Avery Dennison Corp (AVY)

Return on assets (ROA)

Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Net income (ttm) US$ in thousands 704,900 674,000 630,600 554,200 503,000 482,800 566,000 680,100 757,100 816,900 759,500 728,800 740,100 748,900 735,300 631,200 555,900 526,900 521,000 584,700
Total assets US$ in thousands 8,405,100 8,451,900 8,298,200 8,255,200 8,209,800 8,133,100 8,266,300 8,222,300 7,950,500 8,042,300 8,092,400 8,138,800 7,971,600 7,967,700 6,422,500 6,273,200 6,098,900 5,720,800 5,651,700 6,260,900
ROA 8.39% 7.97% 7.60% 6.71% 6.13% 5.94% 6.85% 8.27% 9.52% 10.16% 9.39% 8.95% 9.28% 9.40% 11.45% 10.06% 9.11% 9.21% 9.22% 9.34%

December 31, 2024 calculation

ROA = Net income (ttm) ÷ Total assets
= $704,900K ÷ $8,405,100K
= 8.39%

Avery Dennison Corp's return on assets (ROA) has varied over the period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The ROA started at 9.34% in March 2020, slightly decreased to 9.22% in June 2020, and then remained relatively stable around the 9% mark for the rest of 2020.

In the first quarter of 2021, there was a notable increase in ROA to 10.06%, followed by a significant rise to 11.45% in the second quarter. However, the ROA dipped to 9.40% in the third quarter of 2021 before rebounding to 9.28% by the end of the year.

The trend continued into 2022 with a slight decrease in ROA to 8.95% by March, followed by an increase to 9.39% in June. The third quarter of 2022 saw a notable rise to 10.16% before settling at 9.52% by the end of the year.

From March 2023 to December 2024, the ROA showed a declining trend, starting at 8.27% and gradually decreasing to 8.39%. The ROA decreased further to 6.13% by the end of 2023 and then to 6.71% by March 2024. However, there was a slight improvement to 7.60% by June 2024 and a further increase to 7.97% by September 2024 before ending the period at 8.39% in December 2024.

Overall, Avery Dennison Corp's ROA fluctuated over the analyzed period, with periods of both growth and decline. It is essential to continue monitoring and analyzing the ROA to assess the company's efficiency in generating profits from its assets.


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2024

Company name
Symbol
ROA
Avery Dennison Corp
AVY
8.39%
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
KMB
15.38%