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

Greif, Inc. and Silgan Holdings Inc. are both Packaging & Containers companies. Greif, Inc. and Silgan Holdings Inc. are of similar size ($4.3B and $4.0B). Greif, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 13.5× against 14.8×. Silgan Holdings Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.43% against −10.1%. Greif, Inc. has the higher net margin (6.81% vs 4.05%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.77% vs 5.26%). Both pay a dividend; Greif, Inc. yields more (2.87% vs 2.20%). Across the 23 metrics below, Greif, Inc. leads on 17 and Silgan Holdings Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric GEF SLGN Packaging & Containers median
P/E 13.48 14.82 17.11
P/S 0.87 0.60 0.87
P/B 1.25 1.68 1.66
Price to free cash flow 5.62 11.66 13.16
EV/EBITDA 5.39 9.26 9.21
EV/Sales 1.04 1.27 1.35
Earnings yield 7.42% 6.75% 4.96%
Free cash flow yield 17.80% 8.57% 6.15%

Profitability

Metric GEF SLGN Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 22.42% 17.07% 20.03%
Operating margin 10.83% 8.64% 8.36%
Net margin 6.81% 4.05% 4.53%
Free cash flow margin 15.46% 5.13% 5.14%
Return on equity 11.28% 11.75% 11.28%
Return on assets 4.78% 2.84% 4.29%
Return on invested capital 7.77% 5.26% 6.43%

Growth

Metric GEF SLGN Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) (10.05%) 8.43% 9.10%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (21.72%) 4.65% 0.69%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.46% 5.66% 5.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 17.14% (1.35%) 0.00%

Health

Metric GEF SLGN Packaging & Containers median
Debt to equity 0.35 2.03 0.78
Current ratio 1.29 1.27 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 3.55 3.54 2.65

Dividend

Metric GEF SLGN Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield 2.87% 2.20% 3.14%
Payout ratio 0.39 0.33 0.56

Size

Metric GEF SLGN Packaging & Containers median
Market cap 4.34b 3.96b 3.71b

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