Avery Dennison vs Sonoco Products
AVY and SON side by side, both in paper and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AVY and SON compare
Avery Dennison is the larger company, worth 2.9 times as much as Sonoco Products ($14.3B against $4.9B).
Avery Dennison grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.8% versus 3.6% for Sonoco Products).
Avery Dennison keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.6% compared with −3.1% at Sonoco Products.
Both pay dividends: Avery Dennison yields 2.1% and Sonoco Products 3.2%.
Avery Dennison scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 7 for Sonoco Products), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AVY | SON |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $14.3B | $4.9B |
| Share price | $188.18 | $49.60 |
| Change, 1 year | 8.4% | 22.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −13.9% | −18.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.75 | 0.72 |
| Employees | 25K | 23K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 20.6× | – |
| P/S | 1.5× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | 6.1× | 1.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.2× (better) | 12.4× |
| P/FCF | 13.4× (better) | 14.0× |
| FCF yield | 7.5% (better) | 7.2% |
| Fair value | $158.27 | $42.24 |
| Margin of safety | −18.9% | −17.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.8% (better) | 3.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.9% | 7.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −0.86% (better) | −136% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 2.4% (better) | −137% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 5.9% | 37.5% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 29.0% (better) | 20.2% |
| Operating margin | – | 2.7% |
| Net margin | 7.6% (better) | −3.1% |
| FCF margin | 11.5% (better) | 4.8% |
| Return on equity | 31.2% (better) | −7.4% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 2.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.58 | 1.53 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.38 (better) | 5.63 |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.13 | 1.18 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.19 (better) | 1.61 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | 3.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 41.7% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 9.4% (better) | 4.2% |
| Buyback yield | 2.9% (better) | 0.15% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.9% (better) | 3.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 98.3% | 98.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.62% | 1.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$22.0M | $884K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.8% | 11.9% |
Go deeper
- AVY stock overview
- AVY income statement
- AVY valuation and score
- SON stock overview
- SON income statement
- SON valuation and score
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