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Avery Dennison

NYSE: AVY · USD

Avery Dennison cash flow and EPS94

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$253M
Avery Dennison capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2010 Q238.27% · $13.7MUnavailableUnavailable61.73% · $22.1MUnavailable100% · $35.8M
FY 2010 Q350.78% · $22.7MUnavailableUnavailable49.22% · $22MUnavailable100% · $44.7M
FY 2010 Q460.07% · $33.4MUnavailableUnavailable39.93% · $22.2MUnavailable100% · $55.6M
FY 2011 Q141.06% · $28MUnavailable19.79% · $13.5M39.15% · $26.7MUnavailable100% · $68.2M
FY 2011 Q248.46% · $25.1MUnavailable0% · $0M51.54% · $26.7MUnavailable100% · $51.8M
FY 2011 Q346.37% · $23MUnavailable0% · $0M53.63% · $26.6MUnavailable100% · $49.6M
FY 2011 Q452.17% · $28.9MUnavailable0% · $0M47.83% · $26.5MUnavailable100% · $55.4M
FY 2012 Q119.26% · $24MUnavailable57.95% · $72.2M22.79% · $28.4MUnavailable100% · $124.6M
FY 2012 Q213.97% · $15.9MUnavailable61.51% · $70M24.52% · $27.9MUnavailable100% · $113.8M
FY 2012 Q313.06% · $17MUnavailable66.05% · $86M20.89% · $27.2MUnavailable100% · $130.2M
FY 2012 Q452.92% · $38.1MUnavailable9.72% · $7M37.36% · $26.9MUnavailable100% · $72M
FY 2013 Q119.18% · $21.1MUnavailable56.18% · $61.8M24.64% · $27.1MUnavailable100% · $110M
FY 2013 Q219.93% · $28.8MUnavailable60.28% · $87.1M19.79% · $28.6MUnavailable100% · $144.5M
FY 2013 Q322.04% · $29.2MUnavailable56.53% · $74.9M21.43% · $28.4MUnavailable100% · $132.5M
FY 2013 Q436.38% · $50.1MUnavailable43.36% · $59.7M20.26% · $27.9MUnavailable100% · $137.7M
FY 2014 Q130.79% · $38.7MUnavailable47.1% · $59.2M22.12% · $27.8MUnavailable100% · $125.7M
FY 2014 Q218.45% · $28.8MUnavailable60.35% · $94.2M21.2% · $33.1MUnavailable100% · $156.1M
FY 2014 Q320.85% · $33.3MUnavailable58.8% · $93.9M20.35% · $32.5MUnavailable100% · $159.7M
FY 2014 Q425.19% · $47.1MUnavailable57.86% · $108.2M16.95% · $31.7MUnavailable100% · $187M
FY 2015 Q127.83% · $25.3MUnavailable37.18% · $33.8M34.98% · $31.8MUnavailable100% · $90.9M
FY 2015 Q233.55% · $31.1MUnavailable29.88% · $27.7M36.57% · $33.9MUnavailable100% · $92.7M
FY 2015 Q329.1% · $33.2MUnavailable41.19% · $47M29.71% · $33.9MUnavailable100% · $114.1M
FY 2015 Q422.7% · $46.2MUnavailable60.84% · $123.8M16.46% · $33.5MUnavailable100% · $203.5M
FY 2016 Q116.38% · $25.2MUnavailable62.16% · $95.6M21.46% · $33MUnavailable100% · $153.8M
FY 2016 Q226.31% · $36.1MUnavailable47.01% · $64.5M26.68% · $36.6MUnavailable100% · $137.2M
FY 2016 Q342.91% · $43.6MUnavailable21.06% · $21.4M36.02% · $36.6MUnavailable100% · $101.6M
FY 2016 Q438.05% · $72MUnavailable42.76% · $80.9M19.19% · $36.3MUnavailable100% · $189.2M
FY 2017 Q129.91% · $30.3MUnavailable34.16% · $34.6M35.93% · $36.4MUnavailable100% · $101.3M
FY 2017 Q232.41% · $36.2MUnavailable31.96% · $35.7M35.63% · $39.8MUnavailable100% · $111.7M
FY 2017 Q337.73% · $44.9MUnavailable28.99% · $34.5M33.28% · $39.6MUnavailable100% · $119M
FY 2017 Q455.05% · $79.1MUnavailable17.33% · $24.9M27.63% · $39.7MUnavailable100% · $143.7M
FY 2018 Q128.08% · $35.6MUnavailable40.69% · $51.6M31.23% · $39.6MUnavailable100% · $126.8M
FY 2018 Q231.16% · $43.9MUnavailable36.41% · $51.3M32.43% · $45.7MUnavailable100% · $140.9M
FY 2018 Q331.17% · $53.2MUnavailable42.3% · $72.2M26.54% · $45.3MUnavailable100% · $170.7M
FY 2018 Q426.39% · $94MUnavailable61.15% · $217.8M12.46% · $44.4MUnavailable100% · $356.2M
FY 2019 Q123.97% · $41.8MUnavailable50.86% · $88.7M25.17% · $43.9MUnavailable100% · $174.4M
FY 2019 Q233.13% · $38MUnavailable24.32% · $27.9M42.55% · $48.8MUnavailable100% · $114.7M
FY 2019 Q328.04% · $53.1MUnavailable46.3% · $87.7M25.66% · $48.6MUnavailable100% · $189.4M
FY 2019 Q451.4% · $86.5MUnavailable19.85% · $33.4M28.76% · $48.4MUnavailable100% · $168.3M
FY 2020 Q126.18% · $33.2MUnavailable35.65% · $45.2M38.17% · $48.4MUnavailable100% · $126.8M
FY 2020 Q232.62% · $30.7MUnavailable0% · $0M51.43% · $48.4M15.94% · $15M100% · $94.1M
FY 2020 Q333.41% · $27.8MUnavailable8.41% · $7M58.17% · $48.4MUnavailable100% · $83.2M
FY 2020 Q451.41% · $109.7MUnavailable24.41% · $52.1M24.18% · $51.6MUnavailable100% · $213.4M
FY 2021 Q119.03% · $25.2MUnavailable41.99% · $55.6M38.97% · $51.6MUnavailable100% · $132.4M
FY 2021 Q237.95% · $58.6MUnavailable25.52% · $39.4M36.53% · $56.4MUnavailable100% · $154.4M
FY 2021 Q334.9% · $46.8MUnavailable23.12% · $31M41.98% · $56.3MUnavailable100% · $134.1M
FY 2021 Q452.8% · $124.4MUnavailable23.3% · $54.9M23.9% · $56.3MUnavailable100% · $235.6M
FY 2022 Q119.31% · $49.7MUnavailable58.86% · $151.5M21.83% · $56.2MUnavailable100% · $257.4M
FY 2022 Q224.25% · $57.1MUnavailable49.77% · $117.2M25.99% · $61.2MUnavailable100% · $235.5M
FY 2022 Q340.81% · $76.4MUnavailable26.66% · $49.9M32.53% · $60.9MUnavailable100% · $187.2M
FY 2022 Q443.85% · $94.9MUnavailable28.14% · $60.9M28% · $60.6MUnavailable100% · $216.4M
FY 2023 Q136.65% · $64.5MUnavailable28.81% · $50.7M34.55% · $60.8MUnavailable100% · $176M
FY 2023 Q233.03% · $51.4MUnavailable24.94% · $38.8M42.03% · $65.4MUnavailable100% · $155.6M
FY 2023 Q338.07% · $57.1MUnavailable18.4% · $27.6M43.53% · $65.3MUnavailable100% · $150M
FY 2023 Q451.88% · $92.3MUnavailable11.47% · $20.4M36.65% · $65.2MUnavailable100% · $177.9M
FY 2024 Q137.63% · $48.8MUnavailable12.03% · $15.6M50.35% · $65.3MUnavailable100% · $129.7M
FY 2024 Q233.1% · $47.5MUnavailable17.49% · $25.1M49.41% · $70.9MUnavailable100% · $143.5M
FY 2024 Q323.8% · $43MUnavailable36.97% · $66.8M39.24% · $70.9MUnavailable100% · $180.7M
FY 2024 Q424.83% · $69.5MUnavailable50.02% · $140M25.15% · $70.4MUnavailable100% · $279.9M
FY 2025 Q19.81% · $36MUnavailable71.28% · $261.6M18.91% · $69.4MUnavailable100% · $367M
FY 2025 Q214.86% · $30MUnavailable48.74% · $98.4M36.4% · $73.5MUnavailable100% · $201.9M
FY 2025 Q317.72% · $35.9MUnavailable46.2% · $93.6M36.08% · $73.1MUnavailable100% · $202.6M
FY 2025 Q425.99% · $67.1MUnavailable45.97% · $118.7M28.04% · $72.4MUnavailable100% · $258.2M
FY 2026 Q117.56% · $28.3MUnavailable37.59% · $60.6M44.85% · $72.3MUnavailable100% · $161.2M
FY 2026 Q215.49% · $39.2MUnavailable54.39% · $137.6M30.12% · $76.2MUnavailable100% · $253M
Jul 3, 2010 through Jun 30, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$408.2M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$39.2M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$369M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$6.4M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

1.73%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

1.57%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$2.67

Quarterly data

Avery Dennison cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q2Jun 30, 2026408.239.23696.41.73%1.57%—$2.67
FY 2026 Q1Mar 31, 2026136.528.3108.25.85.36%4.25%—$2.18
FY 2025 Q4Dec 31, 2025376.867.1309.75.21.68%1.38%——
FY 2025 Q3Sep 27, 2025312.135.9276.282.9%2.56%—$2.13
FY 2025 Q2Jun 28, 2025208.830178.86.83.8%3.26%—$2.41
FY 2025 Q1Mar 29, 2025-16.336-52.37.9———$2.09
FY 2024 Q4Dec 28, 2024351.269.5281.74.51.6%1.28%——
FY 2024 Q3Sep 28, 2024270.143227.16.82.99%2.52%—$2.25
FY 2024 Q2Jun 29, 2024197.747.5150.29.96.59%5.01%—$2.18
FY 2024 Q1Mar 30, 2024119.848.8717.510.56%6.26%—$2.13
FY 2023 Q4Dec 30, 2023311.992.3219.64.92.23%1.57%——
FY 2023 Q3Sep 30, 2023322.657.1265.55.21.96%1.61%—$1.71
FY 2023 Q2Jul 1, 2023189.651.4138.21.71.23%0.9%—$1.24
FY 2023 Q1Apr 1, 20231.964.5-62.610.5—552.63%—$1.49
FY 2022 Q4Dec 31, 2022345.894.9250.912.95.14%3.73%——
FY 2022 Q3Oct 1, 2022220.876.4144.410.67.34%4.8%—$2.7
FY 2022 Q2Jul 2, 2022268.257.1211.112.86.06%4.77%—$2.61
FY 2022 Q1Apr 2, 2022126.249.776.511.114.51%8.8%—$2.39
FY 2021 Q4Jan 1, 2022284124.4159.610.16.33%3.56%——
FY 2021 Q3Oct 2, 202128646.8239.28.63.6%3.01%—$1.96
FY 2021 Q2Jul 3, 2021267.558.6208.98.64.12%3.21%—$2.19
FY 2021 Q1Apr 3, 2021209.325.2184.19.95.38%4.73%—$2.5
FY 2020 Q4Jan 2, 2021309.5109.7199.811.95.96%3.84%—$2.28
FY 2020 Q3Sep 26, 2020257.827.823010.74.65%4.15%—$1.79
FY 2020 Q2Jun 27, 2020179.630.7148.9-4.9-3.29%-2.73%—$0.95
FY 2020 Q1Mar 28, 20204.433.2-28.86.3—143.18%—$1.6
FY 2019 Q4Dec 28, 2019279.586.519394.66%3.22%—$1.92
FY 2019 Q3Sep 28, 2019228.253.1175.195.14%3.94%—$1.71
FY 2019 Q2Jun 29, 2019203.438165.48.95.38%4.38%—$1.69
FY 2019 Q1Mar 30, 201935.441.8-6.47.6—21.47%—$-1.74
FY 2018 Q4Dec 29, 2018270.294176.29.55.39%3.52%—$1.11
FY 2018 Q3Sep 29, 2018-21.853.2-758.4———$1.69
FY 2018 Q2Jun 30, 2018193.543.9149.696.02%4.65%—$1.07
FY 2018 Q1Mar 31, 20181635.6-19.67.4—46.25%—$1.4
FY 2017 Q4Dec 30, 2017257.579.1178.484.48%3.11%—$-0.66
FY 2017 Q3Sep 30, 2017214.344.9169.495.31%4.2%—$1.2
FY 2017 Q2Jul 1, 201716336.2126.87.65.99%4.66%—$1.34
FY 2017 Q1Apr 1, 201715.330.3-155.6—36.6%—$1.25
FY 2016 Q4Dec 31, 2016219.672147.67.14.81%3.23%—$0.69
FY 2016 Q3Oct 1, 2016149.743.6106.165.66%4.01%—$0.98
FY 2016 Q2Jul 2, 2016222.336.1186.26.63.54%2.97%—$0.88
FY 2016 Q1Apr 2, 2016-6.325.2-31.57.5———$0.98
FY 2015 Q4Jan 2, 2016183.446.2137.27.95.76%4.31%—$0.62
FY 2015 Q3Oct 3, 2015119.433.286.25.26.03%4.36%—$0.88
FY 2015 Q2Jul 4, 2015162.631.1131.55.84.41%3.57%—$0.68
FY 2015 Q1Apr 4, 20158.325.3-177.4—89.16%—$0.77
FY 2014 Q4Jan 3, 201517447.1126.96.24.89%3.56%—$0.76
FY 2014 Q3Sep 27, 2014190.433.3157.17.64.84%3.99%—$0.68
FY 2014 Q2Jun 28, 2014117.828.8898.59.55%7.22%—$0.44
FY 2014 Q1Mar 29, 2014-10838.7-146.76———$0.73
FY 2013 Q4Dec 28, 2013224.450.1174.38.64.93%3.83%—$0.43
FY 2013 Q3Sep 28, 20134929.219.87.839.39%15.92%—$0.47
FY 2013 Q2Jun 29, 2013112.428.883.68.410.05%7.47%—$0.68
FY 2013 Q1Mar 30, 2013-65.721.1-86.89.2———$0.57
FY 2012 Q4Dec 29, 2012299.338.1261.28.23.14%2.74%—$0.48
FY 2012 Q3Sep 29, 2012173.117156.19.35.96%5.37%—$0.57
FY 2012 Q2Jun 30, 201230.315.914.49.666.67%31.68%—$0.62
FY 2012 Q1Mar 31, 201210.724-13.311.8—110.28%—$0.41
FY 2011 Q4Dec 31, 2011302.728.9273.89.73.54%3.2%—$0.21
FY 2011 Q3Oct 1, 2011215.223192.29.24.79%4.28%—$0.47
FY 2011 Q2Jul 2, 201122.325.1-2.89—40.36%—$0.69
FY 2011 Q1Apr 2, 2011-117.528-145.511.7———$0.42
FY 2010 Q4Jan 1, 2011203.133.4169.79.35.48%4.58%—$1.06
FY 2010 Q3Oct 2, 2010140.522.7117.89.88.32%6.98%—$0.6
FY 2010 Q2Jul 3, 201017113.7157.38.65.47%5.03%—$0.78
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · AVY, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.