Avient vs H.B. Fuller
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KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put Avient and H.B. Fuller side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- H.B. Fuller is the larger business, with $3.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.3B for Avient.
- Avient grew revenue faster (0.6%, against −2.7%).
- Avient turned more of its sales into free cash flow (6.0% FCF margin, against 3.5%).
- H.B. Fuller earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (6.3%, against 4.0%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Avient’s earnings: a P/E of 22.3x against 13.7x for H.B. Fuller.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Avient
AVNT
5/10
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginFCF marginNet debt / EBITDA
H.B. Fuller
FUL
5/10
Net marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | AVNT FY25 | FUL FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.8B | $2.7B |
| Revenue | $3.3B | $3.5B |
| Free cash flow | $195M | $121M |
| Net income | $81.9M | $152M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 0.6% | −2.7% |
| 5-year growth | 8.0% | 4.5% |
| Share count change | −0.2% | −2.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 31.2% | 31.1% |
| Operating margin | 6.2% | — |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 4.4% |
| FCF margin | 6.0% | 3.5% |
| Return on capital | 4.0% | 6.3% |
| Return on equity | 3.5% | 7.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.4B | $1.9B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.6x | 3.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $98.8M | $111M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 22.3x | 13.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.