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Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) Stock Analysis

Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) is a Packaging & Containers stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

AVY

$179.04

+$0.92 (+0.52%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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AVY Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$178.17
Previous Close
$178.12
Day's Range
177.28–179.10
52-Week Range
152.42–199.54
Volume
401.56K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.80
Valuation
Market Cap
$13.57B
P/E Ratio
19.61
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
16.01
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.92
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
1.47
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
9.13
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$8.86B+1.14%
Net Income (FY)
$688.00M−2.40%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
7.62%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
75.79M
1-Year Return
+11.99%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$4.00+2.25%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 2, 2026
Earnings Date
October 29, 2026
Avg Volume
887.00K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, AVY closed at $179.04, +11.99% over 1 year.

Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) has a market capitalization of $13.57B.

In fiscal 2025, AVY reported revenue of $8.86B.

AVY Stock Return by Calendar Year

Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $11,199
+11.99%
5 years
$10,000 $9,063
−9.37%
10 years
$10,000 $28,498
+184.98%

If you had invested $10,000 in Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $28,498 at the close on October 21, 2026: +184.98% in total, +11.04% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+0.14%
2025−0.73%
2024−5.95%
2023+13.66%
2022−15.06%
2021+41.41%
2020+20.86%
2019+48.54%
2018−20.28%
2017+66.75%
2016 (partial year)−10.33%

As of October 21, 2026.

AVY Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$8.86B$688.00M7.8%
2024$8.76B$704.90M8.1%
2023$8.36B$503.00M6.0%
2022$9.04B$757.10M8.4%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$8.86B$2.55B$1.12B$688.00M7.8%
2024$8.76B$2.53B$1.12B$704.90M8.1%
2023$8.36B$2.28B$963.80M$503.00M6.0%
2022$9.04B$2.40B$1.07B$757.10M8.4%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

AVY Dividend History

$3.70+7.2% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$2.943—
2025$3.704+7.2%
2024$3.454+8.5%
2023$3.184+8.5%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$2.943—
2025$3.704+7.2%
2024$3.454+8.5%
2023$3.184+8.5%
2022$2.934+10.2%
2021$2.664+12.7%
2020$2.364+4.4%
2019$2.264+12.4%
2018$2.014+14.2%
2017$1.764+329.3%
2016$0.411—

Most recent payment: $0.98 per share, ex-dividend September 2, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

AVY Valuation vs Packaging & Containers Median

Median of 26 stocks
MetricAVYPackaging & Containers medianvs median
P/E19.6116.1921% above
P/S ratio1.470.73101% above
Profit margin7.62%4.34%3.3 pts above

Medians across 26 Packaging & Containers stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Company Overview

Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) is capitalised at $13.57B on the latest close. It is classified in the Packaging & Containers industry, within the Consumer Cyclical sector. Headcount on file is 35,000.

AVY last closed at $179.04 on October 21, 2026. That is +$0.92 (+0.52%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $152.42 to $199.54. The latest close sits 17.46% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $8.86B. That is +1.14% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $8.76B. Net income for the same year was $688.00M. That is −2.40% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 7.62%. That is 3.3 percentage points above the Packaging & Containers median of 4.34%. Trailing earnings per share are 9.13.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $9.04B in 2022 to $8.86B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 19.61 times earnings. That is 21.12% above the Packaging & Containers median of 16.19. On forward earnings the ratio is 16.01. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.92. The price-to-sales ratio is 1.47. On price-to-sales that is 100.68% above the Packaging & Containers median of 0.73. 26 Packaging & Containers companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is +11.99%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +11.04%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.8. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 27.17%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 2.25%. That is 0.9 percentage points below the Packaging & Containers median yield of 3.19%. The indicated annual rate is $4.00 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 2, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $2.94 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $3.70 a share.

2026 is still running; the total return is +0.14% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2017 returned +66.75% and 2018 returned −20.28%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) operates in the Packaging & Containers industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Avery Dennison Corporation AVY $13.57B 19.6
Smurfit Westrock Plc SW $21.75B 43.6
Packaging Corporation of America PKG $21.29B 31.1
Amcor plc AMCR $20.91B 19.0

The Packaging & Containers industry average P/E ratio is 16.2x. Avery Dennison Corporation trades at a P/E of 19.6.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Avery Dennison Corporation

Avery Dennison Corporation operates as a materials science and digital identification solutions company in the North America, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It offers pressure-sensitive label materials, which consist of papers, plastic films, and metal foils; performance tapes products, including mechanical fasteners, which are precision-extruded and injection-molded plastic devices; and other pressure-sensitive adhesive-based materials and converted products under the Fasson, JAC, and Avery Dennison brands. The company provides graphics and reflective products that include films and other products for the architectural, commercial sign, digital printing, and other related market segments; durable cast and reflective films to the construction, automotive, and fleet transportation markets; sign shops, commercial printers, and designers for pressure-sensitive materials; reflective films for traffic and safety applications; and pressure-sensitive vinyl and specialty materials for digital imaging, screen printing, and sign cutting applications under the Avery Dennison and Mactac brand names. In addition, it offers branding solutions, which include brand embellishments, graphic tickets, tags, labels, and sustainable packaging; information solutions, such as item-level RFID, visibility and loss prevention, price ticketing and marking, productivity and media, and brand protection and security solutions; and shelf-edge productivity and media solutions under the Vestcom brand names, as well as care, content, and country of origin compliance solutions. It serves home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals, and automotive industries. The company was formerly known as Avery International Corporation and changed its name to Avery Dennison Corporation in 1990. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Mentor, Ohio.

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