Crown (NYSE:CCK) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance
by Jessica Moore · The Cerbat GemCrown (NYSE:CCK – Get Free Report) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided EPS guidance of 7.900-8.300 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 8.060. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Crown also updated its Q2 2026 guidance to 2.100-2.200 EPS.
Crown Stock Up 0.6%
Shares of CCK stock traded up $0.61 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $101.74. The company had a trading volume of 1,150,845 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,131,398. The company has a market cap of $11.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.66. Crown has a 12 month low of $88.67 and a 12 month high of $116.62. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $106.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $102.71.
Crown (NYSE:CCK – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 27th. The industrial products company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.11. Crown had a net margin of 5.97% and a return on equity of 26.68%. The firm had revenue of $3.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.03 billion. Crown has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-8.300 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.200 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Crown will post 8.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Crown Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This is a positive change from Crown’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Crown’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.98%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of analysts recently issued reports on CCK shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Crown in a report on Friday, March 27th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Crown from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Crown in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Crown from $111.00 to $109.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $115.00 price objective on Crown in a report on Friday, February 6th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Crown presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $124.40.
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Insider Transactions at Crown
In other news, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 29,734 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.80, for a total transaction of $3,413,463.20. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 88,052 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,108,369.60. The trade was a 25.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 7,500 shares of Crown stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.85, for a total transaction of $801,375.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 451,070 shares in the company, valued at $48,196,829.50. The trade was a 1.64% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 59,734 shares of company stock worth $6,619,863. 0.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Key Headlines Impacting Crown
Here are the key news stories impacting Crown this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat consensus — Crown reported $1.86 EPS vs. $1.75 expected and revenue of $3.26B vs. $3.03B consensus, showing stronger-than-expected demand and top-line execution. View Press Release
- Positive Sentiment: Healthy profitability metrics — return on equity of ~26.7% and a net margin near 6.0% indicate efficient capital use and solid margin conversion on higher revenue. PR Newswire Release
- Neutral Sentiment: FY 2026 guidance set to 7.900–8.300 EPS — the range roughly brackets analyst forecasts (consensus ~8.06), leaving full-year expectations broadly intact but with some upside/downside depending on execution.
- Negative Sentiment: Q2 2026 guidance came in slightly below consensus — management gave Q2 EPS guidance of 2.100–2.200 vs. the ~2.21 street estimate, which introduces near-term caution and likely explains any intraday share weakness before buyers leaned back in on the quarter beat.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Crown in the fourth quarter worth $127,230,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Crown by 36.9% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,467,550 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $333,197,000 after purchasing an additional 933,938 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Crown by 33.6% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,526,983 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $363,173,000 after purchasing an additional 886,471 shares in the last quarter. Scopus Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Crown during the 2nd quarter valued at about $47,214,000. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. grew its position in Crown by 180.5% during the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 576,394 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $59,357,000 after purchasing an additional 370,929 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.93% of the company’s stock.
About Crown
Crown Holdings, Inc is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products for consumer goods markets. The company designs, manufactures and sells metal packaging for beverage, food, household, personal care and specialty products. Its portfolio includes aluminum and steel beverage cans, steel food cans, aluminum aerosols, metal closures and ends, offering customers end-to-end solutions from design and prototyping to large-scale production.
Founded in 1919 as the Crown Cork & Seal Company, Crown has grown through strategic acquisitions and investments in advanced manufacturing technologies.