CCK vs CLW vs SLGN Stock Comparison

Crown Holdings, Clearwater Paper and Silgan Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$116.70 +7.9% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.71B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.77B
Div. yield
–
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
5 wins
CLW Clearwater Paper Corp
$19.20 -5.8% 1M -3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$219.02M
P/E
91.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.51B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc
$39.03 +8.6% 1M -12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.07B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
0.02%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Silgan Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Silgan Holdings 6, Crown Holdings 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCKCLWSLGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.71B $219.02M $4.07B CCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 91.3x 15.1x SLGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x — 9.8x SLGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% -3.2% +8.4% CCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.2% 4.0% SLGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.3% 5.5% SLGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.6x 4.9x SLGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.1% -3.7% -12.4% CCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr -14.3%/yr -0.4%/yr CCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 52.7% 34.9% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 53/100 64/100 SLGN

Percentile Scorecard

CCKCLWSLGN

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

AxisCCKCLWSLGN
Valuation 53 #8 of 16 100 #1 of 16 80 #4 of 16
Growth 60 #7 of 16 40 #10 of 16 67 #6 of 16
Profitability 100 #1 of 15 36 #10 of 15 86 #3 of 15
Financial Health – 57 #7 of 15 36 #10 of 15
Shareholder Returns 15 #12 of 14 31 #10 of 14 54 #7 of 14
Overall 57 53 64
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CLW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SLGN ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCKCLWSLGNSPY
1 month +7.9%-5.8%+8.6% -0.8%
3 months -1.4%+11.0%-16.2% +3.5%
6 months +14.9%+31.3%-0.1% +7.0%
Year to date +13.3%+10.3%-3.3% +12.2%
1 year +18.1%-3.7%-12.4% +13.0%
3 years +46.8%-44.4%-1.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +13.7%-17.8%-0.3% +23.1%
5 years +13.7%-53.8%-2.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.6%-14.3%-0.4% +11.0%
10 years +114.0%-63.9%+51.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.9%-9.7%+4.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCKCLWSLGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%52.7%34.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%50.6%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.920.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.71-0.07-0.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-77.8%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.5%-17.6%-20.2% -1.8%
52-week high $122.16$23.30$48.89 $779.14
52-week low $92.04$12.44$34.74 $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.

MultipleCCKCLWSLGN
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 19.3x 129.1xmedian 19.3x 15.3xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x 12.1xmedian 9.7x 9.4xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 15.7x 5.5xmedian 15.7x 12.0xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.82median 0.82 -1.87median 0.82 -4.34median 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 monthsCCKCLWSLGN
Revenue $13.77B $1.51B $6.68B
Gross profit – $27.10M $1.14B
Operating income $1.65B -$24.30M $573.99M
Net income – $2.40M $270.29M
Free cash flow – $56.80M $342.76M
EPS (diluted) $7.24 $0.15 $2.55
Cash & equivalents $629.00M $35.70M $351.53M
Total debt – $567.40M $4.83B
Shares (diluted) 109.80M 16.13M 105.79M
Enterprise value $12.71B $20.72M $1.82B

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
MetricCCKCLWSLGN
P/E 16.1x 129.1x 15.3x
P/FCF 9.7x 5.5x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 2.9x 6.4x
P/S 0.9x 0.2x 0.6x
P/B 3.7x 0.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 0.4x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – 12.1x 9.4x
EV/EBIT – -34.6x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.6x 1.3x
EV/FCF – 14.8x 25.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 8.0x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.82 -1.87 -4.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCKCLWSLGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% -3.2% 8.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 43.6% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -76.0% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 28.2% 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.5% 62.7% 2.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -31.2% 1.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -98.3% -10.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -69.5% -4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.4% -98.3% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% -69.0% -3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% 478.1% 86.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -9.6% 30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 142.2% 502.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.9% 67.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCKCLWSLGN
Gross margin – 1.8% 17.1%
EBITDA margin – 4.6% 13.7%
Operating margin – -1.6% 8.6%
Pretax margin – -3.2% 5.8%
Net margin – 0.2% 4.0%
FCF margin – 3.8% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 7.0% 9.6%
Return on equity 27.7% 0.3% 11.3%
Return on assets 6.5% 0.1% 2.8%
Return on invested capital – -1.3% 5.5%
Return on capital employed – -2.1% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 43.8x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCKCLWSLGN
Debt / assets – 31.9% 50.3%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.6x 4.9x
Debt / FCF – 10.0x 14.1x
Liabilities / assets – 55.3% 75.2%
Equity / assets 23.7% 44.7% 24.8%
Interest coverage – – 3.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.81 1.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCKCLWSLGN
Dividend yield 1.1% – 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 0.0% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 32.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.9%

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.

ConsensusCCKCLWSLGN
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 – 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.17FY2026 $-3.74FY2026 $4.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 – +7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% – +6.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.25BFY2026 $1.55BFY2026 $6.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +6.7% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCKCLWSLGN
Held by institutions 98.3% 88.7% 92.5%
Institutions holding 601 134 349
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +9.9% +4.9%
Institutions buying 255 85 190
Institutions selling 270 33 114
Buyers to sellers 0.94 2.58 1.67

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.

CCKCLWSLGN
CCK 1.00 0.33 0.64
CLW 0.33 1.00 0.24
SLGN 0.64 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCK, CLW and SLGN?

Crown Holdings (CCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.71B, Clearwater Paper (CLW) $219.02M, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) $4.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCK, CLW and SLGN?

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Holdings (CCK) 16.0x, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 91.3x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) is cheapest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.3x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 9.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crown Holdings (CCK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crown Holdings (CCK) +13.4%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -3.2%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) +8.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) has the highest net margin (Clearwater Paper (CLW) 0.2%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) leads (Clearwater Paper (CLW) -1.3%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crown Holdings (CCK) returned the most: Crown Holdings (CCK) +18.1%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -3.7%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) -12.4%. Over five years, Crown Holdings (CCK) compounded fastest (Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.6%/yr, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -14.3%/yr, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) -0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Crown Holdings (CCK) 0.00%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 0.00%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 0.02%. Crown Holdings (CCK) and Clearwater Paper (CLW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.4%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 52.7%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCK, CLW and SLGN?

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