Revenue has stayed near $2.3 billion per quarter with a 1.1% growth rate and gross margin stable around 28-30%, though the latest $2.24 EPS missed consensus and operating income has been roughly flat near $270 to $315 million, limiting evidence of operating leverage.
Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) annual income statement — 30-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Jan'22 | Jan'21 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Jan'16 | Jan'15 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Jan'11 | Jan'10 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Jan'05 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Jan'00 | Jan'99 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 9.36B | 8.86B | 8.76B | 8.36B | 9.04B | 8.41B | 6.97B | 7.07B | 7.16B | 6.61B | 6.09B | 5.97B | 6.33B | 6.14B | 6.04B | 6.03B | 5.78B | 5.95B | 6.71B | 6.31B | 5.58B | 5.47B | 5.32B | 4.76B | 4.21B | 3.8B | 3.89B | 3.77B | 3.46B | 3.35B | 3.22B |
| Revenue Growth % | 6.77% | 1.14% | 4.68% | -7.47% | 7.5% | 20.61% | -1.39% | -1.24% | 8.24% | 8.66% | 2% | -5.74% | 3.1% | 1.73% | 0.15% | 4.23% | -2.87% | -11.29% | 6.38% | 13.13% | 1.87% | 2.94% | 11.64% | 13.21% | 10.61% | -2.32% | 3.33% | 8.91% | 3.41% | 3.82% | 3.49% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 6.66B | 6.31B | 6.23B | 6.09B | 6.64B | 6.1B | 5.05B | 5.17B | 5.25B | 4.8B | 4.39B | 4.33B | 4.68B | 4.5B | 4.45B | 4.5B | 4.26B | 4.36B | 4.98B | 4.59B | 4.05B | 3.85B | 3.74B | 3.3B | 2.85B | 2.56B | 2.4B | 2.34B | 2.19B | 2.15B | 2.09B |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 71.25% | 71.13% | 72.81% | 73.46% | 72.54% | 72.44% | 73.07% | 73.33% | 72.59% | 72.06% | 72.51% | 73.87% | 73.36% | 73.78% | 74.73% | 73.61% | 73.16% | 74.26% | 72.69% | 72.59% | 70.38% | 70.38% | 69.39% | 67.82% | 67.39% | 61.75% | 62% | 63.24% | 64.15% | 64.88% |
| Gross Profit | 2.7B | 2.55B | 2.53B | 2.27B | 2.4B | 2.31B | 1.92B | 1.9B | 1.91B | 1.81B | 1.7B | 1.64B | 1.65B | 1.64B | 1.58B | 1.52B | 1.53B | 1.6B | 1.73B | 1.72B | 1.53B | 1.62B | 1.57B | 1.46B | 1.35B | 1.24B | 1.49B | 1.43B | 1.27B | 1.2B | 1.13B |
| Gross Margin % | 28.83% | 28.75% | 28.87% | 27.19% | 26.54% | 27.46% | 27.56% | 26.93% | 26.67% | 27.41% | 27.94% | 27.49% | 26.13% | 26.65% | 26.22% | 25.27% | 26.39% | 26.84% | 25.74% | 27.31% | 27.41% | 29.62% | 29.62% | 30.61% | 32.18% | 32.61% | 38.25% | 38% | 36.76% | 35.85% | 35.12% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 0.74% | 11.14% | -5.19% | 3.87% | 20.19% | 0.92% | -0.31% | 5.33% | 6.61% | 3.68% | -0.82% | 1.09% | 3.39% | 3.91% | -0.19% | -4.49% | -7.49% | 0.27% | 12.69% | -5.72% | 2.93% | 8.02% | 7.7% | 9.15% | -16.71% | 4% | 12.59% | 6.02% | 5.99% | 6.24% |
| Operating Expenses | 1.56B | 1.44B | 1.4B | 1.32B | 1.33B | 1.27B | 1.05B | 1.08B | 1.1B | 1.06B | 1.1B | 1.11B | 1.11B | 1.14B | 1.2B | 1.16B | 1.22B | 1.28B | 1.28B | 1.14B | 1.01B | 1.13B | 1.11B | 1.03B | 913.1M | 830.5M | 1.01B | 993M | 900.4M | 856.6M | 825.8M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 16.29% | 15.99% | 15.77% | 14.67% | 15.1% | 15.01% | 15.33% | 15.37% | 16.06% | 18.1% | 18.62% | 17.57% | 18.62% | 19.84% | 19.21% | 21.08% | 21.57% | 19.08% | 18.11% | 18.13% | 20.7% | 20.8% | 21.73% | 21.7% | 21.84% | 25.89% | 26.35% | 26.02% | 25.6% | 25.63% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 1.51B | 1.44B | 1.26B | 1.18B | 1.19B | 1.13B | 933.5M | 991.3M | 1B | 968.9M | 1.01B | 1.02B | 1.01B | 1.05B | 1.09B | 1.07B | 1.13B | 1.19B | 1.19B | 1.05B | 923.2M | 1.05B | 1.02B | 1.03B | 913.1M | 830.5M | 851.3M | 842.6M | 773.2M | 739.8M | 712.4M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 16.29% | 14.42% | 14.15% | 13.17% | 13.47% | 13.39% | 14.02% | 14% | 14.65% | 16.63% | 17.08% | 15.95% | 17.05% | 18.09% | 17.68% | 19.6% | 20.05% | 17.68% | 16.6% | 16.56% | 19.14% | 19.26% | 21.73% | 21.7% | 21.84% | 21.86% | 22.36% | 22.35% | 22.11% | 22.11% |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 137.8M | 135.8M | 136.1M | 136.6M | 112.8M | 92.6M | 98.2M | 93.4M | 89.7M | 91.9M | 102.5M | 96M | 105.1M | 92.4M | 85.6M | 90.7M | 94M | 95.5M | 87.9M | 85.4M | 81.8M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | 1.57% | 1.62% | 1.51% | 1.62% | 1.62% | 1.31% | 1.37% | 1.41% | 1.47% | 1.54% | 1.62% | 1.56% | 1.74% | 1.53% | 1.48% | 1.52% | 1.4% | 1.51% | 1.58% | 1.56% | 1.54% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.9M | 150.4M | 127.2M | 116.8M | 113.4M |
| Operating Income | 1.14B | 1.1B | 1.13B | 954.9M | 1.07B | 1.04B | 875M | 819.8M | 809.1M | 750.7M | 599M | 529.3M | 541.9M | 492.9M | 385.2M | 365M | 306.7M | 313.5M | 446.8M | 579.9M | 517.3M | 488.3M | 469.2M | 423.1M | 440.6M | 409.7M | 480.9M | 438.8M | 371.3M | 342.9M | 305.9M |
| Operating Margin % | 12.17% | 12.47% | 12.88% | 11.42% | 11.86% | 12.37% | 12.55% | 11.6% | 11.3% | 11.35% | 9.84% | 8.87% | 8.56% | 8.03% | 6.38% | 6.06% | 5.3% | 5.27% | 6.66% | 9.19% | 9.28% | 8.92% | 8.82% | 8.88% | 10.47% | 10.77% | 12.35% | 11.64% | 10.73% | 10.25% | 9.49% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | -2.08% | 18.06% | -10.93% | 3.12% | 18.82% | 6.73% | 1.32% | 7.78% | 25.33% | 13.17% | -2.33% | 9.94% | 27.96% | 5.53% | 19.01% | -2.17% | -29.83% | -22.95% | 12.1% | 5.94% | 4.07% | 10.9% | -3.97% | 7.54% | -14.81% | 9.59% | 18.18% | 8.28% | 12.1% | 14.36% |
| EBITDA | 1.4B | 1.35B | 1.44B | 1.25B | 1.36B | 1.28B | 1.08B | 998.8M | 990.1M | 929.4M | 779.1M | 717.6M | 743.5M | 697.2M | 605.8M | 611.5M | 554.3M | 580.8M | 725.2M | 814.5M | 714.7M | 689.8M | 657.4M | 602.4M | 593.4M | 565.7M | 637.8M | 589.2M | 498.5M | 459.7M | 419.3M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 14.98% | 15.21% | 16.44% | 14.98% | 15.08% | 15.27% | 15.5% | 14.13% | 13.83% | 14.05% | 12.8% | 12.03% | 11.75% | 11.36% | 10.04% | 10.15% | 9.59% | 9.76% | 10.81% | 12.91% | 12.82% | 12.6% | 12.36% | 12.65% | 14.11% | 14.87% | 16.38% | 15.64% | 14.41% | 13.74% | 13.01% |
| EBITDA Growth % | -1.46% | -6.46% | 14.86% | -8.03% | 6.15% | 18.84% | 8.16% | 0.88% | 6.53% | 19.29% | 8.57% | -3.48% | 6.64% | 15.09% | -0.93% | 10.32% | -4.56% | -19.91% | -10.96% | 13.96% | 3.61% | 4.93% | 9.13% | 1.52% | 4.9% | -11.3% | 8.25% | 18.19% | 8.44% | 9.64% | 11.69% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 257.9M | 242.7M | 312.2M | 298.4M | 290.7M | 244.1M | 205.3M | 179M | 181M | 178.7M | 180.1M | 188.3M | 201.6M | 204.3M | 220.6M | 246.5M | 247.6M | 267.3M | 278.4M | 234.6M | 197.4M | 201.5M | 188.2M | 179.3M | 152.8M | 156M | 156.9M | 150.4M | 127.2M | 116.8M | 113.4M |
| EBIT | 1.12B | 1.06B | 1.07B | 813.7M | 1.08B | 1.06B | 807.3M | 325.3M | 613.3M | 650.7M | 536.9M | 469.3M | 427.6M | 422M | 323.9M | 299.7M | 310.5M | -712.5M | 386.5M | 480.5M | 481.1M | 424.7M | 434M | 427.6M | 431.1M | 399.7M | 480.9M | 438.8M | 371.3M | 342.9M | 305.9M |
| Net Interest Income | -144.4M | -135.4M | -117M | -107.2M | -84.1M | -70.2M | -70M | -75.8M | -58.5M | -61.2M | -59.8M | -60.4M | -63.2M | -58.9M | -68.4M | -66.8M | -71.5M | -78.4M | -115.9M | -105.2M | -55.5M | -57.9M | -58.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.8M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 144.4M | 135.4M | 117M | 119M | 84.1M | 70.2M | 70M | 75.8M | 58.5M | 63M | 59.9M | 60.5M | 63.3M | 60.9M | 72.8M | 71M | 76.6M | 85.3M | 115.9M | 105.2M | 55.5M | 57.9M | 58.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | -167.3M | -178.8M | -173.9M | -260.2M | -72.8M | -51M | -141.4M | -572.9M | -256.3M | -161.2M | -121.9M | -120.4M | -177.5M | -129.8M | -129.7M | -132.1M | -67.7M | -1.1B | -176.2M | -204.6M | -91.7M | -121.5M | -93.9M | -84.6M | -76.8M | -50.4M | -54.6M | -108.4M | -34.6M | -31.7M | -35.3M |
| Pretax Income | 972.1M | 925.1M | 953.5M | 694.7M | 999.3M | 988.7M | 733.6M | 246.9M | 552.8M | 589.5M | 477.1M | 408.9M | 364.4M | 363.1M | 255.5M | 232.9M | 239M | -790.9M | 270.6M | 375.3M | 425.6M | 366.8M | 375.3M | 334.9M | 364.8M | 359.8M | 426.3M | 330.4M | 336.7M | 311.2M | 270.6M |
| Pretax Margin % | 10.38% | 10.45% | 10.89% | 8.31% | 11.06% | 11.76% | 10.52% | 3.49% | 7.72% | 8.91% | 7.84% | 6.85% | 5.76% | 5.91% | 4.23% | 3.86% | 4.13% | -13.29% | 4.03% | 5.95% | 7.63% | 6.7% | 7.06% | 7.03% | 8.67% | 9.46% | 10.95% | 8.77% | 9.73% | 9.3% | 8.4% |
| Income Tax | 263.8M | 237.1M | 248.6M | 191.7M | 242.2M | 248.6M | 177.7M | -56.7M | 85.4M | 307.7M | 156.4M | 134.5M | 113.3M | 118.8M | 86.4M | 78.5M | 34.4M | -44.2M | 4.5M | 71.8M | 73.1M | 75M | 93.7M | 92.1M | 107.6M | 116.4M | 142.8M | 115M | 113.4M | 106.4M | 94.7M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 27.14% | 25.63% | 26.07% | 27.59% | 24.24% | 25.14% | 24.22% | -22.96% | 15.45% | 52.2% | 32.78% | 32.89% | 31.09% | 32.72% | 33.82% | 33.71% | 14.39% | 5.59% | 1.66% | 19.13% | 17.18% | 20.45% | 24.97% | 27.5% | 29.5% | 32.35% | 33.5% | 34.81% | 33.68% | 34.19% | 35% |
| Net Income | 708.3M | 688M | 704.9M | 503M | 757.1M | 740.1M | 555.9M | 303.6M | 467.4M | 281.8M | 320.7M | 274.3M | 248.9M | 215.8M | 215.4M | 190.1M | 316.9M | -746.7M | 266.1M | 303.5M | 367.2M | 226.4M | 279.7M | 267.9M | 257.2M | 243.2M | 283.5M | 215.4M | 223.3M | 204.8M | 175.9M |
| Net Margin % | 7.56% | 7.77% | 8.05% | 6.01% | 8.38% | 8.8% | 7.97% | 4.29% | 6.53% | 4.26% | 5.27% | 4.6% | 3.93% | 3.51% | 3.57% | 3.15% | 5.48% | -12.54% | 3.97% | 4.81% | 6.59% | 4.14% | 5.26% | 5.63% | 6.11% | 6.39% | 7.28% | 5.72% | 6.45% | 6.12% | 5.46% |
| Net Income Growth % | 1.83% | -2.4% | 40.14% | -33.56% | 2.3% | 33.14% | 83.1% | -35.04% | 65.86% | -12.13% | 16.92% | 10.2% | 15.34% | 0.19% | 13.31% | -40.01% | 142.44% | -380.61% | -12.32% | -17.35% | 62.19% | -19.06% | 4.4% | 4.16% | 5.76% | -14.22% | 31.62% | -3.54% | 9.03% | 16.43% | 22.41% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 708.3M | 688M | 704.9M | 503M | 757.1M | 740.1M | 555.9M | 303.6M | 467.4M | 281.8M | 320.7M | 274.4M | 251.1M | 244.3M | 169.1M | 154.4M | 241.8M | -746.7M | 266.1M | 303.5M | 352.5M | 291.8M | 281M | 245.1M | 249.8M | 236.3M | 283.5M | 215.4M | 223.3M | 204.8M | 175.9M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.3M | 35.7M | 75.1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 9.33 | 8.78 | 8.73 | 6.20 | 9.21 | 8.83 | 6.61 | 3.57 | 5.28 | 3.13 | 3.54 | 2.95 | 2.60 | 2.16 | 2.08 | 1.78 | 2.90 | -7.21 | 2.70 | 3.07 | 3.72 | 2.26 | 2.78 | 2.67 | 2.59 | 2.47 | 2.84 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 1.93 | 1.63 |
| EPS Growth % | 5.12% | 0.57% | 40.81% | -32.68% | 4.3% | 33.59% | 85.15% | -32.39% | 68.69% | -11.58% | 20% | 13.46% | 20.37% | 3.85% | 16.85% | -38.62% | 140.22% | -367.04% | -12.05% | -17.47% | 64.6% | -18.7% | 4.12% | 3.09% | 4.86% | -13.03% | 33.33% | -0.93% | 11.4% | 18.4% | 20.74% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 8.80 | 8.73 | 6.23 | 9.28 | 8.93 | 6.67 | 3.61 | 5.52 | 3.20 | 3.63 | 3.01 | 2.73 | 2.24 | 2.16 | 1.78 | 2.90 | -7.24 | 2.70 | 3.09 | 3.74 | 2.27 | 2.80 | 2.69 | 2.61 | 2.49 | 2.88 | 2.17 | 2.20 | 1.99 | 1.68 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 75.9M | 77.4M | 80.7M | 81.1M | 82.2M | 83.8M | 84.1M | 85M | 88.6M | 90.1M | 90.7M | 92.9M | 95.7M | 100.1M | 103.5M | 106.8M | 106.8M | 103.6M | 98.7M | 98.9M | 100.4M | 100.5M | 100.5M | 100M | 99.4M | 98.6M | 99.8M | 101.3M | 104.1M | 106.11M | 107.91M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 75.9M | 77.4M | 80.4M | 80.7M | 81.6M | 82.9M | 83.4M | 84M | 84.72M | 88.01M | 88.31M | 89.97M | 90.46M | 96.18M | 99.92M | 106.8M | 105.39M | 103.1M | 98.4M | 98.1M | 99.8M | 100.1M | 99.9M | 99.4M | 98.5M | 97.8M | 98.3M | 99.2M | 101.5M | 102.91M | 104.7M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 41.92% | 39.37% | 51.03% | 31.55% | 29.81% | 35.4% | 62.48% | 37.44% | 55.18% | 44.43% | 48.52% | 50.26% | 51.9% | 51.25% | 56.02% | 27.99% | - | 65.76% | 56.61% | 46.79% | 74.51% | 58.85% | 59.8% | 57.74% | 55.67% | 43.63% | 52% | 45.59% | 42.38% | 38.72% |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying AVY stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) reported total revenue of $8.86B. This represents a 174.8% increase compared to $3.22B in 1996.
Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) is profitable, generating $688.0M in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 7.8%.
Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) reported an operating income of $1.10B, resulting in an operating profit margin of 12.5%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) generated $2.55B in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 28.8%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Margin pressure amid stalled revenue
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Top-Line Growth Stalls Near One Percent
Based on reported quarterly figures, AVY's revenue has hovered around $2.2 to $2.5 billion with year-over-year growth of only 1.1%, suggesting the legacy label franchise is currently growing at a sluggish pace.
Quarterly revenue has been broadly flat across the ten-quarter window, with the most recent 2026Q3 print showing 5.2% growth against a weaker prior-year base that flatters the comparison. The 1.1% annual figure suggests underlying volume demand remains soft, and it is unclear from the supplied data how much of the period's growth reflects pricing versus volume. Investors should monitor whether RFID and intelligent label expansion can offset stagnation in core LGM demand.
Gross Margin Holds Within a Narrow Band
As reported in the income statement, AVY's gross margin has ranged roughly from 27.9% to 29.6% over ten quarters, indicating reasonable stability in pricing and raw material pass-through.
The tight range suggests the company has been able to pass through much of the volatility in resin, paper pulp, and chemical inputs without sustained compression. Given the high variable cost structure described in the company intelligence, this stability appears to reflect effective pricing discipline rather than cost deflation. Sustained expansion above 30% would likely require a meaningful mix shift toward higher-value RFID and specialty products, which the current data does not yet demonstrate.
Latest EPS Miss Tests Conversion Discipline
Based on EDBL-style reported figures, the latest quarter's $2.24 EPS missed the $2.41 consensus despite $2.3 billion in revenue, suggesting a gap between top-line activity and bottom-line conversion.
Net margin fell to 7.3% in the most recent quarter from 8.3% in the prior period, indicating that cost or mix pressure absorbed gains in the operating line. Stock-based compensation remains modest at roughly $10 million per quarter, so it does not appear to materially distort reported earnings. The drivers of the shortfall are not fully disclosed in the supplied data, and further segment-level detail would be needed to determine whether the pressure is cyclical or structural.
Operating Income Lags Gross Profit Growth
As reported in the quarterly statements, operating income has been roughly flat near $270 to $315 million while gross profit fluctuated, indicating limited operating leverage over the period.
Operating margin has ranged between roughly 11.7% and 12.9%, with the latest quarter at the lower end, which suggests SG&A has absorbed much of any gross profit gain. SG&A has stayed near $350 to $395 million, implying overhead has grown in step with revenue rather than scaling more slowly. Investors should monitor whether overhead discipline can translate incremental gross profit into a higher operating margin.
Flat Revenue With Stretched Margin Assumptions
Bears may argue that AVY's near-flat 1.1% revenue growth and declining net margin signal a maturing core business, making a margin-expansion thesis harder to justify.
A stalled top line combined with a missed earnings estimate may suggest that price increases are no longer fully offsetting input costs or volume softness in apparel and retail branding. The reported debt-to-equity figure of 1.66 in the snapshot is anomalous relative to historical norms and warrants verification, since higher true leverage would reduce the margin for error. Until growth from intelligent labels is visible in reported segment figures, the earnings base may be more vulnerable than the headline profitability suggests.