Silgan Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SLGN) Signals Short-Term Momentum While Fundamentals Suggest Valuation Pressure

Momentum indicators point to a near-term bullish tilt, but cash-flow stress and elevated leverage keep the company’s WMDST valuation categorized as over-valued.

Recent News

On May 12, 2026 the Board declared a $0.21 per share quarterly cash dividend payable June 15, 2026 to holders of record on June 1, 2026. Analyst activity included a noted initiation of coverage by Deutsche Bank on April 1, 2026 and a Truist price-target adjustment reported mid‑April 2026.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show a bullish bias: DI+ sits at 27.75 and is increasing while DI– sits at 18.40 and is decreasing, with ADX at 27.18 indicating a strong emerging trend; the directional setup favors upward price momentum.

MACD reads 0.58 with the MACD line above the 0.01 signal line and trending higher, indicating bullish momentum and a positive momentum crossover.

MRO registers –11.74 but the MRO trend increases; the negative MRO implies the price sits below the model target and therefore carries measurable upside potential as that oscillator moves toward zero.

RSI at 49.91 and increasing places momentum near neutral‑to‑supportive territory, not signaling overbought conditions and leaving room for further upside before typical overbought thresholds.

Price sits above several short‑term averages: the 12‑day EMA (39.96), 20‑day average (38.88) and 50‑day average (39.16), and slightly above the 200‑day average ($41.11); short‑term moving averages and Ichimoku conversion/base lines (both 39.32) sit below the close, supporting the immediate technical bias. Price trades just above the 1× Bollinger upper band ($41.43), indicating a modest short‑term extension rather than an extreme.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Operating profitability shows mixed signals. EBIT margin equals 8.043% versus an industry peer mean of 9.019%, placing the company below the peer mean while inside the industry peer range. QoQ EBIT margin rose by 16.80%, but YoY EBIT margin declined by 9.64%, indicating recent sequential improvement against longer‑term compression.

Revenue dynamics present divergence: revenue growth year‑over‑year reached 60.45%, while the most recent quarter shows a QoQ revenue change of –123.46% (large negative QoQ change as reported), reflecting pronounced timing or comparability effects between periods.

Reported EPS of $0.78 beat the $0.74 estimate by $0.04, an EPS surprise of +5.41% for the quarter.

Liquidity and cash generation raise concern: operating cash flow equaled –$799.6M and free cash flow equaled –$882.0M, producing a free cash flow yield of –20.01% versus an industry peer mean of about –3.91%, a materially weaker cash‑flow position than peers. The company posted a large change in working capital (–$964.9M) and a cash conversion cycle of 56.34 days versus an industry peer mean near –2.68 days, indicating substantially more cash tied up in operations.

Balance sheet and leverage metrics skew toward higher leverage: debt‑to‑equity stands at 2.01 versus an industry peer mean of 1.55, and debt‑to‑EBITDA measures 22.14, indicating heavy leverage relative to operating earnings. Interest coverage equals 3.03, below the industry peer mean of 3.82, reducing margin for rising interest costs.

Margins and returns sit below peer averages: gross margin at 17.02% trails the industry peer mean of 19.42%, return on equity at 2.72% sits below the industry peer mean of 3.81%, and asset turnover at 0.167 sits slightly below the industry peer mean of 0.194. Current and quick ratios (1.26 and 0.78) sit above their respective industry peer means, providing some short‑term liquidity cushion.

Valuation context and WMDST view: price multiples show elevated absolute levels in market context—forward PE near 42.10 and trailing PE near 53.47—yet P/B (1.90) and PS (2.82) register below industry peer means. Given weak free cash generation, high net debt (~$4.23B) and elevated leverage, WMDST values the stock as over‑valued despite pockets of operational resilience.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-03-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-04-29
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-07-29
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 1.1 B
 Operating Cash Flow -799.57 M
 Capital Expenditures -82.44 M
 Change In Working Capital -964.94 M
 Dividends Paid -22.85 M
 Cash Flow Delta -645.23 M
 End Period Cash Flow 435.4 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 1.6 B
 Forward Revenue 668.0 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 1.3 B
 Depreciation 84.9 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 84.9 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 1.4 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 265.8 M
 EBITDA 210.5 M
 EBIT 125.6 M
 Operating Income 135.6 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 41.4 M
 Net Interest Income -41.43 M
 Income Before Tax 84.1 M
 Tax Provision 22.3 M
 Tax Rate 26.5 %
 Net Income 63.0 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 63.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.74
 EPS Actual 0.78
 EPS Difference 0.04
 EPS Surprise 5.405 %
 Forward EPS 1.02
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 9.3 B
 Intangible Assets 3.3 B
 Net Tangible Assets -1.02 B
 Total Current Assets 3.0 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 435.4 M
 Cash 435.4 M
 Net Receivables 1.2 B
 Inventory 1.1 B
 Long-Term Investments 656.5 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 817.0 M
 Short-Term Debt 988.3 M
 Total Current Liabilities 2.4 B
 Net Debt 4.2 B
 Total Debt 4.7 B
 Total Liabilities 7.0 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 2.3 B
 Retained Earnings 3.6 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 21.96
 Shares Outstanding 105.680 M
 Revenue Per-Share 14.77
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 4.4 B
 Enterprise Value 8.6 B
 Enterprise Multiple 41.008
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -2.772 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -11.485 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 54.307
median: 47.054
mean: 43.358
SLGN: 41.008
low: 35.912
 EV/R 5.529
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 4.017
 Asset To Liability 1.331
 Debt To Capital 0.668
 Debt To Assets 0.5
Debt To Assets QoQ 8.077 %
Debt To Assets YoY -5.297 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA SLGN: 0.5
high: 0.452
mean: 0.401
median: 0.395
low: 0.216
 Debt To Equity 2.008
Debt To Equity QoQ 5.076 %
Debt To Equity YoY -9.605 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.217
SLGN: 2.008
mean: 1.55
median: 1.394
low: 0.411
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.899
Price To Book QoQ -2.132 %
Price To Book YoY -27.384 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 4.016
median: 2.896
mean: 2.883
SLGN: 1.899
low: 1.329
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 53.47
Price To Earnings QoQ -14.416 %
Price To Earnings YoY -13.911 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 79.116
mean: 68.618
median: 67.197
SLGN: 53.47
low: 43.834
 PE/G Ratio 3.257
 Price To Sales (P/S) 2.823
Price To Sales QoQ -6.066 %
Price To Sales YoY -24.016 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 4.5
mean: 3.927
median: 3.645
low: 3.102
SLGN: 2.823
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 42.102
Forward PE/G 2.564
Forward P/S 6.598
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 3.831
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.167
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 7.308 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -1.319 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.228
mean: 0.194
median: 0.183
SLGN: 0.167
low: 0.151
 Receivables Turnover 1.786
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 27.237 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -2.137 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.075
mean: 2.442
median: 2.343
SLGN: 1.786
low: 1.639
 Inventory Turnover 1.173
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.411 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -2.764 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.396
mean: 1.529
median: 1.396
SLGN: 1.173
low: 1.139
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 51.085
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 56.336
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -13.294 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 1.977 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA SLGN: 56.336
high: 55.748
mean: -2.677
median: -7.339
low: -29.152
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 2.564
 CapEx To Revenue -0.053
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.971
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 6.0 B
 Net Invested Capital 7.0 B
 Invested Capital 7.0 B
 Net Tangible Assets -1.02 B
 Net Working Capital 609.0 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.185
 Current Ratio 1.258
Current Ratio QoQ 3.117 %
Current Ratio YoY 10.708 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 1.275
SLGN: 1.258
median: 1.119
mean: 1.113
low: 0.964
 Quick Ratio 0.78
Quick Ratio QoQ -0.023 %
Quick Ratio YoY 15.52 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 0.998
SLGN: 0.78
median: 0.719
mean: 0.716
low: 0.536
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 22.139
 Cost Of Debt 0.812 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 3.031
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 43.102 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -0.331 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 4.308
median: 3.835
mean: 3.816
SLGN: 3.031
low: 2.718
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio -0.384
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 77.632
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 2.759
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.362
 Dividend Rate 0.22
 Dividend Yield 0.005
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -0.796 %
 Revenue Growth 6.309 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -123.463 %
Revenue Growth YoY 60.453 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 7.841 %
median: 7.649 %
SLGN: 6.309 %
mean: 4.784 %
low: -5.177 %
 Earnings Growth 16.418 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -144.624 %
Earnings Growth YoY -565.231 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 129.167 %
SLGN: 16.418 %
mean: 5.634 %
median: -10.345 %
low: -15.385 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 17.023 %
Gross Margin QoQ -1.058 %
Gross Margin YoY -7.669 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 23.024 %
median: 19.761 %
mean: 19.424 %
low: 17.93 %
SLGN: 17.023 %
 EBIT Margin 8.043 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 16.802 %
EBIT Margin YoY -9.639 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 11.415 %
median: 9.326 %
mean: 9.019 %
SLGN: 8.043 %
low: 2.964 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 8.688 %
Return On Sales QoQ -5.318 %
Return On Sales YoY -2.393 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 11.261 %
mean: 9.407 %
median: 9.353 %
SLGN: 8.688 %
low: 5.155 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) -882.02 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield -20.011 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -172.247 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 42.295 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 1.529 %
mean: -3.913 %
median: -5.785 %
low: -8.268 %
SLGN: -20.011 %
 Free Cash Growth -172.148 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -146.681 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -8.719 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: -155.294 %
SLGN: -172.148 %
mean: -186.664 %
median: -190.106 %
low: -233.429 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -13.992
 Cash Flow Margin -57.952 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings -14.353
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.02
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.674 %
Return On Assets QoQ 249.223 %
Return On Assets YoY -13.921 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 1.225 %
median: 1.043 %
mean: 0.953 %
SLGN: 0.674 %
low: 0.227 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 1.803 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.027
Return On Equity QoQ 239.5 %
Return On Equity YoY -16.738 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.06
mean: 0.038
median: 0.037
SLGN: 0.027
low: 0.004
 DuPont ROE 2.744 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 1.322 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 9.528 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -10.856 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 3.023 %
mean: 2.032 %
median: 1.904 %
SLGN: 1.322 %
low: 0.587 %

Six-Week Outlook

Technical momentum favors a short‑term bullish swing: directional indicators, a bullish MACD crossover and short‑term averages below the close point toward continued upward pressure, while MRO’s negative‑but‑rising reading signals room for mean reversion toward the model target. Volume near its 10‑ and 50‑day averages supports the current move rather than suggesting an exhaustion spike.

Fundamental constraints limit the run: heavy leverage, negative free cash flow and a cash conversion cycle well above industry peers create a backdrop that can cap sustained upside and increase vulnerability to a trend reversal if momentum stalls. Monitor momentum retention and any material changes to cash‑flow or leverage metrics over coming weeks; a loss of MACD/DI+ momentum would likely reduce the scope for further short swings given the valuation headwinds.

About Silgan Holdings Inc.

Silgan Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SLGN) manufactures and sells rigid packaging solutions for consumer goods worldwide. The company operates through three primary segments: Dispensing and Specialty Closures, Metal Containers, and Custom Containers. The Dispensing and Specialty Closures segment produces metal and plastic closures and dispensing systems for a variety of products, including food, beverages, healthcare, and personal care items. It also supplies capping/sealing equipment and detection systems. In the Metal Containers segment, Silgan manufactures steel and aluminum containers for food products such as pet food, vegetables, soups, and proteins, as well as general line metal containers for chemicals. The Custom Containers segment designs and produces custom and stock plastic containers for industries including personal care, healthcare, food and beverage, and household chemicals. Additionally, this segment offers thermoformed bowls and trays for food products and various plastic closures and fitments. Silgan markets its products primarily through a direct sales force, distributors, and an online shopping catalog. Founded in 1987, Silgan Holdings is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.



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