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Greif, Inc. (GEF) vs Silgan Holdings Inc. (SLGN)

Greif, Inc. and Silgan Holdings Inc. are both Packaging & Containers companies. Silgan Holdings Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.4B against $4.0B — 1.1× the size. Greif, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 16.1× against 16.8×. Silgan Holdings Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.48% against −7.36%. Greif, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.91% vs 3.90%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.35% vs 5.32%). Both pay a dividend; Greif, Inc. yields more (3.21% vs 1.99%). Across the 23 metrics below, Greif, Inc. leads on 19 and Silgan Holdings Inc. on 4.

Valuation

Metric GEF SLGN Packaging & Containers median
P/E 16.11 16.76 20.50
P/S 0.77 0.66 0.84
P/B 87.73 1.85 1.81
Price to free cash flow 5.76 12.53 13.39
EV/EBITDA 5.85 13.41 9.53
EV/Sales 0.96 1.83 1.39
Earnings yield 6.21% 5.97% 2.89%
Free cash flow yield 17.35% 7.98% 5.42%

Profitability

Metric GEF SLGN Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 22.32% 17.01% 20.09%
Operating margin 9.97% 8.50% 6.42%
Net margin 5.91% 3.90% 3.43%
Free cash flow margin 13.43% 5.23% 4.78%
Return on equity 17.29% 0.00% 2.28%
Return on assets 4.53% 2.77% 1.04%
Return on invested capital 7.35% 5.32% 4.57%

Growth

Metric GEF SLGN Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) (7.36%) 4.48% 4.05%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 26.38% 4.65% 0.69%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.62%) 5.66% 5.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 124.83% (1.35%) 0.00%

Health

Metric GEF SLGN Packaging & Containers median
Debt to equity 0.38 1.84 0.79
Current ratio 1.33 0.52 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 1.20 3.54 2.59

Dividend

Metric GEF SLGN Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield 3.21% 1.99% 3.38%
Payout ratio 0.53 0.33 0.60

Size

Metric GEF SLGN Packaging & Containers median
Market cap 4.00b 4.40b 3.71b

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