Amcor vs Crown
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I put Amcor and Crown side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Amcor is the larger business, with $23.5B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $12.4B for Crown, about 1.9 times as much.
- Amcor grew revenue faster (56.6%, against 4.8%).
- Crown kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (12.6% operating margin, against 8.1%).
- Crown turned more of its sales into free cash flow (9.0% FCF margin, against 5.2%).
- Crown earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (13.7%, against 6.6%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Amcor
AMCR
2/10
Revenue growth5-year growth
Crown
CCK
8/10
Operating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | AMCR FY26 | CCK FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $21.4B | $12.8B |
| Revenue | $23.5B | $12.4B |
| Free cash flow | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Net income | $1.1B | $738M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 56.6% | 4.8% |
| 5-year growth | 12.8% | 5.7% |
| Share count change | 45.6% | −3.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.0% | — |
| Operating margin | 8.1% | 12.6% |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 6.0% |
| FCF margin | 5.2% | 9.0% |
| Return on capital | 6.6% | 13.7% |
| Return on equity | 9.4% | 25.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $12.9B | $5.2B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.8x | 2.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.2B | $625M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 16.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.