Avery Dennison outlines 6% Q1 2026 EPS growth target as high-value category mix accelerates

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• Base volumes were a bit soft in the quarter, and productivity actions were used to offset wage inflation, with some onetime items and extra calendar days impacting results

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• High-value categories in Solutions Group provided necessary offset to base solutions which continue to be impacted by tariff-related uncertainty

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• The Walmart announcement increased pipeline interest in Intelligent Labels

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• The Walmart announcement increased pipeline interest, indicating positive market reception

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• Base volumes were a bit soft in the quarter, and productivity actions were used to offset wage inflation, with some onetime items and extra calendar days impacting results

  80% confidence

• In Q4, the company delivered solid adjusted earnings per share of $2.45, up 3% compared to prior year

  80% confidence

• Ongoing investments in digital capabilities, automation, and AI will enable additional operational productivity and fixed cost innovation, strengthen service and quality, shorten innovation cycles and provide more data-driven solutions

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• High-value categories margins are a number of points above company average, and significantly above base categories

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• High-value categories helped balance base categories, which were down low single digits in the quarter on softer customer volumes

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• Company delivered adjusted EPS of $9.53 and $707 million of adjusted free cash flow for 2025, demonstrating the durability of the franchise and ability to activate multiple levers across a range of macro scenarios

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• Given key economic indicators remain largely consistent with 2025 levels, not planning for any macroeconomic tailwinds in the near term

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• High-value categories expected to grow at mid-single-digit plus

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• Expect restructuring savings of approximately $50 million as the company continues to execute productivity playbook, and expect normalization of majority of 2025 temporary savings related to lower incentive compensation costs

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• Apparel business saw a 7% decline, greater than anticipated, primarily due to changes in retailer ordering behavior amid tariff uncertainty

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• Pricing typically follows raw material input cost changes, with productivity actions aimed at offsetting wage inflation

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• Compliance enforcement in general retail is expected to provide a tailwind, and the company is expanding logistics pilots with new customers

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• Base volumes were a bit soft in the quarter

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• We continue to drive ongoing productivity all the time in terms of ELS savings, looking at reducing scrap, being more efficient in our operations

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• The company delivered adjusted EPS of $9.53 and $707 million of adjusted free cash flow for 2025, demonstrating the durability of the franchise and ability to activate multiple levers across a range of macro scenarios

  80% confidence

• In the fourth quarter, we delivered solid adjusted earnings per share of $2.45, up 3% compared to prior year

  80% confidence

• Apparel business saw a 7% decline, greater than anticipated, primarily due to changes in retailer ordering behavior amid tariff uncertainty

  80% confidence

• Intelligent Labels growth rate in 2026 is anticipated to be above what was delivered in 2025, with high-value categories expected to grow at mid-single-digit plus

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• Continue to drive ongoing productivity all the time in terms of ELS savings, looking at reducing scrap, being more efficient in our operations

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• Does not anticipate an increase in customer acquisition costs and feels confident in the company's paper supply risk management

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• We're anticipating Intelligent Labels growth rate in 2026 to be above what we delivered in 2025, and expects high-value categories to grow at mid-single-digit plus

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• Walmart announcement increased pipeline interest for Intelligent Labels

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• Restructuring benefits are expected to be somewhat balanced across the year

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• Ongoing investments in digital capabilities, automation, and AI will enable additional operational productivity and fixed cost innovation, strengthen service and quality, shorten innovation cycles and provide more data-driven solutions

  80% confidence

• Company feels confident in paper supply risk management

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• Temporary savings headwind is on an order of magnitude basis probably pretty similar to the size of the restructuring actions, approximately $50 million

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