Amcor vs Smurfit Westrock
AMCR and SW side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AMCR and SW compare
Amcor and Smurfit Westrock are about the same size, with market caps of $21.9B and $22.6B.
On earnings, Amcor is cheaper: it trades at 19.9× trailing earnings, against 45.8× for Smurfit Westrock.
Amcor grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (56.6% versus 1.7% for Smurfit Westrock).
Amcor keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.7% compared with 1.6% at Smurfit Westrock.
Both pay dividends: Amcor yields 5.5% and Smurfit Westrock 3.1%.
Amcor scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 7 for Smurfit Westrock), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AMCR | SW |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $21.9B | $22.6B |
| Share price | $47.39 | $43.09 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.5% | 13.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −21.9% | −20.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.60 | 1.07 |
| Employees | 75K | 97K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.9× (better) | 45.8× |
| P/S | 0.9× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | 1.9× | 1.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.3× | 8.6× (better) |
| P/FCF | 17.8× (better) | 22.3× |
| FCF yield | 5.6% (better) | 4.5% |
| Fair value | $48.42 | $30.58 |
| Margin of safety | 2.1% (better) | −40.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 56.6% (better) | 1.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.8% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 116% (better) | 41.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 48.8% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −4.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.0% (better) | 17.9% |
| Operating margin | 8.1% (better) | 4.7% |
| Net margin | 4.7% (better) | 1.6% |
| FCF margin | 5.2% (better) | 3.2% |
| Return on equity | 9.4% (better) | 2.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.6% (better) | 3.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.19 | 0.79 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.82 | 3.20 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.8× (better) | 1.8× |
| Current ratio | 1.25 | 1.45 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.40 | 1.46 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.5% (better) | 3.1% |
| Payout ratio | 108% | 186% |
| Years of dividend growth | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.1% | – |
| Buyback yield | −0.02% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.5% (better) | 3.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | – | 96.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.68% | 0.54% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $2.6M (better) | −$3.4M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 5.1% |
Go deeper
- AMCR stock overview
- AMCR income statement
- AMCR valuation and score
- SW stock overview
- SW income statement
- SW valuation and score
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