AMBP vs SLGN vs BALL Stock Comparison

Ardagh Metal Packaging, Silgan Holdings and Ball Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc
$39.03 +8.6% 1M -12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.09B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
0.02%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
4 wins
BALL BALL Corp
$64.45 +13.4% 1M +29.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.99B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.33B
Div. yield
0.01%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ball leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ball 6, Silgan Holdings 4, Ardagh Metal Packaging 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMBPSLGNBALLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.70B $4.09B $16.99B BALL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.6x 15.1x 17.9x SLGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 9.8x 16.7x SLGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.0% +8.4% +15.6% AMBP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 4.0% 6.6% BALL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 5.5% 9.6% BALL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 4.9x 3.2x BALL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% SLGN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.2% -12.4% +29.3% BALL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.0%/yr -0.4%/yr -6.8%/yr SLGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.0% 34.9% 26.3% BALL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 64/100 69/100 AMBP

Percentile Scorecard

AMBPSLGNBALL

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

AxisAMBPSLGNBALL
Valuation 87 #3 of 16 80 #4 of 16 33 #11 of 16
Growth 87 #3 of 16 67 #6 of 16 100 #1 of 16
Profitability 64 #6 of 15 86 #3 of 15 93 #2 of 15
Financial Health 14 #13 of 15 36 #10 of 15 71 #5 of 15
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 14 54 #7 of 14 46 #8 of 14
Overall 70 64 69
  • AMBP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SLGN ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • BALL ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMBPSLGNBALLSPY
1 month +2.3%+8.6%+13.4% -0.8%
3 months -7.1%-16.2%-0.3% +3.5%
6 months +12.6%-0.1%+5.5% +7.0%
Year to date +9.3%-3.3%+21.7% +12.2%
1 year +18.2%-12.4%+29.3% +13.0%
3 years +37.8%-1.0%+37.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.3%-0.3%+11.1% +23.1%
5 years -53.0%-2.1%-29.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.0%-0.4%-6.8% +11.0%
10 years —+51.3%+62.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+4.2%+4.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMBPSLGNBALLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.0%34.9%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%38.7%24.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.550.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.54-0.361.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.6%-39.6%-55.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.4%-20.2%-4.9% -1.8%
52-week high $5.36$48.89$67.76 $779.14
52-week low $3.32$34.74$46.41 $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.

MultipleAMBPSLGNBALL
P/E now vs peer median 46.2xmedian 19.3x 15.3xmedian 19.3x 18.1xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 9.7x 9.4xmedian 9.7x 11.3xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 15.7x 12.0xmedian 15.7x 20.6xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 3.0xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.67median 0.82 -4.34median 0.82 1.49median 0.82

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 monthsAMBPSLGNBALL
Revenue $6.26B $6.68B $14.33B
Gross profit $766.00M $1.14B $2.67B
Operating income $337.00M $573.99M $1.62B
Net income $147.00M $270.29M $949.00M
Free cash flow $612.00M $342.76M $827.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $2.55 $3.54
Cash & equivalents $213.00M $351.53M $491.00M
Total debt $17.45B $4.83B $7.22B
Shares (diluted) 597.70M 105.79M 267.14M
Enterprise value $1.64B $1.83B $13.98B

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
MetricAMBPSLGNBALL
P/E 46.2x 15.3x 18.1x
P/FCF 4.4x 12.0x 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 6.4x 12.0x
P/S 0.4x 0.6x 1.2x
P/B -3.5x 1.7x 3.0x
P/Tangible book -3.5x 2.7x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 9.4x 11.3x
EV/EBIT 19.8x 15.0x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.3x 1.7x
EV/FCF 10.9x 25.1x 28.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 13.4x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.67 -4.34 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMBPSLGNBALL
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.0% 8.4% 15.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 2.1% 10.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.2% 3.5% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 3.5% 38.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.7% 2.7% 48.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 1.1% 7.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 167.3% -10.5% 68.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -4.9% 5.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 480.0% -9.3% 77.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 69.4% -3.5% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% 86.3% 83.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 30.5% 10.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% 502.4% 119.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 67.5% 61.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMBPSLGNBALL
Gross margin 12.2% 17.1% 18.6%
EBITDA margin 12.7% 13.7% 14.7%
Operating margin 5.4% 8.6% 11.3%
Pretax margin 0.8% 5.8% 8.1%
Net margin 0.9% 4.0% 6.6%
FCF margin 9.8% 5.1% 5.8%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 9.6% 10.0%
Return on equity – 11.3% 16.7%
Return on assets 0.6% 2.8% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 5.5% 9.6%
Return on capital employed 8.8% 8.4% 11.8%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.4x 2.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMBPSLGNBALL
Debt / assets 77.4% 50.3% 35.9%
Debt / equity -5.5x 2.0x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 4.9x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 6.9x 14.1x 8.7x
Liabilities / assets 114.0% 75.2% 71.3%
Equity / assets -14.0% 24.8% 28.7%
Interest coverage 1.3x 3.1x 5.1x
Current ratio 0.0x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.97 1.86 2.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMBPSLGNBALL
Dividend yield 8.9% 2.1% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.8% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 8.9% 4.0% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 32.4% 22.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.5% 26.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.2% -6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% -5.2%

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.

ConsensusAMBPSLGNBALL
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 9.8xFY2026 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.27FY2026 $4.00FY2026 $3.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.6%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +6.0% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.58BFY2026 $6.50BFY2026 $15.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% +10.1% -3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMBPSLGNBALL
Held by institutions 20.9% 92.5% 87.6%
Institutions holding 225 349 801
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +4.9% +0.9%
Institutions buying 125 190 383
Institutions selling 63 114 285
Buyers to sellers 1.98 1.67 1.34

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.

AMBPSLGNBALL
AMBP 1.00 0.55 0.57
SLGN 0.55 1.00 0.62
BALL 0.57 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMBP, SLGN and BALL?

Ball (BALL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) $2.70B, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) $4.09B, Ball (BALL) $16.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMBP, SLGN and BALL?

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 46.6x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 15.1x, Ball (BALL) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) is cheapest (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 16.6x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 9.8x, Ball (BALL) 16.7x). 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%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) +8.4%, Ball (BALL) +15.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ball (BALL) has the highest net margin (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 0.9%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 4.0%, Ball (BALL) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Ball (BALL) leads (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 5.6%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 5.5%, Ball (BALL) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ball (BALL) returned the most: Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) +18.2%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) -12.4%, Ball (BALL) +29.3%. Over five years, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) compounded fastest (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) -14.0%/yr, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) -0.4%/yr, Ball (BALL) -6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) has the highest dividend yield: Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 0.00%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 0.02%, Ball (BALL) 0.01%. Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ball (BALL) has been the steadiest (Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) 34.0%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 34.9%, Ball (BALL) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ball (BALL) leads on 6. 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.