AMCR vs PKG vs WY Stock Comparison

Amcor, Packaging Corp Of America and Weyerhaeuser Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMCR Amcor plc
$47.12 +10.9% 1M +17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$21.79B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
11.04%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
5 wins
PKG Packaging Corp Of America
$254.54 +9.1% 1M +29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.68B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.82B
Div. yield
2.16%
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
3 wins
WY Weyerhaeuser Co
$19.78 +1.2% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.26B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.00B
Div. yield
4.25%
Lumber Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 5, Packaging Corp Of America 3, Weyerhaeuser 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCRPKGWYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.79B $22.68B $14.26B PKG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 31.0x 31.5x AMCR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 23.3x 76.1x AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.6% +12.0% -1.1% 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 11.04% 2.16% 4.25% AMCR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.8% +29.4% -14.7% PKG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.8%/yr +13.1%/yr -11.2%/yr PKG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 27.7% 27.6% WY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 37/100 45/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

AMCRPKGWY

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

AxisAMCRPKGWY
Valuation 38 #11 of 17 13 #15 of 17 52 #138 of 289
Growth 93 #2 of 16 67 #6 of 16 29 #191 of 268
Profitability 71 #5 of 15 – 48 #123 of 237
Financial Health 36 #10 of 15 – 46 #155 of 288
Shareholder Returns 92 #2 of 14 31 #10 of 14 51 #102 of 206
Overall 66 37 45
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • PKG ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • WY ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCRPKGWYSPY
1 month +10.9%+9.1%+1.2% +0.7%
3 months +4.3%+2.4%-15.8% +3.7%
6 months +23.9%+19.3%-19.3% +7.1%
Year to date +13.0%+23.4%-16.5% +12.8%
1 year +17.8%+29.4%-14.7% +11.9%
3 years +6.4%+67.8%-30.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +2.1%+18.8%-11.5% +22.8%
5 years -21.9%+85.3%-44.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.8%+13.1%-11.2% +10.9%
10 years —+212.3%-34.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+12.1%-4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMCRPKGWYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%27.7%27.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.5%25.0%25.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.810.700.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.571.06-0.53 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-32.7%-56.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-1.1%-27.0% -1.2%
52-week high $50.58$257.38$27.10 $779.14
52-week low $36.69$191.68$18.48 $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.

MultipleAMCRPKGWY
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 19.7x 31.0xmedian 19.7x 31.5xmedian 17.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 10.1x —median 10.1x —median 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 15.9x 28.1xmedian 15.9x -31.5xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.59median 0.80 -12.66median 0.80 -3.13median 0.78

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 monthsAMCRPKGWY
Revenue $23.51B $9.82B $7.00B
Gross profit $4.69B $2.02B $1.05B
Operating income $1.90B $1.10B $821.00M
Net income $1.11B – $453.00M
Free cash flow $1.23B – –
R&D $170.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.38 $8.17 $0.63
Cash & equivalents $1.12B – $349.00M
Total debt $14.01B – –
Shares (diluted) 463.80M 89.00M 721.90M
Enterprise value $17.21B $22.68B $14.26B

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
MetricAMCRPKGWY
P/E 19.7x 31.0x 31.5x
P/FCF 17.7x 28.1x -31.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x – 26.9x
P/S 0.9x 2.3x 2.0x
P/B 1.8x – 1.5x
P/Tangible book 4.2x – 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x – –
EV/EBIT 18.3x – –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.3x 2.0x
EV/FCF 28.2x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x – 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.59 -12.66 -3.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCRPKGWY
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.6% 12.0% -1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 7.8% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.5% 5.5% -10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 5.1% -15.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% -11.6% 32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -0.2% -10.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% – 36.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% -18.0% 36.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -2.4% -10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% – -40.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% – -26.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCRPKGWY
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% – 7.6%
Return on equity 9.4% – 4.8%
Return on assets 3.0% – 2.8%
Return on invested capital 6.1% – –
Return on capital employed 6.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCRPKGWY
Debt / assets 37.8% – –
Debt / equity 1.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x – –
Debt / FCF 11.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 68.2% – 42.7%
Equity / assets 31.8% – 57.3%
Interest coverage 2.8x – –
Current ratio 1.3x – 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score 1.40 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCRPKGWY
Dividend yield 11.0% 2.2% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 11.0% 2.2% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 108.0% – 133.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 97.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 41.4% – 1.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.2% – -20.5%

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.

ConsensusAMCRPKGWY
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2027 23.3xFY2026 76.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2027 $10.92FY2026 $0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.5%FY2027 +11.0%FY2026 +30.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +32.1% +107.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.41BFY2027 $9.55BFY2026 $7.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.4%FY2027 +6.2%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +18.1% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCRPKGWY
Held by institutions 77.1% 97.9% 90.2%
Institutions holding 685 903 904
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +1.6% +2.1%
Institutions buying 410 457 433
Institutions selling 211 292 318
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.57 1.36

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.

AMCRPKGWY
AMCR 1.00 0.57 0.43
PKG 0.57 1.00 0.43
WY 0.43 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCR, PKG and WY?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcor (AMCR) $21.79B, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) $22.68B, Weyerhaeuser (WY) $14.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCR, PKG and WY?

Amcor (AMCR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcor (AMCR) 19.7x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 31.0x, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 31.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.4x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 23.3x, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 76.1x). 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%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +12.0%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -1.1%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) returned the most: Amcor (AMCR) +17.8%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +29.4%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -14.7%. Over five years, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) compounded fastest (Amcor (AMCR) -4.8%/yr, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +13.1%/yr, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest dividend yield: Amcor (AMCR) 11.04%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 2.16%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 4.25%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Weyerhaeuser (WY) has been the steadiest (Amcor (AMCR) 31.4%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 27.7%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.