SON vs CCK vs SW Stock Comparison

Sonoco Products, Crown Holdings and Smurfit Westrock Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SON Sonoco Products Co
$48.77 -2.4% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.37B
Div. yield
4.39%
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins
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
8 wins
SW Smurfit Westrock plc
$40.35 -10.5% 1M -6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.16B
P/E
46.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.48B
Div. yield
4.41%
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Crown Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Crown Holdings 8, Smurfit Westrock 2, Sonoco Products 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSONCCKSWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.82B $12.56B $21.16B SW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -21.3x 15.8x 46.8x CCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 14.2x 17.8x SON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.6% +13.4% +1.1% CCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 5.8% — CCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.7% 13.1% — CCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 2.5x — CCK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.39% 1.13% 4.41% SW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.5% +19.0% -6.4% SON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr +2.3%/yr -4.9%/yr CCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 25.3% 44.4% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 73/100 64/100 CCK

Percentile Scorecard

SONCCKSW

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

AxisSONCCKSW
Valuation 47 #9 of 16 67 #6 of 16 80 #4 of 16
Growth 27 #12 of 16 67 #6 of 16 13 #14 of 16
Profitability 43 #9 of 15 100 #1 of 15 79 #4 of 15
Financial Health 27 #12 of 16 60 #7 of 16 87 #3 of 16
Shareholder Returns 46 #8 of 14 69 #5 of 14 62 #6 of 14
Overall 38 73 64
  • SON ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSONCCKSWSPY
1 month -2.4%+8.2%-10.5% +0.9%
3 months -17.3%-3.0%-16.4% +5.9%
6 months -0.8%+17.4%+1.7% +8.5%
Year to date +11.8%+12.9%+4.3% +13.3%
1 year +21.5%+19.0%-6.4% +12.4%
3 years -3.7%+46.2%+29.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -1.2%+13.5%+9.1% +23.5%
5 years -15.8%+11.8%-22.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.4%+2.3%-4.9% +11.0%
10 years -2.1%+114.8%+84.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -0.2%+7.9%+6.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSONCCKSWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%25.3%44.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%23.9%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.461.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.640.75-0.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-48.5%-55.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.5%-4.8%-22.2% -0.9%
52-week high $60.55$122.16$51.84 $779.14
52-week low $39.27$92.04$32.79 $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.

MultipleSONCCKSW
P/E now vs peer median -21.3xmedian 19.1x 15.8xmedian 19.1x 46.8xmedian 19.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 9.9x 8.4xmedian 9.9x —median 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 15.5x 12.4xmedian 15.5x 22.9xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.5x 3.6xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.61median 0.78 0.78median 0.78 —median 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 monthsSONCCKSW
Revenue $7.37B $13.77B $31.48B
Gross profit $1.49B $2.78B $5.49B
Operating income $202.22M $1.65B $1.44B
Net income -$226.84M $944.00M $473.00M
Free cash flow $351.16M $1.01B –
EPS (diluted) $-2.29 $7.34 –
Cash & equivalents $183.10M $629.00M –
Total debt $4.29B $5.85B –
Shares (diluted) 99.50M 108.30M 526.00M
Enterprise value $3.89B $10.45B $21.19B

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
MetricSONCCKSW
P/E -21.3x 15.8x 46.8x
P/FCF 13.7x 12.4x 22.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 8.1x 7.0x
P/S 0.7x 0.9x 0.7x
P/B 1.7x 3.6x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 14.5x 4.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 8.4x –
EV/EBIT 44.2x 10.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.3x 0.7x
EV/FCF 25.4x 17.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.2x 11.5x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.61 0.78 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSONCCKSW
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.6% 13.4% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 4.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.3% 2.4% -10.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 5.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -63.5% 7.5% -16.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.2% 9.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -136.1% -12.1% -36.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.0% 14.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -136.3% -10.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.0% 20.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.3% 16.0% 2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 1.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.9% 0.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 15.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSONCCKSW
Gross margin 20.2% 20.2% –
EBITDA margin 9.9% 15.3% –
Operating margin 2.7% 12.0% –
Pretax margin -0.1% 9.2% –
Net margin -3.1% 5.8% –
FCF margin 4.8% 7.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.6% 11.3% 9.6%
Return on equity -7.1% 27.7% 2.6%
Return on assets -2.1% 6.5% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 2.7% 13.1% –
Return on capital employed 2.5% 16.0% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.8x 1.6x 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSONCCKSW
Debt / assets 42.3% 40.0% –
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 12.2x 5.8x –
Liabilities / assets 72.2% 76.3% 60.1%
Equity / assets 27.8% 23.7% 39.9%
Interest coverage 1.1x 4.2x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.61 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSONCCKSW
Dividend yield 4.4% 1.1% 4.4%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 6.3% –
Shareholder yield 4.5% 7.4% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) -93.2% 15.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 60.2% 14.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.3% 21.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 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.

ConsensusSONCCKSW
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.09FY2026 $8.17FY2026 $2.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.9%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.5% +8.8% +67.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.65BFY2026 $13.25BFY2026 $33.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% +5.1% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

SONCCKSW
SON 1.00 0.54 0.53
CCK 0.54 1.00 0.52
SW 0.53 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SON, CCK and SW?

Smurfit Westrock (SW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sonoco Products (SON) $4.82B, Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.56B, Smurfit Westrock (SW) $21.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, SON, CCK and SW?

Crown Holdings (CCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sonoco Products (SON) -21.3x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 15.8x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 46.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sonoco Products (SON) is cheapest (Sonoco Products (SON) 9.6x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.2x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 17.8x). 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: Sonoco Products (SON) +3.6%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +13.4%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) +1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crown Holdings (CCK) has the highest net margin (Sonoco Products (SON) -3.1%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 5.8%). On return on invested capital, Crown Holdings (CCK) leads (Sonoco Products (SON) 2.7%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sonoco Products (SON) returned the most: Sonoco Products (SON) +21.5%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +19.0%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) -6.4%. Over five years, Crown Holdings (CCK) compounded fastest (Sonoco Products (SON) -3.4%/yr, Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.3%/yr, Smurfit Westrock (SW) -4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smurfit Westrock (SW) has the highest dividend yield: Sonoco Products (SON) 4.39%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 1.13%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 4.41%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Sonoco Products (SON) 33.6%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.3%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 44.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.