MAGN vs AVY vs SOLS Stock Comparison

Magnera, Avery Dennison and Solstice Advanced Materials Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAGN Magnera Corp
$12.06 +3.7% 1M +40.2% 1Y
Market cap
$422.36M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.28B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$182.12 +6.6% 1M +3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.82B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.36B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 6, Solstice Advanced Materials 3, Magnera 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMAGNAVYSOLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $422.36M $13.82B $9.50B AVY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.8x 19.5x 45.2x AVY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.2x 23.2x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.9% +6.8% +9.2% MAGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.4% — 5.1% SOLS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.2% — 9.8% SOLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x — 1.3x SOLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.2% +3.4% +27.0% MAGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -43.7%/yr -3.5%/yr — AVY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.8% 23.4% 54.7% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 69/100 39/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

MAGNAVYSOLS

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

AxisMAGNAVYSOLS
Valuation 90 #10 of 94 61 #37 of 94 40 #57 of 94
Growth 100 #1 of 92 84 #16 of 92 23 #71 of 92
Profitability 46 #47 of 86 91 #9 of 86 79 #19 of 86
Financial Health 23 #72 of 93 – 38 #58 of 93
Shareholder Returns – 40 #43 of 71 13 #62 of 71
Overall 65 69 39
  • MAGN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SOLS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMAGNAVYSOLSSPY
1 month +3.7%+6.6%+11.7% +0.7%
3 months -9.5%+4.2%+9.0% +3.7%
6 months +20.8%+11.1%-23.7% +7.1%
Year to date -20.3%+0.1%+28.8% +12.8%
1 year +40.2%+3.4%+27.0% +11.9%
3 years -44.8%+5.5%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -18.0%+1.8%— +22.8%
5 years -94.4%-16.4%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -43.7%-3.5%— +10.9%
10 years -95.7%+165.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -27.0%+10.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMAGNAVYSOLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.8%23.4%54.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.9%21.6%54.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.481.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.140.49 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.7%-33.3%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-7.8%-29.4% -1.2%
52-week high $15.26$197.45$88.60 $779.14
52-week low $7.96$153.01$41.43 $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.

MultipleMAGNAVYSOLS
P/E now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 21.0x 19.6xmedian 21.0x 47.3xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x 12.2xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 15.5x 12.2xmedian 15.5x 51.0xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.7x 5.8xmedian 1.7x 6.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.07median 1.68 1.24median 1.68 —median 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 monthsMAGNAVYSOLS
Revenue $3.28B $9.36B $4.10B
Gross profit $392.00M $2.70B $1.25B
Operating income $63.00M – $692.00M
Net income -$112.00M $708.30M $258.00M
Free cash flow $113.00M – $195.00M
R&D – – $106.00M
EPS (diluted) $-3.12 $9.27 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $280.00M $271.40M $750.00M
Total debt $1.90B – $1.97B
Shares (diluted) 35.90M 76.40M 159.40M
Enterprise value -$729.64M $13.82B $7.16B

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
MetricMAGNAVYSOLS
P/E -3.9x 19.6x 47.3x
P/FCF 3.8x 12.2x 51.0x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 11.3x 16.4x
P/S 0.1x 1.5x 2.4x
P/B 0.4x 5.8x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 5.8x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x – 12.2x
EV/EBIT 32.6x – 16.1x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.5x 2.7x
EV/FCF 18.2x – 57.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 11.3x 18.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.07 1.24 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMAGNAVYSOLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.9% 6.8% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 4.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.2% 7.8% -4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 43.0% 7.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2,646% – -17.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.2% 1.8% -50.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 13.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% 4.0% -59.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.8% 15.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 762.9% 42.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.3% 12.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 399.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMAGNAVYSOLS
Gross margin 11.9% – 30.6%
EBITDA margin 9.6% – 22.3%
Operating margin 1.9% – 16.9%
Pretax margin -3.0% – 13.9%
Net margin -3.4% – 5.1%
FCF margin 3.4% – 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin 5.2% 13.0% 14.8%
Return on equity -10.9% – 18.6%
Return on assets -2.9% – 4.9%
Return on invested capital 2.2% – 9.8%
Return on capital employed 1.9% – 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.7x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMAGNAVYSOLS
Debt / assets 49.6% – 33.3%
Debt / equity 1.9x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF 16.8x – 10.1x
Liabilities / assets 73.5% – 73.2%
Equity / assets 26.5% 26.1% 26.8%
Interest coverage 0.4x – 9.0x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.4x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.18 – 2.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMAGNAVYSOLS
Dividend yield – 2.1% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.1% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusMAGNAVYSOLS
Forward P/E – 17.2xFY2026 23.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.61FY2026 $2.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.3%FY2026 +81.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.9% +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $9.82BFY2026 $4.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +10.9%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.1% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMAGNAVYSOLS
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.4% 83.9%
Institutions holding 176 784 1,160
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.7% +3.1%
Institutions buying 94 384 496
Institutions selling 42 272 443
Buyers to sellers 2.24 1.41 1.12

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.

MAGNAVYSOLS
MAGN 1.00 0.32 0.08
AVY 0.32 1.00 0.14
SOLS 0.08 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAGN, AVY and SOLS?

Avery Dennison (AVY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Magnera (MAGN) $422.36M, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.82B, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) $9.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAGN, AVY and SOLS?

Avery Dennison (AVY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Magnera (MAGN) -3.8x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.5x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 45.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.2x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 23.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Magnera (MAGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Magnera (MAGN) +21.9%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +6.8%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) has the highest net margin (Magnera (MAGN) -3.4%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) leads (Magnera (MAGN) 2.2%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magnera (MAGN) returned the most: Magnera (MAGN) +40.2%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +3.4%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +27.0%. Over five years, Avery Dennison (AVY) compounded fastest (Magnera (MAGN) -43.7%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Magnera (MAGN) 55.8%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.4%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 54.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAGN, AVY and SOLS?

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 6. 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.