CCK vs PKG vs SLGN Stock Comparison

Crown Holdings, Packaging Corp Of America and Silgan 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
3 wins
PKG Packaging Corp Of America
$254.54 +9.1% 1M +29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.63B
P/E
31.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.82B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
3 wins
SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc
$39.51 +12.6% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.25B
P/E
13.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.71B
Div. yield
–
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Packaging Corp Of America leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Packaging Corp Of America 3, Crown Holdings 3, Silgan Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCKPKGSLGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.77B $22.63B $4.25B PKG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 31.1x 13.7x SLGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 23.3x 9.9x SLGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% +12.0% +4.5% CCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.8% +29.4% +2.2% PKG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr +13.1%/yr -0.3%/yr PKG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.2% 27.7% 32.0% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 37/100 62/100 CCK

Percentile Scorecard

CCKPKGSLGN

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

AxisCCKPKGSLGN
Valuation 63 #7 of 17 13 #15 of 17 88 #3 of 17
Growth 73 #5 of 16 67 #6 of 16 60 #7 of 16
Profitability 100 #1 of 15 – 86 #3 of 15
Financial Health 50 #8 of 15 – –
Shareholder Returns 62 #6 of 14 31 #10 of 14 15 #12 of 14
Overall 69 37 62
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • PKG ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SLGN ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCKPKGSLGNSPY
1 month +11.1%+9.1%+12.6% +0.7%
3 months -0.1%+2.4%-3.9% +3.7%
6 months +20.3%+19.3%-2.6% +7.1%
Year to date +14.8%+23.4%-2.1% +12.8%
1 year +23.8%+29.4%+2.2% +11.9%
3 years +47.1%+67.8%-0.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.7%+18.8%-0.2% +22.8%
5 years +13.7%+85.3%-1.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.6%+13.1%-0.3% +10.9%
10 years +118.5%+212.3%+54.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.1%+12.1%+4.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCKPKGSLGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.2%27.7%32.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.8%25.0%32.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.700.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.941.060.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-32.7%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.2%-1.1%-19.2% -1.2%
52-week high $122.16$257.38$48.89 $779.14
52-week low $92.04$191.68$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.

MultipleCCKPKGSLGN
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 19.7x 31.0xmedian 19.7x 13.7xmedian 19.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 10.1x —median 10.1x —median 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 15.9x 28.1xmedian 15.9x 10.8xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.80median 0.80 -12.66median 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 monthsCCKPKGSLGN
Revenue $13.77B $9.82B $6.71B
Gross profit $2.78B $2.02B $1.14B
Operating income $1.65B $1.10B –
Net income $944.00M – $262.00M
Free cash flow $1.01B – –
EPS (diluted) $7.34 $8.17 –
Cash & equivalents $629.00M – $325.00M
Total debt $5.85B – –
Shares (diluted) 108.30M 89.00M 105.79M
Enterprise value $10.13B $22.63B $4.25B

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
MetricCCKPKGSLGN
P/E 16.0x 31.0x 13.7x
P/FCF 12.6x 28.1x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x – 6.4x
P/S 0.9x 2.3x 0.6x
P/B 3.7x – 1.7x
P/Tangible book 4.9x – 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x – –
EV/EBIT 10.9x – –
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF 17.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x – 6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.80 -12.66 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCKPKGSLGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% 12.0% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 7.8% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 5.5% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 5.1% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.5% -11.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -0.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -12.1% – -16.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – -2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.2% -18.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.1% -2.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% – 74.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% – 33.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCKPKGSLGN
Gross margin 20.2% – –
EBITDA margin 15.3% – –
Operating margin 12.0% – –
Pretax margin 9.2% – –
Net margin 5.8% – –
FCF margin 7.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% – 9.6%
Return on equity 27.7% – 10.7%
Return on assets 6.5% – 2.7%
Return on invested capital 13.1% – –
Return on capital employed 16.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.9x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCKPKGSLGN
Debt / assets 40.0% – –
Debt / equity 1.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – –
Debt / FCF 5.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 76.3% – –
Equity / assets 23.7% – 26.4%
Interest coverage 4.2x – –
Current ratio 1.1x – –
Quick ratio 0.7x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCKPKGSLGN
Dividend yield 1.1% 2.2% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 6.2% – –
Shareholder yield 7.3% 2.2% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusCCKPKGSLGN
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 23.3xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.17FY2026 $10.92FY2026 $4.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +32.1% +6.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.25BFY2026 $9.55BFY2026 $6.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +18.1% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCKPKGSLGN
Held by institutions 98.3% 97.9% 92.5%
Institutions holding 602 903 350
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +1.6% +4.9%
Institutions buying 256 457 190
Institutions selling 270 292 115
Buyers to sellers 0.95 1.57 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.

CCKPKGSLGN
CCK 1.00 0.49 0.67
PKG 0.49 1.00 0.49
SLGN 0.67 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCK, PKG and SLGN?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.77B, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) $22.63B, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) $4.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCK, PKG and SLGN?

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Holdings (CCK) 16.1x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 31.1x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 13.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) is cheapest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.5x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 23.3x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 9.9x). 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%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +12.0%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) +4.5%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) returned the most: Crown Holdings (CCK) +23.8%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +29.4%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) +2.2%. Over five years, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) compounded fastest (Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.6%/yr, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +13.1%/yr, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) -0.3%/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%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 0.00%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 0.00%. Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) and Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 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%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 27.7%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCK, PKG 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, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) leads on 3. 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.