CCK vs SON vs TRS Stock Comparison

Crown Holdings, Sonoco Products and Trimas Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$116.24 +7.5% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.63B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.77B
Div. yield
–
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
3 wins
SON Sonoco Products Co
$49.30 -1.5% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.37B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins
TRS Trimas Corp
$39.51 +0.9% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.41B
P/E
1.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$664.37M
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionCCKSONTRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.63B $4.81B $1.41B CCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x -21.1x 1.6x TRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 9.7x 23.2x SON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% +3.6% +5.0% CCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 136.2% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -13.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.3% +24.9% +1.1% SON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr -3.3%/yr +3.9%/yr TRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% 33.6% 29.0% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 43/100 70/100 TRS

Percentile Scorecard

CCKSONTRS

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

AxisCCKSONTRS
Valuation 47 #9 of 16 60 #7 of 16 90 #11 of 100
Growth 60 #7 of 16 20 #13 of 16 47 #52 of 97
Profitability 100 #1 of 15 43 #9 of 15 51 #48 of 96
Financial Health – 23 #11 of 14 75 #27 of 105
Shareholder Returns 17 #11 of 13 67 #5 of 13 89 #8 of 65
Overall 56 43 70
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SON ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • TRS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCKSONTRSSPY
1 month +7.5%-1.5%+0.9% -0.2%
3 months -4.1%-18.6%-1.8% +3.9%
6 months +16.0%-1.2%+7.4% +8.2%
Year to date +12.9%+13.0%+11.5% +12.9%
1 year +17.3%+24.9%+1.1% +12.3%
3 years +46.2%-2.6%+66.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.5%-0.9%+18.6% +23.3%
5 years +10.6%-15.6%+21.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.0%-3.3%+3.9% +10.9%
10 years +115.0%-1.7%+116.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.0%-0.2%+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCKSONTRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%33.6%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%36.4%30.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.410.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.740.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-41.2%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-18.6%-12.3% -1.2%
52-week high $122.16$60.55$45.03 $779.14
52-week low $92.04$39.27$31.08 $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.

MultipleCCKSONTRS
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 19.3x -21.6xmedian 19.3x 1.6xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.4x —median 9.4x 8.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 15.6x 13.9xmedian 15.6x -142.6xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.82median 0.82 0.62median 0.82 0.01median 0.90

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 monthsCCKSONTRS
Revenue $13.77B $7.37B $664.37M
Gross profit – $1.49B $139.59M
Operating income $1.65B $202.22M $10.14M
Net income – -$226.60M $905.20M
Free cash flow – – -$9.94M
EPS (diluted) $7.24 $-2.28 $25.00
Cash & equivalents $629.00M $183.10M $1.24B
Total debt – – $400.00M
Shares (diluted) 109.80M 99.78M 36.21M
Enterprise value $12.63B $4.81B -$1.21B

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
MetricCCKSONTRS
P/E 16.0x -21.6x 1.6x
P/FCF 9.7x 13.9x -142.6x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 7.7x 70.5x
P/S 0.9x 0.7x 2.1x
P/B 3.7x 1.7x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 14.6x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 8.9x
EV/EBIT – – 56.7x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF – – -57.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 7.7x 28.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.82 0.62 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCKSONTRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% 3.6% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 18.9% -8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -1.3% 8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.7% -10.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.5% -63.5% 1,848%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -30.2% -49.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – -136.1% 2,326%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -35.0% 166.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.4% -136.2% 2,642%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% -35.0% 178.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% -6.3% -77.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -7.8% -34.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -127.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -34.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCKSONTRS
Gross margin – – 21.0%
EBITDA margin – – 9.7%
Operating margin – – 1.5%
Pretax margin – – 0.8%
Net margin – – 136.2%
FCF margin – – -1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 8.6% 3.0%
Return on equity 27.7% -7.1% 62.6%
Return on assets 6.5% -2.1% 39.9%
Return on invested capital – – 0.5%
Return on capital employed – – 0.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.8x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCKSONTRS
Debt / assets – – 17.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -13.1x
Debt / FCF – – -40.2x
Liabilities / assets – 72.2% 35.8%
Equity / assets 23.7% 27.8% 64.2%
Interest coverage – – 0.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 5.4x
Quick ratio – – 4.9x
Cash ratio – – 4.4x
Altman Z-score – – 2.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCKSONTRS
Dividend yield 1.1% 4.3% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – 12.3%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 4.3% 12.7%
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.

ConsensusCCKSONTRS
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 23.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.17FY2026 $5.09FY2026 $1.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 -10.9%FY2026 -18.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +17.5% +32.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.25BFY2026 $7.65BFY2026 $635.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% -5.9% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCKSONTRS
Held by institutions 98.3% 97.9% 82.8%
Institutions holding 601 507 208
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +13.2% -15.3%
Institutions buying 255 264 104
Institutions selling 270 160 74
Buyers to sellers 0.94 1.65 1.41

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.

CCKSONTRS
CCK 1.00 0.54 0.31
SON 0.54 1.00 0.32
TRS 0.31 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCK, SON and TRS?

Crown Holdings (CCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.63B, Sonoco Products (SON) $4.81B, Trimas (TRS) $1.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCK, SON and TRS?

Trimas (TRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Holdings (CCK) 15.9x, Sonoco Products (SON) -21.1x, Trimas (TRS) 1.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sonoco Products (SON) is cheapest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.2x, Sonoco Products (SON) 9.7x, Trimas (TRS) 23.2x). 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%, Sonoco Products (SON) +3.6%, Trimas (TRS) +5.0%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sonoco Products (SON) returned the most: Crown Holdings (CCK) +17.3%, Sonoco Products (SON) +24.9%, Trimas (TRS) +1.1%. Over five years, Trimas (TRS) compounded fastest (Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.0%/yr, Sonoco Products (SON) -3.3%/yr, Trimas (TRS) +3.9%/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%, Sonoco Products (SON) 33.6%, Trimas (TRS) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.