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Sealed Air Corporation

0L4F.L
53
Packaging & Containers · Consumer Cyclical
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
53
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Sealed Air Corporation makes packaging materials used to protect products during shipping and storage. Its most recognizable product is Bubble Wrap, but the company also makes food packaging under the Cryovac brand, which keeps meat, poultry, and cheese fresh longer. Its main customers are food producers, e-commerce companies, and industrial manufacturers.

Sealed Air earns money by selling packaging materials and systems directly to businesses, not consumers. It operates globally, with significant revenue from North America and Europe, and generates roughly $5–6 billion in annual sales. Its moat comes from long-standing customer relationships, proprietary materials science, and the sticky nature of packaging contracts, since switching suppliers mid-production is costly and disruptive. The main risk the company faces is pressure from customers and regulators to reduce plastic use, which could force expensive product reformulations and hurt demand for traditional plastic-based packaging over time.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
27.3%
Modest — 27.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
14.0%
Healthy — 14.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
15.8%
Strong — 15.8% 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
-0.6%
Shrinking sales (-0.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+61.5%
Earnings growing fast (+61.5% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

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
143%
Turns 143% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.6%
Modest free cash flow (8.6%)

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
3.25
Heavy debt load (3.25)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.12x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.1x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
12.3x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 12.3

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
-0.1
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.90%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.90% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
no trend
Dividend flat

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