AMBP vs KALU vs SLGN Stock Comparison

Ardagh Metal Packaging, Kaiser Aluminum and Silgan Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KALU Kaiser Aluminum Corp
$119.83 -20.7% 1M +29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.87B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.51B
Div. yield
–
Aluminum Basic Materials
8 wins
SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc
$39.51 +12.6% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.25B
P/E
13.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.71B
Div. yield
–
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kaiser Aluminum leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Kaiser Aluminum 8, Silgan Holdings 2, Ardagh Metal Packaging 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMBPKALUSLGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.67B $1.87B $4.25B SLGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.1x 8.6x 13.7x KALU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 8.1x 9.9x KALU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.0% +40.4% +4.5% KALU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 4.8% — KALU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 12.8% — KALU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 2.1x — KALU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% +29.4% +2.2% KALU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.4%/yr +4.3%/yr -0.3%/yr KALU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.9% 57.9% 32.0% SLGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 68/100 62/100 AMBP

Percentile Scorecard

AMBPKALUSLGN

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

AxisAMBPKALUSLGN
Valuation 81 #4 of 17 89 #19 of 163 88 #3 of 17
Growth 87 #3 of 16 85 #23 of 148 60 #7 of 16
Profitability 57 #7 of 15 60 #50 of 123 86 #3 of 15
Financial Health 14 #13 of 15 22 #129 of 164 –
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 14 83 #19 of 108 15 #12 of 14
Overall 68 68 62
  • AMBP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • KALU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SLGN ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMBPKALUSLGNSPY
1 month +4.4%-20.7%+12.6% +0.7%
3 months -6.4%-25.0%-3.9% +3.7%
6 months +17.7%-29.7%-2.6% +7.1%
Year to date +10.5%+4.3%-2.1% +12.8%
1 year +23.8%+29.4%+2.2% +11.9%
3 years +31.3%+112.1%-0.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.5%+28.5%-0.2% +22.8%
5 years -54.0%+23.4%-1.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -14.4%+4.3%-0.3% +10.9%
10 years —+66.5%+54.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+5.2%+4.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMBPKALUSLGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.9%57.9%32.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%67.3%32.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.712.040.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.700.510.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.6%-54.3%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.5%-38.7%-19.2% -1.2%
52-week high $5.36$195.63$48.89 $779.14
52-week low $3.32$88.63$34.74 $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.

MultipleAMBPKALUSLGN
P/E now vs peer median 46.7xmedian 19.7x 9.0xmedian 13.2x 13.7xmedian 19.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 3.1x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 10.1x 6.2xmedian 7.2x —median 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 15.9x 15.7xmedian 15.2x 10.8xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.67median 0.80 0.06median 0.30 —median 0.80

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 monthsAMBPKALUSLGN
Revenue $6.26B $4.51B $6.71B
Gross profit $766.00M $601.70M $1.14B
Operating income $337.00M $347.30M –
Net income $147.00M $218.50M $262.00M
Free cash flow $612.00M $124.80M –
R&D – $2.20M –
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $12.94 –
Cash & equivalents $213.00M $117.30M $325.00M
Total debt $17.45B $1.09B –
Shares (diluted) 597.70M 16.89M 105.79M
Enterprise value $1.61B $1.66B $4.25B

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
MetricAMBPKALUSLGN
P/E 46.7x 9.0x 13.7x
P/FCF 4.4x 15.7x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 8.6x 6.4x
P/S 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
P/B -3.6x 2.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book -3.6x 2.1x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 6.2x –
EV/EBIT 19.9x 8.5x –
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.7x 0.6x
EV/FCF 10.9x 23.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 12.9x 6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.67 0.06 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMBPKALUSLGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.0% 40.4% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 12.8% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.2% 45.0% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 25.3% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.7% 108.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 88.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 167.3% 109.9% -16.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 154.9% -2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 480.0% 106.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 69.4% 151.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% 29.7% 74.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 19.6% 33.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% 860.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 67.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMBPKALUSLGN
Gross margin 12.2% 13.4% –
EBITDA margin 12.7% 10.4% –
Operating margin 5.4% 7.7% –
Pretax margin 0.8% 6.5% –
Net margin 0.9% 4.8% –
FCF margin 9.8% 2.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 5.0% 9.6%
Return on equity – 22.8% 10.7%
Return on assets 0.6% 7.5% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 12.8% –
Return on capital employed 8.8% 15.1% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.4x 1.0x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMBPKALUSLGN
Debt / assets 77.4% 37.5% –
Debt / equity -5.5x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 2.1x –
Debt / FCF 6.9x 8.8x –
Liabilities / assets 114.0% 66.6% –
Equity / assets -14.0% 33.4% 26.4%
Interest coverage 1.3x 6.1x –
Current ratio 0.0x 2.6x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 0.98 3.09 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMBPKALUSLGN
Dividend yield 8.8% 2.6% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 8.8% 2.6% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAMBPKALUSLGN
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.27FY2026 $14.83FY2026 $4.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.6%FY2026 +145.9%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% -24.7% +6.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.58BFY2026 $4.46BFY2026 $6.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% +2.5% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMBPKALUSLGN
Held by institutions 20.9% 100.0% 92.5%
Institutions holding 225 336 350
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +3.2% +4.9%
Institutions buying 125 195 190
Institutions selling 63 101 115
Buyers to sellers 1.98 1.93 1.65

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.

AMBPKALUSLGN
AMBP 1.00 0.19 0.59
KALU 0.19 1.00 0.11
SLGN 0.59 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMBP, KALU and SLGN?

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) $2.67B, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) $1.87B, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) $4.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMBP, KALU and SLGN?

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 46.1x, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 8.6x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 13.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) is cheapest (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 16.8x, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 8.1x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 9.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) +17.0%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) +40.4%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) has the highest net margin (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 0.9%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) leads (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 5.6%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) returned the most: Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) +23.8%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) +29.4%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) +2.2%. Over five years, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) compounded fastest (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) -14.4%/yr, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) +4.3%/yr, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) has been the steadiest (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 33.9%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 57.9%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMBP, KALU and SLGN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) leads on 8. 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.