Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026)
Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) recorded FCF Margin of 13.11% in Q3 2026, down 3.07 percentage points from 16.18% a year earlier and down 1.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Ardagh Metal Packaging's FCF Margin came in at 9.78% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 0.69 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.02%, down 0.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin has a five-year change of +2.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, FCF Margin came in at 5.77% in FY2024 (+0.61 pp), 5.15% in FY2023 (+13.26 pp), -8.10% in FY2022 (-2.65 pp) and -5.45% in FY2021 (-7.51 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has ranged from -24.19% in Q1 2024 to 47.75% in Q4 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.57 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Margin in the last five years was a gain of 81.34 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 21.79 percentage points in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 14.94% (Q2 2026), -19.08% (Q1 2026) and 31.28% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.02 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 4.41% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.34 Bn | 19.92 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 8.62% |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.65 Bn | 16.06 Bn | 1.16 Bn | -13.51% |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.58 Bn | 14.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | -4.31% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 0.76% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.22 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 8.06% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.88 Bn | 3.93 Bn | 405.32 Mn | 10.87% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.38 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 12.98% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.20 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 8.49% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.82 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 14.94% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.11% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -19.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -21.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 36.15% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -24.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 45.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -11.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 43.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -8.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -6.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 47.75% |
Ardagh Metal Packaging FCF Margin API
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