AMCR vs CCK vs KALU Stock Comparison

Amcor, Crown Holdings and Kaiser Aluminum Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMCR Amcor plc
$47.12 +10.9% 1M +17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$21.85B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
0.05%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
3 wins
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$118.23 +11.1% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$12.77B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
4 wins
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
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kaiser Aluminum leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kaiser Aluminum 5, Crown Holdings 4, Amcor 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCRCCKKALULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.85B $12.77B $1.87B AMCR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 16.1x 8.6x KALU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 14.5x 8.1x KALU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.6% +13.4% +40.4% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 5.8% 4.8% CCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% 13.1% 12.8% CCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.5x 2.1x KALU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.01% 0.00% AMCR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.8% +23.8% +29.4% KALU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.8%/yr +2.6%/yr +4.3%/yr KALU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 25.2% 57.9% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 69/100 68/100 CCK

Percentile Scorecard

AMCRCCKKALU

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

AxisAMCRCCKKALU
Valuation 38 #11 of 17 63 #7 of 17 89 #19 of 163
Growth 93 #2 of 16 73 #5 of 16 85 #23 of 148
Profitability 71 #5 of 15 100 #1 of 15 60 #50 of 123
Financial Health 36 #10 of 15 50 #8 of 15 22 #129 of 164
Shareholder Returns 92 #2 of 14 62 #6 of 14 83 #19 of 108
Overall 66 69 68
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • KALU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCRCCKKALUSPY
1 month +10.9%+11.1%-20.7% +0.7%
3 months +4.3%-0.1%-25.0% +3.7%
6 months +23.9%+20.3%-29.7% +7.1%
Year to date +13.0%+14.8%+4.3% +12.8%
1 year +17.8%+23.8%+29.4% +11.9%
3 years +6.4%+47.1%+112.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +2.1%+13.7%+28.5% +22.8%
5 years -21.9%+13.7%+23.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.8%+2.6%+4.3% +10.9%
10 years —+118.5%+66.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+8.1%+5.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMCRCCKKALUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%25.2%57.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.5%23.8%67.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.810.452.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.940.51 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-48.5%-54.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-3.2%-38.7% -1.2%
52-week high $50.58$122.16$195.63 $779.14
52-week low $36.69$92.04$88.63 $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.

MultipleAMCRCCKKALU
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 19.7x 16.0xmedian 19.7x 9.0xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 10.1x 8.5xmedian 10.1x 6.2xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 15.9x 12.6xmedian 15.9x 15.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x 3.7xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.59median 0.80 0.80median 0.80 0.06median 0.30

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 monthsAMCRCCKKALU
Revenue $23.51B $13.77B $4.51B
Gross profit $4.69B $2.78B $601.70M
Operating income $1.90B $1.65B $347.30M
Net income $1.11B $944.00M $218.50M
Free cash flow $1.23B $1.01B $124.80M
R&D $170.00M – $2.20M
EPS (diluted) $2.38 $7.34 $12.94
Cash & equivalents $1.12B $629.00M $117.30M
Total debt $14.01B $5.85B $1.09B
Shares (diluted) 463.80M 108.30M 16.89M
Enterprise value $17.27B $10.13B $1.66B

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
MetricAMCRCCKKALU
P/E 19.7x 16.0x 9.0x
P/FCF 17.7x 12.6x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 8.2x 8.6x
P/S 0.9x 0.9x 0.4x
P/B 1.8x 3.7x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 4.9x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x 8.5x 6.2x
EV/EBIT 18.3x 10.9x 8.5x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.3x 0.7x
EV/FCF 28.2x 17.8x 23.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 11.6x 12.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.59 0.80 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCRCCKKALU
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.6% 13.4% 40.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 4.2% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.5% 2.4% 45.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 5.7% 25.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% 7.5% 108.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 9.9% 88.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% -12.1% 109.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 14.4% 154.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% -10.2% 106.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 20.1% 151.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% 16.0% 29.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 1.1% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% 0.2% 860.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 15.5% 67.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCRCCKKALU
Gross margin 20.0% 20.2% 13.4%
EBITDA margin 14.6% 15.3% 10.4%
Operating margin 8.1% 12.0% 7.7%
Pretax margin 5.5% 9.2% 6.5%
Net margin 4.7% 5.8% 4.8%
FCF margin 5.2% 7.3% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% 11.3% 5.0%
Return on equity 9.4% 27.7% 22.8%
Return on assets 3.0% 6.5% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 6.1% 13.1% 12.8%
Return on capital employed 6.4% 16.0% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.6x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCRCCKKALU
Debt / assets 37.8% 40.0% 37.5%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.7x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.5x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 11.4x 5.8x 8.8x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 76.3% 66.6%
Equity / assets 31.8% 23.7% 33.4%
Interest coverage 2.8x 4.2x 6.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.40 – 3.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCRCCKKALU
Dividend yield 11.0% 1.1% 2.6%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 6.2% –
Shareholder yield 11.0% 7.3% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusAMCRCCKKALU
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2027 14.5xFY2026 8.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2027 $8.17FY2026 $14.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.5%FY2027 +4.9%FY2026 +145.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +8.8% -24.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.41BFY2027 $13.25BFY2026 $4.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.4%FY2027 +7.1%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +5.1% +2.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCRCCKKALU
Held by institutions 77.1% 98.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 685 602 336
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -3.3% +3.2%
Institutions buying 410 256 195
Institutions selling 211 270 101
Buyers to sellers 1.94 0.95 1.93

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.

AMCRCCKKALU
AMCR 1.00 0.64 0.15
CCK 0.64 1.00 0.12
KALU 0.15 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCR, CCK and KALU?

Amcor (AMCR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcor (AMCR) $21.85B, Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.77B, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) $1.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCR, CCK and KALU?

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcor (AMCR) 19.8x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 16.1x, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 8.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.4x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.5x, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 8.1x). 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%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) +40.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crown Holdings (CCK) has the highest net margin (Amcor (AMCR) 4.7%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 5.8%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Crown Holdings (CCK) leads (Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 13.1%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) returned the most: Amcor (AMCR) +17.8%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +23.8%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) +29.4%. Over five years, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) compounded fastest (Amcor (AMCR) -4.8%/yr, Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.6%/yr, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) +4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest dividend yield: Amcor (AMCR) 0.05%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 0.01%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 0.00%. Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Amcor (AMCR) 31.4%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.2%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 57.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.