Silgan Holdings (SLGN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Silgan Holdings (SLGN) posted Free Cash Flow of -$258.52 million for Q2 2026, compared with -$294.22 million a year earlier.
Silgan Holdings (SLGN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Silgan Holdings was $342.76 million, up 502.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $422.75 million, down 7.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Silgan Holdings' Free Cash Flow was $459.09 million in FY2024 (+79.5%), $255.79 million in FY2023 (-52.0%), $532.65 million in FY2022 (+64.1%) and $324.58 million in FY2021 (-14.2%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of -$882.02 million in Q1 2026 to a high of $1.22 billion in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 21.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was Q4 2022, with growth of 61.4%; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a decline of 15.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was -$882.02 million (Q1 2026), $1.22 billion (Q4 2025) and $260.79 million (Q3 2025).
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 | -258.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -882.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 260.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -294.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -766.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 865.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 252.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -35.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -623.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 160.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -230.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -699.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 812.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 190.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -134.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -335.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 503.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 154.15 Mn |
Silgan Holdings Free Cash Flow API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "SLGN", "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=SLGN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();