Amcor PLC (AMCR) vs Ball Corporation (BALL)

Amcor PLC and Ball Corporation are both Packaging & Containers companies. Amcor PLC is the larger, with a market value of $21.2B against $17.4B — 1.2× the size. Amcor PLC trades at the lower P/E: 19.4× against 33.6×. Amcor PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 56.6% against 19.2%. Amcor PLC has the higher net margin (4.71% vs 3.52%) and the higher return on invested capital (17.9% vs 4.57%). Both pay a dividend; Amcor PLC yields more (5.64% vs 1.20%). Across the 23 metrics below, Amcor PLC leads on 19 and Ball Corporation on 4.

Valuation

Metric AMCR BALL Packaging & Containers median
P/E 19.44 33.55 20.50
P/S 0.91 1.17 0.84
P/B 1.81 3.07 1.81
Price to free cash flow 24.28 29.31 13.39
EV/EBITDA 3.82 15.63 9.53
EV/Sales 1.45 1.62 1.39
Earnings yield 5.14% 2.98% 2.89%
Free cash flow yield 4.12% 3.41% 5.42%

Profitability

Metric AMCR BALL Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 19.95% 17.84% 20.09%
Operating margin 8.08% 6.10% 6.42%
Net margin 4.71% 3.52% 3.43%
Free cash flow margin 3.74% 3.98% 4.78%
Return on equity 9.40% 9.51% 2.28%
Return on assets 5.97% 2.73% 1.04%
Return on invested capital 17.85% 4.57% 4.57%

Growth

Metric AMCR BALL Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) 56.61% 19.23% 4.05%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 46.66% (74.62%) 0.69%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 12.82% 2.24% 5.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.33% 9.29% 0.00%

Health

Metric AMCR BALL Packaging & Containers median
Debt to equity 1.18 1.27 0.79
Current ratio 1.25 1.04 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 3.73 2.83 2.59

Dividend

Metric AMCR BALL Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield 5.64% 1.20% 3.38%
Payout ratio 1.10 0.40 0.60

Size

Metric AMCR BALL Packaging & Containers median
Market cap 21.19b 17.42b 3.71b

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