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Greif Inc. (GEF.B) 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 $3.7B — 1.2× the size. Greif Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 13.0× against 16.8×. Silgan Holdings Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.48% against −10.1%. Greif Inc. has the higher net margin (6.81% vs 3.90%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.77% vs 5.32%). Across the 22 metrics below, Greif Inc. leads on 17 and Silgan Holdings Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric GEF.B SLGN Packaging & Containers median
P/E 13.03 16.76 20.50
P/S 1.09 0.66 0.84
P/B 1.56 1.85 1.81
Price to free cash flow 7.03 12.53 13.39
EV/EBITDA 7.71 13.41 9.53
EV/Sales 1.26 1.83 1.39
Earnings yield 7.67% 5.97% 2.89%
Free cash flow yield 14.22% 7.98% 5.42%

Profitability

Metric GEF.B SLGN Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 22.42% 17.01% 20.09%
Operating margin 10.83% 8.50% 6.42%
Net margin 6.81% 3.90% 3.43%
Free cash flow margin 15.46% 5.23% 4.78%
Return on equity 11.28% 0.00% 2.28%
Return on assets 4.78% 2.77% 1.04%
Return on invested capital 7.77% 5.32% 4.57%

Growth

Metric GEF.B SLGN Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) (10.05%) 4.48% 4.05%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (25.11%) 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.B SLGN Packaging & Containers median
Debt to equity 0.35 1.84 0.79
Current ratio 1.29 0.52 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 3.55 3.54 2.59

Dividend

Metric GEF.B SLGN Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield — 1.99% 3.38%
Payout ratio — 0.33 0.60

Size

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

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