CCK vs SLGN vs AMCR Stock Comparison

Crown Holdings, Silgan Holdings and Amcor Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$117.33 +6.9% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$12.79B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.26B
Div. yield
0.01%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
7 wins
SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc
$39.31 +5.8% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.13B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
0.02%
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins
AMCR Amcor plc
$46.11 +7.7% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$21.40B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
0.06%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCCKSLGNAMCRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.79B $4.13B $21.40B AMCR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.3x 15.3x 19.4x SLGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 9.8x 11.4x SLGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +8.4% +56.6% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% 4.0% 4.7% CCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 5.5% 6.1% CCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 4.9x 3.8x CCK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.06% AMCR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.6% -11.9% +12.1% CCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr -0.3%/yr -5.4%/yr CCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% 34.9% 31.6% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 54/100 65/100 CCK

Percentile Scorecard

CCKSLGNAMCR

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

AxisCCKSLGNAMCR
Valuation 60 #7 of 16 73 #5 of 16 40 #10 of 16
Growth 73 #5 of 16 53 #8 of 16 100 #1 of 16
Profitability 100 #1 of 16 73 #5 of 16 67 #6 of 16
Financial Health 38 #11 of 17 25 #13 of 17 44 #10 of 17
Shareholder Returns 69 #5 of 14 46 #8 of 14 77 #4 of 14
Overall 68 54 65
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SLGN ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCKSLGNAMCRSPY
1 month +6.9%+5.8%+7.7% -1.0%
3 months -0.5%-15.4%+3.5% +2.9%
6 months +16.0%+0.7%+18.4% +6.4%
Year to date +13.9%-2.6%+10.6% +11.4%
1 year +18.6%-11.9%+12.1% +13.1%
3 years +43.8%-4.6%+6.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.9%-1.6%+2.2% +21.5%
5 years +11.7%-1.7%-24.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.2%-0.3%-5.4% +10.9%
10 years +115.1%+54.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.0%+4.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCCKSLGNAMCRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%34.9%31.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%38.7%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.550.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.73-0.340.38 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-39.6%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-19.6%-8.8% -2.5%
52-week high $122.16$48.89$50.58 $779.14
52-week low $92.04$34.74$36.69 $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.

MultipleCCKSLGNAMCR
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 18.2x 15.4xmedian 18.2x 19.3xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 9.5x 9.5xmedian 9.5x 10.0xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 15.7x 12.1xmedian 15.7x 17.3xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.76median 0.83 -4.37median 0.83 -1.55median 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 monthsCCKSLGNAMCR
Revenue $13.26B $6.68B $23.51B
Gross profit $2.78B $1.14B $4.69B
Operating income $1.63B $573.99M $1.90B
Net income $922.00M $270.29M $1.11B
Free cash flow $1.20B $342.76M $1.23B
R&D – – $170.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.14 $2.55 $2.38
Cash & equivalents $656.00M $351.53M $1.12B
Total debt $6.06B $18.79B $59.83B
Shares (diluted) 109.80M 105.79M 463.80M
Enterprise value $9.61B $1.88B $16.82B

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
MetricCCKSLGNAMCR
P/E 16.4x 15.4x 19.3x
P/FCF 10.6x 12.1x 17.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 6.5x 9.9x
P/S 1.0x 0.6x 0.9x
P/B 3.8x 1.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 2.7x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 9.5x 10.0x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 15.0x 18.0x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.3x 1.5x
EV/FCF 15.2x 25.2x 27.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 13.5x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.76 -4.37 -1.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCKSLGNAMCR
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 8.4% 56.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 2.1% 17.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% 3.5% 65.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 3.5% 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% 2.7% 88.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 1.1% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.7% -10.5% 113.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.1% -4.9% 1.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.4% -9.3% 48.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -3.5% -12.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% 86.3% 54.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 30.5% 19.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% 502.4% 51.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 154.3% 67.5% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCKSLGNAMCR
Gross margin 21.0% 17.1% 20.0%
EBITDA margin 15.8% 13.7% 14.6%
Operating margin 12.3% 8.6% 8.1%
Pretax margin 9.3% 5.8% 5.5%
Net margin 5.9% 4.0% 4.7%
FCF margin 9.0% 5.1% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 9.6% 9.2%
Return on equity 27.2% 11.3% 9.4%
Return on assets 6.4% 2.8% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 5.5% 6.1%
Return on capital employed 16.5% 8.4% 6.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.4x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCKSLGNAMCR
Debt / assets 41.6% 50.3% 37.8%
Debt / equity 1.8x 2.0x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 4.9x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 5.1x 14.1x 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 76.9% 75.2% 68.2%
Equity / assets 23.1% 24.8% 31.8%
Interest coverage 4.1x 3.1x 2.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.87 1.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCKSLGNAMCR
Dividend yield 1.1% 2.1% 5.6%
Net buyback yield 6.4% 1.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 7.5% 3.9% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 14.9% 32.4% 108.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 11.4% 25.5% 97.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.1% 4.2% 41.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 4.9% 18.2%

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.

ConsensusCCKSLGNAMCR
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 9.8xFY2026 11.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $8.16FY2026 $4.00FY2026 $4.04FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +0.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% +7.3% +12.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.96BFY2026 $6.50BFY2026 $23.41BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 -0.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +4.8% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCKSLGNAMCR
Held by institutions 98.3% 92.5% 77.1%
Institutions holding 601 349 684
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +4.9% +3.7%
Institutions buying 255 190 409
Institutions selling 270 114 211
Buyers to sellers 0.94 1.67 1.94

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.

CCKSLGNAMCR
CCK 1.00 0.64 0.63
SLGN 0.64 1.00 0.59
AMCR 0.63 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCK, SLGN and AMCR?

Amcor (AMCR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.79B, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) $4.13B, Amcor (AMCR) $21.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCK, SLGN and AMCR?

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Holdings (CCK) 16.3x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 15.3x, Amcor (AMCR) 19.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) is cheapest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.4x, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 9.8x, Amcor (AMCR) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amcor (AMCR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crown Holdings (CCK) +10.3%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) +8.4%, Amcor (AMCR) +56.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crown Holdings (CCK) has the highest net margin (Crown Holdings (CCK) 5.9%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 4.0%, Amcor (AMCR) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, Crown Holdings (CCK) leads (Crown Holdings (CCK) 12.7%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 5.5%, Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crown Holdings (CCK) returned the most: Crown Holdings (CCK) +18.6%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) -11.9%, Amcor (AMCR) +12.1%. Over five years, Crown Holdings (CCK) compounded fastest (Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.2%/yr, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) -0.3%/yr, Amcor (AMCR) -5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest dividend yield: Crown Holdings (CCK) 0.01%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 0.02%, Amcor (AMCR) 0.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.3%, Silgan Holdings (SLGN) 34.9%, Amcor (AMCR) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.