Avery Dennison (AVY) reported $2.15 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 0.1%. EPS of $2.30 for the same period compares to $2.29 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.11% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.15 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.32, the EPS surprise was -0.86%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
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: $668.20 million versus $665.75 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.1% change.
- Net Sales- Materials Group: $1.48 billion versus $1.47 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.1% change.
- Adjusted Operating income (loss)- Materials Group: $230.30 million compared to the $230.80 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Adjusted Operating income (loss)- Corporate expense: -$24 million versus -$25.52 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Adjusted Operating income (loss)- Solutions Group: $68.20 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $62.56 million.
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Shares of Avery Dennison have returned -0.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.6% 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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