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AVY vs KMB // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE) VS. Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AVY 3
— KMB 10
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: KMB
LAST: $182.06 (+0.75%) • MKT CAP: $13.80B
valuation
15.6x
LAST: $110.02 (+1.49%) • MKT CAP: $36.59B
valuation
13.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AVY VS. KMB)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AVY | KMB | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 28.80% | 36.00% | -7.20 | KMB | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 17.40% | 43.60% | -26.20 | KMB | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 15.6x | 13.2x | +2.40 | KMB | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.16% | 5.57% | -0.41 | KMB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 9.50% | 14.30% | -4.80 | KMB | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.80% | 12.30% | -4.50 | KMB | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.10% | -2.10% | +3.20 | AVY | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.09% | 4.54% | -2.45 | KMB | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.22 | 4.75 | -0.53 | KMB | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | AVY | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 63.2 | 62.4 | +0.80 | AVY | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.00 | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.7x | 16.8x | +1.90 | KMB | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $13.80B | $36.59B | -$22.79B | KMB | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AVY REV | KMB REV | AVY GROSS % | KMB GROSS % | AVY FCF | KMB FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $8.86B | $16.45B | 28.8% | 36.0% | $712.4M | $2.04B |
| FY 2024 | $8.76B | $16.80B | 28.9% | 37.4% | $730.0M | $2.48B |
| FY 2023 | $8.36B | $17.15B | — | — | $449.6M | $2.77B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AVY // BETA 0.94
KMB // BETA 0.94