Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY)

DCF Valuation · Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers

Valuation as at 2026-08-14 · see also the S&P 500 Most Undervalued screen

About Avery Dennison Corporation

Avery Dennison Corporation operates as a materials science and digital identification solutions company in the North America, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It offers pressure-sensitive label materials, which consist of papers, plastic films, and metal foils; performance tapes products, including mechanical fasteners, which are precision-extruded and injection-molded plastic devices; and other pressure-sensitive adhesive-based materials and converted products under the Fasson, JAC, and Avery Dennison brands. The company provides graphics and reflective products that include films and other products for the architectural, commercial sign, digital printing, and other related market segments; durable cast and reflective films to the construction, automotive, and fleet transportation markets; sign shops, commercial printers, and designers for pressure-sensitive materials; reflective films for traffic and safety applications; and pressure-sensitive vinyl and specialty materials for digital imaging, screen printing, and sign cutting applications under the Avery Dennison and Mactac brand names.

Source: Yahoo Finance company profile · factual description, not KashVector commentary

Avery Dennison Corporation AVY

Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers

Price
$180.01
Market Cap
$13.64B
Free Cash Flow
$1.00B
Beta
0.81
P/E (TTM)
19.8x
52-Week Range
$152.42–$199.54

Avery Dennison Corporation's price & financial trends

Each card is labelled with its own reporting period — quarterly where Yahoo provides it for this market, annual otherwise.

Data as at 2026-08-14

Share price · last 2 years

$180.01 -19% vs 2024-08
S&P 500 $221.85$185.73$175.47$172.37$163.93$180.01 2024-082025-012025-062025-112026-042026-08

Earnings per share (diluted) Per quarter

$2.67 +11% vs Q2 '25
$2.41$2.13$2.15$2.18$2.67Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Free cash flow Per quarter

$0.36B +112% vs Q2 '25
$0.17B$0.27B$0.30B$0.10B$0.36BQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Dividend per share Per quarter

$1.00 +6% vs Q2 '25
$0.94$0.94$0.94$0.94$1.00Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Value investing scale · Buffett · Dalio · Graham

Strong Fit
13 / 20 combined score

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Intrinsic value estimate · 5-year forecast

BEAR
$181.69
vs current $180.01
+0.9% ⚠️ Fairly Valued
BASE
$290.62
vs current $180.01
+61.4% ✅ Undervalued
BULL
$467.58
vs current $180.01
+159.8% ✅ Undervalued

Assumptions used in this valuation

Every input below is either fetched live from Yahoo Finance or a documented default — nothing is hidden.

Starting free cash flow
$1.00B
Reported free cash flow (Yahoo)
Risk-free rate
4.68% ● LIVE
Live 10-yr govt bond
Beta
0.81
Direct from Yahoo
Equity risk premium
5.50%
Market-specific seed
Cost of debt
5.68%
Synthetic rating A+, ICR 8.3x
Tax rate
25.00%
Estimated default
Capital structure
E 79% / D 21%
Market cap vs total debt
Projection horizon
5 years
+ terminal value beyond
BearBaseBull
5-yr FCF growth5.4%10.8%16.2%
Terminal growth2.5%2.5%2.5%
WACC (discount rate)9.11%8.11%7.11%

Cost of Equity = Risk-free rate + Beta × Equity Risk Premium = 4.68% + 0.81 × 5.50% = 9.15% · WACC = weighted by 79%/21% capital structure

These numbers come from running Avery Dennison Corporation's cash flows through the mechanical DCF formula and assumptions above — not from any view on the news, management, or AVY's competitive position. What is DCF?

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About this valuation

Computed on 2026-08-14 from Yahoo Finance data, using the same engine as the full DCF tool and the S&P 500 Most Undervalued screen. Every figure above is a point-in-time snapshot of that date — change any assumption yourself in the interactive tool for a live one.

Frequently asked questions

Is Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) undervalued?

The Base-case DCF estimates intrinsic value at $290.62 vs a price of $180.01 on 2026-08-14 — a +61.4% margin, so the Base case reads undervalued. This is a mechanical output, not advice.