| Factor | Score | Distribution | Value | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valuation | 81 | 16.2x | 17.8x | Top tier | |
Growth | 48 | 10.3% | 7.1% | Around median | |
Quality | 73 | 13.3% | 4.5% | Top tier | |
Safety | 51 | 2.9x | 2.6x | Around median | |
Capital Return | 71 | 1.08% | 2.12% | Top tier | |
Momentum | 68 | 20.2% | 2.9% | Top tier | |
Sentiment | 46 | 9 | 3 | Around median |
Estimates — analyst targets and a simplified DCF, not investment advice.
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Crown Holdings manufactures aluminum beverage cans, steel food cans, and glass packaging in Mexico, alongside Transit Packaging and canmaking equipment and tooling. The most prominent operating driver comes from beverage packaging globally, while the equipment and tooling business adds earnings linked to production-line construction and expansion projects for Crown and other companies, and pet food cans, which represent about 40% of the North American food can business, provide a degree of seasonal stability.
In Q2 FY 2026, revenue reached $3.7 billion and net income was $245 million, equivalent to an approximate net income margin of 6.6%, while reported diluted earnings per share were $2.23. Adjusted earnings per share rose 16% to $2.49 from $2.15, and segment income increased to $501 million from $476 million, equivalent to about 13.5% of revenue, driven by higher global beverage can shipments and strength in canmaking equipment and North American tinplate operations.
Global beverage can volumes rose 5% in Q2 FY 2026, but the regional mix was uneven: North American volumes increased 5% and European volumes 7%, while Latin American volumes declined 10%. Americas Beverage segment revenue rose 21%, mostly due to the pass-through of higher aluminum costs, while segment income declined by $3 million because of cost inflation and an unfavorable customer mix in Brazil; by contrast, European income improved 10% and Asia Pacific income rose 6%.
The analyst consensus is “Buy,” with an average target of $125.5 within a relatively narrow range of $121 to $130. The average target and the highest target are above the 52-week range high of $122.91, but the proximity of these figures means the valuation rationale rests primarily on delivering adjusted earnings per share guidance of $8.30–$8.50 and generating at least $900 million of adjusted free cash flow in FY 2026. Cost inflation, the downturn in Brazil, and slowing volumes after the World Cup boost remain factors that could limit a re-rating if results fall short of this trajectory.
Figures in the text are as of 2026-08-29; the live price is shown at the top of the page.
Revenue reached $3.7 billion and net income was $245 million, while reported diluted earnings per share reached $2.23. Adjusted earnings per share rose 16% to $2.49, and segment income increased to $501 million from $476 million. The improvement came from 5% growth in global beverage can volumes, strength in canmaking equipment, and improved productivity in North American tinplate operations.
Crown raised adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance to a range of $8.30–$8.50 from the previous range of $7.90–$8.30. It expects adjusted earnings per share of $2.20 to $2.30 for Q3 FY 2026. It also targets adjusted free cash flow of at least $900 million, capital expenditures of approximately $550 million, and net interest expense of approximately $355 million.
Volumes increased 5% globally in Q2 FY 2026, with growth of 5% in North America and 7% in Europe. By contrast, Latin American volumes declined 10% because of weakness in Brazil and the customer mix there, while Asia achieved double-digit growth in the first half. Management expects 3%–4% growth in North American shipments for the full FY 2026 and high-single-digit growth in Asia during the second half.
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The first line in Greece began commercial operations during July 2026, adding capacity to a European network that management described as highly utilized. The second line in Greece was planned to begin operating during Q4 FY 2026, along with the Ponte Grossa expansion in Brazil, while the Spain expansion was planned to begin in the following Q1. The planned Indian plant with two high-speed lines is estimated to cost about $250 million, and the company typically expects to secure commitments covering approximately 70% or slightly more of its volumes.
Crown repurchased $305 million of shares in Q2 FY 2026, bringing the first-half total to $517 million. It paid $77 million in dividends, bringing the total returned to shareholders in the first half to $594 million. Adjusted net leverage was about 2.5 times at the end of the quarter, consistent with the long-term target, and management indicated the possibility of repurchasing approximately $200 million of shares in the second half.
Management expects shipping, industrial gas, and diesel costs to outpace cost-recovery mechanisms, with the Middle East crisis potentially affecting earnings by $0.08–$0.10 per share in the second half. The World Cup boost, which management estimated contributed about two percentage points to North American volume in Q2, will also not recur. In addition, management is cautious about expectations for a recovery in Brazil after a high-single-digit percentage decline in the first half, and it expects Asian growth to slow to a high-single-digit rate.
