SLGN
Silgan Holdings Inc.
SLGN's fundamentals are mixed: free cash flow more than tripled, but earnings per share fell 15%. At 16x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 16x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
SLGN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
SLGN's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
SLGN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10x | $40.71 | — |
| Cheap | 14x | $34.15 | -16% |
| Fair | 16x | $38.73 | -4.9% |
| Current | 16x | $40.71 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $44.51 | +9.3% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SLGN's PE is in its fair range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SLGN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect SLGN's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
SLGN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.03 | +62% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.49 | -15% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.56 | -8.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.67 | -0.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.70 | +4.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.94 | +6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.81 | -1.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.69 | -5.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.58 | -13% |
SLGN's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.49 over the past year, against $3.60 in late 2022.
SLGN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2B | +1.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +6.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | +4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | +5.3% |
SLGN's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $2B last quarter, up 1.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.1% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.3% | -1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.6% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.4% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.7% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.5% | -2.8 points |
SLGN's operating margin was 7.1% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
SLGN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $264.7M | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | -$258.5M | +$35.7M |
| Q1 2026 | -$882M | -$115.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +41% |
| Q3 2025 | $260.8M | +3.3% |
| Q2 2025 | -$294.2M | -$258.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$766.3M | -$143.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $865M | -16% |
SLGN still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2025 peak: $347M over the past year.
SLGN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +151K shares |
| 1 year | -0.8% | -860K shares |
| 3 years | -2.6% | -2.8M shares |
| 5 years | -4.7% | -5.3M shares |
| Available history | -5% | -5.6M shares |
SLGN has 106M diluted shares, down 0.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $7.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $8.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $59.3M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $6.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6M |
SLGN spent $17M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 76% from the year before.
SLGN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.9x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.2x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 7.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 6.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.3x | High |
SLGN's net debt is about 5.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 6.3 years a year ago.
SLGN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 64.4 | Neutral |
SLGN's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 64 (neutral).
SLGN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | SLGN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 18x | 9.3% below |
| PE % | 62 | 47 | 15 pts above |
SLGN is trading at 16x earnings, in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
SLGN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $38.2 | 6.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $40.8 | 0.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $41.3 | 1.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $45.4 | 10% below |
| 200 week MA | $46.5 | 12% below |
SLGN has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 12% below its 200-week average.
SLGN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $31.1 | $36.9 | +19% |
| 2021 | $36.9 | $41.1 | +12% |
| 2022 | $41.1 | $52.8 | +28% |
| 2023 | $52.8 | $45.3 | -14% |
| 2024 | $45.3 | $52.6 | +16% |
| 2025 | $52.6 | $40.9 | -22% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.9 | $40.7 | -0.4% |
SLGN has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's roughly flat so far in 2026.