Silgan Holdings (SLGN)
NYSEMaterialsPackaging & ContainersSnapshot 2026-11-05
NYSEMaterialsPackaging & ContainersSnapshot 2026-11-05
QuarterlyIQ Insights · SLGN
How strong the business is — where it ranks within its sector on capital efficiency and cash generation, and how well management has been executing.
How this business ranks within materials on a research-validated quality screen. As of 2026-11-04.
The screen ranks SLGN against its sector on four durable signals: share dilution, return on capital, free-cash-flow yield, and FCF margin. Historically the highest-quality names tended toward better typical outcomes and fewer bad years over multi-year holds (strongest at three years, modest at one), and that pattern showed up even before the price moved. It characterizes business quality, not price direction.
Each leg is a sector-relative percentile (higher is better); 3 of 4 legs were available for this name. The composite is built from these four; the raw value follows each percentile for context.
A forward quality tilt, not a price prediction, and context for your own research rather than a recommendation. Not investment advice.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Materials names rated neutral grew net income 46% of the time over the next year (vs 56% for the rest of the cohort, n=2600).
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Met or beat guidance 100% of the last 3 guided quarters · 1.7% avg surprise
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
The combination is a transformational next step that accelerates Silgan’s portfolio evolution and will create a best-in-class global supplier of metal packaging for essential consumer products, with…
Stated in a supplied disclosure. Management reported: “This transaction is expected to generate substantial value for shareholders, delivering approximately $2.3 billion of cash proceeds to Silgan while strengthening our global metal packaging business.” “The combination is a transformational next step that accelerates Silgan’s portfolio evolution and will create a best-in-class global supplier of metal packaging for essential consumer products, with complementary operations principally in North America and Europe.”
Our growing fragrance and beauty dispensing solutions delivered another quarter of double-digit growth, and with the Weener acquisition fully integrated we see additional opportunities for incrementa…
Stated in 2 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “Our growing fragrance and beauty dispensing solutions delivered another quarter of double-digit growth, and with the Weener acquisition fully integrated we see additional opportunities for incremental innovation and commercial success.” “"Our 2025 results continued to highlight the meaningful progress from our key strategic initiatives, as we successfully integrated the Weener acquisition, continued to outpace market growth in our high value dispensing and pet food products, and completed our multi-year cost savings program.”
Our Metal Containers business continued to show strong growth in the quarter with double digit volume growth in pet food products despite significant inflation in raw material costs as a result of st…
Stated in 2 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “Our Metal Containers business continued to show strong growth in the quarter with double digit volume growth in pet food products despite significant inflation in raw material costs as a result of steel and aluminum tariffs.” “"Our 2025 results continued to highlight the meaningful progress from our key strategic initiatives, as we successfully integrated the Weener acquisition, continued to outpace market growth in our high value dispensing and pet food products, and completed our multi-year cost savings program.”
The Company confirmed its estimate of free cash flow in 2026 of approximately $450 million as compared to $445.2 million in 2025.
Stated in 2 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “The Company confirmed its estimate of free cash flow in 2026 of approximately $450 million as compared to $445.2 million in 2025.” “The Company currently estimates that free cash flow in 2026 will be approximately $450 million as compared to $445.2 million in 2025.”
“The Company confirmed its estimate of free cash flow in 2026 of approximately $450 million as compared to $445.2 million in 2025.”
In Custom Containers, our teams successfully navigated the conclusion of customer destocking and closely managed costs to mitigate its impact on profit, and we are seeing incremental opportunities to…
Over the trailing year it converted -3.80x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Materials names rated fragile grew net income 46% of the time over the next year (vs 53% for the rest of the cohort, n=1429).
Most sensitive to long-term interest rates and real (inflation-adjusted) rates.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, the broad stock market, Fed net liquidity (low R² over the window).
22 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Materials names rated volatile grew net income 52% of the time over the next year (vs 53% for the rest of the cohort, n=1894).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-11-05.
“Our growing fragrance and beauty dispensing solutions delivered another quarter of double-digit growth, and with the Weener acquisition fully integrated we see additional opportunities for incrementa…”
“"Our 2025 results continued to highlight the meaningful progress from our key strategic initiatives, as we successfully integrated the Weener acquisition, continued to outpace market growth in our hi…”
“Our Metal Containers business continued to show strong growth in the quarter with double digit volume growth in pet food products despite significant inflation in raw material costs as a result of st…”
“"Our 2025 results continued to highlight the meaningful progress from our key strategic initiatives, as we successfully integrated the Weener acquisition, continued to outpace market growth in our hi…”
“The Company currently estimates that free cash flow in 2026 will be approximately $450 million as compared to $445.2 million in 2025.”