NEU vs AVY vs ATI Stock Comparison

Newmarket, Avery Dennison and Ati Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEU Newmarket Corp
$875.69 -2.5% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.98B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$181.77 +6.7% 1M +0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.79B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
ATI Ati Inc
$166.15 -10.4% 1M +81.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.72B
P/E
47.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Newmarket leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Newmarket 5, Avery Dennison 4, Ati 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEUAVYATILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.98B $13.79B $22.72B ATI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 19.6x 47.7x NEU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 17.1x 34.8x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.3% +5.8% +4.6% AVY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.8% 7.6% 10.1% NEU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.5% 14.3% 14.9% NEU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 2.3x 1.6x NEU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% AVY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.9% +0.7% +81.2% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.2%/yr -3.3%/yr +58.3%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 23.4% 41.9% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 69/100 59/100 NEU

Percentile Scorecard

NEUAVYATI

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

AxisNEUAVYATI
Valuation 51 #47 of 94 60 #38 of 94 15 #80 of 94
Growth 50 #46 of 91 84 #15 of 91 89 #11 of 91
Profitability 95 #5 of 86 93 #7 of 86 91 #9 of 86
Financial Health 73 #26 of 95 34 #63 of 95 50 #48 of 95
Shareholder Returns 86 #11 of 70 75 #18 of 70 49 #36 of 70
Overall 71 69 59
  • NEU ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNEUAVYATISPY
1 month -2.5%+6.7%-10.4% -0.2%
3 months +11.7%+7.4%-11.2% +3.9%
6 months +28.3%+9.2%+9.5% +8.2%
Year to date +27.4%-0.1%+44.8% +12.9%
1 year +15.9%+0.7%+81.2% +12.3%
3 years +85.1%+6.6%+342.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.8%+2.1%+64.2% +23.3%
5 years +172.6%-15.6%+892.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.2%-3.3%+58.3% +10.9%
10 years +118.8%+158.3%+1,133.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.1%+10.0%+28.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNEUAVYATISPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%23.4%41.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.2%21.6%40.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.481.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.031.94 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-33.3%-38.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-7.9%-28.3% -1.2%
52-week high $961.92$197.45$231.79 $779.14
52-week low $584.66$153.01$91.71 $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.

MultipleNEUAVYATI
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 22.0x 19.7xmedian 22.0x 47.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 4.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 12.4x 11.3xmedian 12.4x 27.0xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 15.1x 13.0xmedian 15.1x 43.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.6x 5.9xmedian 1.6x 11.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.08median 1.66 2.03median 1.66 5.37median 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 monthsNEUAVYATI
Revenue $2.74B $9.25B $4.72B
Gross profit $863.73M $2.68B $1.10B
Operating income $547.60M $1.19B $716.80M
Net income $433.37M $704.90M $488.90M
Free cash flow $473.66M $1.06B $526.30M
R&D $128.57M – –
EPS (diluted) $47.32 $9.23 $3.44
Cash & equivalents $93.60M $227.30M $783.00M
Total debt $854.83M $14.80B $2.19B
Shares (diluted) 9.16M 76.40M 138.30M
Enterprise value $7.64B $12.57B $20.75B

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
MetricNEUAVYATI
P/E 18.5x 19.7x 47.6x
P/FCF 17.0x 13.0x 43.0x
P/Operating cash flow 14.0x 11.2x 28.1x
P/S 2.9x 1.5x 4.8x
P/B 4.4x 5.9x 11.3x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 8.9x 11.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 11.3x 27.0x
EV/EBIT 16.1x 14.5x 33.5x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 1.9x 5.1x
EV/FCF 18.6x 16.2x 45.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 14.0x 29.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.08 2.03 5.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEUAVYATI
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.3% 5.8% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 2.9% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.9% 7.4% 15.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 6.6% 12.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.5% 5.9% 8.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 8.9% 16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.8% -0.9% 12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 7.6% 5.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.8% 1.6% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 9.7% 8.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 51.6% 69.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 17.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.8% 67.3% 123.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 31.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEUAVYATI
Gross margin 31.5% 29.0% 23.4%
EBITDA margin 24.7% 16.5% 18.9%
Operating margin 20.0% 12.8% 15.2%
Pretax margin 20.8% 10.4% 12.7%
Net margin 15.8% 7.6% 10.1%
FCF margin 17.3% 11.5% 11.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.9% 13.3% 17.1%
Return on equity 24.3% 30.5% 25.2%
Return on assets 12.2% 7.8% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 15.5% 14.3% 14.9%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 19.5% 17.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEUAVYATI
Debt / assets 23.6% 39.9% 38.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.6x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 2.3x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 3.5x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 49.2% 74.8% 65.2%
Equity / assets 50.8% 25.2% 34.8%
Interest coverage 15.3x 8.4x –
Current ratio 2.3x 1.1x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.85 3.57 5.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEUAVYATI
Dividend yield 1.4% 2.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 3.0% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 5.1% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.3% 41.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.1% 27.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.8% 3.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 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.

ConsensusNEUAVYATI
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2027 17.1xFY2026 34.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $44.59FY2027 $10.61FY2026 $4.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2027 +11.3%FY2026 +47.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.9% +23.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.30BFY2026 $9.82BFY2026 $5.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -15.7%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.6% +0.1% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEUAVYATI
Held by institutions 65.3% 97.4% 93.5%
Institutions holding 422 783 785
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +2.7% +0.9%
Institutions buying 218 384 478
Institutions selling 138 272 217
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.41 2.20

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.

NEUAVYATI
NEU 1.00 0.19 0.15
AVY 0.19 1.00 0.13
ATI 0.15 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEU, AVY and ATI?

Ati (ATI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newmarket (NEU) $7.98B, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.79B, Ati (ATI) $22.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEU, AVY and ATI?

Newmarket (NEU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Newmarket (NEU) 18.4x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.6x, Ati (ATI) 47.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (Newmarket (NEU) 19.6x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.1x, Ati (ATI) 34.8x). 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: Newmarket (NEU) -1.3%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%, Ati (ATI) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmarket (NEU) has the highest net margin (Newmarket (NEU) 15.8%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, Ati (ATI) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, Newmarket (NEU) leads (Newmarket (NEU) 15.5%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.3%, Ati (ATI) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Newmarket (NEU) +15.9%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +0.7%, Ati (ATI) +81.2%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Newmarket (NEU) +22.2%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.3%/yr, Ati (ATI) +58.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest dividend yield: Newmarket (NEU) 0.01%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%, Ati (ATI) 0.00%. Ati (ATI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Newmarket (NEU) 31.7%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.4%, Ati (ATI) 41.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.