RYAM vs AVY vs SOLS Stock Comparison

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Avery Dennison and Solstice Advanced Materials Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 7, Solstice Advanced Materials 3, Rayonier Advanced Materials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRYAMAVYSOLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $454.34M $13.79B $10.04B AVY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 19.6x 47.8x AVY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.1x 23.3x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.3% +5.8% +9.2% SOLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.5% 7.6% 5.1% AVY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.7% 14.3% 9.8% AVY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.4x 2.3x 1.3x SOLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.6% +0.7% +37.6% SOLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr -3.3%/yr — RYAM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.1% 23.4% 54.9% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 69/100 39/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

RYAMAVYSOLS

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

AxisRYAMAVYSOLS
Valuation 42 #55 of 94 60 #38 of 94 38 #59 of 94
Growth 9 #83 of 91 84 #15 of 91 21 #72 of 91
Profitability 27 #63 of 86 93 #7 of 86 80 #18 of 86
Financial Health 11 #85 of 95 34 #63 of 95 44 #54 of 95
Shareholder Returns – 75 #18 of 70 13 #61 of 70
Overall 22 69 39
  • RYAM 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

PeriodRYAMAVYSOLSSPY
1 month -22.5%+6.7%+11.2% -0.2%
3 months -24.2%+7.4%+9.9% +3.9%
6 months -32.8%+9.2%-21.0% +8.2%
Year to date +12.9%-0.1%+29.6% +12.9%
1 year -7.6%+0.7%+37.6% +12.3%
3 years +141.8%+6.6%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +34.3%+2.1%— +23.3%
5 years -6.7%-15.6%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.4%-3.3%— +10.9%
10 years -49.8%+158.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.7%+10.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRYAMAVYSOLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.1%23.4%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.3%21.6%54.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.800.481.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.030.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-33.3%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.4%-7.9%-28.9% -1.2%
52-week high $11.75$197.45$88.60 $779.14
52-week low $5.52$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.

MultipleRYAMAVYSOLS
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 22.0x 19.7xmedian 22.0x 47.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 12.4x 11.3xmedian 12.4x 12.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.3xmedian 15.1x 13.0xmedian 15.1x 51.3xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x 5.9xmedian 1.6x 6.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.66 2.03median 1.66 —median 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 monthsRYAMAVYSOLS
Revenue $1.47B $9.25B $4.10B
Gross profit $86.44M $2.68B $1.25B
Operating income -$51.13M $1.19B $692.00M
Net income -$139.93M $704.90M $258.00M
Free cash flow -$36.56M $1.06B $195.00M
R&D – – $106.00M
EPS (diluted) $-2.07 $9.23 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $57.01M $227.30M $750.00M
Total debt $774.77M $14.80B $1.97B
Shares (diluted) 67.51M 76.40M 159.40M
Enterprise value $176.97M $12.57B $7.70B

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
MetricRYAMAVYSOLS
P/E -3.2x 19.7x 47.6x
P/FCF -12.3x 13.0x 51.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 11.2x 16.5x
P/S 0.3x 1.5x 2.4x
P/B 2.3x 5.9x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 8.9x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 11.3x 12.3x
EV/EBIT -22.8x 14.5x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.9x 2.7x
EV/FCF -31.9x 16.2x 57.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.7x 14.0x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 2.03 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRYAMAVYSOLS
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.3% 5.8% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.9% 2.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -32.6% 7.4% -4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -15.4% 6.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -130.1% 5.9% -17.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.1% 8.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 68.5% -0.9% -50.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -113.6% 7.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 68.8% 1.6% -59.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -111.7% 9.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.0% 51.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.2% 17.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -241.2% 67.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.6% 31.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRYAMAVYSOLS
Gross margin 5.9% 29.0% 30.6%
EBITDA margin 5.9% 16.5% 22.3%
Operating margin -3.5% 12.8% 16.9%
Pretax margin -10.2% 10.4% 13.9%
Net margin -9.5% 7.6% 5.1%
FCF margin -2.5% 11.5% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 13.3% 14.8%
Return on equity -65.8% 30.5% 18.6%
Return on assets -8.5% 7.8% 4.9%
Return on invested capital -4.7% 14.3% 9.8%
Return on capital employed -4.0% 19.5% 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 1.8x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRYAMAVYSOLS
Debt / assets 47.8% 39.9% 33.3%
Debt / equity 4.0x 1.6x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.4x 2.3x 1.3x
Debt / FCF -21.2x 3.5x 10.1x
Liabilities / assets 88.0% 74.8% 73.2%
Equity / assets 12.0% 25.2% 26.8%
Interest coverage -0.5x 8.4x 9.0x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.92 3.57 2.68

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusRYAMAVYSOLS
Forward P/E – 17.1xFY2026 23.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.18FY2026 $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 $1.40BFY2026 $9.82BFY2026 $4.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +0.1% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRYAMAVYSOLS
Held by institutions 77.1% 97.4% 83.9%
Institutions holding 188 783 1,159
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% +2.7% +3.1%
Institutions buying 98 384 495
Institutions selling 48 272 443
Buyers to sellers 2.04 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.

RYAMAVYSOLS
RYAM 1.00 0.14 0.19
AVY 0.14 1.00 0.14
SOLS 0.19 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RYAM, AVY and SOLS?

Avery Dennison (AVY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) $454.34M, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.79B, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) $10.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, RYAM, AVY and SOLS?

Avery Dennison (AVY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.2x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.6x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 47.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.1x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 23.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.3%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest net margin (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -9.5%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -4.7%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.3%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) returned the most: Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -7.6%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +0.7%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +37.6%. Over five years, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) compounded fastest (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -1.4%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 0.00%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 0.00%. Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) and Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 68.1%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.4%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RYAM, 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 7. 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.