AMCR vs PKG vs CCK Stock Comparison

Amcor, Packaging Corp Of America and Crown Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMCR Amcor plc
$45.96 +8.1% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$21.25B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
5.66%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
4 wins
PKG Packaging Corp Of America
$253.10 +6.7% 1M +22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.55B
P/E
30.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.82B
Div. yield
2.17%
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
3 wins
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$116.24 +7.5% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.64B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.77B
Div. yield
1.13%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 4, Packaging Corp Of America 3, Crown Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCRPKGCCKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.25B $22.55B $12.64B PKG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 30.8x 16.0x CCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 23.2x 14.2x AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.6% +12.0% +13.4% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.66% 2.17% 1.13% AMCR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.1% +22.5% +17.3% PKG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr +12.8%/yr +2.0%/yr PKG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 28.0% 25.3% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 31/100 56/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

AMCRPKGCCK

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

AxisAMCRPKGCCK
Valuation 40 #10 of 16 13 #14 of 16 47 #9 of 16
Growth 93 #2 of 16 53 #8 of 16 60 #7 of 16
Profitability 79 #4 of 15 – 100 #1 of 15
Financial Health 39 #9 of 14 – –
Shareholder Returns 83 #3 of 13 25 #10 of 13 17 #11 of 13
Overall 67 31 56
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • PKG ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCRPKGCCKSPY
1 month +8.1%+6.7%+7.5% -0.2%
3 months -1.6%0.0%-4.1% +3.9%
6 months +19.3%+13.7%+16.0% +8.2%
Year to date +10.2%+22.7%+12.9% +12.9%
1 year +11.1%+22.5%+17.3% +12.3%
3 years +6.1%+68.5%+46.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.0%+19.0%+13.5% +23.3%
5 years -24.3%+82.3%+10.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.4%+12.8%+2.0% +10.9%
10 years —+212.6%+115.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+12.1%+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMCRPKGCCKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%28.0%25.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.1%25.7%23.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.710.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.350.800.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-32.7%-48.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-1.7%-4.8% -1.2%
52-week high $50.58$257.38$122.16 $779.14
52-week low $36.69$191.68$92.04 $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.

MultipleAMCRPKGCCK
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 19.3x 30.8xmedian 19.3x 16.0xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 9.4x —median 9.4x —median 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 15.6x 28.1xmedian 15.6x 9.7xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 3.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 0.82 -12.59median 0.82 0.82median 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 monthsAMCRPKGCCK
Revenue $23.51B $9.82B $13.77B
Gross profit $4.69B $2.02B –
Operating income $1.90B $1.10B $1.65B
Net income $1.11B – –
Free cash flow $1.23B – –
R&D $170.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.38 $8.17 $7.24
Cash & equivalents $1.12B – $629.00M
Total debt $14.01B – –
Shares (diluted) 463.80M 89.00M 109.80M
Enterprise value $16.68B $22.55B $13.17B

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
MetricAMCRPKGCCK
P/E 19.3x 30.8x 16.0x
P/FCF 17.3x 28.1x 9.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x – 8.1x
P/S 0.9x 2.3x 0.9x
P/B 1.8x – 3.7x
P/Tangible book 4.1x – 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x – –
EV/EBIT 18.0x – –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.3x 0.9x
EV/FCF 27.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x – 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 -12.59 0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCRPKGCCK
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.6% 12.0% 13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 7.8% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.5% 5.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 5.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% -11.6% 7.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -0.2% 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% -18.0% -11.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -2.4% 19.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% – 16.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% – 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCRPKGCCK
Gross margin 20.0% – –
EBITDA margin 14.6% – –
Operating margin 8.1% – –
Pretax margin 5.5% – –
Net margin 4.7% – –
FCF margin 5.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% – 11.3%
Return on equity 9.4% – 27.7%
Return on assets 3.0% – 6.5%
Return on invested capital 6.1% – –
Return on capital employed 6.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCRPKGCCK
Debt / assets 37.8% – –
Debt / equity 1.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x – –
Debt / FCF 11.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 68.2% – –
Equity / assets 31.8% – 23.7%
Interest coverage 2.8x – –
Current ratio 1.3x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score 1.39 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCRPKGCCK
Dividend yield 5.7% 2.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 5.6% 2.2% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusAMCRPKGCCK
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2027 23.2xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2027 $10.92FY2026 $8.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.5%FY2027 +11.0%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +32.1% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.41BFY2027 $9.55BFY2026 $13.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.4%FY2027 +6.2%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +18.1% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCRPKGCCK
Held by institutions 77.1% 97.9% 98.3%
Institutions holding 684 901 601
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +1.6% -3.3%
Institutions buying 409 456 255
Institutions selling 211 291 270
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.57 0.94

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.

AMCRPKGCCK
AMCR 1.00 0.57 0.64
PKG 0.57 1.00 0.50
CCK 0.64 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCR, PKG and CCK?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcor (AMCR) $21.25B, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) $22.55B, Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCR, PKG and CCK?

Crown Holdings (CCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcor (AMCR) 19.3x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 30.8x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 16.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.2x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 23.2x, 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%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +12.0%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +13.4%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) returned the most: Amcor (AMCR) +11.1%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +22.5%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +17.3%. Over five years, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) compounded fastest (Amcor (AMCR) -5.4%/yr, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +12.8%/yr, Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest dividend yield: Amcor (AMCR) 5.66%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 2.17%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 1.13%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Amcor (AMCR) 31.6%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 28.0%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.