BALL vs CCK vs IP Stock Comparison

Ball, Crown Holdings and International Paper Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BALL BALL Corp
$64.75 +10.1% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$17.12B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.33B
Div. yield
0.01%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
3 wins
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$117.33 +6.9% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$12.79B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.26B
Div. yield
0.01%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Crown Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Crown Holdings 6, International Paper 3, Ball 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBALLCCKIPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.12B $12.79B $17.68B IP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.1x 16.3x -5.1x CCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 14.4x 25.3x CCK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.6% +10.3% +25.4% IP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.6% 5.9% -14.2% BALL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 12.7% 7.5% CCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.6x 1.7x IP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% BALL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% +18.6% -32.4% BALL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.8%/yr +2.2%/yr -9.0%/yr CCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 25.3% 45.0% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 68/100 61/100 CCK

Percentile Scorecard

BALLCCKIP

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

AxisBALLCCKIP
Valuation 27 #12 of 16 60 #7 of 16 53 #8 of 16
Growth 93 #2 of 16 73 #5 of 16 40 #10 of 16
Profitability 80 #4 of 16 100 #1 of 16 47 #9 of 16
Financial Health 56 #8 of 17 38 #11 of 17 75 #5 of 17
Shareholder Returns 39 #9 of 14 69 #5 of 14 92 #2 of 14
Overall 59 68 61
  • BALL ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • IP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBALLCCKIPSPY
1 month +10.1%+6.9%-7.1% -1.0%
3 months +1.4%-0.5%-21.4% +2.9%
6 months +5.6%+16.0%+1.6% +6.4%
Year to date +22.2%+13.9%-15.8% +11.4%
1 year +30.3%+18.6%-32.4% +13.1%
3 years +40.9%+43.8%-0.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.1%+12.9%-0.1% +21.5%
5 years -29.8%+11.7%-37.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -6.8%+2.2%-9.0% +10.9%
10 years +62.5%+115.1%-29.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.0%+8.0%-3.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBALLCCKIPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%25.3%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%24.0%44.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.160.461.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.160.73-0.72 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-48.5%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-4.0%-32.6% -2.5%
52-week high $67.76$122.16$49.19 $779.14
52-week low $46.41$92.04$29.38 $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.

MultipleBALLCCKIP
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 18.2x 16.4xmedian 18.2x -5.1xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 9.5x 8.7xmedian 9.5x 5.9xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 15.7x 10.6xmedian 15.7x 42.3xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.4x 3.8xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.50median 0.83 0.76median 0.83 0.08median 0.83

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 monthsBALLCCKIP
Revenue $14.33B $13.26B $24.20B
Gross profit $2.67B $2.78B $7.21B
Operating income $1.62B $1.63B $2.13B
Net income $949.00M $922.00M -$3.44B
Free cash flow $827.00M $1.20B $492.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.54 $7.14 $-6.49
Cash & equivalents $491.00M $656.00M $726.00M
Total debt $29.25B $6.06B $34.22B
Shares (diluted) 267.14M 109.80M 529.50M
Enterprise value $14.12B $9.61B $13.58B

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
MetricBALLCCKIP
P/E 18.2x 16.4x -5.1x
P/FCF 20.7x 10.6x 42.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 7.4x 7.9x
P/S 1.2x 1.0x 0.9x
P/B 3.0x 3.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 5.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 8.7x 5.9x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 11.2x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/FCF 28.9x 15.2x 59.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 10.5x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.50 0.76 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBALLCCKIP
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.6% 10.3% 25.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 2.4% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% 3.7% 32.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 38.7% 7.4% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.6% 4.8% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 11.9% -13.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 68.6% 39.7% -12,633%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 16.1% -74.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.1% 48.4% -12,708%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 21.6% -60.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 83.5% 31.6% 139.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 24.2% 8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 119.9% 20.1% 516.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.0% 154.3% -18.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBALLCCKIP
Gross margin 18.6% 21.0% 29.8%
EBITDA margin 14.7% 15.8% 20.4%
Operating margin 11.3% 12.3% 8.8%
Pretax margin 8.1% 9.3% -13.5%
Net margin 6.6% 5.9% -14.2%
FCF margin 5.8% 9.0% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 13.0% 10.9%
Return on equity 16.7% 27.2% -23.5%
Return on assets 4.8% 6.4% -9.4%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 12.7% 7.5%
Return on capital employed 11.8% 16.5% 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.9x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBALLCCKIP
Debt / assets 35.9% 41.6% 25.2%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.6x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 8.7x 5.1x 18.7x
Liabilities / assets 71.3% 76.9% 60.4%
Equity / assets 28.7% 23.1% 39.6%
Interest coverage 5.1x 4.1x 6.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.59 – 1.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBALLCCKIP
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.1% 5.6%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 6.4% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 7.5% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.7% 14.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.0% 11.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.9% 15.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 7.6% –

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.

ConsensusBALLCCKIP
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 25.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.86FY2026 $8.16FY2026 $1.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.1% +8.6% +121.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.73BFY2026 $12.96BFY2026 $22.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.0% +4.7% +17.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBALLCCKIP
Held by institutions 87.6% 98.3% 85.3%
Institutions holding 801 601 855
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% -3.3% +4.9%
Institutions buying 383 255 453
Institutions selling 285 270 282
Buyers to sellers 1.34 0.94 1.61

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.

BALLCCKIP
BALL 1.00 0.68 0.46
CCK 0.68 1.00 0.49
IP 0.46 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BALL, CCK and IP?

International Paper (IP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ball (BALL) $17.12B, Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.79B, International Paper (IP) $17.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, BALL, CCK and IP?

Crown Holdings (CCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ball (BALL) 18.1x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 16.3x, International Paper (IP) -5.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crown Holdings (CCK) is cheapest (Ball (BALL) 16.8x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.4x, International Paper (IP) 25.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

International Paper (IP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ball (BALL) +15.6%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +10.3%, International Paper (IP) +25.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ball (BALL) has the highest net margin (Ball (BALL) 6.6%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 5.9%, International Paper (IP) -14.2%). On return on invested capital, Crown Holdings (CCK) leads (Ball (BALL) 9.6%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 12.7%, International Paper (IP) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ball (BALL) returned the most: Ball (BALL) +30.3%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +18.6%, International Paper (IP) -32.4%. Over five years, Crown Holdings (CCK) compounded fastest (Ball (BALL) -6.8%/yr, Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.2%/yr, International Paper (IP) -9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ball (BALL) has the highest dividend yield: Ball (BALL) 0.01%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 0.01%, International Paper (IP) 0.00%. International Paper (IP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Ball (BALL) 26.2%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.3%, International Paper (IP) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BALL, CCK and IP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Crown Holdings (CCK) 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.