Amcor PLC (AMCR) vs Crown Holdings, Inc. (CCK)

Amcor PLC and Crown Holdings, Inc. are both Packaging & Containers companies. Amcor PLC is the larger, with a market value of $21.2B against $13.2B — 1.6× the size. Crown Holdings, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 16.9× against 19.4×. Amcor PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 56.6% against 13.4%. Crown Holdings, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.78% vs 4.71%) and the lower return on invested capital (11.8% vs 17.9%). Both pay a dividend; Amcor PLC yields more (5.64% vs 1.15%). Across the 23 metrics below, Crown Holdings, Inc. leads on 12 and Amcor PLC on 11.

Valuation

Metric AMCR CCK Packaging & Containers median
P/E 19.44 16.92 20.50
P/S 0.91 0.96 0.84
P/B 1.81 3.80 1.81
Price to free cash flow 24.28 12.50 13.39
EV/EBITDA 3.82 8.71 9.53
EV/Sales 1.45 1.33 1.39
Earnings yield 5.14% 5.91% 2.89%
Free cash flow yield 4.12% 8.00% 5.42%

Profitability

Metric AMCR CCK Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 19.95% 16.80% 20.09%
Operating margin 8.08% 11.95% 6.42%
Net margin 4.71% 5.78% 3.43%
Free cash flow margin 3.74% 7.64% 4.78%
Return on equity 9.40% 22.84% 2.28%
Return on assets 5.97% 5.45% 1.04%
Return on invested capital 17.85% 11.84% 4.57%

Growth

Metric AMCR CCK Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) 56.61% 13.38% 4.05%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 46.66% 79.72% 0.69%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 12.82% 5.65% 5.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.33% 4.97% 0.00%

Health

Metric AMCR CCK Packaging & Containers median
Debt to equity 1.18 1.69 0.79
Current ratio 1.25 1.14 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 3.73 2.59 2.59

Dividend

Metric AMCR CCK Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield 5.64% 1.15% 3.38%
Payout ratio 1.10 0.20 0.60

Size

Metric AMCR CCK Packaging & Containers median
Market cap 21.19b 13.17b 3.71b

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