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 $20.2B against $12.4B — 1.6× the size. Crown Holdings, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 16.3× against 18.5×. Amcor PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 56.6% against 10.4%. Crown Holdings, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.91% vs 4.71%) and the lower return on invested capital (11.6% vs 17.9%). Both pay a dividend; Amcor PLC yields more (5.93% 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 18.49 16.33 17.11
P/S 0.86 0.94 0.87
P/B 1.72 3.71 1.66
Price to free cash flow 16.25 10.03 13.16
EV/EBITDA 3.70 8.55 9.21
EV/Sales 1.41 1.35 1.35
Earnings yield 5.41% 6.12% 4.96%
Free cash flow yield 6.15% 9.97% 6.15%

Profitability

Metric AMCR CCK Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 19.95% 17.44% 20.03%
Operating margin 8.08% 12.27% 8.36%
Net margin 4.71% 5.91% 4.53%
Free cash flow margin 5.31% 9.38% 5.14%
Return on equity 9.40% 23.27% 11.28%
Return on assets 5.97% 5.40% 4.29%
Return on invested capital 17.85% 11.59% 6.43%

Growth

Metric AMCR CCK Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) 56.61% 10.35% 9.10%
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 1.80 0.78
Current ratio 1.25 1.05 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 3.73 2.59 2.65

Dividend

Metric AMCR CCK Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield 5.93% 1.15% 3.14%
Payout ratio 1.10 0.19 0.56

Size

Metric AMCR CCK Packaging & Containers median
Market cap 20.22b 12.36b 3.71b

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