CCK vs IP vs CSTM Stock Comparison

Crown Holdings, International Paper and Constellium Se 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
1 win
CSTM Constellium Se
$23.40 -6.1% 1M +38.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.32B
P/E
6.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.58B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Constellium Se leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Constellium Se 9, International Paper 1, Crown Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCKIPCSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.71B $17.67B $3.32B IP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x -5.1x 6.1x CSTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 25.5x 5.6x CSTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% +25.4% +25.9% CSTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -14.2% 5.7% CSTM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.5% 25.6% CSTM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.7x 1.2x CSTM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.1% -31.7% +38.5% CSTM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr -7.8%/yr +4.4%/yr CSTM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 45.0% 44.7% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 68/100 74/100 CSTM

Percentile Scorecard

CCKIPCSTM

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

AxisCCKIPCSTM
Valuation 53 #8 of 16 60 #7 of 16 97 #8 of 203
Growth 60 #7 of 16 47 #9 of 16 97 #6 of 187
Profitability 100 #1 of 15 57 #7 of 15 66 #63 of 185
Financial Health – 86 #3 of 15 19 #177 of 219
Shareholder Returns 15 #12 of 14 92 #2 of 14 91 #15 of 153
Overall 57 68 74
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • IP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CSTM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCKIPCSTMSPY
1 month +7.9%-4.7%-6.1% -0.8%
3 months -1.4%-21.2%-20.7% +3.5%
6 months +14.9%+2.3%-25.0% +7.0%
Year to date +13.3%-15.2%+24.1% +12.2%
1 year +18.1%-31.7%+38.5% +13.0%
3 years +46.8%+0.8%+52.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +13.7%+0.3%+15.2% +23.1%
5 years +13.7%-33.5%+23.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.6%-7.8%+4.4% +11.0%
10 years +114.0%-27.7%+325.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.9%-3.2%+15.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCKIPCSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%45.0%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%44.5%42.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.461.261.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.71-0.700.86 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-51.1%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.5%-32.1%-35.3% -1.8%
52-week high $122.16$49.19$36.15 $779.14
52-week low $92.04$29.38$14.75 $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.

MultipleCCKIPCSTM
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 19.3x -5.1xmedian 19.3x 5.8xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x 6.0xmedian 9.7x 3.3xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 15.7x 42.6xmedian 15.7x 14.5xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.82median 0.82 0.08median 0.82 0.07median 1.26

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 monthsCCKIPCSTM
Revenue $13.77B $24.20B $9.58B
Gross profit – $7.21B $1.56B
Operating income $1.65B $2.13B $1.14B
Net income – -$3.44B $545.00M
Free cash flow – $492.00M $218.00M
R&D – – $53.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.24 $-6.49 $3.89
Cash & equivalents $629.00M $726.00M $163.00M
Total debt – $34.22B $1.92B
Shares (diluted) 109.80M 529.50M 140.15M
Enterprise value $12.71B $13.57B $2.77B

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
MetricCCKIPCSTM
P/E 16.1x -5.1x 5.8x
P/FCF 9.7x 42.6x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 7.9x 5.8x
P/S 0.9x 0.9x 0.3x
P/B 3.7x 1.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 2.0x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – 6.0x 3.3x
EV/EBIT – 13.8x 4.3x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.2x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 59.8x 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 11.1x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.82 0.08 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCKIPCSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% 25.4% 25.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 6.1% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 32.6% 66.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% 21.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.5% 6.8% 101.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -13.8% 27.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – -12,633% 1,457%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -74.4% 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.4% -12,708% 1,629%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% -60.9% 85.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% 139.3% 84.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 8.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 516.9% 311.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -18.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCKIPCSTM
Gross margin – 29.8% 16.3%
EBITDA margin – 20.4% 15.5%
Operating margin – 8.8% 11.9%
Pretax margin – -13.5% 8.1%
Net margin – -14.2% 5.7%
FCF margin – 2.0% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 10.9% 5.8%
Return on equity 27.7% -23.5% 45.7%
Return on assets 6.5% -9.4% 9.1%
Return on invested capital – 7.5% 25.6%
Return on capital employed – 7.3% 31.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCKIPCSTM
Debt / assets – 25.2% 31.7%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.7x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – 18.7x 8.8x
Liabilities / assets – 60.4% 79.3%
Equity / assets 23.7% 39.6% 20.7%
Interest coverage – 6.2x 10.5x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.62 2.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCKIPCSTM
Dividend yield 1.1% 5.5% –
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 5.7% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusCCKIPCSTM
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 5.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.17FY2026 $1.31FY2026 $4.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 – +237.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +122.1% -32.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.25BFY2026 $23.04BFY2026 $10.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +17.4% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCKIPCSTM
Held by institutions 98.3% 85.3% 88.6%
Institutions holding 601 855 384
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +4.9% -4.5%
Institutions buying 255 453 255
Institutions selling 270 282 108
Buyers to sellers 0.94 1.61 2.36

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.

CCKIPCSTM
CCK 1.00 0.48 0.28
IP 0.48 1.00 0.32
CSTM 0.28 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCK, IP and CSTM?

International Paper (IP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.71B, International Paper (IP) $17.67B, Constellium Se (CSTM) $3.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCK, IP and CSTM?

Constellium Se (CSTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Holdings (CCK) 16.0x, International Paper (IP) -5.1x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 6.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellium Se (CSTM) is cheapest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.3x, International Paper (IP) 25.5x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.6x). 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) +13.4%, International Paper (IP) +25.4%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +25.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellium Se (CSTM) has the highest net margin (International Paper (IP) -14.2%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads (International Paper (IP) 7.5%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 25.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Constellium Se (CSTM) returned the most: Crown Holdings (CCK) +18.1%, International Paper (IP) -31.7%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +38.5%. Over five years, Constellium Se (CSTM) compounded fastest (Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.6%/yr, International Paper (IP) -7.8%/yr, Constellium Se (CSTM) +4.4%/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) 25.4%, International Paper (IP) 45.0%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.