Crown Holdings Inc.

Metal Cans

CCKStrained10 of 11 basics passed

$108.26

-0.57%

Market cap $11.8B

$108.26

-0.57%

Market cap $11.8B

Crown Holdings Inc is a producer of metal packaging. The company manufactures beverage cans, metal food cans, and closures, as well as aerosol cans.

It is a $11.8B industrial company. Revenue grew 10.3% over the last year, it keeps 6¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~3.9 years of free cash flow. It trades at 15.0× earnings — in the cheapest third of its own history.

Website: crowncork.com
Location: Tampa, FL
Employees: 23 000
Sector: Industrials

Share price · 3 years

$84.51 → $108.26+28.1%

price only — dividends excluded

Key facts · TTM

Revenue: total sales; $13.3B
Profit: keeps 6¢ of every $1 sold; $784M
Free cash flow: cash left after running the business; $1.20B
Net debt: debt minus cash on hand; $4.72B
P/E: years of profit in the price; 15.0
EPS: earnings per share, TTM; $6.78
Dividend: pays out 17% of profit · 11% of FCF; 1.16%
Shares: down 21% since 2018 — buybacks; 115.7M
Volatility: beta vs the market — under 1 swings less; 0.57

Revenue, last 10 years

52-week range

Low $90.21$108.26High $122.14

Today's price is 57% of the way from the year's low to its high.

P/E vs its history5y

15.0×median 21.1×

Higher than 15% of past days — in the cheapest third of its own history.

Valuation vs own history

P/E

15.0×

85%

P/S

0.9×

56%

EV/EBITDA

10.7×

81%

P/B

3.5×

98%

FCF yield

10.2%

90%

Share of the last ~5 years that was pricier than today (unusually cheap vs its own history). Based on the daily valuation record.

Insider activity · 90 days

-$827Knet selling

Purchases$0

Sales$827K

Insiders trading, last 14d0 buy · 0 sell

Standing in Industrials

Size$11.8Btop 75%
Revenue growth-2%top 77%
Net margin6%top 74%
Return on equity27%top 30%
P/E15.0×top 13%
Dividend yield1.16%top 49%

Ranked against 130 Industrials companies with a full CV — for P/E, lower ranks higher.

Skills

Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.

Strong valuation and quality; Growth, Health and Moat lag behind.

Valuation100

P/E vs own history15th pct · 25/25
FCF yield10.2% · 25/25
P/S0.9x · 25/25
EV/EBITDA8.3x · 25/25

Growth38

Revenue CAGR2.1% · 6/25
Net income CAGRn/a · 0/25
EPS CAGR ~5Y8.2% · 12/25
Fwd implied growth21.4% · 20/25

Profitability62

ROIC9.6% · 12/25
ROE26.6% · 25/25
Net margin5.9% · 13/25
Operating margin12.1% · 12/25

Health27

Altman Zn/a · 0/25
Current ratio1.05 · 12/25
Interest coverage4.2x · 10/25
Net cash / debtD/A 33% · 5/25

Quality97

Piotroski F7/9 · 22/25
Beneish M-2.68 · 25/25
FCF conversion153% · 25/25
Margin stabilityσ 1.2% · 25/25

Moat42

ROIC >12% years6/10 yrs · 13/25
Median gross margin20.5% · 6/25
FCF-positive years9/10 yrs · 18/25
Worst-year net marginworst -4.9% · 5/25

How the scores work →

Experience

The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.

FY2025Financial
Best year on record
$738M net income
FY2018Financial
Revenue crossed $10B
$11.2B for the year
FY2016Financial
First recorded profitable year
$496M net income
FY2016Financial
Revenue already above $1B
$8.28B in first reported year
1996Product
The role was created for Winston Peters by the Fourth National Government under Jim Bolger after the 1996 election

Achievements

Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.

$10 000 invested in 2021 would be worth ~$10 192 today — price return only

$12.4B revenue in FY2025

Revenue up 10.3% year over year

Profitable 4 years in a row

Positive free cash flow 3 years in a row

23 000 employees

Strengths & watch-outs

What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.

Strengths

Revenue growing 10.3% year over year
Piotroski F-Score 7/9 — fundamentally strong checklist

Watch-outs

Loss-making in 1 of the recent years

Qualifications

The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.

10 of 11 checks passed

Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+10.3% YoY
Profitable — makes more than it spends$784M TTM
Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year+2.0% YoY
Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$1.20B TTM
Debt under control — could handle its obligations~3.9y of cash flow to repay
Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$11.8B market cap
Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-14.1% shares over ~5y
Proven track record — years of profitability behind it9/10 profitable years
Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 22/100
Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 1.16%
Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 15.0

Peer comparisonCrown Holdings Inc. vs 6 largest industrials peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾

Company	Market cap	P/E	Revenue growth	Net margin	Profile
CCK this company	$11.8B	15.0	+10.3%	5.9%	Strained
LRCX Lam Research Corp	$399.2B	54.9	+26.0%	31.3%	Strong
CAT Caterpillar Inc.	$368.0B	33.9	+18.4%	14.5%	Solid
RTX RTX Corporation	$251.3B	32.4	+11.8%	8.3%	Strained
DE Deere & Company	$167.7B	34.4	+8.3%	10.2%	Solid
ETN Eaton Corporation, plc	$167.2B	43.6	+15.5%	12.8%	Mixed
UNP Union Pacific Corp.	$166.8B	22.6	+4.2%	28.8%	Strained

Head-to-head: CCK vs LRCX · CCK vs CAT · CCK vs RTX

References

What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.

Strong buy 5Buy 9Hold 7

Appendix · Financial records

The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.

Profit & lossRevenue $13.3B · net income $784M (TTM)Open ▾

Profit & loss

Revenue and profit over the company's career — the income statement, visualised.

How FY2025 revenue flows to profit

RevenueNet income

Revenue (TTM)

$13.3B

YoY 10.3%

Net income (TTM)

$784M

Margin 5.9%

Gross margin

21.0%

Operating margin

12.1%

P/E ratio

15.0

Dividend yield

1.16%

Income statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions · EPS in USD

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenue	11.6	11.4	12.9	12.0	11.8	12.4
Gross profit	—	2.4	2.3	2.5	2.5	2.7
Operating income (EBIT)	1.3	-0.2	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.6
Net income	0.6	-0.6	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.7
EPS (diluted)	4.30	-4.30	5.99	3.76	3.55	6.38

Cash flowFree cash flow $1.20B · operating cash flow $1.73B (TTM)Open ▾

Cash flow statement

Cash generated by the business and what is left after investment — year by year.

Operating cash flowFree cash flow

Free cash flow (TTM)

$1.20B

Margin 9.0%

Operating cash flow (TTM)

$1.73B

FCF margin

9.0%

Cash flow statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Operating cash flow	1.3	0.9	0.8	1.5	1.2	1.5
Capital expenditure	-0.6	-0.8	-0.8	-0.8	-0.4	-0.4
Free cash flow	0.7	0.1	-0.0	0.7	0.8	1.1
FCF margin	6.3%	0.8%	-0.3%	5.5%	6.7%	9.0%

Balance sheetAssets $14.3B · net debt $4.72B (FY2025)Open ▾

Balance sheet

How the balance sheet is built — what it owns versus how it is financed.

How $14.3B of assets is financed

79%

21%

Liabilities $11.3B — borrowed moneyEquity $3.00B — owners' stake

Cash vs debt

Total debt $5.48B − cash $764M = net debt $4.72B

Cash on hand covers 14% of debt.

Debt repayment

0.0 yrs

Years of free cash flow to clear net debt

Interest coverage

4.2x

EBIT ÷ interest expense

ROE

26.6%

Profit per $1 of equity

Balance sheet — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Cash & equivalents	1.2	0.5	0.6	1.3	0.9	0.8
Total assets	16.7	13.9	14.3	15.0	13.8	14.3
Total liabilities	14.5	11.9	12.5	12.6	11.1	11.3
Total debt	8.1	6.1	6.9	6.7	6.1	5.5
Equity	2.2	1.9	1.8	2.4	2.8	3.0
Net debt	7.0	5.6	6.3	5.4	5.2	4.7

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Figures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $108.26 · market cap $11.8B.