NNUP vs IFF vs AVY Stock Comparison

Nocopi Technologies, International Flavors & Fragrances and Avery Dennison Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$180.69 +5.2% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.71B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25B
Div. yield
2.15%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
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Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 10, International Flavors & Fragrances 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNNUPIFFAVYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.79M $23.15B $13.71B IFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.8x 33.2x 19.6x AVY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.6x 17.0x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.5% -4.6% +5.8% AVY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -32.7% 7.0% 7.6% AVY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% 14.3% AVY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x 2.3x AVY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.76% 2.15% AVY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.0% +39.7% +0.8% IFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr -9.3%/yr -3.7%/yr AVY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.3% 35.1% 23.4% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 53/100 71/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

NNUPIFFAVY

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

AxisNNUPIFFAVY
Valuation 37 #60 of 94 50 #48 of 94 63 #35 of 94
Growth 18 #75 of 91 81 #18 of 91 83 #16 of 91
Profitability 35 #55 of 84 63 #32 of 84 94 #6 of 84
Financial Health 93 #8 of 94 45 #52 of 94 34 #62 of 94
Shareholder Returns 7 #64 of 69 27 #51 of 69 79 #15 of 69
Overall 38 53 71
  • NNUP 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

PeriodNNUPIFFAVYSPY
1 month -5.3%+5.7%+5.2% +0.9%
3 months -7.0%+13.8%+8.0% +5.9%
6 months +9.6%+31.6%+10.9% +8.5%
Year to date +6.7%+34.5%-0.7% +13.3%
1 year -3.0%+39.7%+0.8% +12.4%
3 years -52.5%+33.6%+6.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -22.0%+10.1%+1.9% +23.5%
5 years -22.7%-38.5%-17.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -5.0%-9.3%-3.7% +11.0%
10 years +1,130.8%-32.6%+163.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +28.5%-3.9%+10.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNNUPIFFAVYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.3%35.1%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.3%28.8%21.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.080.670.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.051.130.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-61.1%-33.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.8%-3.7%-8.5% -0.9%
52-week high $1.97$94.13$197.45 $779.14
52-week low $1.40$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.

MultipleNNUPIFFAVY
P/E now vs peer median -27.8xmedian 22.0x 33.2xmedian 22.0x 19.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 12.4x 16.6xmedian 12.4x 11.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 15.5x 42.9xmedian 15.5x 12.9xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 5.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.91median 1.84 1.03median 1.84 2.01median 1.84

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 monthsNNUPIFFAVY
Revenue $2.01M $9.98B $9.25B
Gross profit $896.18K $3.74B $2.68B
Operating income -$1.07M $754.00M $1.19B
Net income -$656.03K $295.00M $704.90M
Free cash flow $542.27K $540.00M $1.06B
R&D $195.80K $684.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $2.71 $9.23
Cash & equivalents $10.69M $569.00M $227.30M
Total debt – $5.70B $14.80B
Shares (diluted) 11.40M 257.00M 76.40M
Enterprise value -$26.86M $20.84B $12.49B

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
MetricNNUPIFFAVY
P/E -27.8x 33.2x 19.6x
P/FCF 34.6x 42.9x 12.9x
P/Operating cash flow 33.8x 19.9x 11.1x
P/S 9.4x 2.3x 1.5x
P/B 1.3x 1.7x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.3x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA -7.7x 16.6x 11.2x
EV/EBIT -7.6x 37.5x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 2.8x 1.9x
EV/FCF 14.9x 52.4x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 24.4x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.91 1.03 2.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNNUPIFFAVY
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.5% -4.6% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.1% -5.6% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -23.4% -3.8% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -39.7% -0.2% 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.7% 295.8% 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -34.2% 35.2% 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% 170.2% -0.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.0% 28.8% 7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% 900.0% 1.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 32.3% 9.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.1% 5.4% 51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 12.2% 17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.7% -4.4% 67.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 26.8% 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNNUPIFFAVY
Gross margin 44.7% 37.5% 29.0%
EBITDA margin -52.7% 17.1% 16.5%
Operating margin -53.5% 7.6% 12.8%
Pretax margin -32.7% 3.5% 10.4%
Net margin -32.7% 7.0% 7.6%
FCF margin 27.0% 5.4% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 27.7% 11.6% 13.3%
Return on equity -4.6% 2.1% 30.5%
Return on assets -4.3% 1.2% 7.8%
Return on invested capital – 3.0% 14.3%
Return on capital employed -7.6% 3.6% 19.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 3.9x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 5.5% 0.9% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNNUPIFFAVY
Debt / assets – 22.7% 39.9%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 10.6x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 9.7% 44.3% 74.8%
Equity / assets 90.3% 55.7% 25.2%
Interest coverage -44.1x 4.0x 8.4x
Current ratio 12.1x 2.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 10.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 9.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.97 1.78 3.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNNUPIFFAVY
Dividend yield – 1.8% 2.1%
Net buyback yield -3.2% 0.3% 3.0%
Shareholder yield -3.2% 2.1% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 138.6% 41.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 75.7% 27.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -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.

ConsensusNNUPIFFAVY
Forward P/E – 27.6xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $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 – $8.10BFY2026 $9.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -25.7%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -8.1% +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNNUPIFFAVY
Held by institutions – 100.0% 97.4%
Institutions holding – 753 783
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.0% +2.7%
Institutions buying – 410 384
Institutions selling – 226 272
Buyers to sellers – 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.

NNUPIFFAVY
NNUP 1.00 0.03 -0.02
IFF 0.03 1.00 0.58
AVY -0.02 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NNUP, IFF and AVY?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) $18.79M, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.15B, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, NNUP, IFF and AVY?

Avery Dennison (AVY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -27.8x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 33.2x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 27.6x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.0x). 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: Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -4.5%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest net margin (Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -32.7%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads (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: Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -3.0%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +39.7%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +0.8%. Over five years, Avery Dennison (AVY) compounded fastest (Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -5.0%/yr, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -9.3%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest dividend yield: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 1.76%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 2.15%. Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) 66.3%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.1%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NNUP, 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 10. 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.