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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Avery Dennison (AVY)

Avery Dennison Q4 adjusted EPS rises 2.9% to $2.45 as sales grow 3.9%

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Avery Dennison reported preliminary, unaudited fourth-quarter 2025 sales of $2.3 billion, up 3.9%, and adjusted EPS of $2.45, up 2.9%, while reported EPS was $2.15, down slightly from $2.16. For full-year 2025, it reported net sales of $8.9 billion, up 1.1%, and adjusted EPS of $9.53, up 1.1%, and it guided first-quarter 2026 adjusted EPS to $2.40 to $2.46.

Key points

  • Q4 2025 net sales were $2,271.2 million, up 3.9% from $2,185.7 million; reported net income fell 4.4% to $166.4 million.
  • Full-year 2025 reported EPS was $8.79, up 0.7%, and adjusted EPS was $9.53, up 1.1%.
  • First-quarter 2026 guidance: reported EPS of $2.27 to $2.33 and adjusted EPS of $2.40 to $2.46.
  • The company returned $861 million to shareholders in 2025 through dividends and share repurchases, and its net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio was 2.4x.

The filing

CompanyAvery Dennison (AVY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 4, 2026, 6:45 AM ET
Accession number0000008818-26-000004

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 04, 2026.

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