Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Avery Dennison's Earnings Conference Call for the First Quarter ended on 03/31/2026. During the presentation, all participants will be in a listen only mode. Afterward, we will conduct a Q and A session. At that time, if you would like to ask a question, please press star one on your telephone keypad to raise your hand and enter the queue. As a reminder, this webcast is being recorded and will be available for replay on the Avery Dennison Investor Relations website. I'd now like to turn the call over to William Gilchrist, Avery Dennison's Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir. Thank you, Lucas, and welcome to Avery Dennison's first quarter twenty twenty six earnings conference call. Please note that throughout today's discussion, we'll be making references to non GAAP financial measures. The non GAAP measures that we use are defined, qualified and reconciled from GAAP on schedules A-four to A-eight of the financial statements accompanying today's earnings release. We remind you that we'll make certain predictive statements that reflect our current views and estimates about our future performance and financial results. These forward looking statements are made subject to the Safe Harbor statement included in today's earnings release. On the call today are Dion Stander, President and Chief Executive Officer and Greg Lovens, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. I'll now turn the call over to Dion. Thanks, Gilly, and hello, everyone. We delivered a strong start to 2026 with first quarter organic sales up 1%, driven by mid single digit volume mix growth and adjusted EPS up 7% year over year. These results once again demonstrate the benefits of our diversified portfolio and our strong productivity and cost...