Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) reported preliminary, unaudited third-quarter 2026 net sales of $2.33 billion, up 5.2% from a year earlier. Net income was $169.7 million, while diluted earnings per share were $2.24, compared with $2.13 in the prior-year quarter.
Materials Group sales rose 8.5% to $1.64 billion, while Solutions Group sales decreased 1.8% to $687.0 million. The company maintained its full-year reported EPS guidance of $9.45 to $9.59.
- Third-quarter total net sales were $2.33 billion, versus $2.22 billion a year earlier.
- Reported net income increased 2.0% to $169.7 million.
- Reported diluted EPS increased 5.2% to $2.24.
- Materials Group reported operating margin was 13.7%, and Solutions Group reported operating margin was 10.5%.
- During the first nine months of 2026, Avery Dennison returned $481 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.
$AVY Insider Trading Activity
$AVY insiders have traded $AVY stock on the open market 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AVY stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- NICHOLAS COLISTO (SVP & CIO) sold 3,886 shares for an estimated $663,264
- IGNACIO J WALKER (SVP and Chief Legal Officer) sold 1,742 shares for an estimated $298,944
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$AVY Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 398 institutional investors add shares of $AVY stock to their portfolio, and 359 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 735,850 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $119,465,247
- CURATED WEALTH PARTNERS LLC removed 616,461 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2026, for an estimated $105,211,398
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 482,054 shares (+9.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $78,261,466
- T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. removed 460,287 shares (-24.9%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $74,727,594
- AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC added 394,705 shares (+20.8%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $64,080,356
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 375,951 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $61,035,644
- FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ removed 316,735 shares (-25.3%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $51,421,927
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