---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000008818-26-000075"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVY"
cik: "0000008818"
company_name: "Avery Dennison Corp"
filed_at: "2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T03:31:45.533298+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avery Dennison Q1 adj EPS $2.47, up 7.4%; guides Q2 adj EPS $2.43-$2.53

## Summary
- Reported EPS $2.18; adjusted EPS $2.47 (+7.4% YoY). Net sales $2.3B, +7.0%.
- Organic sales growth 1.1%; sales ex-currency +2.3%.
- Q2 2026 guidance: reported EPS $2.21-$2.31; adjusted EPS $2.43-$2.53.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000008818-26-000075
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVY
- cik: 0000008818
- company_name: Avery Dennison Corp
- filed_at: 2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8818/000000881826000075/0000008818-26-000075-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8818/000000881826000075/avy-20260428.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000008818-26-000075
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000008818-26-000075.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000008818-26-000075.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Avery Dennison Corp reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $2.3 billion, EPS $2.18. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Revenue: $2.3 billion
  - EPS: $2.18
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: 1Q26 Reported EPS of $2.18 ○ Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) of $2.47, up 7.4% ● 1Q26 Net sales of $2.3 billion, up 7.0%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8818/000000881826000075/0000008818-26-000075-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.