CCK vs CSTM vs BALL Stock Comparison

Crown Holdings, Constellium Se and Ball Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
1 win
CSTM Constellium Se
$23.19 -7.0% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.58B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins
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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCCKCSTMBALLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.79B $3.17B $17.12B BALL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.3x 5.8x 18.1x CSTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 5.7x 16.8x CSTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +25.9% +15.6% CSTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% 5.7% 6.6% BALL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 25.6% 9.6% CSTM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.2x 3.2x CSTM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% BALL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.6% +38.9% +30.3% CSTM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr +5.2%/yr -6.8%/yr CSTM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% 44.6% 26.2% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 74/100 59/100 CSTM

Percentile Scorecard

CCKCSTMBALL

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

AxisCCKCSTMBALL
Valuation 60 #7 of 16 97 #7 of 203 27 #12 of 16
Growth 73 #5 of 16 98 #5 of 188 93 #2 of 16
Profitability 100 #1 of 16 66 #65 of 187 80 #4 of 16
Financial Health 38 #11 of 17 19 #181 of 222 56 #8 of 17
Shareholder Returns 69 #5 of 14 91 #15 of 153 39 #9 of 14
Overall 68 74 59
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CSTM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • BALL ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCKCSTMBALLSPY
1 month +6.9%-7.0%+10.1% -1.0%
3 months -0.5%-20.2%+1.4% +2.9%
6 months +16.0%-26.1%+5.6% +6.4%
Year to date +13.9%+23.0%+22.2% +11.4%
1 year +18.6%+38.9%+30.3% +13.1%
3 years +43.8%+42.4%+40.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.9%+12.5%+12.1% +21.5%
5 years +11.7%+28.8%-29.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.2%+5.2%-6.8% +10.9%
10 years +115.1%+314.1%+62.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.0%+15.3%+5.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCCKCSTMBALLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%44.6%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%42.0%24.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.461.910.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.730.871.16 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-66.3%-55.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-35.9%-4.4% -2.5%
52-week high $122.16$36.15$67.76 $779.14
52-week low $92.04$14.75$46.41 $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.

MultipleCCKCSTMBALL
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 18.2x 5.8xmedian 25.9x 18.2xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 1.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 9.5x 3.3xmedian 13.7x 11.3xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 15.7x 14.4xmedian 21.1x 20.7xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.76median 0.83 0.07median 1.19 1.50median 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 monthsCCKCSTMBALL
Revenue $13.26B $9.58B $14.33B
Gross profit $2.78B $1.56B $2.67B
Operating income $1.63B $1.14B $1.62B
Net income $922.00M $545.00M $949.00M
Free cash flow $1.20B $218.00M $827.00M
R&D – $53.00M –
EPS (diluted) $7.14 $3.89 $3.54
Cash & equivalents $656.00M $163.00M $491.00M
Total debt $6.06B $1.92B $29.25B
Shares (diluted) 109.80M 140.15M 267.14M
Enterprise value $9.61B $2.62B $14.12B

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
MetricCCKCSTMBALL
P/E 16.4x 5.8x 18.2x
P/FCF 10.6x 14.4x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 5.7x 12.0x
P/S 1.0x 0.3x 1.2x
P/B 3.8x 2.5x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 2.7x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 3.3x 11.3x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 4.3x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.5x 1.7x
EV/FCF 15.2x 22.5x 28.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 8.9x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.76 0.07 1.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCKCSTMBALL
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 25.9% 15.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 6.3% 10.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% 66.2% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 21.4% 38.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% 101.1% 48.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 27.0% 7.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.7% 1,457% 68.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 19.3% 5.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.4% 1,629% 77.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 85.0% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% 84.9% 83.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% – 10.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% 311.7% 119.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 154.3% – 61.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCKCSTMBALL
Gross margin 21.0% 16.3% 18.6%
EBITDA margin 15.8% 15.5% 14.7%
Operating margin 12.3% 11.9% 11.3%
Pretax margin 9.3% 8.1% 8.1%
Net margin 5.9% 5.7% 6.6%
FCF margin 9.0% 2.3% 5.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 5.8% 10.0%
Return on equity 27.2% 45.7% 16.7%
Return on assets 6.4% 9.1% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 25.6% 9.6%
Return on capital employed 16.5% 31.2% 11.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCKCSTMBALL
Debt / assets 41.6% 31.7% 35.9%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.5x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.2x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 5.1x 8.8x 8.7x
Liabilities / assets 76.9% 79.3% 71.3%
Equity / assets 23.1% 20.7% 28.7%
Interest coverage 4.1x 10.5x 5.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.94 2.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCKCSTMBALL
Dividend yield 1.1% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 6.4% 3.6% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 7.5% 3.6% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 14.9% – 22.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 11.4% – 26.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.1% – -6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – -5.2%

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.

ConsensusCCKCSTMBALL
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 5.7xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.16FY2026 $4.08FY2026 $3.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 +229.0%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% -31.9% +23.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.96BFY2026 $10.93BFY2026 $15.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +2.0% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCKCSTMBALL
Held by institutions 98.3% 88.6% 87.6%
Institutions holding 601 384 801
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% -4.5% +0.9%
Institutions buying 255 255 383
Institutions selling 270 108 285
Buyers to sellers 0.94 2.36 1.34

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.

CCKCSTMBALL
CCK 1.00 0.28 0.68
CSTM 0.28 1.00 0.10
BALL 0.68 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCK, CSTM and BALL?

Ball (BALL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.79B, Constellium Se (CSTM) $3.17B, Ball (BALL) $17.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCK, CSTM and BALL?

Constellium Se (CSTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Holdings (CCK) 16.3x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.8x, Ball (BALL) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellium Se (CSTM) is cheapest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.4x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7x, Ball (BALL) 16.8x). 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: Crown Holdings (CCK) +10.3%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +25.9%, Ball (BALL) +15.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ball (BALL) has the highest net margin (Crown Holdings (CCK) 5.9%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7%, Ball (BALL) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads (Crown Holdings (CCK) 12.7%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 25.6%, Ball (BALL) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Constellium Se (CSTM) returned the most: Crown Holdings (CCK) +18.6%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +38.9%, Ball (BALL) +30.3%. Over five years, Constellium Se (CSTM) compounded fastest (Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.2%/yr, Constellium Se (CSTM) +5.2%/yr, Ball (BALL) -6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ball (BALL) has the highest dividend yield: Crown Holdings (CCK) 0.01%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 0.00%, Ball (BALL) 0.01%. Constellium Se (CSTM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.3%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 44.6%, Ball (BALL) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.