AMCR vs PKG vs SW Stock Comparison

Amcor, Packaging Corp Of America and Smurfit Westrock 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
6 wins
PKG Packaging Corp Of America
$253.80 +7.0% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$22.30B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.82B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
4 wins
SW Smurfit Westrock plc
$42.22 -9.0% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.25B
P/E
44.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.33B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 6, Packaging Corp Of America 4, Smurfit Westrock 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCRPKGSWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.23B $22.30B $22.25B PKG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 30.7x 44.8x AMCR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 23.2x 18.6x AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.6% +12.0% +1.7% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% — 1.6% AMCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% — 3.1% AMCR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x — 3.2x SW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.5% +23.9% -2.0% PKG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.1%/yr +13.4%/yr -4.0%/yr PKG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 28.0% 44.2% PKG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 30/100 63/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

AMCRPKGSW

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

AxisAMCRPKGSW
Valuation 40 #10 of 16 13 #14 of 16 73 #5 of 16
Growth 93 #2 of 16 53 #8 of 16 73 #5 of 16
Profitability 79 #4 of 15 – 50 #8 of 15
Financial Health 43 #9 of 15 – 79 #4 of 15
Shareholder Returns 77 #4 of 14 23 #11 of 14 39 #9 of 14
Overall 66 30 63
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • PKG ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCRPKGSWSPY
1 month +8.7%+7.0%-9.0% -0.8%
3 months +2.1%+0.5%-15.7% +3.5%
6 months +18.3%+19.4%+5.4% +7.0%
Year to date +10.8%+23.1%+9.2% +12.2%
1 year +13.5%+23.9%-2.0% +13.0%
3 years +6.7%+69.0%+35.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.2%+19.1%+10.8% +23.1%
5 years -23.2%+87.4%-18.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.1%+13.4%-4.0% +11.0%
10 years —+213.1%+92.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+12.1%+6.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMCRPKGSWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%28.0%44.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.2%25.8%40.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.711.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.430.85-0.04 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-32.7%-55.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-1.4%-18.6% -1.8%
52-week high $50.58$257.38$51.84 $779.14
52-week low $36.69$191.68$32.79 $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.

MultipleAMCRPKGSW
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 19.3x 30.9xmedian 19.3x 44.5xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x 8.4xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 15.7x 28.1xmedian 15.7x 21.8xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.56median 0.82 -12.62median 0.82 —median 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 monthsAMCRPKGSW
Revenue $23.51B $9.82B $31.33B
Gross profit $4.69B $2.02B $5.62B
Operating income $1.90B $1.10B $1.48B
Net income $1.11B – $497.00M
Free cash flow $1.23B – $1.02B
R&D $170.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.38 $8.17 $0.94
Cash & equivalents $1.12B – $677.00M
Total debt $14.01B – $14.16B
Shares (diluted) 463.80M 89.00M 526.00M
Enterprise value $16.64B $22.30B $19.16B

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
MetricAMCRPKGSW
P/E 19.3x 30.9x 44.5x
P/FCF 17.4x 28.1x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x – 6.7x
P/S 0.9x 2.3x 0.7x
P/B 1.8x – 1.2x
P/Tangible book 4.1x – 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x – 8.4x
EV/EBIT 18.0x – 24.1x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.3x 1.1x
EV/FCF 27.9x – 35.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x – 10.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.56 -12.62 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCRPKGSW
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.6% 12.0% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 7.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.5% 5.5% -4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 5.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% -11.6% 17.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -0.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% – 41.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% -18.0% 40.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -2.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% – 52.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% – 1,094%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCRPKGSW
Gross margin 20.0% – 17.9%
EBITDA margin 14.6% – 13.5%
Operating margin 8.1% – 4.7%
Pretax margin 5.5% – 2.3%
Net margin 4.7% – 1.6%
FCF margin 5.2% – 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% – 10.5%
Return on equity 9.4% – 2.7%
Return on assets 3.0% – 1.1%
Return on invested capital 6.1% – 3.1%
Return on capital employed 6.4% – 3.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – 6.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCRPKGSW
Debt / assets 37.8% – 31.3%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x – 3.2x
Debt / FCF 11.4x – 14.0x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% – 60.0%
Equity / assets 31.8% – 40.0%
Interest coverage 2.8x – –
Current ratio 1.3x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.39 – 1.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCRPKGSW
Dividend yield 5.6% 2.2% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 2.2% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusAMCRPKGSW
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2027 23.2xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2027 $10.92FY2026 $2.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.5%FY2027 +11.0%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +32.1% +67.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.41BFY2027 $9.55BFY2026 $33.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.4%FY2027 +6.2%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +18.1% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCRPKGSW
Held by institutions 77.1% 97.9% 95.9%
Institutions holding 684 901 640
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +1.6% +5.7%
Institutions buying 409 456 373
Institutions selling 211 291 191
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.57 1.95

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.

AMCRPKGSW
AMCR 1.00 0.57 0.67
PKG 0.57 1.00 0.77
SW 0.67 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCR, PKG and SW?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcor (AMCR) $21.23B, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) $22.30B, Smurfit Westrock (SW) $22.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCR, PKG and SW?

Amcor (AMCR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcor (AMCR) 19.2x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 30.7x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 44.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.2x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 23.2x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 18.6x). 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%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest net margin (Amcor (AMCR) 4.7%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Amcor (AMCR) leads (Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) returned the most: Amcor (AMCR) +13.5%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +23.9%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) -2.0%. Over five years, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) compounded fastest (Amcor (AMCR) -5.1%/yr, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +13.4%/yr, Smurfit Westrock (SW) -4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amcor (AMCR) 0.06%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 0.00%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 0.00%. Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) and Smurfit Westrock (SW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has been the steadiest (Amcor (AMCR) 31.7%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 28.0%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 44.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.