SW vs CCK vs AMCR Stock Comparison

Smurfit Westrock, Crown Holdings and Amcor Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SW Smurfit Westrock plc
$42.22 -9.0% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.34B
P/E
45.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.33B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins
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
4 wins
AMCR Amcor plc
$46.19 +8.7% 1M +13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.32B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
0.06%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 5, Crown Holdings 4, Smurfit Westrock 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSWCCKAMCRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.34B $12.71B $21.32B SW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.0x 16.0x 19.3x CCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x 14.3x 11.2x AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +13.4% +56.6% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% — 4.7% AMCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.1% — 6.1% AMCR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — 3.8x SW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.0% +18.1% +13.5% CCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr +2.6%/yr -5.1%/yr CCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.2% 25.4% 31.7% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 57/100 66/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

SWCCKAMCR

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

AxisSWCCKAMCR
Valuation 73 #5 of 16 53 #8 of 16 40 #10 of 16
Growth 73 #5 of 16 60 #7 of 16 93 #2 of 16
Profitability 50 #8 of 15 100 #1 of 15 79 #4 of 15
Financial Health 79 #4 of 15 – 43 #9 of 15
Shareholder Returns 39 #9 of 14 15 #12 of 14 77 #4 of 14
Overall 63 57 66
  • SW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CCK 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

PeriodSWCCKAMCRSPY
1 month -9.0%+7.9%+8.7% -0.8%
3 months -15.7%-1.4%+2.1% +3.5%
6 months +5.4%+14.9%+18.3% +7.0%
Year to date +9.2%+13.3%+10.8% +12.2%
1 year -2.0%+18.1%+13.5% +13.0%
3 years +35.8%+46.8%+6.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.8%+13.7%+2.2% +23.1%
5 years -18.4%+13.7%-23.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.0%+2.6%-5.1% +11.0%
10 years +92.7%+114.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.8%+7.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSWCCKAMCRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.2%25.4%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.4%24.0%29.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.460.460.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.040.710.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.1%-48.5%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.6%-4.5%-8.7% -1.8%
52-week high $51.84$122.16$50.58 $779.14
52-week low $32.79$92.04$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.

MultipleSWCCKAMCR
P/E now vs peer median 44.5xmedian 19.3x 16.1xmedian 19.3x 19.3xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x 10.0xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 15.7x 9.7xmedian 15.7x 17.4xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 0.82median 0.82 -1.56median 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 monthsSWCCKAMCR
Revenue $31.33B $13.77B $23.51B
Gross profit $5.62B – $4.69B
Operating income $1.48B $1.65B $1.90B
Net income $497.00M – $1.11B
Free cash flow $1.02B – $1.23B
R&D – – $170.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.94 $7.24 $2.38
Cash & equivalents $677.00M $629.00M $1.12B
Total debt $14.16B – $14.01B
Shares (diluted) 526.00M 109.80M 463.80M
Enterprise value $19.25B $12.71B $16.73B

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
MetricSWCCKAMCR
P/E 44.5x 16.1x 19.3x
P/FCF 21.8x 9.7x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 8.2x 9.9x
P/S 0.7x 0.9x 0.9x
P/B 1.2x 3.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.7x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x – 10.0x
EV/EBIT 24.1x – 18.0x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF 35.1x – 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 8.2x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.82 -1.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSWCCKAMCR
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 13.4% 56.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% 17.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.5% – 65.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.2% 7.5% 88.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.9% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.2% – 113.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 1.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.1% -11.4% 48.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.6% -12.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.3% 16.0% 54.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% 19.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,094% – 51.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSWCCKAMCR
Gross margin 17.9% – 20.0%
EBITDA margin 13.5% – 14.6%
Operating margin 4.7% – 8.1%
Pretax margin 2.3% – 5.5%
Net margin 1.6% – 4.7%
FCF margin 3.2% – 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% 11.3% 9.2%
Return on equity 2.7% 27.7% 9.4%
Return on assets 1.1% 6.5% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 3.1% – 6.1%
Return on capital employed 3.9% – 6.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.6x – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSWCCKAMCR
Debt / assets 31.3% – 37.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – 3.8x
Debt / FCF 14.0x – 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 60.0% – 68.2%
Equity / assets 40.0% 23.7% 31.8%
Interest coverage – – 2.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.45 – 1.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSWCCKAMCR
Dividend yield 4.2% 1.1% 5.6%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 1.1% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 108.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 97.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 41.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusSWCCKAMCR
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 11.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.27FY2026 $8.17FY2026 $4.12FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +2.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +67.4% +8.8% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.77BFY2026 $13.25BFY2026 $23.41BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 -0.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +9.3% +5.1% -2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSWCCKAMCR
Held by institutions 95.9% 98.3% 77.1%
Institutions holding 640 601 684
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% -3.3% +3.7%
Institutions buying 373 255 409
Institutions selling 191 270 211
Buyers to sellers 1.95 0.94 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.

SWCCKAMCR
SW 1.00 0.53 0.67
CCK 0.53 1.00 0.64
AMCR 0.67 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SW, CCK and AMCR?

Smurfit Westrock (SW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smurfit Westrock (SW) $22.34B, Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.71B, Amcor (AMCR) $21.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, SW, CCK and AMCR?

Crown Holdings (CCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smurfit Westrock (SW) 45.0x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 16.0x, Amcor (AMCR) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (Smurfit Westrock (SW) 18.6x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.3x, Amcor (AMCR) 11.2x). 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: Smurfit Westrock (SW) +1.7%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +13.4%, Amcor (AMCR) +56.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest net margin (Smurfit Westrock (SW) 1.6%, Amcor (AMCR) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, Amcor (AMCR) leads (Smurfit Westrock (SW) 3.1%, Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crown Holdings (CCK) returned the most: Smurfit Westrock (SW) -2.0%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +18.1%, Amcor (AMCR) +13.5%. Over five years, Crown Holdings (CCK) compounded fastest (Smurfit Westrock (SW) -4.0%/yr, Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.6%/yr, Amcor (AMCR) -5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Smurfit Westrock (SW) 0.00%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 0.00%, Amcor (AMCR) 0.06%. Smurfit Westrock (SW) and Crown Holdings (CCK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Smurfit Westrock (SW) 44.2%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.4%, Amcor (AMCR) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SW, CCK 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, Amcor (AMCR) leads on 5. 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.