Crown Holdings (CCK) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Crown Holdings' Free Cash Flow came in at $597 million for Q2 2026, up 51.9% from $393 million a year earlier.
Crown Holdings (CCK) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Crown Holdings reported Free Cash Flow of $1.2 billion, up 20.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.12 billion, up 41.6% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Free Cash Flow was $789 million in FY2024 (+19.5%), $660 million in FY2023, -$36 million in FY2022 and $89 million in FY2021 (-87.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow since Q4 2020.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in five of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 16.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in Q4 2025 (growth of 74.7%), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a decline of 67.0%).
- Business Quant data shows CCK's Free Cash Flow at -$141 million (Q1 2026), $255 million (Q4 2025) and $488 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.14 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 300.00 Mn |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.80 Bn | 16.70 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -7.00 Mn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.43 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 170.10 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.35 Bn | 14.78 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 14.84 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 467.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.46 Bn | 8.79 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 597.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.83 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 236.94 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.67 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 294.88 Mn | -258.52 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.68 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 75.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 328.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 597.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -141.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 255.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 488.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 393.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -19.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 146.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 478.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 361.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -196.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 442.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 379.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 307.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -468.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 437.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -359.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 304.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -418.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 356.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -111.00 Mn |
Crown Holdings Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CCK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "CCK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CCK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();