Avery Dennison Corporation
AVY Consumer Cyclical Packaging & Containers
Avery Dennison Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $8.9 billion, up 1.14% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 10.9%, EPS grew 10.8%, free cash flow grew 94.1% and total debt rose 20.9%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) Return on equity
Avery Dennison Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 31.2%, up 1.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (30.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 24.2% (fiscal 2023) to 46.7% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 11.3% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.64%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 30.2% | (1.54) |
| FY2024 | 31.8% | 7.57 |
| FY2023 | 24.2% | (14.09) |
| FY2022 | 38.3% | (5.15) |
| FY2021 | 43.4% | 2.07 |
| FY2020 | 41.4% | 13.23 |
| FY2019 | 28.1% | (18.59) |
| FY2018 | 46.7% | 18.13 |
| FY2017 | 28.6% | (5.33) |
| FY2016 | 33.9% | 6.66 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation | 31.2% |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare | 23.3% |
| SON Sonoco Products Company compare | 18.3% |
| BALL Ball Corporation compare | 17.2% |
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare | 15.5% |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America compare | 14.8% |
| AMCR Amcor PLC compare | 9.40% |
| SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare | 2.73% |
| IP International Paper Company compare | −20.8% |
| Packaging & Containers industry median | 11.3% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.64% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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