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

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• 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

  80% confidence

• 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

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

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• 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

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• Materials Group saw reported sales increase 5%, with high-value categories now representing 38% of the segment's portfolio, and Intelligent Label delivering high single-digit growth

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

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

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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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• High-value categories in Solutions Group make up 60% of the portfolio

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

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• Restructuring benefits expected to be somewhat balanced across the year

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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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• 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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• High-value categories are a number of points above our average margin, certainly significantly above the base categories as well

  80% confidence

• 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

  80% confidence

• Compliance enforcement in general retail expected to provide a tailwind

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• Expects compliance enforcement in general retail to provide a tailwind and mentioned expanded logistics pilots with new customers

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

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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

  80% confidence

• Does not anticipate an increase in customer acquisition 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

  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

  80% confidence

• Base categories were down low single digits in Q4, lower than expected, on softer customer volumes

  80% confidence