BALL vs SON vs AMCR Stock Comparison

Ball, Sonoco Products and Amcor Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BALL BALL Corp
$64.45 +13.4% 1M +29.3% 1Y
Market cap
$17.03B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.33B
Div. yield
0.01%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
7 wins
SON Sonoco Products Co
$49.29 -1.5% 1M +22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.37B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins
AMCR Amcor plc
$46.19 +8.7% 1M +13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.28B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
0.06%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ball leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ball 7, Amcor 3, Sonoco Products 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBALLSONAMCRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.03B $4.91B $21.28B AMCR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x -21.6x 19.2x BALL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 9.7x 11.2x SON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.6% +3.6% +56.6% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.6% — 4.7% BALL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% — 6.1% BALL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — 3.8x BALL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.06% AMCR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.3% +22.1% +13.5% BALL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.8%/yr -3.2%/yr -5.1%/yr SON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 33.7% 31.7% BALL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 44/100 66/100 BALL

Percentile Scorecard

BALLSONAMCR

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

AxisBALLSONAMCR
Valuation 33 #11 of 16 67 #6 of 16 40 #10 of 16
Growth 100 #1 of 16 20 #13 of 16 93 #2 of 16
Profitability 93 #2 of 15 43 #9 of 15 79 #4 of 15
Financial Health 71 #5 of 15 29 #11 of 15 43 #9 of 15
Shareholder Returns 46 #8 of 14 62 #6 of 14 77 #4 of 14
Overall 69 44 66
  • BALL ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SON ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBALLSONAMCRSPY
1 month +13.4%-1.5%+8.7% -0.8%
3 months -0.3%-16.0%+2.1% +3.5%
6 months +5.5%-1.9%+18.3% +7.0%
Year to date +21.7%+12.9%+10.8% +12.2%
1 year +29.3%+22.1%+13.5% +13.0%
3 years +37.0%-2.6%+6.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.1%-0.9%+2.2% +23.1%
5 years -29.5%-15.2%-23.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.8%-3.2%-5.1% +11.0%
10 years +62.1%-1.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.9%-0.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBALLSONAMCRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%33.7%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.4%36.4%29.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.160.410.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.120.660.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-41.2%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-18.6%-8.7% -1.8%
52-week high $67.76$60.55$50.58 $779.14
52-week low $46.41$39.27$36.69 $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.

MultipleBALLSONAMCR
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 19.3x -21.6xmedian 19.3x 19.3xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x 10.0xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 15.7x 13.9xmedian 15.7x 17.4xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.49median 0.82 0.62median 0.82 -1.56median 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 monthsBALLSONAMCR
Revenue $14.33B $7.37B $23.51B
Gross profit $2.67B $1.49B $4.69B
Operating income $1.62B $202.22M $1.90B
Net income $949.00M -$226.60M $1.11B
Free cash flow $827.00M – $1.23B
R&D – – $170.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.54 $-2.28 $2.38
Cash & equivalents $491.00M $183.10M $1.12B
Total debt $7.22B – $14.01B
Shares (diluted) 267.14M 99.78M 463.80M
Enterprise value $14.03B $4.91B $16.69B

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
MetricBALLSONAMCR
P/E 18.1x -21.6x 19.3x
P/FCF 20.6x 13.9x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 7.7x 9.9x
P/S 1.2x 0.7x 0.9x
P/B 3.0x 1.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 14.6x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x – 10.0x
EV/EBIT 14.7x – 18.0x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.7x 1.5x
EV/FCF 28.8x – 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 7.7x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.49 0.62 -1.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBALLSONAMCR
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.6% 3.6% 56.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 18.9% 17.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% -1.3% 65.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 38.7% 13.7% 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.6% -63.5% 88.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -30.2% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 68.6% -136.1% 113.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -35.0% 1.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.1% -136.2% 48.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.1% -35.0% -12.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 83.5% -6.3% 54.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.4% -7.8% 19.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 119.9% – 51.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.0% – 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBALLSONAMCR
Gross margin 18.6% – 20.0%
EBITDA margin 14.7% – 14.6%
Operating margin 11.3% – 8.1%
Pretax margin 8.1% – 5.5%
Net margin 6.6% – 4.7%
FCF margin 5.8% – 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 8.6% 9.2%
Return on equity 16.7% -7.1% 9.4%
Return on assets 4.8% -2.1% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 9.6% – 6.1%
Return on capital employed 11.8% – 6.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -2.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBALLSONAMCR
Debt / assets 35.9% – 37.8%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – 3.8x
Debt / FCF 8.7x – 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 71.3% 72.2% 68.2%
Equity / assets 28.7% 27.8% 31.8%
Interest coverage 5.1x – 2.8x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.59 – 1.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBALLSONAMCR
Dividend yield 1.2% 4.3% 5.6%
Net buyback yield 2.4% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 4.3% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.7% – 108.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.0% – 97.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.9% – 41.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -5.2% – 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.

ConsensusBALLSONAMCR
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 11.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.86FY2026 $5.09FY2026 $4.12FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 -10.9%FY2026 +2.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% +17.5% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.75BFY2026 $7.65BFY2026 $23.41BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 -0.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -3.8% -5.9% -2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBALLSONAMCR
Held by institutions 87.6% 97.9% 77.1%
Institutions holding 801 507 684
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +13.2% +3.7%
Institutions buying 383 264 409
Institutions selling 285 160 211
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.65 1.94

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.

BALLSONAMCR
BALL 1.00 0.45 0.58
SON 0.45 1.00 0.57
AMCR 0.58 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BALL, SON and AMCR?

Amcor (AMCR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ball (BALL) $17.03B, Sonoco Products (SON) $4.91B, Amcor (AMCR) $21.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, BALL, SON and AMCR?

Ball (BALL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ball (BALL) 18.0x, Sonoco Products (SON) -21.6x, Amcor (AMCR) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sonoco Products (SON) is cheapest (Ball (BALL) 16.7x, Sonoco Products (SON) 9.7x, Amcor (AMCR) 11.2x). 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: Ball (BALL) +15.6%, Sonoco Products (SON) +3.6%, Amcor (AMCR) +56.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ball (BALL) has the highest net margin (Ball (BALL) 6.6%, Amcor (AMCR) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, Ball (BALL) leads (Ball (BALL) 9.6%, Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ball (BALL) returned the most: Ball (BALL) +29.3%, Sonoco Products (SON) +22.1%, Amcor (AMCR) +13.5%. Over five years, Sonoco Products (SON) compounded fastest (Ball (BALL) -6.8%/yr, Sonoco Products (SON) -3.2%/yr, Amcor (AMCR) -5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest dividend yield: Ball (BALL) 0.01%, Sonoco Products (SON) 0.00%, Amcor (AMCR) 0.06%. Sonoco Products (SON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ball (BALL) has been the steadiest (Ball (BALL) 26.3%, Sonoco Products (SON) 33.7%, Amcor (AMCR) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BALL, SON and AMCR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ball (BALL) leads on 7. 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.