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AVY (Avery Dennison) Degree of Operating Leverage : 5.82 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Avery Dennison Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Avery Dennison's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 5.82. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Avery Dennison's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

AVY's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
79.53% of 386 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 1.065 vs AVY: 5.82

Avery Dennison Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Avery Dennison's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Avery Dennison Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Avery Dennison Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -106.25 1.54 0.26 3.33 6.74

Avery Dennison Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.11 12.90 6.86 6.74 5.82

Competitive Comparison of Avery Dennison's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Avery Dennison's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Avery Dennison's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Avery Dennison's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Avery Dennison's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Avery Dennison Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Avery Dennison's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 1065.4 (Mar. 2025) / 882 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 8752.7 (Mar. 2025) / 8450.6 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=0.2079/0.0357
=5.82***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Avery Dennison  (NYSE:AVY) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Avery Dennison Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8080 Norton Parkway, Mentor, OH, USA, 44060
Avery Dennison manufactures pressure-sensitive materials, merchandise tags, and labels. The company also runs a specialty converting business that produces radio-frequency identification, or RFID, inlays and labels. Avery Dennison draws a significant amount of revenue from outside the United States, with international operations accounting for the majority of total sales.
Executives
Mitchell R Butier officer: VP, Controller & CAO 150 N. ORANGE GROVE BLVD., PASADENA CA 91103
Nicholas Colisto officer: VP & Chief Information Officer C/O AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION, 207 GOODE AVE, GLENDALE CA 91203
Ignacio J Walker officer: VP and Chief Legal Officer 207 GOODE AVE, GLENDALE CA 91203
Deena Baker-nel officer: VP & Chief HR Officer 207 GOODE AVE, GLENDALE CA 91203
Francisco Melo officer: President, Solutions Group 8080 NORTON PARKWAY, MENTOR OH 44060
Gregory Lovins officer: V.P. and Interim CFO 207 GOODE AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91203
Julia A Stewart director 4551 WEST 107TH STREET STE 100, C/O APPLEBEES INTERNATIONAL INC, OVERLAND PARK KS 66207
Divina Fe Santiago officer: VP Controller 8080 NORTON PARKWAY, MENTOR OH 44060
Hassan Rmaile officer: President, Materials Group 1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD, P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110
Andres Alberto Lopez director ONE MICHAEL OWENS WAY, PERRYSBURG OH 43551
Francesca Reverberi director C/O TRINSEO S.A., 1000 CHESTERBROOK BLVD., SUITE 300, BERWYN PA 19312
Anthony Anderson director 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Martha N. Sullivan director 529 PLEASANT STREET, MS B-7, ATTLEBORO MA 02703
William Raymond Wagner director C/O VOCUS, INC., 4296 FORBES BOULEVARD, LANHAM MD 20706
Bradley A Alford director 150 N ORANGE GROVE BLVD, PASADENA CA 91103