INEO vs FERG vs AVTR Stock Comparison

INNEOVA Holdings, Ferguson Enterprises and Avantor Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INEO INNEOVA Holdings Ltd
$0.53 -17.2% 1M -37.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.76M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
AVTR Avantor, Inc.
$17.12 +12.2% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.56B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
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Head to Head

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Ferguson Enterprises leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Ferguson Enterprises 9, Avantor 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINEOFERGAVTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.76M $44.71B $11.32B FERG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 22.0x -19.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.5x 21.9x FERG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.2% -1.6% FERG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.5% -8.8% FERG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.7% -3.2% FERG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x 27.2x FERG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.5% -8.6% +13.3% AVTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +8.6%/yr -14.9%/yr FERG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.7% 29.8% 51.2% FERG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 65/100 16/100 FERG

Percentile Scorecard

INEOFERGAVTR

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

AxisINEOFERGAVTR
Valuation – 44 #26 of 46 18 #38 of 46
Growth – 76 #10 of 39 3 #38 of 39
Profitability – 87 #6 of 39 21 #31 of 39
Financial Health 0 #47 of 47 48 #25 of 47 33 #32 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 71 #10 of 32 7 #30 of 32
Overall – 65 16
  • INEO ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • FERG ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • 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

PeriodINEOFERGAVTRSPY
1 month -17.2%+3.1%+12.2% -0.2%
3 months -17.2%-1.1%+37.6% +3.9%
6 months -30.3%-11.1%+117.8% +8.2%
Year to date +4.1%+3.1%+49.4% +12.9%
1 year -37.5%-8.6%+13.3% +12.3%
3 years —+51.3%-4.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+14.8%-1.3% +23.3%
5 years —+51.3%-55.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+8.6%-14.9% +10.9%
10 years —+333.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+15.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINEOFERGAVTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.7%29.8%51.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.1%30.8%53.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.501.130.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.290.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.8%-43.6%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.5%-14.3%-1.0% -1.2%
52-week high $0.85$267.71$17.29 $779.14
52-week low $0.46$214.24$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.

MultipleINEOFERGAVTR
P/E now vs peer median —median 25.3x 22.0xmedian 25.3x -20.0xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.0x 1.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.4x 15.0xmedian 13.4x 120.0xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.9x 19.7xmedian 21.9x 25.5xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.6x 7.6xmedian 2.6x 2.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.38 —median 2.38 0.40median 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 monthsINEOFERGAVTR
Revenue – $31.35B $6.56B
Gross profit – $9.73B $2.09B
Operating income – $2.82B -$301.10M
Net income – $2.03B -$578.00M
Free cash flow – $2.26B $454.70M
EPS (diluted) – $10.42 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $644.00K $820.00M $306.80M
Total debt $73.68M $4.13B $3.70B
Shares (diluted) 14.40M 194.80M 677.20M
Enterprise value $2.70M $41.93B $10.12B

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
MetricINEOFERGAVTR
P/E – 22.0x -20.0x
P/FCF – 19.7x 25.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.0x 19.4x
P/S – 1.4x 1.8x
P/B 1.7x 7.6x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 8.5x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA – 15.0x 120.0x
EV/EBIT – 17.0x -49.7x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 21.1x 32.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.3x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINEOFERGAVTR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.2% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.5% -5.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 17.6% -129.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -33.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 31.6% -184.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -49.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 34.4% -184.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -49.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 35.9% -12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -11.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 42.8% -18.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -14.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINEOFERGAVTR
Gross margin – 31.0% 31.8%
EBITDA margin – 10.2% 1.9%
Operating margin – 9.0% -4.6%
Pretax margin – 8.3% -7.2%
Net margin – 6.5% -8.8%
FCF margin – 7.2% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 8.3% 9.1%
Return on equity – 34.0% -10.3%
Return on assets – 11.4% -5.0%
Return on invested capital – 21.7% -3.2%
Return on capital employed – 23.4% -2.9%
Asset turnover – 1.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x -1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINEOFERGAVTR
Debt / assets 39.4% 23.2% 31.9%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x 27.2x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 8.1x
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 67.0% 51.4%
Equity / assets 10.9% 33.0% 48.6%
Interest coverage – – -1.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 5.41 1.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINEOFERGAVTR
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield – 1.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 3.4% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusINEOFERGAVTR
Forward P/E – 21.5xFY2026 21.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.68FY2026 $0.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.4%FY2026 -13.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.5% +7.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $34.30BFY2026 $6.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.5%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.7% -1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINEOFERGAVTR
Held by institutions – 96.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 937 453
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% +3.5%
Institutions buying – 477 282
Institutions selling – 343 109
Buyers to sellers – 1.39 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.

INEOFERGAVTR
INEO 1.00 -0.03 0.04
FERG -0.03 1.00 0.20
AVTR 0.04 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INEO, FERG and AVTR?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) is the largest by market capitalisation: INNEOVA Holdings (INEO) $7.76M, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) $44.71B, Avantor (AVTR) $11.32B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +5.2%, Avantor (AVTR) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) has the highest net margin (Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 6.5%, Avantor (AVTR) -8.8%). On return on invested capital, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) leads (Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 21.7%, Avantor (AVTR) -3.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Avantor (AVTR) returned the most: INNEOVA Holdings (INEO) -37.5%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) -8.6%, Avantor (AVTR) +13.3%. Over five years, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) compounded fastest (Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +8.6%/yr, Avantor (AVTR) -14.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) has been the steadiest (INNEOVA Holdings (INEO) 100.7%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 29.8%, Avantor (AVTR) 51.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INEO, FERG 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, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 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.