Crown Holdings, Inc. (CCK) Stock

Crown Holdings, Inc. (CCK) is a Materials stock trading at $117.13 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $12.74B and a trailing P/E of 15.2. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Crown Holdings, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells packaging products and related equipment for consumer and industrial applications, including in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. It supplies items such as steel and aluminum cans and beverage glass bottles for consumer goods, and products like strapping and protective packaging materials with equipment for industrial end markets.

Understand Crown Holdings, Inc.: how it makes money

Crown Holdings designs, manufactures, and sells packaging products, including steel and aluminum cans for food and beverage, plus industrial packaging consumables and related equipment.

Reported segment profitability (Segment Income, non-GAAP) is shaped by beverage and packaging demand, while net sales bridge items show that raw material cost pass-through (0.23B) and favorable foreign exchange (0.07B) can materially affect results across segments.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
AmerBvg$1.5B
EurBvg$0.6B
TransitPack$0.5B
APacBvg$0.3B
Other$0.3B

Business quality (Mixed): The company provides segment-level reporting for beverage and transit packaging, including Segment Income (non-GAAP) and Segment Income at Constant Currency, which helps investors distinguish FX impacts.

Valuation: At 16× earnings, CCK trades 9% below the Shipping Containers average (17×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Segment income is meaningfully contributed by beverages in the Americas: Segment Income (non-GAAP) is 0.41B, with Americas Beverage Segment Income of 0.21B (the largest segment contributor shown).
  • Cost and FX effects appear to support the reported top line: In the net sales bridge, raw material cost pass-through is 0.23B and favorable foreign exchange is 0.07B.

Bear case

  • Some unit volume indicators point to demand softness in key regions: Brazil Beverage Can Unit Volume Decline is -3%, and Vietnam Unit Volume Contraction is -55%.
  • Profitability may be sensitive to unfavorable volume or cost moves: Operating margin is 11.2% for the period, so adverse changes in volumes or costs could pressure results.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$117.13
Market Cap$12.74B
P/E Ratio15.2
EV / EBITDA9.0
Price / Book3.78
Price / Sales0.95
FCF Yield8.1%
DCF Value (model)$119.60
DCF Upside vs Price2.1%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$12.37B
Net Margin6.0%
Revenue Growth (YoY)4.8%
EPS Growth (YoY)80.1%
FCF Growth (YoY)41.6%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score2.35 (grey)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E15.2
Sector P/E (Materials)25.1
Industry P/E (Shipping Containers)37.6
vs Sector-39.5%
vs Industry-59.7%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($1.59B)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)10
Company
SectorMaterials
IndustryShipping Containers
CEOTimothy J. Donahue
Employees23,000
CountryUS
IPO Date1980-03-17

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.