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

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

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

Silgan Holdings (SLGN) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with -$882.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$882.0 million, down 15.1% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $307.1 million (down 2.78% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $422.7 million, down 7.92% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$882.0 million for Q1 2026 at Silgan Holdings, down from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.2 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$882.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $46.4 million, with a median of -$35.3 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow surged 84.68% in 2024 and plunged 733.79% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $812.4 million in 2022, then rose by 26.2% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then slipped by 15.63% to $865.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 41.33% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then slumped by 172.15% to -$882.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were -$882.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $260.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn -938.00 Mn
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 94.00 Mn
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 108.20 Mn
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn -141.00 Mn
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 27.00 Mn
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn -430.01 Mn
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn -882.02 Mn
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn -253.00 Mn
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 -287.00 Mn
10 Greif 1.96 Bn 1.76 Bn 257.30 Mn 156.90 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