Silgan (SLGN)
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Silgan Holdings
(NYSE:SLGN)
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Rating:63Neutral
Price Target:
$44.00
â–²(6.08% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:02/25/26
The score is driven primarily by mixed fundamentals: strong and improving free cash flow but weakened by a sharp 2025 revenue decline and elevated leverage. Technicals are supportive (uptrend with positive MACD) though momentum is stretched (RSI/Stoch high). Guidance points to modest 2026 improvement, but higher interest expense and a softer Q1 outlook temper the near-term profile.
Positive Factors
Strong free cash flow generation
A ~33% rise in free cash flow in 2025 reflects durable cash generation from operations. Sustained FCF supports reinvestment, dividend increases, debt paydown and capacity investments, giving management flexibility to fund growth and withstand cyclical raw-material or customer-volume swings over the medium term.
Negative Factors
Sharp 2025 revenue decline
A roughly 20.7% top-line decline in 2025 is a material structural headwind: lower scale can pressure fixed-cost absorption, reduce operating leverage benefits, and make margins more sensitive to input cost swings. Recovery in revenue is key to restoring prior margin and cash-flow levels over coming quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong free cash flow generation
A ~33% rise in free cash flow in 2025 reflects durable cash generation from operations. Sustained FCF supports reinvestment, dividend increases, debt paydown and capacity investments, giving management flexibility to fund growth and withstand cyclical raw-material or customer-volume swings over the medium term.
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Silgan Holdings (SLGN) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$4.37B
Dividend Yield1.97%
Average Volume (3M)842.12K
Price to Earnings (P/E)14.8
Beta (1Y)0.65
Revenue Growth11.10%
EPS Growth6.54%
CountryUS
Employees17,315
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryPackaging & Containers
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.67
Shares Outstanding105,441,970
10 Day Avg. Volume701,504
30 Day Avg. Volume842,118
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio3.19
Price to Book (P/B)1.87
Price to Sales (P/S)0.66
P/FCF Ratio10.09
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.81
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.22
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit6.88
Enterprise Value/Ebitda8.62
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$52.57Price Target Upside26.74% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering8
EPS Forecast (FY)3.78
Revenue Forecast (FY)$6.65B
Silgan Holdings Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Silgan Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells rigid packaging for consumer goods products in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Dispensing and Specialty Closures, Metal Co...
How the Company Makes Money
Silgan makes money by manufacturing and selling rigid packaging products to brand owners and contract packers, generating revenue largely from high-volume, repeat purchase orders tied to customers’ ongoing production of packaged consumer goods.
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Silgan Holdings Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Silgan Holdings Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 04, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Apr 29, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized multiple strategic and operational positives — record/near-record segment results, successful integration of Vayner with run-rate synergies achieved, completion of a multiyear cost program, return to target leverage, continued organic growth in higher-value dispensing products, and robust pet food volume expansion. Headwinds include higher interest expense and tax items that reduced Q4 EPS, raw material/tariff-driven volatility, some customer destocking (largely contained) and a remaining procedural uncertainty related to a large metal containers customer bankruptcy. On balance, the company presented stronger operational performance and clear strategic momentum while acknowledging measurable near-term financial headwinds that management is addressing.Positive Updates
Revenue Growth
Fourth quarter net sales approximately $1.5 billion, up 4% year-over-year, driven by contractual pass-through of higher raw materials and favorable foreign currency translation.
Negative Updates
Adjusted EPS and Tax Headwinds in Q4
Q4 adjusted EPS $0.67, down $0.18 versus prior year driven by higher interest expense and a higher tax rate; Q4 tax rate negatively impacted by non-recurring, non-cash tax items (~3% impact in the quarter, ~0.5% for the year).
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Revenue Growth
Fourth quarter net sales approximately $1.5 billion, up 4% year-over-year, driven by contractual pass-through of higher raw materials and favorable foreign currency translation.
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Company Guidance
Silgan guided 2026 adjusted EPS of $3.70–$3.90 (vs. $3.72 in 2025), with interest expense of ~ $205M, an effective tax rate of ~25–26%, corporate expense of ~ $45M and a weighted average share count of ~106M; at the midpoint they expect to exceed 2025 adjusted EBIT and adjusted EBITDA. Segment-level guidance calls for total adjusted EBIT growth of low- to mid-single-digits driven by Dispensing & Specialty Closures (DSC) adjusted EBIT up low- to mid-single-digits with organic DSC volumes up low- to mid-single-digits and dispensing products up mid-single-digits; Metal Containers adjusted EBIT up low-single-digits with volumes up low-single-digits (pet food volumes + mid-single-digits and now >50% of segment volume); Custom Containers adjusted EBIT comparable with volumes roughly flat (Q1 modestly lower from carryover destocking). First-quarter 2026 adjusted EPS is guided at $0.70–$0.80 (prior Q1 $0.82) with Q1 interest of ~ $45M and a tax rate of ~25–26%; full-year free cash flow is estimated at ~ $450M with CapEx of ~ $310M to support dispensing and pet-food investments. Interest expense is expected to be above 2025 levels primarily due to the April maturity of the company’s 1.4% senior secured notes.Silgan Holdings Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
58
Neutral
Balance Sheet
49
Neutral
Cash Flow
62
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 6.48B | 5.85B | 5.99B | 6.41B | 5.68B |
| Gross Profit | 1.15B | 1.01B | 992.56M | 1.05B | 918.42M |
| EBITDA | 920.30M | 789.92M | 858.67M | 863.27M | 825.10M |
| Net Income | 288.40M | 276.38M | 325.96M | 340.85M | 359.08M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 9.40B | 8.58B | 7.61B | 7.35B | 7.77B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.08B | 822.85M | 642.92M | 585.62M | 631.44M |
| Total Debt | 4.62B | 4.36B | 3.66B | 3.64B | 4.03B |
| Total Liabilities | 7.12B | 6.60B | 5.72B | 5.63B | 6.21B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.27B | 1.99B | 1.89B | 1.72B | 1.56B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 422.70M | 459.09M | 255.79M | 532.65M | 324.50M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 729.80M | 721.87M | 482.60M | 748.41M | 556.80M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -297.30M | -1.18B | -223.81M | -215.60M | -976.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -207.50M | 662.52M | -211.39M | -569.59M | 648.60M |
Silgan Holdings Technical Analysis
Negative
41.48
Price Trends
43.75
Negative
42.05
Negative
43.97
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.73
Negative
52.23
Neutral
93.63
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For SLGN, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 41.48 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 39.81, below the 50-day MA of 43.75, and below the 200-day MA of 43.97, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.73 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 52.23 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 93.63 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for SLGN.
Silgan Holdings Risk Analysis
Silgan Holdings disclosed 1 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Silgan Holdings reported the most risks in the "Legal & Regulatory" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 1 New Risks
Silgan Holdings Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 Neutral | $5.57B | 10.96 | 32.44% | 4.33% | 8.31% | -99.39% | |
63 Neutral | $4.37B | 14.78 | 13.03% | 1.97% | 11.10% | 6.54% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
60 Neutral | $6.21B | 12.04 | 48.39% | 1.94% | -1.22% | -0.76% | |
60 Neutral | $4.70B | 16.01 | 13.83% | 3.97% | 0.76% | -17.69% | |
57 Neutral | $2.46B | -38.25 | -2.78% | 9.90% | 10.34% | 87.86% | |
56 Neutral | $2.85B | 10.06 | 13.67% | 2.91% | -3.93% | -27.37% |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
SLGN
Silgan Holdings
41.48
-7.18
-14.75%
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-60.22%
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Silgan Holdings Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyDividendsFinancial Disclosures
Silgan Holdings Raises Quarterly Dividend for 22nd Year
Positive
Feb 24, 2026
On February 24, 2026, Silgan Holdings Inc. announced that its board approved a 5 percent increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.21 per share, marking the 22nd consecutive annual dividend increase since cash dividends began in 2004. The divi...
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