CCK vs KALU vs SLGN Stock Comparison

Crown Holdings, Kaiser Aluminum and Silgan Holdings Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$123.32 +16.3% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$13.32B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.77B
Div. yield
1.06%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
6 wins
KALU Kaiser Aluminum Corp
$116.12 -23.6% 1M +28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.90B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.51B
Div. yield
2.65%
Aluminum Basic Materials
6 wins
SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc
$42.52 +22.0% 1M +10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.49B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
1.95%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCCKKALUSLGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.32B $1.90B $4.49B CCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.7x 8.7x 16.6x KALU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x 7.8x 10.6x KALU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% +40.4% +8.4% KALU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 4.8% 4.0% CCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% 12.8% 5.5% CCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.1x 4.9x KALU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.06% 2.65% 1.95% KALU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.9% +28.3% +10.1% KALU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr +2.8%/yr +0.1%/yr CCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.6% 57.9% 32.5% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 67/100 61/100 CCK

Percentile Scorecard

CCKKALUSLGN

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

AxisCCKKALUSLGN
Valuation 69 #6 of 17 89 #19 of 165 81 #4 of 17
Growth 60 #7 of 16 87 #21 of 150 67 #6 of 16
Profitability 100 #1 of 16 58 #52 of 122 80 #4 of 16
Financial Health 44 #10 of 17 19 #134 of 166 31 #12 of 17
Shareholder Returns 69 #5 of 14 83 #19 of 107 46 #8 of 14
Overall 68 67 61
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • KALU ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SLGN ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCKKALUSLGNSPY
1 month +16.3%-23.6%+22.0% -2.3%
3 months +2.9%-29.1%+2.7% -0.7%
6 months +24.5%-31.5%+8.2% +4.8%
Year to date +19.8%+1.1%+5.3% +10.3%
1 year +26.9%+28.3%+10.1% +10.3%
3 years +48.0%+97.3%+0.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +14.0%+25.4%+0.1% +20.1%
5 years +14.8%+14.6%+0.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.8%+2.8%+0.1% +10.1%
10 years +132.8%+62.5%+68.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year +8.8%+5.0%+5.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCKKALUSLGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.6%57.9%32.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.8%66.8%32.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.442.010.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.050.490.31 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-54.3%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-40.6%-13.0% -3.5%
52-week high $123.32$195.63$48.89 $779.14
52-week low $92.04$89.62$34.74 $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.

MultipleCCKKALUSLGN
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 20.5x 8.7xmedian 12.5x 16.6xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 2.9x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 10.0x 6.1xmedian 7.3x 9.8xmedian 10.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 16.5x 15.2xmedian 14.6x 13.1xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 2.1x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.83median 0.83 0.06median 0.28 -4.73median 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 monthsCCKKALUSLGN
Revenue $13.77B $4.51B $6.68B
Gross profit $2.78B $601.70M $1.14B
Operating income $1.65B $347.30M $573.99M
Net income $944.00M $218.50M $270.29M
Free cash flow $1.01B $124.80M $342.76M
R&D – $2.20M –
EPS (diluted) $7.34 $12.94 $2.55
Cash & equivalents $629.00M $117.30M $351.53M
Total debt $5.85B $1.09B $4.83B
Shares (diluted) 108.30M 16.89M 105.79M
Enterprise value $11.22B $1.69B $2.24B

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
MetricCCKKALUSLGN
P/E 16.7x 8.7x 16.6x
P/FCF 13.2x 15.2x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 8.3x 7.0x
P/S 1.0x 0.4x 0.7x
P/B 3.9x 1.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 2.0x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.8x 6.1x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 11.3x 8.3x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.6x 1.3x
EV/FCF 18.4x 23.0x 26.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 12.6x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.83 0.06 -4.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCKKALUSLGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% 40.4% 8.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 12.8% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 45.0% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 25.3% 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.5% 108.3% 2.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 88.4% 1.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.1% 109.9% -10.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 154.9% -4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.2% 106.5% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 151.1% -3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% 29.7% 86.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 19.6% 30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.2% 860.0% 502.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 67.0% 67.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCKKALUSLGN
Gross margin 20.2% 13.4% 17.1%
EBITDA margin 15.3% 10.4% 13.7%
Operating margin 12.0% 7.7% 8.6%
Pretax margin 9.2% 6.5% 5.8%
Net margin 5.8% 4.8% 4.0%
FCF margin 7.3% 2.8% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 5.0% 9.6%
Return on equity 27.7% 22.8% 11.3%
Return on assets 6.5% 7.5% 2.8%
Return on invested capital 13.1% 12.8% 5.5%
Return on capital employed 16.0% 15.1% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.0x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCKKALUSLGN
Debt / assets 40.0% 37.5% 50.3%
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.1x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.1x 4.9x
Debt / FCF 5.8x 8.8x 14.1x
Liabilities / assets 76.3% 66.6% 75.2%
Equity / assets 23.7% 33.4% 24.8%
Interest coverage 4.2x 6.1x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.08 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCKKALUSLGN
Dividend yield 1.1% 2.7% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 5.9% – 1.7%
Shareholder yield 7.0% 2.7% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 15.4% – 32.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.4% – 25.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 21.8% – 4.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – 4.9%

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.

ConsensusCCKKALUSLGN
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.17FY2026 $14.83FY2026 $4.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +145.9%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% -24.7% +6.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.25BFY2026 $4.46BFY2026 $6.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +2.5% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCKKALUSLGN
Held by institutions 98.3% 100.0% 92.5%
Institutions holding 603 336 351
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +3.2% +4.9%
Institutions buying 257 195 190
Institutions selling 270 101 115
Buyers to sellers 0.95 1.93 1.65

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.

CCKKALUSLGN
CCK 1.00 0.11 0.67
KALU 0.11 1.00 0.10
SLGN 0.67 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCK, KALU and SLGN?

Crown Holdings (CCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Holdings (CCK) $13.32B, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) $1.90B, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) $4.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCK, KALU and SLGN?

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Holdings (CCK) 16.7x, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 8.7x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) is cheapest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 15.1x, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 7.8x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 10.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crown Holdings (CCK) +13.4%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) +40.4%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) +8.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crown Holdings (CCK) has the highest net margin (Crown Holdings (CCK) 5.8%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 4.8%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Crown Holdings (CCK) leads (Crown Holdings (CCK) 13.1%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 12.8%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) returned the most: Crown Holdings (CCK) +26.9%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) +28.3%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) +10.1%. Over five years, Crown Holdings (CCK) compounded fastest (Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.8%/yr, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) +2.8%/yr, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) has the highest dividend yield: Crown Holdings (CCK) 1.06%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 2.65%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 1.95%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.6%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 57.9%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 32.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCK, KALU and SLGN?

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.