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

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• We expect restructuring savings of approximately $50 million as we continue to execute our productivity playbook, and we expect the normalization of a majority of the 2025 temporary savings

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• Base volumes were 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

• 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

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

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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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• Expects restructuring benefits to be somewhat balanced across the year

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• Management is not happy with the organic growth trajectory over the last couple of years

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

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

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

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• Not happy with the way organic growth trajectory has been over the last couple of years

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

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

  80% confidence

• Restructuring benefits expected to be somewhat balanced across the year

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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 operations

  80% confidence

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

  80% confidence

• High-value categories now represent 38% of the Materials Group portfolio

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

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• Expect restructuring savings of approximately $50 million as company continues to execute productivity playbook, and expect normalization of majority of 2025 temporary savings

  80% confidence

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

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• Ongoing investments in digital capabilities, automation, and AI will enable additional operational productivity and fixed cost innovation

  80% confidence

• The company continues to drive ongoing productivity through ELS savings, reducing scrap, and being more efficient in operations

  80% confidence

• The company expects restructuring savings of approximately $50 million as it continues to execute its productivity playbook, and expects normalization of a majority of 2025 temporary savings, largely related to lower incentive compensation costs

  80% confidence

• Walmart rollout would ramp in Q4 2026 and accelerate into 2027

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

  80% confidence

• Solutions Group reported 1.5% sales increase, with high-value categories making up 60% of the portfolio and Vestcom growing over 10%

  80% confidence

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

  80% confidence

• Higher working capital was due to high-value category mix, and CapEx will support both productivity and future capacity

  80% confidence

• The Walmart rollout would ramp in Q4 2026 and accelerate into 2027

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• Intelligent Labels delivered high single-digit growth

  80% confidence