ESI vs AVY vs NEU Stock Comparison

Element Solutions, Avery Dennison and Newmarket Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ESI Element Solutions Inc
$33.44 -11.0% 1M +23.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.53B
P/E
36.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$192.62 +13.4% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.38B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.36B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
NEU Newmarket Corp
$725.88 -21.5% 1M -5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.31B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.77B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Newmarket leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Newmarket 7, Avery Dennison 3, Element Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESIAVYNEULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.53B $14.38B $6.31B AVY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.7x 20.3x 13.8x NEU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 18.2x 16.3x NEU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.6% +6.8% +0.9% ESI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% 7.6% 16.5% NEU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% 14.4% 16.0% NEU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.2x 1.1x NEU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% AVY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.7% +10.5% -5.9% ESI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr -3.2%/yr +16.5%/yr NEU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 24.0% 33.2% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 69/100 71/100 NEU

Percentile Scorecard

ESIAVYNEU

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

AxisESIAVYNEU
Valuation 37 #60 of 95 64 #35 of 95 57 #41 of 95
Growth 74 #25 of 93 80 #19 of 93 47 #50 of 93
Profitability 59 #37 of 89 92 #8 of 89 93 #7 of 89
Financial Health 46 #52 of 96 34 #64 of 96 73 #27 of 96
Shareholder Returns 29 #53 of 74 74 #20 of 74 85 #12 of 74
Overall 49 69 71
  • ESI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NEU ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESIAVYNEUSPY
1 month -11.0%+13.4%-21.5% -1.0%
3 months -12.7%+9.6%-17.7% -0.4%
6 months -24.4%+15.6%+5.4% +4.5%
Year to date +33.8%+5.9%+5.6% +12.4%
1 year +23.7%+10.5%-5.9% +13.6%
3 years +72.4%+6.3%+48.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +19.9%+2.1%+14.0% +20.8%
5 years +28.5%-14.9%+114.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +5.1%-3.2%+16.5% +10.4%
10 years +323.8%+172.5%+84.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +15.5%+10.5%+6.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureESIAVYNEUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%24.0%33.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.9%21.7%37.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.120.500.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.44-0.18 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.3%-33.3%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.9%-2.4%-24.5% -1.6%
52-week high $49.09$197.45$961.92 $779.14
52-week low $22.99$153.01$584.66 $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.

MultipleESIAVYNEU
P/E now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 20.8x 20.6xmedian 20.8x 14.5xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 12.0x 11.7xmedian 12.0x 10.8xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.4xmedian 16.1x 14.0xmedian 16.1x 17.4xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 6.1xmedian 1.6x 3.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 1.81 1.28median 1.81 2.37median 1.81

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 monthsESIAVYNEU
Revenue $3.49B $9.36B $2.77B
Gross profit $1.28B $2.70B $876.45M
Operating income $408.70M $1.19B $559.87M
Net income $205.20M $708.30M $457.21M
Free cash flow $182.90M $1.04B $383.41M
R&D $80.00M – $124.05M
EPS (diluted) $0.84 $9.33 $49.92
Cash & equivalents $224.90M $271.40M $77.32M
Total debt $2.08B $3.62B $830.05M
Shares (diluted) 243.70M 75.90M 9.16M
Enterprise value $6.31B $13.42B $5.98B

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
MetricESIAVYNEU
P/E 39.7x 20.6x 14.5x
P/FCF 44.4x 14.0x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 28.6x 11.9x 13.4x
P/S 2.3x 1.6x 2.4x
P/B 2.8x 6.1x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 8.9x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x 11.7x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 24.4x 15.1x 13.3x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.9x 2.7x
EV/FCF 54.5x 17.2x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.2x 14.7x 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 1.28 2.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESIAVYNEU
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.6% 6.8% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 4.2% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.5% 7.8% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 7.4% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.6% 5.9% -1.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 10.1% 4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.4% 1.8% 2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.0% 13.6% 4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.0% 4.6% 4.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 55.8% 16.1% 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.0% 42.6% -17.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 12.4% 0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.2% 51.7% -29.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.3% 20.6% -5.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESIAVYNEU
Gross margin 36.6% 28.8% 31.7%
EBITDA margin 16.6% 16.4% 24.8%
Operating margin 11.7% 12.7% 20.2%
Pretax margin 9.0% 10.4% 21.2%
Net margin 5.9% 7.6% 16.5%
FCF margin 5.2% 11.1% 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 13.0% 18.1%
Return on equity 7.2% 30.1% 24.3%
Return on assets 3.5% 7.7% 12.6%
Return on invested capital 5.4% 14.4% 16.0%
Return on capital employed 7.8% 18.9% 17.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESIAVYNEU
Debt / assets 35.5% 39.4% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.2x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 11.4x 3.5x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 50.7% 73.9% 47.1%
Equity / assets 49.3% 26.1% 52.9%
Interest coverage – 8.2x 15.8x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.2x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.49 3.71 4.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESIAVYNEU
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.0% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 2.6% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 4.6% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.8% 24.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.5% 29.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.5% 9.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.5% 9.9%

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.

ConsensusESIAVYNEU
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 16.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.72FY2026 $10.61FY2026 $44.59FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +0.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +33.7% +7.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $9.82BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +51.4%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 -15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% +0.1% +20.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESIAVYNEU
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.4% 65.3%
Institutions holding 501 784 424
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +2.7% +3.9%
Institutions buying 271 384 219
Institutions selling 176 272 139
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.41 1.58

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.

ESIAVYNEU
ESI 1.00 0.11 0.10
AVY 0.11 1.00 0.13
NEU 0.10 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESI, AVY and NEU?

Avery Dennison (AVY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Element Solutions (ESI) $7.53B, Avery Dennison (AVY) $14.38B, Newmarket (NEU) $6.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESI, AVY and NEU?

Newmarket (NEU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Element Solutions (ESI) 36.7x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 20.3x, Newmarket (NEU) 13.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmarket (NEU) is cheapest (Element Solutions (ESI) 19.4x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 18.2x, Newmarket (NEU) 16.3x). 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%, Newmarket (NEU) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmarket (NEU) has the highest net margin (Element Solutions (ESI) 5.9%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, Newmarket (NEU) 16.5%). On return on invested capital, Newmarket (NEU) leads (Element Solutions (ESI) 5.4%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.4%, Newmarket (NEU) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Element Solutions (ESI) returned the most: Element Solutions (ESI) +23.7%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +10.5%, Newmarket (NEU) -5.9%. Over five years, Newmarket (NEU) compounded fastest (Element Solutions (ESI) +5.1%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.2%/yr, Newmarket (NEU) +16.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest dividend yield: Element Solutions (ESI) 0.00%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%, Newmarket (NEU) 0.02%. Element Solutions (ESI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Element Solutions (ESI) 47.3%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 24.0%, Newmarket (NEU) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Newmarket (NEU) leads on 7. 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.