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Crown Holdings

CCK
55
Packaging & Containers · Consumer Cyclical
Also trades as: 0I4X.L GBP 1.18 (-0.87%)
Price
$117.14
-2.13 (-1.78%)
Market Cap
$12.74B
Winston Score
55
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · filings through Sep 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Good
15/30
Growth
Good
11/20
Cash Flow
Strong
8/10
Stability
Good
5/10
Valuation
Strong
7/10
Ownership
Mixed
6/15
Dividends
Good
3/5

55 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 55.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−11.2% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 130.4M (2021) → 115.7M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Crown Holdings makes metal cans and other packaging used to hold beverages, food, and household products. Its main customers are large consumer brands like beer brewers, soft drink companies, and food manufacturers. Crown is one of the largest metal can producers in the world, supplying packaging that keeps products fresh and protected on store shelves.

Crown earns money by selling billions of cans and other metal containers each year to its corporate customers under long-term supply contracts. The company operates across North America, Europe, Asia, and other regions, giving it a broad global footprint. Its competitive edge comes from its massive manufacturing scale and those long-term contracts, which create steady, predictable revenue. The main risk Crown faces is rising raw material costs, particularly aluminum and steel, since higher input prices can squeeze its profit margins if it cannot pass those costs along to customers quickly enough.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+15.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

Reported EPS Growth

+12.4% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

30 Sept 2025: $1.86

30 Sept 2026: $2.09

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS increased year over year

R&D Spend

$0/ year

↓ Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

2.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$629M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Crown Holdings is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 16%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
19.5%
Thin — 19.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
11.9%
Modest — 11.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
20.6%
Exceptional — 20.6% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+13.4%
Fast-growing sales (+13.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-11.0%
Earnings shrinking (-11.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
191%
Turns 191% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.1%
Modest free cash flow (7.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.99
Elevated debt (1.99)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.60x
Adequate interest coverage (4.6x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
16.2x
Fair value — P/E 16.2

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+3.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (16.2 → 12.9)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.32%
Small dividend — 1.32% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+27.2%
Dividend growing fast (27.2% YoY)
Payout Ratio
18%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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