AMCR vs GPK vs SLGN Stock Comparison

Amcor, Graphic Packaging Holding and Silgan Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMCR Amcor plc
$46.19 +8.7% 1M +13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.23B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
0.06%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
9 wins
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
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 9, Silgan Holdings 2, Graphic Packaging Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCRGPKSLGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.23B $2.55B $4.09B AMCR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 13.1x 15.1x GPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 13.5x 9.8x SLGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.6% +0.0% +8.4% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 2.2% 4.0% AMCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% 4.3% 5.5% AMCR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 5.1x 4.9x AMCR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.02% AMCR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.5% -49.2% -12.4% AMCR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.1%/yr -15.1%/yr -0.4%/yr SLGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 47.4% 34.9% AMCR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 54/100 64/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

AMCRGPKSLGN

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

AxisAMCRGPKSLGN
Valuation 40 #10 of 16 93 #2 of 16 80 #4 of 16
Growth 93 #2 of 16 0 #16 of 16 67 #6 of 16
Profitability 79 #4 of 15 71 #5 of 15 86 #3 of 15
Financial Health 43 #9 of 15 21 #12 of 15 36 #10 of 15
Shareholder Returns 77 #4 of 14 85 #3 of 14 54 #7 of 14
Overall 66 54 64
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • GPK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SLGN ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCRGPKSLGNSPY
1 month +8.7%-6.5%+8.6% -0.8%
3 months +2.1%-21.3%-16.2% +3.5%
6 months +18.3%-8.6%-0.1% +7.0%
Year to date +10.8%-41.8%-3.3% +12.2%
1 year +13.5%-49.2%-12.4% +13.0%
3 years +6.7%-58.1%-1.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.2%-25.2%-0.3% +23.1%
5 years -23.2%-55.8%-2.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.1%-15.1%-0.4% +11.0%
10 years —-29.5%+51.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-3.4%+4.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMCRGPKSLGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%47.4%34.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.2%48.0%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.890.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.43-1.04-0.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-73.0%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-49.5%-20.2% -1.8%
52-week high $50.58$17.37$48.89 $779.14
52-week low $36.69$8.24$34.74 $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.

MultipleAMCRGPKSLGN
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 19.3x 13.4xmedian 19.3x 15.3xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 9.7x 7.5xmedian 9.7x 9.4xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 15.7x 13.7xmedian 15.7x 12.0xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.56median 0.82 -0.39median 0.82 -4.34median 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 monthsAMCRGPKSLGN
Revenue $23.51B $8.64B $6.68B
Gross profit $4.69B $1.34B $1.14B
Operating income $1.90B $504.00M $573.99M
Net income $1.11B $194.00M $270.29M
Free cash flow $1.23B $189.00M $342.76M
R&D $170.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.38 $0.65 $2.55
Cash & equivalents $1.12B $205.00M $351.53M
Total debt $14.01B $5.67B $4.83B
Shares (diluted) 463.80M 296.70M 105.79M
Enterprise value $16.65B $1.77B $1.83B

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
MetricAMCRGPKSLGN
P/E 19.3x 13.4x 15.3x
P/FCF 17.4x 13.7x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 3.3x 6.4x
P/S 0.9x 0.3x 0.6x
P/B 1.8x 0.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 1.0x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 7.5x 9.4x
EV/EBIT 18.0x 16.0x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.9x 1.3x
EV/FCF 27.9x 42.6x 25.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 10.2x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.56 -0.39 -4.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCRGPKSLGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.6% 0.0% 8.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% -3.7% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.5% -26.6% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.8% -13.6% 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% -45.9% 2.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -24.2% 1.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% -63.7% -10.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -35.0% -4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% -63.1% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -34.1% -3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% 3.1% 86.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% -10.1% 30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% 147.8% 502.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% -28.6% 67.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCRGPKSLGN
Gross margin 20.0% 15.5% 17.1%
EBITDA margin 14.6% 12.4% 13.7%
Operating margin 8.1% 5.8% 8.6%
Pretax margin 5.5% 2.9% 5.8%
Net margin 4.7% 2.2% 4.0%
FCF margin 5.2% 2.2% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% 9.2% 9.6%
Return on equity 9.4% 6.0% 11.3%
Return on assets 3.0% 1.7% 2.8%
Return on invested capital 6.1% 4.3% 5.5%
Return on capital employed 6.4% 5.3% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 4.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCRGPKSLGN
Debt / assets 37.8% 48.6% 50.3%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.8x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 5.1x 4.9x
Debt / FCF 11.4x 30.0x 14.1x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 72.2% 75.2%
Equity / assets 31.8% 27.8% 24.8%
Interest coverage 2.8x 2.0x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.39 1.34 1.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCRGPKSLGN
Dividend yield 5.6% 5.0% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 1.8%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 5.0% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 108.0% – 32.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 97.2% – 25.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 41.4% – 4.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.2% – 4.9%

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.

ConsensusAMCRGPKSLGN
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2027 13.5xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2027 $0.65FY2026 $4.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.5%FY2027 -63.9%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +44.6% +6.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.41BFY2027 $8.24BFY2026 $6.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.4%FY2027 -4.4%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +0.2% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCRGPKSLGN
Held by institutions 77.1% 100.0% 92.5%
Institutions holding 684 499 349
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +5.3% +4.9%
Institutions buying 409 322 190
Institutions selling 211 130 114
Buyers to sellers 1.94 2.48 1.67

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.

AMCRGPKSLGN
AMCR 1.00 0.45 0.59
GPK 0.45 1.00 0.44
SLGN 0.59 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCR, GPK and SLGN?

Amcor (AMCR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcor (AMCR) $21.23B, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) $2.55B, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) $4.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCR, GPK and SLGN?

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcor (AMCR) 19.2x, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.1x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.2x, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.5x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 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%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) +0.0%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) +8.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest net margin (Amcor (AMCR) 4.7%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 2.2%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Amcor (AMCR) leads (Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 4.3%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amcor (AMCR) returned the most: Amcor (AMCR) +13.5%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -49.2%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) -12.4%. Over five years, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) compounded fastest (Amcor (AMCR) -5.1%/yr, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -15.1%/yr, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) -0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest dividend yield: Amcor (AMCR) 0.06%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 0.00%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 0.02%. Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amcor (AMCR) has been the steadiest (Amcor (AMCR) 31.7%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 47.4%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMCR, GPK and SLGN?

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 9. 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.