CCK vs PKG vs SLVM Stock Comparison

Crown Holdings, Packaging Corp Of America and Sylvamo Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$116.25 +8.2% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$12.56B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.77B
Div. yield
1.13%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
7 wins
PKG Packaging Corp Of America
$248.49 +6.0% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.14B
P/E
30.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.82B
Div. yield
2.21%
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
3 wins
SLVM Sylvamo Corp
$31.87 -9.0% 1M -25.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.30B
Div. yield
5.65%
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Crown Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Crown Holdings 7, Packaging Corp Of America 3, Sylvamo 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCKPKGSLVMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.56B $22.14B $1.27B PKG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 30.2x 16.7x CCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 22.8x 26.1x CCK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% +12.0% -7.1% CCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% — 2.3% CCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% — 7.4% CCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — 1.9x SLVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.13% 2.21% 5.65% SLVM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.0% +20.5% -25.7% PKG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr +12.6%/yr +2.5%/yr PKG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% 28.1% 38.4% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 32/100 57/100 CCK

Percentile Scorecard

CCKPKGSLVM

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

AxisCCKPKGSLVM
Valuation 67 #6 of 16 13 #14 of 16 88 #35 of 287
Growth 67 #6 of 16 60 #7 of 16 11 #237 of 266
Profitability 100 #1 of 15 – 64 #86 of 234
Financial Health 60 #7 of 16 – 27 #210 of 289
Shareholder Returns 69 #5 of 14 23 #11 of 14 97 #7 of 203
Overall 73 32 57
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • PKG ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SLVM ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCKPKGSLVMSPY
1 month +8.2%+6.0%-9.0% +0.9%
3 months -3.0%-0.4%-16.8% +5.9%
6 months +17.4%+15.0%-26.5% +8.5%
Year to date +12.9%+20.5%-33.8% +13.3%
1 year +19.0%+20.5%-25.7% +12.4%
3 years +46.2%+65.5%-26.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.5%+18.3%-9.8% +23.5%
5 years +11.8%+80.9%+13.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.3%+12.6%+2.5% +11.0%
10 years +114.8%+204.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.9%+11.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCCKPKGSLVMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%28.1%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%25.8%35.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.700.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.750.73-0.67 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-32.7%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-3.5%-41.8% -0.9%
52-week high $122.16$257.38$54.74 $779.14
52-week low $92.04$191.68$31.19 $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.

MultipleCCKPKGSLVM
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 19.1x 30.2xmedian 19.1x 16.7xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 9.9x —median 9.9x 4.8xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 15.5x 28.1xmedian 15.5x -115.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.78median 0.78 -12.36median 0.78 -0.48median 0.78

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 monthsCCKPKGSLVM
Revenue $13.77B $9.82B $3.30B
Gross profit $2.78B $2.02B $679.00M
Operating income $1.65B $1.10B $261.00M
Net income $944.00M – $76.00M
Free cash flow $1.01B – -$11.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.34 $8.17 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $629.00M – $227.00M
Total debt $5.85B – $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 108.30M 89.00M 39.80M
Enterprise value $10.45B $22.14B $1.15B

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
MetricCCKPKGSLVM
P/E 15.8x 30.2x 16.7x
P/FCF 12.4x 28.1x -115.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x – 6.1x
P/S 0.9x 2.3x 0.4x
P/B 3.6x – 1.3x
P/Tangible book 4.8x – 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x – 4.8x
EV/EBIT 10.8x – 8.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF 17.6x – -191.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x – 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.78 -12.36 -0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCKPKGSLVM
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% 12.0% -7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 7.8% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 5.5% -16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 5.1% -12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.5% -11.6% -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -0.2% -23.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.1% – -65.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – -36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.2% -18.0% -64.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.1% -2.4% -35.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% – -49.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% – -19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.2% – -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% – -27.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCKPKGSLVM
Gross margin 20.2% – 20.6%
EBITDA margin 15.3% – 13.3%
Operating margin 12.0% – 7.9%
Pretax margin 9.2% – 4.3%
Net margin 5.8% – 2.3%
FCF margin 7.3% – -0.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% – 6.3%
Return on equity 27.7% – 7.9%
Return on assets 6.5% – 2.7%
Return on invested capital 13.1% – 7.4%
Return on capital employed 16.0% – 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x – 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCKPKGSLVM
Debt / assets 40.0% – 33.5%
Debt / equity 1.7x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – 1.9x
Debt / FCF 5.8x – -87.6x
Liabilities / assets 76.3% – 66.8%
Equity / assets 23.7% – 33.2%
Interest coverage 4.2x – –
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 3.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCKPKGSLVM
Dividend yield 1.1% 2.2% 5.6%
Net buyback yield 6.3% – 3.3%
Shareholder yield 7.4% 2.2% 9.0%
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.

ConsensusCCKPKGSLVM
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 26.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.17FY2026 $10.92FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 -65.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +32.1% +323.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.25BFY2026 $9.55BFY2026 $3.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +18.1% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCKPKGSLVM
Held by institutions 98.3% 97.9% 99.6%
Institutions holding 601 902 335
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +1.6% -0.4%
Institutions buying 255 457 162
Institutions selling 270 291 88
Buyers to sellers 0.94 1.57 1.84

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.

CCKPKGSLVM
CCK 1.00 0.49 0.35
PKG 0.49 1.00 0.50
SLVM 0.35 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCK, PKG and SLVM?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.56B, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) $22.14B, Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCK, PKG and SLVM?

Crown Holdings (CCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Holdings (CCK) 15.8x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 30.2x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crown Holdings (CCK) is cheapest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.2x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 22.8x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 26.1x). 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%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crown Holdings (CCK) has the highest net margin (Crown Holdings (CCK) 5.8%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Crown Holdings (CCK) leads (Crown Holdings (CCK) 13.1%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) returned the most: Crown Holdings (CCK) +19.0%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +20.5%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -25.7%. Over five years, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) compounded fastest (Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.3%/yr, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +12.6%/yr, Sylvamo (SLVM) +2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sylvamo (SLVM) has the highest dividend yield: Crown Holdings (CCK) 1.13%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 2.21%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 5.65%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.3%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 28.1%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCK, PKG and SLVM?

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.