AMCR vs SW vs TG Stock Comparison

Amcor, Smurfit Westrock and Tredegar 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
6 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
2 wins
TG Tredegar Corp
$7.29 +3.4% 1M -1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$254.61M
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$781.84M
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 6, Tredegar 4, Smurfit Westrock 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCRSWTGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.12B $21.16B $254.61M SW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x 46.8x 7.6x TG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 17.8x 15.2x AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.6% +1.1% +51.6% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% — 4.3% AMCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% — 12.6% TG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x — 0.4x TG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 11.39% 4.41% 0.00% AMCR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.4% -6.4% -1.1% AMCR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr -4.9%/yr -9.6%/yr SW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 44.4% 48.2% AMCR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 64/100 81/100 TG

Percentile Scorecard

AMCRSWTG

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

AxisAMCRSWTG
Valuation 40 #10 of 16 80 #4 of 16 99 #3 of 203
Growth 93 #2 of 16 13 #14 of 16 100 #2 of 188
Profitability 71 #5 of 15 79 #4 of 15 59 #76 of 184
Financial Health 40 #10 of 16 87 #3 of 16 67 #72 of 217
Shareholder Returns 92 #2 of 14 62 #6 of 14 –
Overall 67 64 81
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • TG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCRSWTGSPY
1 month +6.7%-10.5%+3.4% +0.9%
3 months -0.4%-16.4%-2.3% +5.9%
6 months +22.3%+1.7%-22.7% +8.5%
Year to date +9.5%+4.3%+1.5% +13.3%
1 year +9.4%-6.4%-1.1% +12.4%
3 years +5.5%+29.8%+61.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.8%+9.1%+17.3% +23.5%
5 years -24.3%-22.0%-39.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -5.4%-4.9%-9.6% +11.0%
10 years —+84.2%-59.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+6.3%-8.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMCRSWTGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%44.4%48.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%41.0%50.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.821.451.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.30-0.14-0.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-55.1%-69.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-22.2%-29.6% -0.9%
52-week high $50.58$51.84$10.35 $779.14
52-week low $36.69$32.79$6.29 $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.

MultipleAMCRSWTG
P/E now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 19.1x 46.8xmedian 19.1x 7.6xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 9.9x —median 9.9x 4.4xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 15.5x 22.9xmedian 15.5x 11.2xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.54median 0.78 —median 0.78 0.15median 1.41

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 monthsAMCRSWTG
Revenue $23.51B $31.48B $781.84M
Gross profit $4.69B $5.49B $114.03M
Operating income $1.90B $1.44B $42.52M
Net income $1.11B $473.00M $33.32M
Free cash flow $1.23B – $22.64M
R&D $170.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.38 – $0.96
Cash & equivalents $1.12B – $17.18M
Total debt $14.01B – $46.00M
Shares (diluted) 463.80M 526.00M 34.84M
Enterprise value $16.54B $21.19B $201.80M

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
MetricAMCRSWTG
P/E 19.1x 46.8x 7.6x
P/FCF 17.2x 22.9x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 7.0x 5.9x
P/S 0.9x 0.7x 0.3x
P/B 1.8x 1.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 1.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x – 4.4x
EV/EBIT 17.9x – 6.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.7x 0.4x
EV/FCF 27.7x – 12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 7.0x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.54 – 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCRSWTG
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.6% 1.1% 51.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% – 39.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.5% -10.1% 402.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.8% – 34.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% -16.9% 116.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – 27.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% -36.8% 151.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – 51.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% – 151.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.4% – 50.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% 2.0% 183.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% – 56.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% – 18,156%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% – 41.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCRSWTG
Gross margin 20.0% – 14.6%
EBITDA margin 14.6% – 8.2%
Operating margin 8.1% – 5.4%
Pretax margin 5.5% – 5.2%
Net margin 4.7% – 4.3%
FCF margin 5.2% – 2.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% 9.6% 5.6%
Return on equity 9.4% 2.6% 14.5%
Return on assets 3.0% 1.0% 8.0%
Return on invested capital 6.1% – 12.6%
Return on capital employed 6.4% – 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 6.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCRSWTG
Debt / assets 37.8% – 11.1%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x – 0.4x
Debt / FCF 11.4x – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 60.1% 44.6%
Equity / assets 31.8% 39.9% 55.4%
Interest coverage 2.8x – 21.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.38 – 3.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCRSWTG
Dividend yield 11.4% 4.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 11.4% 4.4% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAMCRSWTG
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2027 17.8xFY2026 15.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2027 $2.27FY2026 $0.48FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +2.5%FY2027 +10.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +67.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.41BFY2027 $33.77BFY2026 $892.15MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.4%FY2027 +8.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +9.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCRSWTG
Held by institutions 77.1% – 65.9%
Institutions holding 684 – 146
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% – -4.6%
Institutions buying 409 – 93
Institutions selling 211 – 22
Buyers to sellers 1.94 – 4.23

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.

AMCRSWTG
AMCR 1.00 0.67 0.26
SW 0.67 1.00 0.27
TG 0.26 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCR, SW and TG?

Smurfit Westrock (SW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcor (AMCR) $21.12B, Smurfit Westrock (SW) $21.16B, Tredegar (TG) $254.61M.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCR, SW and TG?

Tredegar (TG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcor (AMCR) 19.1x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 46.8x, Tredegar (TG) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.1x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 17.8x, Tredegar (TG) 15.2x). 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%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) +1.1%, Tredegar (TG) +51.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest net margin (Amcor (AMCR) 4.7%, Tredegar (TG) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Tredegar (TG) leads (Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%, Tredegar (TG) 12.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amcor (AMCR) returned the most: Amcor (AMCR) +9.4%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) -6.4%, Tredegar (TG) -1.1%. Over five years, Smurfit Westrock (SW) compounded fastest (Amcor (AMCR) -5.4%/yr, Smurfit Westrock (SW) -4.9%/yr, Tredegar (TG) -9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest dividend yield: Amcor (AMCR) 11.39%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 4.41%, Tredegar (TG) 0.00%. Tredegar (TG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amcor (AMCR) has been the steadiest (Amcor (AMCR) 31.6%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 44.4%, Tredegar (TG) 48.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.