HUN vs IFF vs AVY Stock Comparison

Huntsman, International Flavors & Fragrances and Avery Dennison Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUN Huntsman CORP
$8.90 0.0% 1M -1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.58B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.90B
Div. yield
0.06%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
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
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 9, International Flavors & Fragrances 2, Huntsman 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUNIFFAVYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.58B $23.79B $13.86B IFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.8x 34.2x 19.7x AVY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.6x 17.3x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% -4.6% +5.8% AVY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 7.0% 7.6% AVY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.6% 3.0% 14.3% AVY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.6x 3.0x 2.3x AVY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.02% 0.02% HUN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.7% +42.1% +1.0% IFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.4%/yr -8.8%/yr -2.5%/yr AVY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 35.1% 23.5% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 50/100 69/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

HUNIFFAVY

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

AxisHUNIFFAVY
Valuation 71 #28 of 94 42 #55 of 94 60 #38 of 94
Growth 20 #74 of 92 81 #18 of 92 84 #16 of 92
Profitability 35 #58 of 89 57 #39 of 89 93 #7 of 89
Financial Health 25 #73 of 97 44 #55 of 97 33 #65 of 97
Shareholder Returns 42 #41 of 70 26 #52 of 70 77 #17 of 70
Overall 39 50 69
  • HUN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • IFF 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

PeriodHUNIFFAVYSPY
1 month 0.0%+9.3%+7.7% -0.8%
3 months -24.2%+22.6%+12.5% +3.5%
6 months -35.1%+32.0%+11.2% +7.0%
Year to date -11.0%+39.0%+0.8% +12.2%
1 year -1.7%+42.1%+1.0% +13.0%
3 years -61.5%+38.1%+7.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -27.2%+11.4%+2.5% +23.1%
5 years -71.8%-36.8%-11.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -22.4%-8.8%-2.5% +11.0%
10 years -46.3%-29.1%+158.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -6.0%-3.4%+10.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHUNIFFAVYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%35.1%23.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.9%28.7%21.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.680.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.031.200.04 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-61.1%-33.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.0%-0.5%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $15.89$94.13$197.45 $779.14
52-week low $7.42$61.49$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.

MultipleHUNIFFAVY
P/E now vs peer median -8.6xmedian 21.6x 34.3xmedian 21.6x 19.9xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 12.4x 17.1xmedian 12.4x 11.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -385.8xmedian 15.8x 44.3xmedian 15.8x 13.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 6.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 1.66 1.06median 1.66 2.05median 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 monthsHUNIFFAVY
Revenue $5.90B $9.98B $9.25B
Gross profit $796.00M $3.74B $2.68B
Operating income -$32.00M $754.00M $1.19B
Net income -$127.00M $295.00M $704.90M
Free cash flow -$4.00M $540.00M $1.06B
R&D $112.00M $684.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.04 $2.71 $9.23
Cash & equivalents $346.00M $569.00M $227.30M
Total debt $2.09B $5.70B $14.80B
Shares (diluted) 173.40M 257.00M 76.40M
Enterprise value -$31.46M $21.44B $12.64B

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
MetricHUNIFFAVY
P/E -8.6x 34.3x 19.9x
P/FCF -385.8x 44.3x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x 20.6x 11.3x
P/S 0.3x 2.4x 1.5x
P/B 0.5x 1.7x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 2.3x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x 17.1x 11.4x
EV/EBIT -102.6x 38.5x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF -821.1x 53.8x 16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.0x 25.0x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 1.06 2.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUNIFFAVY
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% -4.6% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.9% -5.6% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.1% -3.8% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.2% -0.2% 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 67.7% 295.8% 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.9% 35.2% 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.0% 170.2% -0.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 28.8% 7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.8% 900.0% 1.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -44.8% 32.3% 9.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -49.5% 5.4% 51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.1% 12.2% 17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -102.5% -4.4% 67.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% 26.8% 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUNIFFAVY
Gross margin 13.5% 37.5% 29.0%
EBITDA margin 4.5% 17.1% 16.5%
Operating margin -0.5% 7.6% 12.8%
Pretax margin -1.4% 3.5% 10.4%
Net margin -3.1% 7.0% 7.6%
FCF margin -0.1% 5.4% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 2.8% 11.6% 13.3%
Return on equity -4.4% 2.1% 30.5%
Return on assets -1.8% 1.2% 7.8%
Return on invested capital -0.6% 3.0% 14.3%
Return on capital employed -0.6% 3.6% 19.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 3.9x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.9% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUNIFFAVY
Debt / assets 29.0% 22.7% 39.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.6x 3.0x 2.3x
Debt / FCF -521.8x 10.6x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 44.3% 74.8%
Equity / assets 40.7% 55.7% 25.2%
Interest coverage – 4.0x 8.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.45 1.82 3.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUNIFFAVY
Dividend yield 4.0% 1.7% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 2.0% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -71.7% 138.6% 41.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) -2,275% 75.7% 27.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -48.0% 0.0% 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -18.3% -20.7% 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.

ConsensusHUNIFFAVY
Forward P/E – 28.6xFY2026 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.27FY2026 $3.28FY2026 $10.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -21.9%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.5% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.42BFY2026 $8.10BFY2026 $9.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 -25.7%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% -8.1% +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUNIFFAVY
Held by institutions 89.1% 100.0% 97.4%
Institutions holding 357 753 783
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.8% +6.0% +2.7%
Institutions buying 168 410 384
Institutions selling 139 226 272
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.81 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.

HUNIFFAVY
HUN 1.00 0.23 0.30
IFF 0.23 1.00 0.58
AVY 0.30 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUN, IFF and AVY?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntsman (HUN) $1.58B, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.79B, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUN, IFF and AVY?

Avery Dennison (AVY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntsman (HUN) -8.8x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 34.2x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 28.6x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.3x). 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: Huntsman (HUN) +0.6%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest net margin (Huntsman (HUN) -3.1%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads (Huntsman (HUN) -0.6%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 3.0%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) returned the most: Huntsman (HUN) -1.7%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +42.1%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +1.0%. Over five years, Avery Dennison (AVY) compounded fastest (Huntsman (HUN) -22.4%/yr, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -8.8%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntsman (HUN) has the highest dividend yield: Huntsman (HUN) 0.06%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 0.02%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Huntsman (HUN) 60.6%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.1%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUN, IFF 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 9. 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.