KOP vs AVY vs IFF Stock Comparison

Koppers Holdings, Avery Dennison and International Flavors & Fragrances Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
$39.85 -13.8% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$793.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
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
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 8, International Flavors & Fragrances 2, Koppers Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKOPAVYIFFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $793.05M $13.86B $23.79B IFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.1x 19.7x 34.2x AVY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 17.3x 28.6x KOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.0% +5.8% -4.6% AVY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% 7.6% 7.0% AVY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.7% 14.3% 3.0% AVY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 23.6x 2.3x 3.0x AVY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% AVY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.8% +1.0% +42.1% IFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr -2.5%/yr -8.8%/yr KOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 23.5% 35.1% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 69/100 50/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

KOPAVYIFF

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

AxisKOPAVYIFF
Valuation 74 #25 of 94 60 #38 of 94 42 #55 of 94
Growth 26 #68 of 92 84 #16 of 92 81 #18 of 92
Profitability 41 #53 of 89 93 #7 of 89 57 #39 of 89
Financial Health 18 #80 of 97 33 #65 of 97 44 #55 of 97
Shareholder Returns 80 #15 of 70 77 #17 of 70 26 #52 of 70
Overall 48 69 50
  • KOP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKOPAVYIFFSPY
1 month -13.8%+7.7%+9.3% -0.8%
3 months -19.6%+12.5%+22.6% +3.5%
6 months -3.6%+11.2%+32.0% +7.0%
Year to date +47.2%+0.8%+39.0% +12.2%
1 year +36.8%+1.0%+42.1% +13.0%
3 years +9.5%+7.6%+38.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.1%+2.5%+11.4% +23.1%
5 years +17.1%-11.9%-36.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.2%-2.5%-8.8% +11.0%
10 years +22.6%+158.5%-29.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.1%+10.0%-3.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKOPAVYIFFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%23.5%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.2%21.7%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.940.480.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.040.041.20 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-33.3%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.8%-7.1%-0.5% -1.8%
52-week high $52.33$197.45$94.13 $779.14
52-week low $26.67$153.01$61.49 $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.

MultipleKOPAVYIFF
P/E now vs peer median -8.8xmedian 21.6x 19.9xmedian 21.6x 34.3xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 44.4xmedian 12.4x 11.4xmedian 12.4x 17.1xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 15.8x 13.1xmedian 15.8x 44.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 6.0xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 1.66 2.05median 1.66 1.06median 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 monthsKOPAVYIFF
Revenue $1.89B $9.25B $9.98B
Gross profit $423.40M $2.68B $3.74B
Operating income -$42.30M $1.19B $754.00M
Net income -$86.90M $704.90M $295.00M
Free cash flow $138.70M $1.06B $540.00M
R&D – – $684.00M
EPS (diluted) $-4.54 $9.23 $2.71
Cash & equivalents $40.70M $227.30M $569.00M
Total debt $897.60M $14.80B $5.70B
Shares (diluted) 19.13M 76.40M 257.00M
Enterprise value $633.65M $12.64B $21.44B

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
MetricKOPAVYIFF
P/E -8.8x 19.9x 34.3x
P/FCF 5.4x 13.1x 44.3x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x 11.3x 20.6x
P/S 0.4x 1.5x 2.4x
P/B 1.9x 6.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 9.0x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 44.4x 11.4x 17.1x
EV/EBIT -38.1x 14.6x 38.5x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.9x 2.9x
EV/FCF 11.6x 16.3x 53.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.4x 14.1x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 2.05 1.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKOPAVYIFF
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.0% 5.8% -4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 2.9% -5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% 7.4% -3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 6.6% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -134.6% 5.9% 295.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.9% 8.9% 35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -675.5% -0.9% 170.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.9% 7.6% 28.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -708.8% 1.6% 900.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.9% 9.7% 32.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.4% 51.6% 5.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 17.6% 12.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 92.9% 67.3% -4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.6% 31.2% 26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKOPAVYIFF
Gross margin 22.4% 29.0% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 1.9% 16.5% 17.1%
Operating margin -2.2% 12.8% 7.6%
Pretax margin -5.2% 10.4% 3.5%
Net margin -4.6% 7.6% 7.0%
FCF margin 7.3% 11.5% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% 13.3% 11.6%
Return on equity -18.6% 30.5% 2.1%
Return on assets -4.8% 7.8% 1.2%
Return on invested capital -2.7% 14.3% 3.0%
Return on capital employed -2.8% 19.5% 3.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.2x 1.8x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKOPAVYIFF
Debt / assets 52.1% 39.9% 22.7%
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 23.6x 2.3x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 3.5x 10.6x
Liabilities / assets 77.5% 74.8% 44.3%
Equity / assets 22.5% 25.2% 55.7%
Interest coverage -0.7x 8.4x 4.0x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.95 3.58 1.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKOPAVYIFF
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.1% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 6.8% 2.9% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 7.7% 5.1% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.7% 138.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.7% 75.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.4% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% -20.7%

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.

ConsensusKOPAVYIFF
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 17.3xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.83FY2026 $10.61FY2026 $3.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.9%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +7.9% +23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 $9.82BFY2026 $8.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.6%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 -25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +0.1% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKOPAVYIFF
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 219 783 753
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +2.7% +6.0%
Institutions buying 108 384 410
Institutions selling 66 272 226
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.41 1.81

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.

KOPAVYIFF
KOP 1.00 0.24 0.26
AVY 0.24 1.00 0.58
IFF 0.26 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KOP, AVY and IFF?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Koppers Holdings (KOP) $793.05M, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.86B, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, KOP, AVY and IFF?

Avery Dennison (AVY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Koppers Holdings (KOP) -9.1x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.7x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Koppers Holdings (KOP) is cheapest (Koppers Holdings (KOP) 10.4x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.3x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 28.6x). 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: Koppers Holdings (KOP) -5.0%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest net margin (Koppers Holdings (KOP) -4.6%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads (Koppers Holdings (KOP) -2.7%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.3%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) returned the most: Koppers Holdings (KOP) +36.8%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +1.0%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +42.1%. Over five years, Koppers Holdings (KOP) compounded fastest (Koppers Holdings (KOP) +3.2%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -2.5%/yr, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest dividend yield: Koppers Holdings (KOP) 0.00%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 0.02%. Koppers Holdings (KOP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Koppers Holdings (KOP) 35.5%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.5%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KOP, AVY and IFF?

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 8. 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.