BALL vs SLGN vs CSTM Stock Comparison

Ball, Silgan Holdings and Constellium Se Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BALL BALL Corp
$66.94 +16.6% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.42B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.14B
Div. yield
1.20%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
3 wins
SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc
$41.66 +18.2% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.40B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.71B
Div. yield
1.99%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
1 win
CSTM Constellium Se
$20.93 -17.9% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.82B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.05B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBALLSLGNCSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.42B $4.40B $2.82B BALL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 16.8x 4.9x CSTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 10.3x 4.9x CSTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.2% +4.5% +26.1% CSTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.5% 3.9% 5.7% CSTM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 5.3% 26.9% CSTM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 4.7x 1.1x CSTM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.20% 1.99% — SLGN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.9% +5.9% +33.5% BALL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.9%/yr +0.3%/yr +1.3%/yr CSTM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.0% 32.6% 45.6% BALL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 60/100 75/100 CSTM

Percentile Scorecard

BALLSLGNCSTM

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

AxisBALLSLGNCSTM
Valuation 19 #14 of 17 81 #4 of 17 98 #5 of 204
Growth 80 #4 of 16 73 #5 of 16 100 #2 of 191
Profitability 80 #4 of 16 87 #3 of 16 67 #64 of 189
Financial Health 50 #9 of 17 38 #11 of 17 22 #173 of 221
Shareholder Returns 46 #8 of 14 23 #11 of 14 91 #15 of 159
Overall 55 60 75
  • BALL ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SLGN ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CSTM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBALLSLGNCSTMSPY
1 month +16.6%+18.2%-17.9% -5.9%
3 months +6.0%+0.2%-26.8% -4.6%
6 months +14.6%+3.5%-36.3% +0.2%
Year to date +26.4%+3.2%+11.0% +7.5%
1 year +36.9%+5.9%+33.5% +8.2%
3 years +32.6%-0.1%+23.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +9.9%0.0%+7.3% +19.0%
5 years -26.0%+1.6%+6.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year -5.9%+0.3%+1.3% +9.4%
10 years +75.1%+65.9%+294.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +5.8%+5.2%+14.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBALLSLGNCSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.0%32.6%45.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%32.9%43.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.160.481.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.320.180.73 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-39.6%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.7%-14.8%-42.1% -5.9%
52-week high $68.07$48.89$36.15 $779.14
52-week low $46.41$34.74$14.75 $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.

MultipleBALLSLGNCSTM
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 33.2x 16.8xmedian 33.2x 4.9xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 10.3x 9.5xmedian 10.3x 2.9xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 17.5x 12.7xmedian 17.5x 8.8xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.6x 1.8xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 19.35median 0.82 -8.22median 0.82 —median 1.02

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 monthsBALLSLGNCSTM
Revenue $15.14B $6.71B $10.05B
Gross profit $2.70B $1.14B $1.61B
Operating income $1.07B $566.81M $1.20B
Net income $534.00M $261.98M $576.00M
Free cash flow $602.00M $346.69M $319.00M
R&D – – $53.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.02 $2.47 $4.13
Cash & equivalents $410.00M $324.99M $158.00M
Total debt $7.28B $4.55B $1.82B
Shares (diluted) 263.82M 105.94M 138.99M
Enterprise value $14.60B $2.21B $2.24B

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
MetricBALLSLGNCSTM
P/E 33.2x 16.8x 4.9x
P/FCF 28.9x 12.7x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 6.8x 4.4x
P/S 1.2x 0.7x 0.3x
P/B 3.0x 1.8x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 2.7x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x 9.5x 2.9x
EV/EBIT 22.7x 15.2x 3.7x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.3x 0.4x
EV/FCF 40.4x 24.9x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 13.3x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 19.35 -8.22 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBALLSLGNCSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.2% 4.5% 26.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 3.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.1% 0.5% 54.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 4.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% -3.8% 82.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 1.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -22.0% -16.9% 400.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -2.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -19.1% -16.2% 413.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -2.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 123.4% 74.1% 92.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 33.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 330.0% 431.3% 897.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 100.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBALLSLGNCSTM
Gross margin 17.8% 17.0% 16.1%
EBITDA margin 10.4% 13.5% 15.3%
Operating margin 7.1% 8.4% 11.9%
Pretax margin 4.2% 5.7% 8.1%
Net margin 3.5% 3.9% 5.7%
FCF margin 4.0% 5.2% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 9.6% 6.3%
Return on equity 9.3% 10.6% 44.4%
Return on assets 2.6% 2.7% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 5.3% 26.9%
Return on capital employed 7.9% 7.9% 31.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 2.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBALLSLGNCSTM
Debt / assets 36.0% 48.4% 31.0%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.8x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 4.7x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 12.1x 13.1x 5.7x
Liabilities / assets 71.7% 73.6% 77.1%
Equity / assets 28.3% 26.4% 22.9%
Interest coverage 3.5x 3.1x 11.0x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.52 1.96 3.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBALLSLGNCSTM
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.0% –
Net buyback yield 2.8% 0.4% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 2.4% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.9% 33.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.4% 25.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -5.3% 3.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 4.5% –

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.

ConsensusBALLSLGNCSTM
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 4.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.85FY2026 $4.06FY2026 $4.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 +242.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.1% +4.7% -33.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.81BFY2026 $6.38BFY2026 $10.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.1%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.8% +9.1% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBALLSLGNCSTM
Held by institutions 87.6% 92.5% 88.6%
Institutions holding 803 352 387
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +4.9% -4.5%
Institutions buying 382 191 255
Institutions selling 286 115 109
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.66 2.34

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.

BALLSLGNCSTM
BALL 1.00 0.64 0.07
SLGN 0.64 1.00 0.19
CSTM 0.07 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BALL, SLGN and CSTM?

Ball (BALL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ball (BALL) $17.42B, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) $4.40B, Constellium Se (CSTM) $2.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, BALL, SLGN and CSTM?

Constellium Se (CSTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ball (BALL) 33.2x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 16.8x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 4.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellium Se (CSTM) is cheapest (Ball (BALL) 17.4x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 10.3x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 4.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Constellium Se (CSTM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ball (BALL) +19.2%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) +4.5%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +26.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellium Se (CSTM) has the highest net margin (Ball (BALL) 3.5%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 3.9%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads (Ball (BALL) 6.5%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 5.3%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 26.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ball (BALL) returned the most: Ball (BALL) +36.9%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) +5.9%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +33.5%. Over five years, Constellium Se (CSTM) compounded fastest (Ball (BALL) -5.9%/yr, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) +0.3%/yr, Constellium Se (CSTM) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) has the highest dividend yield: Ball (BALL) 1.20%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 1.99%. Constellium Se (CSTM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ball (BALL) has been the steadiest (Ball (BALL) 28.0%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 32.6%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 45.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BALL, SLGN and CSTM?

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