Amcor PLC (AMCR) vs Sonoco Products Company (SON)

Amcor PLC and Sonoco Products Company are both Packaging & Containers companies. Amcor PLC is the larger, with a market value of $20.2B against $4.9B — 4.1× the size. Sonoco Products Company trades at the lower P/E: 7.9× against 18.5×. Amcor PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 56.6% against 17.7%. Sonoco Products Company has the higher net margin (8.41% vs 4.71%) and the lower return on invested capital (9.36% vs 17.9%). Both pay a dividend; Amcor PLC yields more (5.93% vs 4.30%). Across the 23 metrics below, Sonoco Products Company leads on 16 and Amcor PLC on 7.

Valuation

Metric AMCR SON Packaging & Containers median
P/E 18.49 7.91 17.11
P/S 0.86 0.66 0.87
P/B 1.72 1.38 1.66
Price to free cash flow 16.25 12.30 13.16
EV/EBITDA 3.70 5.30 9.21
EV/Sales 1.41 1.11 1.35
Earnings yield 5.41% 12.64% 4.96%
Free cash flow yield 6.15% 8.13% 6.15%

Profitability

Metric AMCR SON Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 19.95% 20.81% 20.03%
Operating margin 8.08% 13.87% 8.36%
Net margin 4.71% 8.41% 4.53%
Free cash flow margin 5.31% 5.40% 5.14%
Return on equity 9.40% 18.33% 11.28%
Return on assets 5.97% 5.47% 4.29%
Return on invested capital 17.85% 9.36% 6.43%

Growth

Metric AMCR SON Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) 56.61% 17.73% 9.10%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 46.66% 510.30% 0.69%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 12.82% 7.50% 5.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.33% 37.05% 0.00%

Health

Metric AMCR SON Packaging & Containers median
Debt to equity 1.18 0.97 0.78
Current ratio 1.25 0.99 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 3.73 2.22 2.65

Dividend

Metric AMCR SON Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield 5.93% 4.30% 3.14%
Payout ratio 1.10 0.34 0.56

Size

Metric AMCR SON Packaging & Containers median
Market cap 20.22b 4.91b 3.71b

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