CLW vs CCK vs SON Stock Comparison

Clearwater Paper, Crown Holdings and Sonoco Products Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLW Clearwater Paper Corp
$19.20 -5.8% 1M -3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$219.02M
P/E
91.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.51B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$116.70 +7.9% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.71B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.77B
Div. yield
–
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
6 wins
SON Sonoco Products Co
$49.29 -1.5% 1M +22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.37B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Crown Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Crown Holdings 6, Sonoco Products 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLWCCKSONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $219.02M $12.71B $4.91B CCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 91.3x 16.0x -21.6x CCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.3x 9.7x SON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% +13.4% +3.6% CCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.7% +18.1% +22.1% SON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.3%/yr +2.6%/yr -3.2%/yr CCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.7% 25.4% 33.7% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 57/100 44/100 CCK

Percentile Scorecard

CLWCCKSON

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

AxisCLWCCKSON
Valuation 100 #1 of 16 53 #8 of 16 67 #6 of 16
Growth 40 #10 of 16 60 #7 of 16 20 #13 of 16
Profitability 36 #10 of 15 100 #1 of 15 43 #9 of 15
Financial Health 57 #7 of 15 – 29 #11 of 15
Shareholder Returns 31 #10 of 14 15 #12 of 14 62 #6 of 14
Overall 53 57 44
  • CLW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SON ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLWCCKSONSPY
1 month -5.8%+7.9%-1.5% -0.8%
3 months +11.0%-1.4%-16.0% +3.5%
6 months +31.3%+14.9%-1.9% +7.0%
Year to date +10.3%+13.3%+12.9% +12.2%
1 year -3.7%+18.1%+22.1% +13.0%
3 years -44.4%+46.8%-2.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -17.8%+13.7%-0.9% +23.1%
5 years -53.8%+13.7%-15.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.3%+2.6%-3.2% +11.0%
10 years -63.9%+114.0%-1.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -9.7%+7.9%-0.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCLWCCKSONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.7%25.4%33.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.6%24.0%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.460.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.710.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-48.5%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-4.5%-18.6% -1.8%
52-week high $23.30$122.16$60.55 $779.14
52-week low $12.44$92.04$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.

MultipleCLWCCKSON
P/E now vs peer median 129.1xmedian 19.3x 16.1xmedian 19.3x -21.6xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x —median 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 15.7x 9.7xmedian 15.7x 13.9xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.87median 0.82 0.82median 0.82 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 monthsCLWCCKSON
Revenue $1.51B $13.77B $7.37B
Gross profit $27.10M – $1.49B
Operating income -$24.30M $1.65B $202.22M
Net income $2.40M – -$226.60M
Free cash flow $56.80M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.15 $7.24 $-2.28
Cash & equivalents $35.70M $629.00M $183.10M
Total debt $567.40M – –
Shares (diluted) 16.13M 109.80M 99.78M
Enterprise value $20.72M $12.71B $4.91B

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
MetricCLWCCKSON
P/E 129.1x 16.1x -21.6x
P/FCF 5.5x 9.7x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 2.9x 8.2x 7.7x
P/S 0.2x 0.9x 0.7x
P/B 0.4x 3.7x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 3.7x 14.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x – –
EV/EBIT -34.6x – –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF 14.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 8.2x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.87 0.82 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLWCCKSON
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% 13.4% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 43.6% 4.2% 18.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -76.0% – -1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.2% – 13.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.7% 7.5% -63.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.2% 9.9% -30.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -98.3% – -136.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -69.5% – -35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -98.3% -11.4% -136.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.0% 19.6% -35.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 478.1% 16.0% -6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 1.1% -7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLWCCKSON
Gross margin 1.8% – –
EBITDA margin 4.6% – –
Operating margin -1.6% – –
Pretax margin -3.2% – –
Net margin 0.2% – –
FCF margin 3.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% 11.3% 8.6%
Return on equity 0.3% 27.7% -7.1%
Return on assets 0.1% 6.5% -2.1%
Return on invested capital -1.3% – –
Return on capital employed -2.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 43.8x – -2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLWCCKSON
Debt / assets 31.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x – –
Debt / FCF 10.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 55.3% – 72.2%
Equity / assets 44.7% 23.7% 27.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score 1.81 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLWCCKSON
Dividend yield – 1.1% 4.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.1% 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.

ConsensusCLWCCKSON
Forward P/E – 14.3xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.74FY2026 $8.17FY2026 $5.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.9%FY2026 -10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.8% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.55BFY2026 $13.25BFY2026 $7.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +5.1% -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLWCCKSON
Held by institutions 88.7% 98.3% 97.9%
Institutions holding 134 601 507
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.9% -3.3% +13.2%
Institutions buying 85 255 264
Institutions selling 33 270 160
Buyers to sellers 2.58 0.94 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.

CLWCCKSON
CLW 1.00 0.33 0.24
CCK 0.33 1.00 0.54
SON 0.24 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLW, CCK and SON?

Crown Holdings (CCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clearwater Paper (CLW) $219.02M, Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.71B, Sonoco Products (SON) $4.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLW, CCK and SON?

Crown Holdings (CCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clearwater Paper (CLW) 91.3x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 16.0x, Sonoco Products (SON) -21.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sonoco Products (SON) is cheapest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.3x, 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?

Crown Holdings (CCK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clearwater Paper (CLW) -3.2%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +13.4%, Sonoco Products (SON) +3.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sonoco Products (SON) returned the most: Clearwater Paper (CLW) -3.7%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +18.1%, Sonoco Products (SON) +22.1%. Over five years, Crown Holdings (CCK) compounded fastest (Clearwater Paper (CLW) -14.3%/yr, Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.6%/yr, Sonoco Products (SON) -3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Clearwater Paper (CLW) 52.7%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.4%, Sonoco Products (SON) 33.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLW, CCK 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, Crown Holdings (CCK) leads on 6. 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.