Silgan Holdings (SLGN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) reported Free Cash Flow of -$882.0 million for Q1 2026, down 15.1% on a YoY basis from -$1.0 billion in Q1 2025, and down 172.15% quarter-over-quarter from $1.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Silgan Holdings has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$882.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 15.1% year-over-year to -$882.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $307.1 million (down 2.78% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $422.7 million, down 7.92% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$882.0 million, down from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $1.2 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at -$882.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $46.4 million across 5 years, with a median of -$35.3 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Free Cash Flow soared 84.68% — and 2025, when it slumped 733.79%.
  • Silgan Holdings' Free Cash Flow stood at $812.4 million in 2022, then climbed by 26.2% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then fell by 15.63% to $865.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 41.33% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 172.15% to -$882.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$882.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $260.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -420.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 327.40 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 94.00 Mn
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn -42.00 Mn
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -938.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 108.20 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -141.00 Mn
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -430.01 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 27.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn -882.02 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -882.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -882.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 260.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 260.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -294.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -294.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -766.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -766.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 865.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 865.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 252.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 252.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -35.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -35.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -623.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -623.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.03 Bn