CCK vs EXP vs GPK Stock Comparison

Crown Holdings, Eagle Materials and Graphic Packaging Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$116.24 +7.5% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.64B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.77B
Div. yield
1.13%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
5 wins
EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$174.95 -2.1% 1M -25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.39B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.57%
Cement Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Crown Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Crown Holdings 5, Eagle Materials 4, Graphic Packaging Holding 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCKEXPGPKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.64B $5.39B $2.57B CCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 13.4x 13.3x GPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 14.3x 13.4x GPK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% +1.7% +0.0% CCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.3% 2.2% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.9% 4.3% EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.2x 5.1x EXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.13% 0.57% 5.06% GPK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.3% -25.1% -50.0% CCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr +3.3%/yr -15.6%/yr EXP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% 34.5% 47.3% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 51/100 52/100 CCK

Percentile Scorecard

CCKEXPGPK

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

AxisCCKEXPGPK
Valuation 47 #9 of 16 22 #8 of 10 93 #2 of 16
Growth 60 #7 of 16 – 7 #15 of 16
Profitability 100 #1 of 15 100 #1 of 8 71 #5 of 15
Financial Health – 25 #7 of 9 15 #12 of 14
Shareholder Returns 17 #11 of 13 57 #4 of 8 75 #4 of 13
Overall 56 51 52
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • GPK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCKEXPGPKSPY
1 month +7.5%-2.1%-7.4% -0.2%
3 months -4.1%-21.4%-25.4% +3.9%
6 months +16.0%-15.7%-10.6% +8.2%
Year to date +12.9%-15.4%-42.3% +12.9%
1 year +17.3%-25.1%-50.0% +12.3%
3 years +46.2%+18.4%-58.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.5%+5.8%-25.4% +23.3%
5 years +10.6%+17.5%-57.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.0%+3.3%-15.6% +10.9%
10 years +115.0%+119.9%-31.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.0%+8.2%-3.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCKEXPGPKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%34.5%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%32.8%47.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.461.090.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.68-0.73-1.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-48.2%-73.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-27.2%-50.0% -1.2%
52-week high $122.16$240.24$17.37 $779.14
52-week low $92.04$163.37$8.24 $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.

MultipleCCKEXPGPK
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 19.3x 13.4xmedian 20.3x 13.3xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 1.8x 0.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.4x 9.8xmedian 9.5x 7.5xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 15.6x 31.6xmedian 31.6x 13.6xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.4x 3.6xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.82median 0.82 -11.02median 2.85 -0.39median 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 monthsCCKEXPGPK
Revenue $13.77B $2.32B $8.64B
Gross profit – $628.19M $1.34B
Operating income $1.65B $539.59M $504.00M
Net income – $402.57M $194.00M
Free cash flow – $170.51M $189.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.24 $12.95 $0.65
Cash & equivalents $629.00M $233.54M $205.00M
Total debt – $6.57B $5.67B
Shares (diluted) 109.80M 31.09M 296.70M
Enterprise value $13.17B $4.40B $1.80B

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
MetricCCKEXPGPK
P/E 16.0x 13.4x 13.3x
P/FCF 9.7x 31.6x 13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 8.5x 3.2x
P/S 0.9x 2.3x 0.3x
P/B 3.7x 3.6x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 3.6x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 9.8x 7.5x
EV/EBIT – 12.8x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 40.5x 42.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 10.9x 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.82 -11.02 -0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCKEXPGPK
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% 1.7% 0.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 2.0% -3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.5% -26.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -1.9% -13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.5% -9.0% -45.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -4.1% -24.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – -11.1% -63.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -5.5% -35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.4% -6.2% -63.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% -1.2% -34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% 14.4% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 4.3% -10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -45.7% 147.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -26.3% -28.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCKEXPGPK
Gross margin – 27.0% 15.5%
EBITDA margin – 30.3% 12.4%
Operating margin – 23.2% 5.8%
Pretax margin – 21.5% 2.9%
Net margin – 17.3% 2.2%
FCF margin – 7.3% 2.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 27.2% 9.2%
Return on equity 27.7% 26.1% 6.0%
Return on assets 6.5% 10.0% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – 12.9% 4.3%
Return on capital employed – 15.0% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCKEXPGPK
Debt / assets – 45.0% 48.6%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.2x 5.1x
Debt / FCF – 10.3x 30.0x
Liabilities / assets – 62.0% 72.2%
Equity / assets 23.7% 38.0% 27.8%
Interest coverage – 11.3x 2.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 3.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 1.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.12 1.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCKEXPGPK
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.6% 5.1%
Net buyback yield – 7.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.1% 7.7% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -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.

ConsensusCCKEXPGPK
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 13.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.17FY2026 $12.26FY2026 $0.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 -11.3%FY2026 -63.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +3.0% +44.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.25BFY2026 $2.19BFY2026 $8.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +5.5% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCKEXPGPK
Held by institutions 98.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 601 529 499
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +4.2% +5.3%
Institutions buying 255 272 322
Institutions selling 270 167 130
Buyers to sellers 0.94 1.63 2.48

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.

CCKEXPGPK
CCK 1.00 0.49 0.36
EXP 0.49 1.00 0.46
GPK 0.36 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCK, EXP and GPK?

Crown Holdings (CCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.64B, Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.39B, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) $2.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCK, EXP and GPK?

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Holdings (CCK) 16.0x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 13.4x, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) is cheapest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.2x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.3x, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.4x). 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%, Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) +0.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crown Holdings (CCK) returned the most: Crown Holdings (CCK) +17.3%, Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.1%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -50.0%. Over five years, Eagle Materials (EXP) compounded fastest (Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.0%/yr, Eagle Materials (EXP) +3.3%/yr, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) has the highest dividend yield: Crown Holdings (CCK) 1.13%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.57%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 5.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.3%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 47.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCK, EXP and GPK?

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 5. 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.