AVY vs KMB
Avery Dennison Corp. and Kimberly Clark Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
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% | 12.5% |
| 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 (12.5% 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. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
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 |
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 |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$7,591,500,000 | KMB |
| FY2024 | −$8,049,300,000 | KMB |
| FY2023 | −$8,781,700,000 | KMB |
| FY2022 | −$11,135,700,000 | KMB |
| FY2021 | −$11,031,700,000 | KMB |
| FY2020 | −$12,168,500,000 | KMB |
| FY2019 | −$11,379,900,000 | KMB |
| FY2018 | −$11,327,000,000 | KMB |
| FY2017 | −$11,734,200,000 | KMB |
| FY2016 | −$12,200,500,000 | KMB |
| FY2015 | −$12,624,100,000 | KMB |
| FY2014 | −$13,393,700,000 | KMB |
| FY2013 | −$13,421,000,000 | KMB |
| FY2012 | −$13,603,500,000 | KMB |
| FY2011 | −$15,001,100,000 | KMB |
| FY2010 | −$13,964,000,000 | KMB |
| FY2009 | −$13,928,800,000 | KMB |
| FY2008 | −$12,704,600,000 | KMB |
KMB has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
14 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −4.7 pp | KMB |
| FY2024 | −7.3 pp | KMB |
| FY2023 | −4.3 pp | KMB |
| FY2022 | −1.3 pp | KMB |
| FY2021 | −0.7 pp | KMB |
| FY2020 | −4.5 pp | KMB |
| FY2019 | −7.6 pp | KMB |
| FY2018 | −1.3 pp | KMB |
| FY2017 | −8.4 pp | KMB |
| FY2016 | −6.9 pp | KMB |
| FY2011 | −4.8 pp | KMB |
| FY2010 | −4.4 pp | KMB |
| FY2009 | −24.8 pp | KMB |
| FY2008 | −5.5 pp | KMB |
KMB has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 14 fiscal years.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AVY's net margin has been more volatile than KMB's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 5.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.0.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
KMB led in net margin in every one of the 14 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
KMB's return on equity has been more volatile than AVY's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 124.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 22.1.
12 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
KMB led in return on equity in every one of the 12 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
12 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.