Avery Dennison (AVY)
Materials · Specialty materials and labeling solutions
Global leader in pressure-sensitive label materials, RFID solutions, and digital identification products that optimize branding, supply chain efficiency, and product information across diverse industries.
What Avery Dennison does
Avery Dennison is a global materials science and digital identification company founded in 1935. It manufactures and sells pressure-sensitive label materials, graphics products, reflective materials, and functional tapes through its Materials Group, while also providing RFID inlays, tags, and software solutions through its Solutions Group. The company serves industries including home and personal care, apparel, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals, logistics, and automotive, with approximately 69% of net sales derived from international operations across over 200 manufacturing and distribution facilities.
Themes: ["Product labeling and branding","Supply chain efficiency","RFID / digital identification","Sustainability and circular economy","E-commerce and logistics","Packaging and product decoration","Materials science and adhesives"]
Fundamentals
- Price$159.07 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$12.1B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-13.3% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E17.56 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+7.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+28.8% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+30.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity1.65 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+2.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-0.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.83 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +2.5%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependency on global economic conditions, tariffs, and geopolitical uncertainty affecting demand for products across diverse customer bases","Exposure to raw material cost volatility and availability challenges, with limited ability to pass all costs to customers without volume loss","Competitive pricing pressure, technological disruption, and execution risk on acquisitions and new product development cycles"]
Competitors & peers
- 3M Company (MMM)
- UPM-Kymmene (UPM)
- Huhtamaki (HUTKI)
- Constantia Flexibles
- Coveris
- Schur Flexibles
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.