AVY vs KMB
Avery Dennison Corporation and Kimberly-clark Corporation, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AVY | KMB |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.9B | $16.4B |
| Net income | $688.0M | $2.0B |
| Gross margin | 28.8% | 36.0% |
| Net margin | 7.8% | 12.3% |
| Return on equity | 30.2% | 172.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $8.79 | $6.07 |
| Dividend / share | $3.70 | $5.04 |
| Payout ratio | 41.9% | 82.1% |
| Free cash flow | $712.4M | $1.6B |
| Equity | $2.2B | $1.5B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.57× | 4.31× |
| Current ratio | 1.13× | 0.75× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.9% | −3.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 4.4% | −3.0% |
KMB bills 1.9× the revenue of AVY, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (12.3% against 7.8%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AVY | KMB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $8.9B | $16.4B |
| FY2024 | $8.8B | $16.8B |
| FY2023 | $8.4B | $17.1B |
| FY2022 | $9.0B | $20.2B |
| FY2021 | $8.4B | $19.4B |
| FY2020 | $7.0B | $19.1B |
| FY2019 | $7.1B | $18.4B |
| FY2018 | $7.2B | $18.5B |
| FY2017 | $6.6B | $18.3B |
| FY2016 | $6.1B | $18.3B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AVY | KMB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $688.0M | $2.0B |
| FY2024 | $704.9M | $2.5B |
| FY2023 | $503.0M | $1.8B |
| FY2022 | $757.1M | $1.9B |
| FY2021 | $740.1M | $1.8B |
| FY2020 | $555.9M | $2.4B |
| FY2019 | $303.6M | $2.2B |
| FY2018 | $467.4M | $1.4B |
| FY2017 | $281.8M | $2.3B |
| FY2016 | $320.7M | $2.2B |
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