Packaging supplier Silgan's Q4 EPS beats estimates on demand for dispensing products

Reuters02-04 18:41
Packaging supplier Silgan's Q4 EPS beats estimates on demand for dispensing products

Overview

  • Packaging supplier's Q4 revenue slightly beat analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for Q4 beat analyst expectations

  • Company returned approximately $160 mln to shareholders

Outlook

  • Silgan expects 2026 adjusted EPS between $3.70 and $3.90

  • Company projects 2026 free cash flow around $450 mln vs $445.2 mln in 2025

  • Silgan sees 2026 capital expenditures of $310 mln vs $307.1 mln in 2025

Result Drivers

  • DISPENSING PRODUCTS - Sales grew over 30% in 2025, driven by customer focus and innovation, despite challenges in personal and home care markets

  • METAL CONTAINERS - 7% growth in pet food markets offset isolated customer development, contributing to segment stability

  • CUSTOM CONTAINERS - Lower volumes due to exit from lower margin business impacted segment sales

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Sales

Slight Beat*

$1.47 bln

$1.46 bln (10 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$0.67

$0.64 (11 Analysts)

Q4 Net Income

$18.20 mln

Q4 Basic EPS

$0.17

Q4 Gross Profit

$252.70 mln

Q4 Pretax Profit

$53.40 mln

*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 10 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the non-paper containers & packaging peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Silgan Holdings Inc is $49.00, about 12% above its February 3 closing price of $43.76

  • The stock recently traded at 11 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 10 three months ago

Press Release: ID:nBw3n9Xz0a

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