CCK vs CLW vs SLVM Stock Comparison

Crown Holdings, Clearwater Paper and Sylvamo Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$116.24 +7.5% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.68B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.77B
Div. yield
–
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
6 wins
CLW Clearwater Paper Corp
$13.64 -33.1% 1M -29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$210.55M
P/E
87.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.51B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
SLVM Sylvamo Corp
$32.44 -9.8% 1M -25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.30B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCCKCLWSLVMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.68B $210.55M $1.27B CCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 87.7x 16.7x CCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x — 26.6x CCK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% -3.2% -7.1% CCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.2% 2.3% SLVM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.3% 7.4% SLVM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.6x 1.9x SLVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.3% -29.7% -25.2% CCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr -20.3%/yr +3.1%/yr SLVM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% 62.8% 38.4% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 53/100 57/100 SLVM

Percentile Scorecard

CCKCLWSLVM

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

AxisCCKCLWSLVM
Valuation 47 #9 of 16 100 #1 of 16 88 #35 of 287
Growth 60 #7 of 16 40 #10 of 16 11 #237 of 266
Profitability 100 #1 of 15 36 #10 of 15 64 #86 of 236
Financial Health – 54 #7 of 14 27 #211 of 288
Shareholder Returns 17 #11 of 13 33 #9 of 13 97 #8 of 203
Overall 56 53 57
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CLW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SLVM ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCKCLWSLVMSPY
1 month +7.5%-33.1%-9.8% -0.2%
3 months -4.1%-22.1%-16.7% +3.9%
6 months +16.0%-8.1%-25.5% +8.2%
Year to date +12.9%-21.6%-32.6% +12.9%
1 year +17.3%-29.7%-25.2% +12.3%
3 years +46.2%-60.5%-25.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.5%-26.6%-9.3% +23.3%
5 years +10.6%-67.7%+16.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.0%-20.3%+3.1% +10.9%
10 years +115.0%-74.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.0%-12.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCKCLWSLVMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%62.8%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%69.8%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.810.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.68-0.47-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-77.8%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-41.5%-40.7% -1.2%
52-week high $122.16$23.30$54.74 $779.14
52-week low $92.04$12.44$31.19 $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.

MultipleCCKCLWSLVM
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 19.3x 91.7xmedian 19.3x 17.0xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.1xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.4x 10.8xmedian 9.4x 4.9xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 15.6x 3.9xmedian 15.6x -117.4xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.82median 0.82 -1.33median 0.82 -0.49median 0.76

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 monthsCCKCLWSLVM
Revenue $13.77B $1.51B $3.30B
Gross profit – $27.10M $679.00M
Operating income $1.65B -$24.30M $261.00M
Net income – $2.40M $76.00M
Free cash flow – $56.80M -$11.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.24 $0.15 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $629.00M $35.70M $227.00M
Total debt – $567.40M $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 109.80M 16.13M 39.80M
Enterprise value $12.68B $12.25M $1.14B

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
MetricCCKCLWSLVM
P/E 16.0x 91.7x 17.0x
P/FCF 9.7x 3.9x -117.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 2.1x 6.2x
P/S 0.9x 0.1x 0.4x
P/B 3.7x 0.3x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 0.3x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 10.8x 4.9x
EV/EBIT – -30.9x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.5x 0.6x
EV/FCF – 13.2x -193.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 7.2x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.82 -1.33 -0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCKCLWSLVM
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% -3.2% -7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 43.6% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -76.0% -16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 28.2% -12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.5% 62.7% -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -31.2% -23.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – -98.3% -65.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -69.5% -36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.4% -98.3% -64.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% -69.0% -35.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% 478.1% -49.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -9.6% -19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 142.2% -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.9% -27.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCKCLWSLVM
Gross margin – 1.8% 20.6%
EBITDA margin – 4.6% 13.3%
Operating margin – -1.6% 7.9%
Pretax margin – -3.2% 4.3%
Net margin – 0.2% 2.3%
FCF margin – 3.8% -0.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 7.0% 6.3%
Return on equity 27.7% 0.3% 7.9%
Return on assets 6.5% 0.1% 2.7%
Return on invested capital – -1.3% 7.4%
Return on capital employed – -2.1% 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 43.8x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCKCLWSLVM
Debt / assets – 31.9% 33.5%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.6x 1.9x
Debt / FCF – 10.0x -87.6x
Liabilities / assets – 55.3% 66.8%
Equity / assets 23.7% 44.7% 33.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.75 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCKCLWSLVM
Dividend yield 1.1% – 5.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 3.3%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 0.0% 8.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCCKCLWSLVM
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 – 26.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.17FY2026 $-3.74FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 – -65.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% – +323.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.25BFY2026 $1.55BFY2026 $3.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +6.7% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCKCLWSLVM
Held by institutions 98.3% 88.7% 99.6%
Institutions holding 601 134 335
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +9.9% -0.4%
Institutions buying 255 85 162
Institutions selling 270 33 88
Buyers to sellers 0.94 2.58 1.84

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.

CCKCLWSLVM
CCK 1.00 0.28 0.35
CLW 0.28 1.00 0.34
SLVM 0.35 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCK, CLW and SLVM?

Crown Holdings (CCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.68B, Clearwater Paper (CLW) $210.55M, Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCK, CLW and SLVM?

Crown Holdings (CCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Holdings (CCK) 15.9x, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 87.7x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crown Holdings (CCK) is cheapest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.2x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 26.6x). 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%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sylvamo (SLVM) has the highest net margin (Clearwater Paper (CLW) 0.2%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Sylvamo (SLVM) leads (Clearwater Paper (CLW) -1.3%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crown Holdings (CCK) returned the most: Crown Holdings (CCK) +17.3%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -29.7%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -25.2%. Over five years, Sylvamo (SLVM) compounded fastest (Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.0%/yr, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -20.3%/yr, Sylvamo (SLVM) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.3%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 62.8%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.