Crown
CCK · Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials
$117.29
1.7%International Paper
IP · Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials
$33.19
1.5%The short version
- International Paper is the larger business, with $23.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $12.4B for Crown, about 1.9 times as much.
- International Paper grew revenue faster (49.3%, against 4.8%).
- Crown turned more of its sales into free cash flow (9.0% FCF margin, against −0.7% FCF margin).
- Crown earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (13.7%, against −12.3%).
| Latest fiscal year | CCK · FY25 | IP · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $12.9B | $17.6B |
| Revenue | $12.4B | $23.6B |
| Free cash flow | $1.1B | −$159M |
| Net income | $738M | −$3.5B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.8% | 49.3% |
| 5-year growth | 5.7% | 6.1% |
| Share count change | −3.1% | 42.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 29.6% |
| Operating margin | 12.6% | — |
| Net margin | 6.0% | −14.9% |
| FCF margin | 9.0% | −0.7% |
| Return on capital | 13.7% | −12.3% |
| Return on equity | 25.7% | −30.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $5.2B | $8.7B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.6x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $625M | $1.0B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.9x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 4 |
FY16
CCK $8.3B
IP $19.5B
FY17
CCK $8.7B
IP $21.7B
FY18
CCK $11.2B
IP $23.3B
FY19
CCK $11.7B
IP $18.3B
FY20
CCK $9.4B
IP $17.6B
FY21
CCK $11.4B
IP $19.4B
FY22
CCK $12.9B
IP $21.2B
FY23
CCK $12.0B
IP $16.0B
FY24
CCK $11.8B
IP $15.8B
FY25
CCK $12.4B
IP $23.6B
CCK
IP
FY16
CCK 12.0%
IP —
FY17
CCK 11.8%
IP —
FY18
CCK 9.8%
IP —
FY19
CCK 8.8%
IP —
FY20
CCK 11.2%
IP —
FY21
CCK 12.0%
IP —
FY22
CCK 10.3%
IP —
FY23
CCK 10.6%
IP —
FY24
CCK 12.0%
IP —
FY25
CCK 12.6%
IP —
CCK
IP
FY16
CCK −$607M
IP $1.2B
FY17
CCK −$749M
IP $477M
FY18
CCK $109M
IP $1.7B
FY19
CCK $772M
IP $2.5B
FY20
CCK $761M
IP $2.4B
FY21
CCK $89.0M
IP $1.6B
FY22
CCK −$36.0M
IP $1.2B
FY23
CCK $660M
IP $692M
FY24
CCK $789M
IP $757M
FY25
CCK $1.1B
IP −$159M
CCK
IP
FY16
CCK 14.8%
IP 8.4%
FY17
CCK 9.7%
IP 10.3%
FY18
CCK 10.2%
IP 11.1%
FY19
CCK 8.6%
IP 4.7%
FY20
CCK 8.0%
IP 2.9%
FY21
CCK 12.2%
IP 8.1%
FY22
CCK 12.3%
IP 14.4%
FY23
CCK 10.3%
IP 5.2%
FY24
CCK 12.2%
IP 6.3%
FY25
CCK 13.7%
IP −12.3%
CCK
IP
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