AMCR vs CCK vs CLW Stock Comparison

Amcor, Crown Holdings and Clearwater Paper Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMCR Amcor plc
$45.67 +6.7% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.12B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
11.39%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
4 wins
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$116.25 +8.2% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$12.56B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.77B
Div. yield
1.13%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
8 wins
CLW Clearwater Paper Corp
$13.05 -34.4% 1M -32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$210.65M
P/E
87.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.51B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Crown Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Crown Holdings 8, Amcor 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCRCCKCLWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.12B $12.56B $210.65M AMCR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x 15.8x 87.7x CCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 14.2x — AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.6% +13.4% -3.2% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 5.8% 0.2% CCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% 13.1% -1.3% CCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.5x 7.6x CCK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 11.39% 1.13% — AMCR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.4% +19.0% -32.4% CCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr +2.3%/yr -20.8%/yr CCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 25.3% 63.0% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 73/100 49/100 CCK

Percentile Scorecard

AMCRCCKCLW

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

AxisAMCRCCKCLW
Valuation 40 #10 of 16 67 #6 of 16 100 #1 of 16
Growth 93 #2 of 16 67 #6 of 16 40 #10 of 16
Profitability 71 #5 of 15 100 #1 of 15 36 #10 of 15
Financial Health 40 #10 of 16 60 #7 of 16 53 #8 of 16
Shareholder Returns 92 #2 of 14 69 #5 of 14 15 #12 of 14
Overall 67 73 49
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CLW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCRCCKCLWSPY
1 month +6.7%+8.2%-34.4% +0.9%
3 months -0.4%-3.0%-39.7% +5.9%
6 months +22.3%+17.4%+1.2% +8.5%
Year to date +9.5%+12.9%-25.0% +13.3%
1 year +9.4%+19.0%-32.4% +12.4%
3 years +5.5%+46.2%-62.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.8%+13.5%-27.7% +23.5%
5 years -24.3%+11.8%-68.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -5.4%+2.3%-20.8% +11.0%
10 years —+114.8%-75.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+7.9%-13.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMCRCCKCLWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%25.3%63.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%23.9%70.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.460.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.300.75-0.51 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-48.5%-77.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-4.8%-44.0% -0.9%
52-week high $50.58$122.16$23.30 $779.14
52-week low $36.69$92.04$12.44 $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.

MultipleAMCRCCKCLW
P/E now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 19.1x 15.8xmedian 19.1x 87.7xmedian 19.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 9.9x 8.4xmedian 9.9x 10.6xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 15.5x 12.4xmedian 15.5x 3.7xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x 3.6xmedian 1.5x 0.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.54median 0.78 0.78median 0.78 -1.27median 0.78

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 monthsAMCRCCKCLW
Revenue $23.51B $13.77B $1.51B
Gross profit $4.69B $2.78B $27.10M
Operating income $1.90B $1.65B -$24.30M
Net income $1.11B $944.00M $2.40M
Free cash flow $1.23B $1.01B $56.80M
R&D $170.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.38 $7.34 $0.15
Cash & equivalents $1.12B $629.00M $35.70M
Total debt $14.01B $5.85B $567.40M
Shares (diluted) 463.80M 108.30M 16.13M
Enterprise value $16.54B $10.45B $12.35M

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
MetricAMCRCCKCLW
P/E 19.1x 15.8x 87.7x
P/FCF 17.2x 12.4x 3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 8.1x 2.0x
P/S 0.9x 0.9x 0.1x
P/B 1.8x 3.6x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 4.8x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 8.4x 10.6x
EV/EBIT 17.9x 10.8x -30.5x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.3x 0.5x
EV/FCF 27.7x 17.6x 13.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 11.5x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.54 0.78 -1.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCRCCKCLW
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.6% 13.4% -3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 4.2% 43.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.5% 2.4% -76.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 5.7% 28.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% 7.5% 62.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 9.9% -31.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% -12.1% -98.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 14.4% -69.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% -10.2% -98.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 20.1% -69.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% 16.0% 478.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 1.1% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% 0.2% 142.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 15.5% -10.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCRCCKCLW
Gross margin 20.0% 20.2% 1.8%
EBITDA margin 14.6% 15.3% 4.6%
Operating margin 8.1% 12.0% -1.6%
Pretax margin 5.5% 9.2% -3.2%
Net margin 4.7% 5.8% 0.2%
FCF margin 5.2% 7.3% 3.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% 11.3% 7.0%
Return on equity 9.4% 27.7% 0.3%
Return on assets 3.0% 6.5% 0.1%
Return on invested capital 6.1% 13.1% -1.3%
Return on capital employed 6.4% 16.0% -2.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.6x 43.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCRCCKCLW
Debt / assets 37.8% 40.0% 31.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.5x 7.6x
Debt / FCF 11.4x 5.8x 10.0x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 76.3% 55.3%
Equity / assets 31.8% 23.7% 44.7%
Interest coverage 2.8x 4.2x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.38 – 1.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCRCCKCLW
Dividend yield 11.4% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 6.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 11.4% 7.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 108.0% 15.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 97.2% 14.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 41.4% 21.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 9.0% –

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.

ConsensusAMCRCCKCLW
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2027 14.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2027 $8.17FY2026 $-3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.5%FY2027 +4.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +8.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.41BFY2027 $13.25BFY2026 $1.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.4%FY2027 +7.1%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +5.1% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCRCCKCLW
Held by institutions 77.1% 98.3% 88.7%
Institutions holding 684 601 134
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -3.3% +9.9%
Institutions buying 409 255 85
Institutions selling 211 270 33
Buyers to sellers 1.94 0.94 2.58

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.

AMCRCCKCLW
AMCR 1.00 0.63 0.30
CCK 0.63 1.00 0.28
CLW 0.30 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCR, CCK and CLW?

Amcor (AMCR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcor (AMCR) $21.12B, Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.56B, Clearwater Paper (CLW) $210.65M.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCR, CCK and CLW?

Crown Holdings (CCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcor (AMCR) 19.1x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 15.8x, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 87.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.1x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.2x). 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%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +13.4%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crown Holdings (CCK) has the highest net margin (Amcor (AMCR) 4.7%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 5.8%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 0.2%). On return on invested capital, Crown Holdings (CCK) leads (Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 13.1%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crown Holdings (CCK) returned the most: Amcor (AMCR) +9.4%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +19.0%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -32.4%. Over five years, Crown Holdings (CCK) compounded fastest (Amcor (AMCR) -5.4%/yr, Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.3%/yr, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest dividend yield: Amcor (AMCR) 11.39%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 1.13%. Clearwater Paper (CLW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Amcor (AMCR) 31.6%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.3%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 63.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMCR, CCK and CLW?

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 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.