Avery Dennison (AVY) reported $2.27 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.9%. EPS of $2.45 for the same period compares to $2.38 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.94% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.29 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.40, the EPS surprise was +2.08%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Avery Dennison performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Solutions Group: $724.2 million versus $753.41 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.5% change.
- Net Sales- Materials Group: $1.55 billion versus $1.55 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.1% change.
- Adjusted Operating income (loss)- Corporate expense: $-19.2 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-20.9 million.
- Adjusted Operating income (loss)- Solutions Group: $81.4 million compared to the $76.24 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Adjusted Operating income (loss)- Materials Group: $219.3 million versus $234.09 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Avery Dennison have returned +2.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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