Q vs AVY vs DD Stock Comparison

Qnity Electronics, Avery Dennison and DuPont de Nemours Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$122.79 -1.7% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$25.42B
P/E
43.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$180.69 +5.2% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.80B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
$138.70 +5.9% 1M +304.7% 1Y
Market cap
$19.05B
P/E
346.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.99B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionQAVYDDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.42B $13.80B $19.05B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.4x 19.6x 346.3x AVY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.2x 17.0x 20.5x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +5.8% +3.3% Q
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 7.6% 0.8% Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% 14.3% 8.8% AVY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.3x 0.7x DD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% DD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.6% +0.8% +304.7% DD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -3.7%/yr +36.7%/yr DD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.3% 23.4% 113.9% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 71/100 56/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

QAVYDD

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

AxisQAVYDD
Valuation 34 #62 of 94 63 #35 of 94 56 #42 of 94
Growth 51 #45 of 91 83 #16 of 91 44 #51 of 91
Profitability 88 #11 of 84 94 #6 of 84 74 #23 of 84
Financial Health 70 #29 of 94 34 #62 of 94 75 #24 of 94
Shareholder Returns 52 #34 of 69 79 #15 of 69 29 #49 of 69
Overall 59 71 56
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodQAVYDDSPY
1 month -1.7%+5.2%+5.9% +0.9%
3 months -0.5%+8.0%+0.4% +5.9%
6 months -13.1%+10.9%+210.8% +8.5%
Year to date +50.4%-0.7%+245.0% +13.3%
1 year +29.6%+0.8%+304.7% +12.4%
3 years —+6.0%+359.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+1.9%+66.3% +23.5%
5 years —-17.0%+376.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-3.7%+36.7% +11.0%
10 years —+163.4%+332.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+10.2%+15.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureQAVYDDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.3%23.4%113.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.7%21.6%26.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.660.481.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.540.042.68 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.1%-33.3%-41.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-8.5%-5.8% -0.9%
52-week high $175.64$197.45$147.23 $779.14
52-week low $73.54$153.01$34.09 $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.

MultipleQAVYDD
P/E now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 22.0x 19.6xmedian 22.0x 342.7xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 12.4x 11.2xmedian 12.4x 9.7xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 15.5x 12.9xmedian 15.5x 26.7xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.7x 5.9xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.84 2.01median 1.84 -4.48median 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 monthsQAVYDD
Revenue $5.21B $9.25B $6.99B
Gross profit $2.41B $2.68B $2.46B
Operating income $1.34B $1.19B $1.63B
Net income $630.00M $704.90M $62.00M
Free cash flow $825.00M $1.06B $702.00M
R&D $374.00M – $18.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.79 $9.23 $0.40
Cash & equivalents $961.00M $227.30M $1.74B
Total debt $4.02B $14.80B $3.13B
Shares (diluted) 210.20M 76.40M 136.80M
Enterprise value $22.56B $12.58B $13.93B

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
MetricQAVYDD
P/E 43.9x 19.6x 342.7x
P/FCF 31.1x 12.9x 26.7x
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x 11.1x 18.0x
P/S 4.9x 1.5x 2.7x
P/B 3.4x 5.9x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 8.9x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 11.2x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 21.5x 14.5x 12.3x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 1.9x 2.9x
EV/FCF 34.8x 16.1x 28.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 13.9x 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.01 -4.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQAVYDD
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 5.8% 3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% -17.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% 7.4% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% -17.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 5.9% 8.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -23.6% -0.9% 136.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% -76.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.4% 1.6% 129.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 9.7% -76.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 51.6% 1,101%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.6% -12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 67.3% 378.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.2% -7.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQAVYDD
Gross margin 46.2% 29.0% 35.1%
EBITDA margin 33.0% 16.5% 29.7%
Operating margin 25.6% 12.8% 23.4%
Pretax margin 16.9% 10.4% 6.8%
Net margin 11.2% 7.6% 0.8%
FCF margin 15.8% 11.5% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 13.3% 14.9%
Return on equity 8.4% 30.5% 0.6%
Return on assets 4.4% 7.8% 0.4%
Return on invested capital 8.3% 14.3% 8.8%
Return on capital employed 10.5% 19.5% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.8x 16.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQAVYDD
Debt / assets 28.1% 39.9% 14.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.3x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 4.9x 3.5x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 47.3% 74.8% 34.1%
Equity / assets 52.7% 25.2% 65.9%
Interest coverage 7.1x 8.4x 7.2x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.1x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.7x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.09 3.56 0.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQAVYDD
Dividend yield 0.2% 2.1% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 3.0% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 5.1% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 5.4% 41.7% 672.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.1% 27.7% 59.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.4% -36.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% -13.6%

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.

ConsensusQAVYDD
Forward P/E 28.2xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.35FY2026 $10.61FY2026 $6.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.9%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +34.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% +7.9% +22.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.34BFY2026 $9.82BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.3% +0.1% +7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQAVYDD
Held by institutions 77.2% 97.4% 73.0%
Institutions holding 1,325 783 1,118
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% +2.7% -5.7%
Institutions buying 658 384 1,090
Institutions selling 439 272 27
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.41 40.37

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.

QAVYDD
Q 1.00 0.06 0.25
AVY 0.06 1.00 0.08
DD 0.25 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, Q, AVY and DD?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: Qnity Electronics (Q) $25.42B, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.80B, DuPont de Nemours (DD) $19.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, Q, AVY and DD?

Avery Dennison (AVY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Qnity Electronics (Q) 43.4x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.6x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 346.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (Qnity Electronics (Q) 28.2x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.0x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Qnity Electronics (Q) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads (Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.3%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DuPont de Nemours (DD) returned the most: Qnity Electronics (Q) +29.6%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +0.8%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +304.7%. Over five years, DuPont de Nemours (DD) compounded fastest (Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.7%/yr, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +36.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

DuPont de Nemours (DD) has the highest dividend yield: Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.3%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.4%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 113.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, Q, AVY and DD?

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 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.