9 of 71
Overall 48 69 67
  • ESI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • EMN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESIAVYEMNSPY
1 month -1.6%+6.6%+3.3% +0.7%
3 months -0.6%+4.2%-3.0% +3.7%
6 months -16.9%+11.1%-7.1% +7.1%
Year to date +41.6%+0.1%+6.4% +12.8%
1 year +33.9%+3.4%+11.2% +11.9%
3 years +94.5%+5.5%-9.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.8%+1.8%-3.3% +22.8%
5 years +55.8%-16.4%-34.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.3%-3.5%-8.2% +10.9%
10 years +391.5%+165.4%-5.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.3%+10.3%-0.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESIAVYEMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.0%23.4%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.4%21.6%29.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.190.480.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.140.35 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.3%-33.3%-55.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.9%-7.8%-16.5% -1.2%
52-week high $49.09$197.45$81.36 $779.14
52-week low $22.99$153.01$56.37 $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.

MultipleESIAVYEMN
P/E now vs peer median 42.0xmedian 21.0x 19.6xmedian 21.0x 12.0xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 0.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.9xmedian 15.5x 12.2xmedian 15.5x 14.0xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.7x 5.8xmedian 1.7x —median 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 1.68 1.24median 1.68 2.66median 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 monthsESIAVYEMN
Revenue $3.49B $9.36B $9.05B
Gross profit $1.28B $2.70B $1.86B
Operating income $408.70M – –
Net income $205.20M $708.30M $649.00M
Free cash flow $182.90M – –
R&D $80.00M – $246.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.84 $9.27 $5.61
Cash & equivalents $224.90M $271.40M –
Total debt $2.08B – –
Shares (diluted) 243.70M 76.40M 115.30M
Enterprise value $7.38B $13.82B $7.77B

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
MetricESIAVYEMN
P/E 42.0x 19.6x 12.0x
P/FCF 46.9x 12.2x 14.0x
P/Operating cash flow 30.3x 11.3x 8.8x
P/S 2.5x 1.5x 0.9x
P/B 3.0x 5.8x –
P/Tangible book 4.5x 5.8x –
EV/EBITDA 18.1x – –
EV/EBIT 25.6x – –
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF 57.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 36.9x 11.3x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 1.24 2.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESIAVYEMN
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.6% 6.8% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 4.2% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.5% 7.8% -9.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 7.4% -1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.6% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -14.4% 1.8% -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.0% 13.6% 3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.0% 4.0% -7.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 55.8% 15.9% 4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.0% 42.6% -12.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 12.4% -13.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESIAVYEMN
Gross margin 36.6% – –
EBITDA margin 16.6% – –
Operating margin 11.7% – –
Pretax margin 9.0% – –
Net margin 5.9% – –
FCF margin 5.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 13.0% 9.7%
Return on equity 7.2% – –
Return on assets 3.5% – –
Return on invested capital 5.4% – –
Return on capital employed 7.8% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESIAVYEMN
Debt / assets 35.5% – –
Debt / equity 0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – –
Debt / FCF 11.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 50.7% – –
Equity / assets 49.3% 26.1% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.2x –
Quick ratio 1.7x – –
Cash ratio 0.4x – –
Altman Z-score 2.58 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESIAVYEMN
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.1% 4.9%
Net buyback yield 0.5% – –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 2.1% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
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.

ConsensusESIAVYEMN
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 17.2xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.72FY2026 $10.61FY2026 $6.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.7% +7.9% -5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $9.82BFY2026 $9.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +51.4%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% +0.1% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESIAVYEMN
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.4% 94.1%
Institutions holding 500 784 649
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +2.7% -0.1%
Institutions buying 270 384 327
Institutions selling 176 272 194
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.41 1.69

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.

ESIAVYEMN
ESI 1.00 0.13 0.27
AVY 0.13 1.00 0.51
EMN 0.27 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESI, AVY and EMN?

Avery Dennison (AVY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Element Solutions (ESI) $8.59B, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.82B, Eastman Chemical (EMN) $7.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESI, AVY and EMN?

Eastman Chemical (EMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Element Solutions (ESI) 42.0x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.6x, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eastman Chemical (EMN) is cheapest (Element Solutions (ESI) 20.6x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.2x, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 10.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Element Solutions (ESI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Element Solutions (ESI) +39.6%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +6.8%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) +0.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Element Solutions (ESI) returned the most: Element Solutions (ESI) +33.9%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +3.4%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) +11.2%. Over five years, Element Solutions (ESI) compounded fastest (Element Solutions (ESI) +9.3%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.5%/yr, Eastman Chemical (EMN) -8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eastman Chemical (EMN) has the highest dividend yield: Element Solutions (ESI) 0.90%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 2.13%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 4.95%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Element Solutions (ESI) 47.0%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.4%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 3. 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.