CCK vs KALU vs SON Stock Comparison

Crown Holdings, Kaiser Aluminum and Sonoco Products Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$116.24 +7.5% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.61B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.77B
Div. yield
–
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins
KALU Kaiser Aluminum Corp
$116.25 -23.8% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.94B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.51B
Div. yield
–
Aluminum Basic Materials
5 wins
SON Sonoco Products Co
$49.30 -1.5% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.37B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Kaiser Aluminum leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kaiser Aluminum 5, Crown Holdings 2, Sonoco Products 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCKKALUSONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.61B $1.94B $4.85B CCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 8.9x -21.3x KALU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 7.8x 9.7x KALU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% +40.4% +3.6% KALU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.3% +24.9% +24.9% SON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr +3.1%/yr -3.3%/yr KALU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% 57.8% 33.6% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 68/100 43/100 KALU

Percentile Scorecard

CCKKALUSON

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

AxisCCKKALUSON
Valuation 47 #9 of 16 90 #17 of 162 60 #7 of 16
Growth 60 #7 of 16 85 #23 of 147 20 #13 of 16
Profitability 100 #1 of 15 60 #50 of 122 43 #9 of 15
Financial Health – 22 #129 of 164 23 #11 of 14
Shareholder Returns 17 #11 of 13 85 #17 of 107 67 #5 of 13
Overall 56 68 43
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • KALU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SON ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCKKALUSONSPY
1 month +7.5%-23.8%-1.5% -0.2%
3 months -4.1%-28.3%-18.6% +3.9%
6 months +16.0%-32.7%-1.2% +8.2%
Year to date +12.9%+1.2%+13.0% +12.9%
1 year +17.3%+24.9%+24.9% +12.3%
3 years +46.2%+114.2%-2.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.5%+28.9%-0.9% +23.3%
5 years +10.6%+16.3%-15.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.0%+3.1%-3.3% +10.9%
10 years +115.0%+62.0%-1.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.0%+4.9%-0.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCKKALUSONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%57.8%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%67.3%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.462.040.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.430.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-54.3%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-40.6%-18.6% -1.2%
52-week high $122.16$195.63$60.55 $779.14
52-week low $92.04$88.63$39.27 $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.

MultipleCCKKALUSON
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 19.3x 8.7xmedian 13.3x -21.6xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.4x 6.1xmedian 7.3x —median 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 15.6x 15.2xmedian 14.7x 13.9xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.82median 0.82 0.06median 0.31 0.62median 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 monthsCCKKALUSON
Revenue $13.77B $4.51B $7.37B
Gross profit – $601.70M $1.49B
Operating income $1.65B $347.30M $202.22M
Net income – $218.50M -$226.60M
Free cash flow – $124.80M –
R&D – $2.20M –
EPS (diluted) $7.24 $12.94 $-2.28
Cash & equivalents $629.00M $117.30M $183.10M
Total debt – $1.09B –
Shares (diluted) 109.80M 16.89M 99.78M
Enterprise value $12.61B $1.72B $4.85B

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
MetricCCKKALUSON
P/E 16.0x 8.7x -21.6x
P/FCF 9.7x 15.2x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 8.4x 7.7x
P/S 0.9x 0.4x 0.7x
P/B 3.7x 1.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 2.0x 14.6x
EV/EBITDA – 6.1x –
EV/EBIT – 8.3x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.6x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 23.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 12.7x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.82 0.06 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCKKALUSON
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% 40.4% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 12.8% 18.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 45.0% -1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 25.3% 13.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.5% 108.3% -63.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 88.4% -30.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 109.9% -136.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 154.9% -35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.4% 106.5% -136.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 151.1% -35.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% 29.7% -6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 19.6% -7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 860.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 67.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCKKALUSON
Gross margin – 13.4% –
EBITDA margin – 10.4% –
Operating margin – 7.7% –
Pretax margin – 6.5% –
Net margin – 4.8% –
FCF margin – 2.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 5.0% 8.6%
Return on equity 27.7% 22.8% -7.1%
Return on assets 6.5% 7.5% -2.1%
Return on invested capital – 12.8% –
Return on capital employed – 15.1% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x -2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCKKALUSON
Debt / assets – 37.5% –
Debt / equity – 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.1x –
Debt / FCF – 8.8x –
Liabilities / assets – 66.6% 72.2%
Equity / assets 23.7% 33.4% 27.8%
Interest coverage – 6.1x –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 1.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 3.08 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCKKALUSON
Dividend yield 1.1% 2.6% 4.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.1% 2.6% 4.3%
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.

ConsensusCCKKALUSON
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.17FY2026 $14.83FY2026 $5.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +145.9%FY2026 -10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% -24.7% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.25BFY2026 $4.46BFY2026 $7.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +2.5% -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCKKALUSON
Held by institutions 98.3% 100.0% 97.9%
Institutions holding 601 335 507
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +3.2% +13.2%
Institutions buying 255 194 264
Institutions selling 270 101 160
Buyers to sellers 0.94 1.92 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.

CCKKALUSON
CCK 1.00 0.12 0.54
KALU 0.12 1.00 0.12
SON 0.54 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCK, KALU and SON?

Crown Holdings (CCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.61B, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) $1.94B, Sonoco Products (SON) $4.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCK, KALU and SON?

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Holdings (CCK) 15.9x, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 8.9x, Sonoco Products (SON) -21.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) is cheapest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.2x, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 7.8x, Sonoco Products (SON) 9.7x). 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%, Sonoco Products (SON) +3.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sonoco Products (SON) returned the most: Crown Holdings (CCK) +17.3%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) +24.9%, Sonoco Products (SON) +24.9%. Over five years, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) compounded fastest (Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.0%/yr, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) +3.1%/yr, Sonoco Products (SON) -3.3%/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) 25.3%, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 57.8%, Sonoco Products (SON) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) 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.