AMCR vs CLW vs SON Stock Comparison

Amcor, Clearwater Paper and Sonoco Products Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMCR Amcor plc
$45.96 +8.1% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$21.07B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
0.06%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
8 wins
CLW Clearwater Paper Corp
$13.64 -33.1% 1M -29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$214.10M
P/E
89.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.51B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
SON Sonoco Products Co
$49.30 -1.5% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.37B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 8, Sonoco Products 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCRCLWSONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.07B $214.10M $4.84B AMCR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x 89.2x -21.3x AMCR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x — 9.7x SON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.6% -3.2% +3.6% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 0.2% — AMCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% -1.3% — AMCR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 7.6x — AMCR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.1% -29.7% +24.9% SON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr -20.3%/yr -3.3%/yr SON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 62.8% 33.6% AMCR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 53/100 43/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

AMCRCLWSON

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

AxisAMCRCLWSON
Valuation 40 #10 of 16 100 #1 of 16 60 #7 of 16
Growth 93 #2 of 16 40 #10 of 16 20 #13 of 16
Profitability 79 #4 of 15 36 #10 of 15 43 #9 of 15
Financial Health 39 #9 of 14 54 #7 of 14 23 #11 of 14
Shareholder Returns 83 #3 of 13 33 #9 of 13 67 #5 of 13
Overall 67 53 43
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CLW 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

PeriodAMCRCLWSONSPY
1 month +8.1%-33.1%-1.5% -0.2%
3 months -1.6%-22.1%-18.6% +3.9%
6 months +19.3%-8.1%-1.2% +8.2%
Year to date +10.2%-21.6%+13.0% +12.9%
1 year +11.1%-29.7%+24.9% +12.3%
3 years +6.1%-60.5%-2.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.0%-26.6%-0.9% +23.3%
5 years -24.3%-67.7%-15.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.4%-20.3%-3.3% +10.9%
10 years —-74.6%-1.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-12.8%-0.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMCRCLWSONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%62.8%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.1%69.8%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.810.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.470.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-77.8%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-41.5%-18.6% -1.2%
52-week high $50.58$23.30$60.55 $779.14
52-week low $36.69$12.44$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.

MultipleAMCRCLWSON
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 19.3x 91.7xmedian 19.3x -21.6xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.1xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 9.4x 10.8xmedian 9.4x —median 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 15.6x 3.9xmedian 15.6x 13.9xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 0.82 -1.33median 0.82 0.62median 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 monthsAMCRCLWSON
Revenue $23.51B $1.51B $7.37B
Gross profit $4.69B $27.10M $1.49B
Operating income $1.90B -$24.30M $202.22M
Net income $1.11B $2.40M -$226.60M
Free cash flow $1.23B $56.80M –
R&D $170.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.38 $0.15 $-2.28
Cash & equivalents $1.12B $35.70M $183.10M
Total debt $14.01B $567.40M –
Shares (diluted) 463.80M 16.13M 99.78M
Enterprise value $16.49B $15.80M $4.84B

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
MetricAMCRCLWSON
P/E 19.3x 91.7x -21.6x
P/FCF 17.3x 3.9x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 2.1x 7.7x
P/S 0.9x 0.1x 0.7x
P/B 1.8x 0.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 0.3x 14.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 10.8x –
EV/EBIT 18.0x -30.9x –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF 27.8x 13.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 7.2x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 -1.33 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCRCLWSON
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.6% -3.2% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 43.6% 18.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.5% -76.0% -1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 28.2% 13.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% 62.7% -63.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -31.2% -30.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% -98.3% -136.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -69.5% -35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% -98.3% -136.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -69.0% -35.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% 478.1% -6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% -9.6% -7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% 142.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% -10.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCRCLWSON
Gross margin 20.0% 1.8% –
EBITDA margin 14.6% 4.6% –
Operating margin 8.1% -1.6% –
Pretax margin 5.5% -3.2% –
Net margin 4.7% 0.2% –
FCF margin 5.2% 3.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% 7.0% 8.6%
Return on equity 9.4% 0.3% -7.1%
Return on assets 3.0% 0.1% -2.1%
Return on invested capital 6.1% -1.3% –
Return on capital employed 6.4% -2.1% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 43.8x -2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCRCLWSON
Debt / assets 37.8% 31.9% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 7.6x –
Debt / FCF 11.4x 10.0x –
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 55.3% 72.2%
Equity / assets 31.8% 44.7% 27.8%
Interest coverage 2.8x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.39 1.75 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCRCLWSON
Dividend yield 5.7% – 4.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.6% 0.0% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 108.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 97.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 41.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.2% – –

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.

ConsensusAMCRCLWSON
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2027 – 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2027 $-3.74FY2026 $5.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.5%FY2027 – -10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% – +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.41BFY2027 $1.55BFY2026 $7.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.4%FY2027 -0.5%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +6.7% -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCRCLWSON
Held by institutions 77.1% 88.7% 97.9%
Institutions holding 684 134 507
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +9.9% +13.2%
Institutions buying 409 85 264
Institutions selling 211 33 160
Buyers to sellers 1.94 2.58 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.

AMCRCLWSON
AMCR 1.00 0.31 0.57
CLW 0.31 1.00 0.21
SON 0.57 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCR, CLW and SON?

Amcor (AMCR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcor (AMCR) $21.07B, Clearwater Paper (CLW) $214.10M, Sonoco Products (SON) $4.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCR, CLW and SON?

Amcor (AMCR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcor (AMCR) 19.1x, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 89.2x, Sonoco Products (SON) -21.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sonoco Products (SON) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.2x, Sonoco Products (SON) 9.7x). 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%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -3.2%, Sonoco Products (SON) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sonoco Products (SON) returned the most: Amcor (AMCR) +11.1%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -29.7%, Sonoco Products (SON) +24.9%. Over five years, Sonoco Products (SON) compounded fastest (Amcor (AMCR) -5.4%/yr, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -20.3%/yr, Sonoco Products (SON) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amcor (AMCR) 0.06%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 0.00%, Sonoco Products (SON) 0.00%. Clearwater Paper (CLW) and Sonoco Products (SON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amcor (AMCR) has been the steadiest (Amcor (AMCR) 31.6%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 62.8%, Sonoco Products (SON) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMCR, CLW 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, Amcor (AMCR) 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.