AMCR vs BALL vs SON Stock Comparison

Amcor, Ball and Sonoco Products Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMCR Amcor plc
$47.12 +10.9% 1M +17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$21.79B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
11.04%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
4 wins
BALL BALL Corp
$64.49 +13.8% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$17.07B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.33B
Div. yield
1.24%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
6 wins
SON Sonoco Products Co
$49.87 +0.5% 1M +25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.37B
Div. yield
4.29%
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMCRBALLSONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.79B $17.07B $4.93B AMCR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 18.1x -21.8x BALL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 16.7x 9.8x SON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.6% +15.6% +3.6% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 6.6% -3.1% BALL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% 9.6% 2.7% BALL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 3.2x 5.6x BALL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 11.04% 1.24% 4.29% AMCR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.8% +35.0% +25.6% BALL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.8%/yr -6.8%/yr -3.0%/yr SON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 26.1% 33.6% BALL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 63/100 39/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

AMCRBALLSON

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

AxisAMCRBALLSON
Valuation 38 #11 of 17 19 #14 of 17 44 #10 of 17
Growth 93 #2 of 16 100 #1 of 16 27 #12 of 16
Profitability 71 #5 of 15 93 #2 of 15 43 #9 of 15
Financial Health 36 #10 of 15 64 #6 of 15 29 #11 of 15
Shareholder Returns 92 #2 of 14 39 #9 of 14 54 #7 of 14
Overall 66 63 39
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • BALL ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SON ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCRBALLSONSPY
1 month +10.9%+13.8%+0.5% +0.7%
3 months +4.3%-1.2%-12.2% +3.7%
6 months +23.9%+5.6%-0.2% +7.1%
Year to date +13.0%+21.7%+14.3% +12.8%
1 year +17.8%+35.0%+25.6% +11.9%
3 years +6.4%+34.6%-2.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +2.1%+10.4%-0.9% +22.8%
5 years -21.9%-29.5%-13.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.8%-6.8%-3.0% +10.9%
10 years —+67.3%+0.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+5.3%+0.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMCRBALLSONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%26.1%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.5%24.0%36.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.810.150.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.571.340.76 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-55.9%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-4.8%-17.6% -1.2%
52-week high $50.58$67.76$60.55 $779.14
52-week low $36.69$46.41$39.27 $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.

MultipleAMCRBALLSON
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 19.7x 18.1xmedian 19.7x -21.8xmedian 19.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 10.1x 11.3xmedian 10.1x 12.4xmedian 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 15.9x 20.6xmedian 15.9x 14.0xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x 3.0xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.59median 0.80 1.49median 0.80 0.62median 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 monthsAMCRBALLSON
Revenue $23.51B $14.33B $7.37B
Gross profit $4.69B $2.67B $1.49B
Operating income $1.90B $1.62B $202.22M
Net income $1.11B $949.00M -$226.84M
Free cash flow $1.23B $827.00M $351.16M
R&D $170.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.38 $3.54 $-2.29
Cash & equivalents $1.12B $491.00M $183.10M
Total debt $14.01B $7.22B $4.29B
Shares (diluted) 463.80M 267.14M 99.50M
Enterprise value $17.21B $14.09B $3.99B

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
MetricAMCRBALLSON
P/E 19.7x 18.1x -21.8x
P/FCF 17.7x 20.6x 14.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 12.0x 7.8x
P/S 0.9x 1.2x 0.7x
P/B 1.8x 3.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 3.5x 14.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x 11.3x 12.4x
EV/EBIT 18.3x 14.7x 44.7x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.7x 1.2x
EV/FCF 28.2x 28.8x 25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 16.7x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.59 1.49 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCRBALLSON
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.6% 15.6% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 10.6% 18.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.5% 6.8% -1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 38.7% 13.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% 48.6% -63.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 7.6% -30.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% 68.6% -136.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 5.7% -35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% 77.1% -136.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 12.1% -35.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% 83.5% -6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 10.4% -7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% 119.9% 17.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 61.0% -8.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCRBALLSON
Gross margin 20.0% 18.6% 20.2%
EBITDA margin 14.6% 14.7% 9.9%
Operating margin 8.1% 11.3% 2.7%
Pretax margin 5.5% 8.1% -0.1%
Net margin 4.7% 6.6% -3.1%
FCF margin 5.2% 5.8% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% 10.0% 8.6%
Return on equity 9.4% 16.7% -7.1%
Return on assets 3.0% 4.8% -2.1%
Return on invested capital 6.1% 9.6% 2.7%
Return on capital employed 6.4% 11.8% 2.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.5x -2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCRBALLSON
Debt / assets 37.8% 35.9% 42.3%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.3x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 3.2x 5.6x
Debt / FCF 11.4x 8.7x 12.2x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 71.3% 72.2%
Equity / assets 31.8% 28.7% 27.8%
Interest coverage 2.8x 5.1x 1.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.40 2.59 1.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCRBALLSON
Dividend yield 11.0% 1.2% 4.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 2.4% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 11.0% 3.7% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 108.0% 22.7% -93.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 97.2% 26.0% 60.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 41.4% -6.9% 2.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.2% -5.2% 2.7%

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.

ConsensusAMCRBALLSON
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2027 16.7xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2027 $3.86FY2026 $5.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.5%FY2027 +8.1%FY2026 -10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +22.8% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.41BFY2027 $15.75BFY2026 $7.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.4%FY2027 +19.7%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% -3.8% -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCRBALLSON
Held by institutions 77.1% 87.6% 97.9%
Institutions holding 685 802 508
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +0.9% +13.2%
Institutions buying 410 383 265
Institutions selling 211 285 160
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.34 1.66

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.

AMCRBALLSON
AMCR 1.00 0.58 0.57
BALL 0.58 1.00 0.45
SON 0.57 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCR, BALL and SON?

Amcor (AMCR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcor (AMCR) $21.79B, Ball (BALL) $17.07B, Sonoco Products (SON) $4.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCR, BALL and SON?

Ball (BALL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcor (AMCR) 19.7x, Ball (BALL) 18.1x, Sonoco Products (SON) -21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sonoco Products (SON) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.4x, Ball (BALL) 16.7x, Sonoco Products (SON) 9.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amcor (AMCR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amcor (AMCR) +56.6%, Ball (BALL) +15.6%, Sonoco Products (SON) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ball (BALL) has the highest net margin (Amcor (AMCR) 4.7%, Ball (BALL) 6.6%, Sonoco Products (SON) -3.1%). On return on invested capital, Ball (BALL) leads (Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%, Ball (BALL) 9.6%, Sonoco Products (SON) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ball (BALL) returned the most: Amcor (AMCR) +17.8%, Ball (BALL) +35.0%, Sonoco Products (SON) +25.6%. Over five years, Sonoco Products (SON) compounded fastest (Amcor (AMCR) -4.8%/yr, Ball (BALL) -6.8%/yr, Sonoco Products (SON) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest dividend yield: Amcor (AMCR) 11.04%, Ball (BALL) 1.24%, Sonoco Products (SON) 4.29%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ball (BALL) has been the steadiest (Amcor (AMCR) 31.4%, Ball (BALL) 26.1%, Sonoco Products (SON) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMCR, BALL and SON?

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.