Crown Holdings (CCK) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $2.39
- Estimate
- $2.26
- Surprise
- +5.9%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.4 → 6.5/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Crown Holdings (CCK) beat the $2.26 estimate with adjusted EPS of $2.39 — a clear 5.9% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.4/10) to Sell at 6.5/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CCK Sell at 5.9/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +5.9% surprise compares with a +7.4% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-03.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Product: global beverage can business (73.0%)
- Concentration risk — Geographic: international operations (61.0%)
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $116.25
- Price target
- $118.45
- Stop
- $110.67
- Upside to target
- +1.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.2:1
The stock trades at 16.2× trailing but 12.8× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 73 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CCK at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Packaging & Containers
- Market cap
- $12.56B
- P/E (fwd)
- 12.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 16.2
- 52-week range
- $91.31–$122.91
- Off 52-week high
- 5.4%
- RSI (14)
- 73
- Volume vs avg
- 0.82×
- Score today
- 5.9/10