Avery Dennison Corp. (AVY) stock price, quote and key numbers
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:52 ET
Avery Dennison Corp. (AVY) closed at $170.34 on 25 September 2026, up 0.8%. That leaves it up 1.6% over a week, down 6.6% over a month and up 5.0% over a year. That is 38% of the way up its 52 week range of $152.42 to $199.54. The median analyst price target of $204 sits 20.1% above the close.
The price
Changes compare dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so the one year figure is the last close against the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52 week range uses the daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: How to read a stock quote.
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Trend and range
AVY trades below both its 50 day average of $172.47 and its 200 day average of $172.99, the shape of a downtrend. The 50 day average sits below the 200 day average. Its beta against the S&P 500 over the last year is 0.47, a stock that moves less than the market. It is 14.6% below its 52 week high and 11.8% above its 52 week low.
Moving averages smooth the closes of the last 50 and 200 sessions; being above or below them describes the trend, it does not predict it. Beta is how much the stock moved for each move in the S&P 500 over the year. Read the guide: Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta.
What analysts say
In the last 90 days 5 firms recorded 6 actions on AVY: 6 kept a view. Price targets: 4 raised and 2 lowered. The most recent targets from 6 firms run from $186 to $225, with a median of $204, 20.1% above the last close.
| Date | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | UBS | Maintains Buy | $218.00 to $225.00 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains Neutral | $184.00 to $186.00 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains Overweight | $185.00 to $190.00 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintains Buy | $221.00 to $209.00 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | B of A Securities | Maintains Buy | $202.00 to $210.00 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains Neutral | $185.00 to $184.00 |
A target is one firm's guess at the price a year out, and the average runs optimistic. The useful reading is the mood: high targets and a wall of buys mean high expectations. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets tell you.
Earnings
The next report is on the calendar for 21 October 2026 for Q3 2026, with earnings per share expected at $2.32. The last report, on 30 July 2026 for Q2 2026, showed EPS of $2.89 against $2.46 expected, a beat of 17.5%, on revenue of $2.5 billion. Avery Dennison Corp. beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reported quarters.
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The numbers
Over the trailing twelve months Avery Dennison Corp. shows revenue growth of 5.84%, a gross margin of 28.98%, an operating margin of 11.98% and a return on equity of 31.16%.
| Measure | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, TTM | 5.8% | 49th |
| Net income growth, TTM | -0.9% | 42nd |
| Gross margin | 29.0% | 35th |
| Operating margin | 12.0% | 69th |
| Free cash flow margin | 11.5% | 69th |
| Return on equity | 31.2% | 92nd |
| Return on assets | 7.9% | 87th |
| Debt to equity | 1.38 | 83rd |
| Current ratio | 1.13 | 49th |
| Effective tax rate | 27.0% | 86th |
The percentile ranks the company against every US company the data covers; a high percentile means most companies score lower.
Margins say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit, returns say how hard the balance sheet works, and debt to equity says how much of it is borrowed. The valuation ratios, price to earnings and the rest, are in the app on the stock page. Read the guide: The valuation ratios on a stock page.
About Avery Dennison Corp.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Materials
- Industry
- Business Supplies
- Headquarters
- Glendale, Ohio
- Chief executive
- Mitchell R. Butier
- Employees
- 36,000
- Website
- averydennison.com
Label and Graphic Materials segment offers pressure-sensitive label and packaging materials; and graphics and reflective products under the Fasson, JAC, Avery Dennison, and Mactac brands, as well as durable cast and reflective films. Retail Branding and Information Solutions segment designs, manufactures, and sells brand embellishments, graphic tickets, tags and labels, and sustainable packaging solutions. Industrial and Healthcare Materials segment provides tapes, adhesive based materials and converted products; medical fasteners; and performance polymers.
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Learn
- How to read a stock quote
- Reading a price chart from one day to one year
- Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta
- What analyst ratings and price targets tell you
- The valuation ratios on a stock page
- Price alerts, targets and percent moves
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