The Packaging & Containers industry today
How the Packaging & Containers industry stands against its own history and against the 500 largest US companies. We do not say where it goes next.
Close of Friday 6 November 2026 · updated every trading day
13 US companies of $300 million or more · $87.1B in total
ValuationWe compare today's value with every month since 2006. The usual range holds the middle 40% of those months. The marks show the value 1 month, 1 year and 5 years ago.
Prices against profits, sales and dividends
Price to earnings (P/E)What this measures: the total market value of the companies divided by their total profit of the last 12 months. Companies that lose money count too.
How high are prices against profits?
In the usual range
Normal · higher than in 6 of 10 months since 2006
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Last 10 yearsEach point is one month. The dot is today.
Price to sales (P/S)What this measures: the total market value of the companies divided by their total sales of the last 12 months.
How high are prices against sales?
In the usual range
Normal · higher than in 6 of 10 months since 2006
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Last 10 yearsEach point is one month. The dot is today.
Dividend yieldWhat this measures: the dividends of the last 12 months divided by the total market value, in percent. A low yield goes with high prices.
How much do the companies pay in dividends for their price?
More than usual
High · higher than in 8 of 10 months since 2006
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Last 10 yearsEach point is one month. The dot is today.
Returns
How did the industry do against the 500 largest US companies?
| Period | This industry | 500 largest | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +10.4% | −1.4% | 11.8 pts more |
| 1 year | +23.0% | +9.9% | 13.1 pts more |
| 5 years | +4.9% | +65.7% | 60.8 pts less |
Total returns with dividends, weighted by market value, to the close of October 2026. Past results do not show future results.
Largest companies
The three largest companies
- 01Packaging Corporation of AmericaPKG25.5% of the industry
- 02Ball CorporationBALL20.0% of the industry
- 03Avery Dennison CorporationAVY16.3% of the industry
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- 04Crown Holdings, Inc.CCK15.0% of the industry
- 05Sonoco Products CompanySON5.7% of the industry
- 06Silgan Holdings Inc.SLGN5.0% of the industry
- 07Greif, Inc.GEF3.8% of the industry
- 08Graphic Packaging Holding CompanyGPK3.8% of the industry
- 09TriMas CorporationTRS1.6% of the industry
- 10Myers Industries, Inc.MYE1.2% of the industry
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Its companies among the 500 largest
The map shows the industry's companies among the 500 largest US companies: 2 of its 13 companies.
The typical companyThe median of the industry's US companies. We show a figure only when 5 or more companies have it.
The typical company in this industry
- Operating margin13 companies936.0%
- Sales growth over 1 year13 companies52.0%
- Return on invested capital10 companies1097.0%