DSS vs CCK vs PKG Stock Comparison

Dss, Crown Holdings and Packaging Corp Of America Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DSS Dss, Inc.
$0.51 -26.1% 1M -59.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.12M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.17M
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
1 win
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
6 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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Crown Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Crown Holdings 6, Packaging Corp Of America 4, Dss 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDSSCCKPKGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.12M $12.56B $22.14B PKG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 15.8x 30.2x CCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.2x 22.8x CCK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -63.2% +13.4% +12.0% CCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -96.5% 5.8% — CCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 2.5x — DSS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.13% 2.21% PKG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.8% +19.0% +20.5% PKG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -53.3%/yr +2.3%/yr +12.6%/yr PKG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 103.0% 25.3% 28.1% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 73/100 32/100 CCK

Percentile Scorecard

DSSCCKPKG

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

AxisDSSCCKPKG
Valuation 7 #15 of 16 67 #6 of 16 13 #14 of 16
Growth 33 #11 of 16 67 #6 of 16 60 #7 of 16
Profitability 0 #15 of 15 100 #1 of 15 –
Financial Health 0 #16 of 16 60 #7 of 16 –
Shareholder Returns 8 #13 of 14 69 #5 of 14 23 #11 of 14
Overall 10 73 32
  • DSS ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • PKG ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDSSCCKPKGSPY
1 month -26.1%+8.2%+6.0% +0.9%
3 months +2.0%-3.0%-0.4% +5.9%
6 months -1.9%+17.4%+15.0% +8.5%
Year to date -45.2%+12.9%+20.5% +13.3%
1 year -59.8%+19.0%+20.5% +12.4%
3 years -84.5%+46.2%+65.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -46.2%+13.5%+18.3% +23.5%
5 years -97.8%+11.8%+80.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -53.3%+2.3%+12.6% +11.0%
10 years -99.8%+114.8%+204.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year -47.5%+7.9%+11.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDSSCCKPKGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 103.0%25.3%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.4%23.9%25.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.460.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.580.750.73 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.2%-48.5%-32.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.3%-4.8%-3.5% -0.9%
52-week high $1.39$122.16$257.38 $779.14
52-week low $0.42$92.04$191.68 $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.

MultipleDSSCCKPKG
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 19.1x 15.8xmedian 19.1x 30.2xmedian 19.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 9.9x 8.4xmedian 9.9x —median 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 15.5x 12.4xmedian 15.5x 28.1xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.5x 3.6xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.78 0.78median 0.78 -12.36median 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 monthsDSSCCKPKG
Revenue $18.17M $13.77B $9.82B
Gross profit – $2.78B $2.02B
Operating income -$16.42M $1.65B $1.10B
Net income -$31.02M $944.00M –
Free cash flow -$11.04M $1.01B –
EPS (diluted) $-1.75 $7.34 $8.17
Cash & equivalents $4.07M $629.00M –
Total debt $114.74M $5.85B –
Shares (diluted) 10.04M 108.30M 89.00M
Enterprise value -$20.34M $10.45B $22.14B

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
MetricDSSCCKPKG
P/E -0.3x 15.8x 30.2x
P/FCF -0.5x 12.4x 28.1x
P/Operating cash flow -0.5x 8.1x –
P/S 0.3x 0.9x 2.3x
P/B 0.6x 3.6x –
P/Tangible book -0.6x 4.8x –
EV/EBITDA -2.5x 8.4x –
EV/EBIT -2.2x 10.8x –
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.3x 2.3x
EV/FCF -3.2x 17.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow -3.3x 11.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.78 -12.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDSSCCKPKG
Revenue growth (1Y) -63.2% 13.4% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.4% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -54.0% 7.5% -11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.9% -0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% -12.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.7% 14.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -152.5% -10.2% -18.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 20.1% -2.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -192.8% 16.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 1.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -173.9% 0.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.3% 15.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDSSCCKPKG
Gross margin – 20.2% –
EBITDA margin -77.5% 15.3% –
Operating margin -90.4% 12.0% –
Pretax margin -106.5% 9.2% –
Net margin -96.5% 5.8% –
FCF margin -60.7% 7.3% –
Operating cash flow margin -58.7% 11.3% –
Return on equity -183.8% 27.7% –
Return on assets -27.6% 6.5% –
Return on invested capital – 13.1% –
Return on capital employed -79.9% 16.0% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 14.9% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDSSCCKPKG
Debt / assets 52.1% 40.0% –
Debt / equity 4.2x 1.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF -3.2x 5.8x –
Liabilities / assets 87.6% 76.3% –
Equity / assets 12.4% 23.7% –
Interest coverage -57.8x 4.2x –
Current ratio 0.2x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score -8.09 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDSSCCKPKG
Dividend yield – 1.1% 2.2%
Net buyback yield -32.5% 6.3% –
Shareholder yield -32.5% 7.4% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusDSSCCKPKG
Forward P/E – 14.2xFY2026 22.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.33FY2026 $8.17FY2026 $10.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.9%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.8% +32.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.07MFY2026 $13.25BFY2026 $9.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.1%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +5.1% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

DSSCCKPKG
DSS 1.00 0.07 -0.07
CCK 0.07 1.00 0.49
PKG -0.07 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DSS, CCK and PKG?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dss (DSS) $5.12M, Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.56B, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) $22.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, DSS, CCK and PKG?

Crown Holdings (CCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dss (DSS) -0.3x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 15.8x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 30.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crown Holdings (CCK) is cheapest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.2x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 22.8x). 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: Dss (DSS) -63.2%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +13.4%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crown Holdings (CCK) has the highest net margin (Dss (DSS) -96.5%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) returned the most: Dss (DSS) -59.8%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +19.0%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +20.5%. Over five years, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) compounded fastest (Dss (DSS) -53.3%/yr, Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.3%/yr, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +12.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has the highest dividend yield: Crown Holdings (CCK) 1.13%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 2.21%. Dss (DSS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Dss (DSS) 103.0%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.3%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.