AMBP vs CCK vs SW Stock Comparison

Ardagh Metal Packaging, Crown Holdings and Smurfit Westrock Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$117.33 +6.9% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$12.79B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.26B
Div. yield
0.01%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
9 wins
SW Smurfit Westrock plc
$41.85 -10.0% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$22.12B
P/E
44.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.33B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Crown Holdings leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Crown Holdings 9, Smurfit Westrock 1, Ardagh Metal Packaging 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMBPCCKSWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.68B $12.79B $22.12B SW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.2x 16.3x 44.5x CCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 14.4x 18.4x CCK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.0% +10.3% +1.7% AMBP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 5.9% 1.6% CCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 12.7% 3.1% CCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 2.6x 3.2x CCK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.2% +18.6% -2.7% CCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.5%/yr +2.2%/yr -3.0%/yr CCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.4% 25.3% 44.1% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 68/100 53/100 CCK

Percentile Scorecard

AMBPCCKSW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMBPCCKSW
Valuation 87 #3 of 16 60 #7 of 16 67 #6 of 16
Growth 80 #4 of 16 73 #5 of 16 67 #6 of 16
Profitability 60 #7 of 16 100 #1 of 16 40 #10 of 16
Financial Health 13 #15 of 17 38 #11 of 17 69 #6 of 17
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 14 69 #5 of 14 23 #11 of 14
Overall 68 68 53
  • AMBP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMBPCCKSWSPY
1 month +2.0%+6.9%-10.0% -1.0%
3 months -4.8%-0.5%-13.8% +2.9%
6 months +13.5%+16.0%+4.7% +6.4%
Year to date +11.0%+13.9%+8.2% +11.4%
1 year +13.2%+18.6%-2.7% +13.1%
3 years +72.3%+43.8%+32.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.9%+12.9%+9.8% +21.5%
5 years -54.3%+11.7%-14.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -14.5%+2.2%-3.0% +10.9%
10 years —+115.1%+91.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+8.0%+6.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMBPCCKSWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.4%25.3%44.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.7%24.0%40.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.461.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.380.73-0.06 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.6%-48.5%-55.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.1%-4.0%-19.3% -2.5%
52-week high $5.36$122.16$51.84 $779.14
52-week low $3.32$92.04$32.79 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMBPCCKSW
P/E now vs peer median 46.9xmedian 18.2x 16.4xmedian 18.2x 44.1xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 9.5x 8.7xmedian 9.5x 8.4xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 15.7x 10.6xmedian 15.7x 21.6xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 1.4x 3.8xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.68median 0.83 0.76median 0.83 —median 0.83

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMBPCCKSW
Revenue $6.26B $13.26B $31.33B
Gross profit $766.00M $2.78B $5.62B
Operating income $337.00M $1.63B $1.48B
Net income $147.00M $922.00M $497.00M
Free cash flow $612.00M $1.20B $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $7.14 $0.94
Cash & equivalents $213.00M $656.00M $677.00M
Total debt $17.45B $6.06B $14.16B
Shares (diluted) 597.70M 109.80M 526.00M
Enterprise value $1.61B $9.61B $19.02B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMBPCCKSW
P/E 46.9x 16.4x 44.1x
P/FCF 4.4x 10.6x 21.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 7.4x 6.7x
P/S 0.4x 1.0x 0.7x
P/B -3.6x 3.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book -3.6x 5.1x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 8.7x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 19.9x 11.2x 24.0x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF 11.0x 15.2x 34.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 10.5x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.68 0.76 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMBPCCKSW
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.0% 10.3% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 2.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.2% 3.7% -4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 7.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.7% 4.8% 17.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 11.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 167.3% 39.7% 41.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 16.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 480.0% 48.4% 40.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 69.4% 21.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% 31.6% 52.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 24.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% 20.1% 1,094%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 154.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMBPCCKSW
Gross margin 12.2% 21.0% 17.9%
EBITDA margin 12.7% 15.8% 13.5%
Operating margin 5.4% 12.3% 4.7%
Pretax margin 0.8% 9.3% 2.3%
Net margin 0.9% 5.9% 1.6%
FCF margin 9.8% 9.0% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 13.0% 10.5%
Return on equity – 27.2% 2.7%
Return on assets 0.6% 6.4% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 12.7% 3.1%
Return on capital employed 8.8% 16.5% 3.9%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.4x 1.9x 6.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMBPCCKSW
Debt / assets 77.4% 41.6% 31.3%
Debt / equity -5.5x 1.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 2.6x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 6.9x 5.1x 14.0x
Liabilities / assets 114.0% 76.9% 60.0%
Equity / assets -14.0% 23.1% 40.0%
Interest coverage 1.3x 4.1x –
Current ratio 0.0x 1.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.98 – 1.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMBPCCKSW
Dividend yield 8.8% 1.1% 4.3%
Net buyback yield – 6.4% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 8.8% 7.5% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 14.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 11.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMBPCCKSW
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.28FY2026 $8.16FY2026 $2.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.3%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +8.6% +66.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.41BFY2026 $12.96BFY2026 $33.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.6%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% +4.7% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMBPCCKSW
Held by institutions 20.9% 98.3% 95.9%
Institutions holding 225 601 640
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -3.3% +5.7%
Institutions buying 125 255 373
Institutions selling 63 270 191
Buyers to sellers 1.98 0.94 1.95

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMBPCCKSW
AMBP 1.00 0.59 0.46
CCK 0.59 1.00 0.53
SW 0.46 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMBP, CCK and SW?

Smurfit Westrock (SW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) $2.68B, Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.79B, Smurfit Westrock (SW) $22.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMBP, CCK and SW?

Crown Holdings (CCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 46.2x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 16.3x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 44.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crown Holdings (CCK) is cheapest (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 16.3x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.4x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) +17.0%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +10.3%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crown Holdings (CCK) has the highest net margin (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 0.9%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 5.9%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Crown Holdings (CCK) leads (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 5.6%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 12.7%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crown Holdings (CCK) returned the most: Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) +13.2%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +18.6%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) -2.7%. Over five years, Crown Holdings (CCK) compounded fastest (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) -14.5%/yr, Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.2%/yr, Smurfit Westrock (SW) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 0.00%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 0.01%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 0.00%. Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) and Smurfit Westrock (SW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 34.4%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.3%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 44.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMBP, CCK and SW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Crown Holdings (CCK) leads on 9. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.