AMCR vs SLGN vs SW Stock Comparison

Amcor, Silgan Holdings and Smurfit Westrock Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMCR Amcor plc
$45.67 +6.7% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.12B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
11.39%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
8 wins
SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc
$37.95 +5.6% 1M -15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.01B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
2.19%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
3 wins
SW Smurfit Westrock plc
$40.35 -10.5% 1M -6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.16B
P/E
46.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.48B
Div. yield
4.41%
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 8, Silgan Holdings 3, Smurfit Westrock 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCRSLGNSWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.12B $4.01B $21.16B SW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x 14.8x 46.8x SLGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 9.5x 17.8x SLGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.6% +8.4% +1.1% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 4.0% — AMCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% 5.5% — AMCR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.9x — AMCR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 11.39% 2.19% 4.41% AMCR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.4% -15.2% -6.4% AMCR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr -1.1%/yr -4.9%/yr SLGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 34.9% 44.4% AMCR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 59/100 64/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

AMCRSLGNSW

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

AxisAMCRSLGNSW
Valuation 40 #10 of 16 73 #5 of 16 80 #4 of 16
Growth 93 #2 of 16 73 #5 of 16 13 #14 of 16
Profitability 71 #5 of 15 86 #3 of 15 79 #4 of 15
Financial Health 40 #10 of 16 33 #11 of 16 87 #3 of 16
Shareholder Returns 92 #2 of 14 31 #10 of 14 62 #6 of 14
Overall 67 59 64
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SLGN 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

PeriodAMCRSLGNSWSPY
1 month +6.7%+5.6%-10.5% +0.9%
3 months -0.4%-11.0%-16.4% +5.9%
6 months +22.3%-4.0%+1.7% +8.5%
Year to date +9.5%-6.0%+4.3% +13.3%
1 year +9.4%-15.2%-6.4% +12.4%
3 years +5.5%-3.8%+29.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.8%-1.3%+9.1% +23.5%
5 years -24.3%-5.6%-22.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -5.4%-1.1%-4.9% +11.0%
10 years —+48.1%+84.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+4.0%+6.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMCRSLGNSWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%34.9%44.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%38.7%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.541.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.30-0.43-0.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-39.6%-55.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-22.4%-22.2% -0.9%
52-week high $50.58$48.89$51.84 $779.14
52-week low $36.69$34.74$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.

MultipleAMCRSLGNSW
P/E now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 19.1x 14.8xmedian 19.1x 46.8xmedian 19.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 9.9x 9.3xmedian 9.9x —median 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 15.5x 11.7xmedian 15.5x 22.9xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.54median 0.78 -4.22median 0.78 —median 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 monthsAMCRSLGNSW
Revenue $23.51B $6.68B $31.48B
Gross profit $4.69B $1.14B $5.49B
Operating income $1.90B $573.99M $1.44B
Net income $1.11B $270.29M $473.00M
Free cash flow $1.23B $342.76M –
R&D $170.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.38 $2.55 –
Cash & equivalents $1.12B $351.53M –
Total debt $14.01B $4.83B –
Shares (diluted) 463.80M 105.79M 526.00M
Enterprise value $16.54B $1.75B $21.19B

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
MetricAMCRSLGNSW
P/E 19.1x 14.8x 46.8x
P/FCF 17.2x 11.7x 22.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 6.3x 7.0x
P/S 0.9x 0.6x 0.7x
P/B 1.8x 1.7x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 2.6x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 9.3x –
EV/EBIT 17.9x 14.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.3x 0.7x
EV/FCF 27.7x 24.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 13.3x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.54 -4.22 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCRSLGNSW
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.6% 8.4% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 2.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.5% 3.5% -10.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 3.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% 2.7% -16.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 1.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% -10.5% -36.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -4.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% -9.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -3.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% 86.3% 2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 30.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% 502.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 67.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCRSLGNSW
Gross margin 20.0% 17.1% –
EBITDA margin 14.6% 13.7% –
Operating margin 8.1% 8.6% –
Pretax margin 5.5% 5.8% –
Net margin 4.7% 4.0% –
FCF margin 5.2% 5.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% 9.6% 9.6%
Return on equity 9.4% 11.3% 2.6%
Return on assets 3.0% 2.8% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 6.1% 5.5% –
Return on capital employed 6.4% 8.4% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.4x 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCRSLGNSW
Debt / assets 37.8% 50.3% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 2.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.9x –
Debt / FCF 11.4x 14.1x –
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 75.2% 60.1%
Equity / assets 31.8% 24.8% 39.9%
Interest coverage 2.8x 3.1x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.38 1.85 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCRSLGNSW
Dividend yield 11.4% 2.2% 4.4%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.9% –
Shareholder yield 11.4% 4.1% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusAMCRSLGNSW
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2027 9.5xFY2026 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2027 $4.00FY2026 $2.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.5%FY2027 +7.5%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +6.0% +67.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.41BFY2027 $6.50BFY2026 $33.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.4%FY2027 +0.3%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +10.1% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCRSLGNSW
Held by institutions 77.1% 92.5% –
Institutions holding 684 349 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +4.9% –
Institutions buying 409 190 –
Institutions selling 211 114 –
Buyers to sellers 1.94 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.

AMCRSLGNSW
AMCR 1.00 0.59 0.67
SLGN 0.59 1.00 0.53
SW 0.67 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCR, SLGN and SW?

Smurfit Westrock (SW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcor (AMCR) $21.12B, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) $4.01B, Smurfit Westrock (SW) $21.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCR, SLGN and SW?

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcor (AMCR) 19.1x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 14.8x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 46.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.1x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 9.5x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 17.8x). 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%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) +8.4%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) +1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amcor (AMCR) returned the most: Amcor (AMCR) +9.4%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) -15.2%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) -6.4%. Over five years, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) compounded fastest (Amcor (AMCR) -5.4%/yr, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) -1.1%/yr, Smurfit Westrock (SW) -4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest dividend yield: Amcor (AMCR) 11.39%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 2.19%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 4.41%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amcor (AMCR) has been the steadiest (Amcor (AMCR) 31.6%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 34.9%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 44.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMCR, SLGN 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 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.