AMCR vs SOLS vs SW Stock Comparison

Amcor, Solstice Advanced Materials and Smurfit Westrock Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMCR Amcor plc
$45.85 +9.7% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$21.20B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.89B
Div. yield
11.34%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
6 wins
SW Smurfit Westrock plc
$44.51 +5.0% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$23.35B
P/E
49.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.48B
Div. yield
4.00%
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 6, Smurfit Westrock 3, Solstice Advanced Materials 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCRSOLSSWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.20B $8.65B $23.35B SW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.5x 26.9x 49.3x AMCR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 20.4x 21.5x AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.3% +9.4% +1.1% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 7.8% 1.5% SOLS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% 15.1% 3.0% SOLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 1.3x 3.2x SOLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 11.34% 0.38% 4.00% AMCR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.6% +13.9% +23.5% SW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.5%/yr — -3.8%/yr SW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 54.2% 42.6% AMCR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 51/100 48/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

AMCRSOLSSW

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

AxisAMCRSOLSSW
Valuation 25 #13 of 17 55 #43 of 95 69 #6 of 17
Growth 93 #2 of 16 52 #45 of 93 13 #14 of 16
Profitability 67 #6 of 16 92 #8 of 89 47 #9 of 16
Financial Health 44 #10 of 17 41 #57 of 96 81 #4 of 17
Shareholder Returns 92 #2 of 14 15 #64 of 75 31 #10 of 14
Overall 64 51 48
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SOLS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCRSOLSSWSPY
1 month +9.7%-10.2%+5.0% -5.9%
3 months -2.7%-11.5%-5.2% -4.6%
6 months +14.9%-29.2%+6.9% +0.2%
Year to date +10.0%+13.3%+15.1% +7.5%
1 year +13.6%+13.9%+23.5% +8.2%
3 years +1.2%—+35.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +0.4%—+10.6% +19.0%
5 years -24.5%—-17.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -5.5%—-3.8% +9.4%
10 years ——+103.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——+7.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAMCRSOLSSWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%54.2%42.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%54.6%37.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.851.461.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.260.55 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-37.9%-55.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-37.9%-14.1% -5.9%
52-week high $50.58$88.60$51.84 $779.14
52-week low $36.69$41.43$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.

MultipleAMCRSOLSSW
P/E now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 33.2x 26.9xmedian 21.2x 49.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 10.3x 10.5xmedian 11.7x 8.7xmedian 10.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 17.5x 19.4xmedian 17.0x 27.4xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.6x 5.5xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.71median 0.82 —median 1.76 —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 monthsAMCRSOLSSW
Revenue $23.89B $4.17B $31.48B
Gross profit $4.73B $1.29B $5.49B
Operating income $1.89B $716.00M $1.44B
Net income $1.09B $381.00M $473.00M
Free cash flow $772.00M $446.00M $852.00M
R&D $165.00M $110.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.34 $2.04 $0.90
Cash & equivalents $832.00M $714.00M $723.00M
Total debt $14.84B $1.97B $14.05B
Shares (diluted) 464.60M 159.00M 528.00M
Enterprise value $16.62B $6.02B $20.40B

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
MetricAMCRSOLSSW
P/E 19.5x 26.9x 49.3x
P/FCF 27.5x 19.4x 27.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 10.1x 7.7x
P/S 0.9x 2.1x 0.7x
P/B 1.8x 5.5x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 5.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x 10.5x 8.7x
EV/EBIT 18.6x 13.8x 25.5x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.4x 1.2x
EV/FCF 45.6x 22.2x 43.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.0x 11.5x 12.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.71 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCRSOLSSW
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.3% 9.4% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.3% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.2% -0.6% -10.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 63.4% -11.1% -16.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 85.0% 12.7% -36.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 86.0% -1.4% -37.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.4% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.1% 52.3% 2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.5% 101.8% 6.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCRSOLSSW
Gross margin 19.8% 30.9% 17.4%
EBITDA margin 14.3% 22.6% 13.3%
Operating margin 7.9% 17.2% 4.6%
Pretax margin 5.3% 12.2% 2.2%
Net margin 4.5% 7.8% 1.5%
FCF margin 3.2% 10.7% 2.7%
Operating cash flow margin 7.4% 20.6% 9.6%
Return on equity 9.2% 24.1% 2.6%
Return on assets 2.9% 6.4% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 6.1% 15.1% 3.0%
Return on capital employed 6.2% 17.6% 3.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.3x 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCRSOLSSW
Debt / assets 40.3% 32.4% 31.1%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 1.3x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 19.2x 4.4x 16.5x
Liabilities / assets 68.1% 74.1% 60.1%
Equity / assets 31.9% 25.9% 39.9%
Interest coverage 2.8x 5.3x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.42 2.44 1.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCRSOLSSW
Dividend yield 11.3% 0.4% 4.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 11.3% 0.4% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 110.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 155.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 25.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.7% – –

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.

ConsensusAMCRSOLSSW
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2027 20.4xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.09FY2027 $2.70FY2026 $2.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2027 +81.2%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.5% +33.3% +66.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.34BFY2027 $4.44BFY2026 $33.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.7%FY2027 +14.2%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.3% -4.9% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCRSOLSSW
Held by institutions 77.1% 83.9% 95.9%
Institutions holding 686 1,162 643
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +3.1% +5.7%
Institutions buying 411 497 376
Institutions selling 211 444 191
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.12 1.97

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.

AMCRSOLSSW
AMCR 1.00 0.19 0.66
SOLS 0.19 1.00 0.27
SW 0.66 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCR, SOLS and SW?

Smurfit Westrock (SW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcor (AMCR) $21.20B, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) $8.65B, Smurfit Westrock (SW) $23.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCR, SOLS and SW?

Amcor (AMCR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcor (AMCR) 19.5x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 26.9x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 49.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.2x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 20.4x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 21.5x). 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) +37.3%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +9.4%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) +1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) has the highest net margin (Amcor (AMCR) 4.5%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 7.8%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 1.5%). On return on invested capital, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) leads (Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 15.1%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smurfit Westrock (SW) returned the most: Amcor (AMCR) +13.6%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +13.9%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) +23.5%. Over five years, Smurfit Westrock (SW) compounded fastest (Amcor (AMCR) -5.5%/yr, Smurfit Westrock (SW) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest dividend yield: Amcor (AMCR) 11.34%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 0.38%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 4.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amcor (AMCR) has been the steadiest (Amcor (AMCR) 32.5%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 54.2%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 42.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMCR, SOLS 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.