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Avery Dennison

NYSE: AVY

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167.62 USD

(-18.93%) 5 years

Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & MaterialsPackaging & Containers

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10Y return: 153.3%

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152.4

52-week range

199.5

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8.2 %

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2.3 %

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$ 12,821

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18.4

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32.1

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Total return (price & dividends)

5.8 %

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153.3 %

Free cash flow per share growth

110.7 %

45.3 %

165.4 %

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10.8 %

32.8 %

197.6 %

Founded: 1,935

Employees: 35,000

Business Summary:Avery Dennison Corporation, headquartered in Glendale, California, is a global enterprise specializing in the manufacturing and distribution of innovative pressure-sensitive materials and related product solutions. Its extensive operations cover regions across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The company's business activities are structured into three main divisions: 1. Label and Graphic Materials: This segment provides a broad portfolio of pressure-sensitive label and packaging materials, alongside various graphic and reflective products. Prominent brands under this division include Fasson, JAC, Avery Dennison, and Mactac, offering durable cast and reflective films. These materials serve a wide array of industries, including home and personal care, food, beverages (including beer, wine, and spirits), durable goods, and pharmaceuticals. Additionally, they are crucial for architectural, commercial signage, digital printing, construction, automotive, and fleet transportation applications, as well as traffic and safety solutions, catering to sign shops, commercial printers, and designers. 2. Retail Branding and Information Solutions: This division focuses on designing, producing, and selling brand embellishments, graphic tickets, tags, labels, and sustainable packaging. It also offers creative services, advanced radio-frequency identification (RFID) products, visibility and loss prevention systems, price ticketing and marking solutions, and tools for ensuring compliance with care, content, and country of origin regulations. Furthermore, it provides robust brand protection and security solutions. Its customer base includes retailers, brand owners, apparel manufacturers, distributors, and various industrial clients. 3. Industrial and Healthcare Materials: Within this segment, Avery Dennison supplies an assortment of tapes, pressure-sensitive adhesive-based materials, converted products, medical fasteners, and high-performance polymers under brands like Fasson, Avery Dennison, and Yongle. These specialized offerings are vital to a range of sectors, including automotive, electronics, building and construction, general industrial applications, personal care, and medical markets. The company was founded in 1935 and was initially known as Avery International Corporation, before officially changing its name to Avery Dennison Corporation in 1990.

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Latest Earnings Call Takeaways

2026 Q2 (Jul 30, 2026)

1) Strong Q2 Performance
- Organic sales growth accelerated to 8% YoY, with adjusted EPS up 19% at $2.89.
- Adjusted EBITDA margins expanded to 17.1%, reflecting strong operational execution.
- Free cash flow generation was robust at over $360 million.
- Customer inventory stocking in the Materials Group contributed approximately $0.25 to earnings.

2) Segment Insights
- Materials Group: Organic sales grew 10%, driven by high-single-digit volume/mix growth and low-single-digit pricing realization. High-value categories saw mid-single-digit growth, while base categories grew low-double-digits.
- Solutions Group: Organic sales increased 3%, with low-single-digit growth across high-value and base solutions. Embelex showed low-double-digit growth, while Vestcom was slightly down.
- Intelligent Labels sales grew low-single-digits, with strong performance in apparel and general retail, but faced headwinds in logistics.

3) Challenges and Headwinds
- Anticipated customer destocking in Q3 could lead to a $0.50 sequential headwind in EPS.
- Continued geopolitical uncertainty and inflationary pressures are impacting customer behavior and pricing strategies.
- Raw material inflation was mid-single-digit YoY, with expectations of high-single-digit inflation in the second half of the year.

4) Operational Plans and Innovations
- Focus on innovation-led differentiation to drive market share and new business opportunities.
- Continued investment in productivity and pricing actions to mitigate inflation impacts.
- Strong emphasis on supply chain resilience and customer service excellence to navigate market dynamics.

5) Guidance and Outlook
- Full-year 2026 guidance is set at $10.00 to $10.30 in adjusted EPS, with organic sales growth projected at 3% to 4%.
- Expecting a larger than normal sequential earnings decline in Q3 due to customer destocking.
- Confidence in long-term growth driven by resilient portfolio and disciplined capital allocation.

Bottom line: Avery Dennison's strong Q2 results reflect effective operational execution and strategic focus on innovation, despite challenges from inflation and customer destocking. The company maintains a positive outlook for 2026, emphasizing resilience and growth potential for shareholders.

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Avery Dennison — Financial Overview, Stock Price, Market Cap

Avery Dennison is a company. Founded in 1935. As of October 9, 2026, the company's market capitalization is $12821320848 with a current stock price of $167.62.