CCK vs IP vs MGIH Stock Comparison

Crown Holdings, International Paper and Millennium Group International Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$118.23 +11.1% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$12.77B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Crown Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Crown Holdings 7, International Paper 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCKIPMGIHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.77B $19.19B $14.96M IP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x -5.6x -2.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 27.5x — CCK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% +25.4% — IP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% -14.2% — CCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% 7.5% — CCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.7x — IP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% -18.6% -23.3% CCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr -6.2%/yr — CCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.2% 44.8% 73.5% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 62/100 — CCK

Percentile Scorecard

CCKIPMGIH

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

AxisCCKIPMGIH
Valuation 63 #7 of 17 56 #8 of 17 31 #12 of 17
Growth 73 #5 of 16 47 #9 of 16 –
Profitability 100 #1 of 15 50 #8 of 15 –
Financial Health 50 #8 of 15 71 #5 of 15 93 #2 of 15
Shareholder Returns 62 #6 of 14 85 #3 of 14 –
Overall 69 62 –
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • IP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • MGIH ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCKIPMGIHSPY
1 month +11.1%+8.0%-10.0% +0.7%
3 months -0.1%-16.6%-12.9% +3.7%
6 months +20.3%+18.3%-11.2% +7.1%
Year to date +14.8%-8.6%+8.9% +12.8%
1 year +23.8%-18.6%-23.3% +11.9%
3 years +47.1%+7.8%-15.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.7%+2.5%-5.5% +22.8%
5 years +13.7%-27.5%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.6%-6.2%— +10.9%
10 years +118.5%-20.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.1%-2.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCKIPMGIHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.2%44.8%73.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.8%43.9%69.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.451.260.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-0.42-0.32 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-51.1%-70.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.2%-26.8%-24.6% -1.2%
52-week high $122.16$49.19$1.79 $779.14
52-week low $92.04$29.38$1.24 $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.

MultipleCCKIPMGIH
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 19.7x -5.5xmedian 19.7x -2.1xmedian 19.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 10.1x 6.3xmedian 10.1x —median 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 15.9x 45.9xmedian 15.9x -2.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.80median 0.80 0.09median 0.80 —median 0.80

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 monthsCCKIPMGIH
Revenue $13.77B $24.20B –
Gross profit $2.78B $7.21B –
Operating income $1.65B $2.13B –
Net income $944.00M -$3.44B –
Free cash flow $1.01B $492.00M –
EPS (diluted) $7.34 $-6.49 –
Cash & equivalents $629.00M $726.00M $5.61M
Total debt $5.85B $9.22B $4.00M
Shares (diluted) 108.30M 529.50M 11.25M
Enterprise value $10.13B $15.09B -$21.55M

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
MetricCCKIPMGIH
P/E 16.0x -5.5x -2.1x
P/FCF 12.6x 45.9x -2.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 8.5x –
P/S 0.9x 0.9x 0.7x
P/B 3.7x 1.6x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 2.1x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 6.3x –
EV/EBIT 10.9x 14.6x –
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.3x –
EV/FCF 17.8x 63.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 11.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.80 0.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCKIPMGIH
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% 25.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 6.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 32.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 7.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.5% 6.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -13.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -12.1% -12,633% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.4% -74.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -10.2% -12,708% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.1% -60.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% 139.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 8.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.2% 516.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% -18.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCKIPMGIH
Gross margin 20.2% 29.8% –
EBITDA margin 15.3% 20.4% –
Operating margin 12.0% 8.8% –
Pretax margin 9.2% -13.5% –
Net margin 5.8% -14.2% –
FCF margin 7.3% 2.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 10.9% –
Return on equity 27.7% -23.5% –
Return on assets 6.5% -9.4% –
Return on invested capital 13.1% 7.5% –
Return on capital employed 16.0% 7.3% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCKIPMGIH
Debt / assets 40.0% 25.2% 13.2%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.7x –
Debt / FCF 5.8x 18.7x –
Liabilities / assets 76.3% 60.4% 38.0%
Equity / assets 23.7% 39.6% 62.0%
Interest coverage 4.2x 6.2x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 1.66 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCKIPMGIH
Dividend yield 1.1% 5.1% –
Net buyback yield 6.2% 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 7.3% 5.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 15.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 21.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – –

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.

ConsensusCCKIPMGIH
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 27.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.17FY2026 $1.31FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +122.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.25BFY2026 $23.04BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +17.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCKIPMGIH
Held by institutions 98.3% 85.3% –
Institutions holding 602 856 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +4.9% –
Institutions buying 256 454 –
Institutions selling 270 282 –
Buyers to sellers 0.95 1.61 –

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.

CCKIPMGIH
CCK 1.00 0.51 -0.08
IP 0.51 1.00 -0.03
MGIH -0.08 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCK, IP and MGIH?

International Paper (IP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.77B, International Paper (IP) $19.19B, Millennium Group International Holdings (MGIH) $14.96M.

Which company is growing faster?

International Paper (IP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crown Holdings (CCK) +13.4%, International Paper (IP) +25.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crown Holdings (CCK) has the highest net margin (Crown Holdings (CCK) 5.8%, International Paper (IP) -14.2%). On return on invested capital, Crown Holdings (CCK) leads (Crown Holdings (CCK) 13.1%, International Paper (IP) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crown Holdings (CCK) returned the most: Crown Holdings (CCK) +23.8%, International Paper (IP) -18.6%, Millennium Group International Holdings (MGIH) -23.3%. Over five years, Crown Holdings (CCK) compounded fastest (Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.6%/yr, International Paper (IP) -6.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Crown Holdings (CCK) 0.01%, International Paper (IP) 0.00%, Millennium Group International Holdings (MGIH) 0.00%. International Paper (IP) and Millennium Group International Holdings (MGIH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.2%, International Paper (IP) 44.8%, Millennium Group International Holdings (MGIH) 73.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.