CROWN HOLDINGS, INC. REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS

TAMPA, Fla., July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Highlights

Second Quarter

• Diluted earnings per share of $2.23 versus $1.56 in 2025
• Adjusted diluted earnings per share increased 16% to $2.49 compared to $2.15 in 2025
• Global beverage can volumes increased 5%
• Share repurchases of $305 million during the quarter.  Total share repurchases almost 7% of outstanding Company shares over previous twelve months
• Net leverage ratio of 2.5x adjusted EBITDA

2026 Outlook

• Full year guidance range for adjusted diluted earnings per share increased to $8.30 to $8.50 with adjusted free cash flow of at least $900 million

Commenting on the quarter, Timothy J. Donahue, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "The Company continued its strong 2026 performance with excellent second quarter results.  Global beverage can volume growth of 5% in the quarter was driven by double-digit gains in Asia and increases of 7% and 5% in Europe and North America, respectively, which more than offset softer demand in Latin America.  Second quarter segment income results also reflect robust results across the Company's beverage can equipment and North American Tinplate businesses. The Transit business performed well despite a continuing tepid global industrial production environment.

"The Company is on pace for another exceptional year in 2026.  Notably, we expect that global beverage can demand will continue to thrive, as customers and consumers alike continue to increasingly prefer aluminum cans as the most sustainable and responsible beverage packaging option.  Cans are the ideal package for brands in both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic segments and continue to be the choice for new beverage product introductions around the world.  To meet this expanded demand, the Company is advancing as planned with previously announced capacity expansion projects in Brazil, Greece and Spain as well as the construction of a state-of-the-art facility in Northern India, marking Crown's entry into one of the world's fastest growing beverage markets.

"The Company has repurchased more than $500 million in stock during the first six months of the year, reflecting both our confidence in the long-term outlook for the Company and the continued strength of free cash flow generation.  We remain committed to a disciplined and opportunistic approach to share repurchases while balancing investment opportunities and maintaining financial flexibility through a strong balance sheet.  The net leverage ratio was 2.5x at the end of the second quarter of 2026."  

Net sales in the second quarter were $3,668 million compared to $3,149 million in the second quarter of 2025 reflecting higher global beverage can shipments, the pass-through of $395 million in higher material costs and favorable foreign currency translation of $32 million.

Income from operations was $464 million in the second quarter of 2026 compared to $391 million in the second quarter of 2025.  Segment income in the second quarter of 2026 was $501 million compared to $476 million in the prior year second quarter driven by 5% higher global beverage can shipments and strong results across the beverage can equipment and North American tinplate businesses offset by inflationary cost increases.

Net income attributable to Crown Holdings in the second quarter of 2026 was $245 million compared to $181 million in the second quarter of 2025.  Reported diluted earnings per share were $2.23 in the second quarter of 2026 compared to $1.56 in 2025 and adjusted diluted earnings per share were $2.49 compared to $2.15 in 2025.

Six Month Results

Net sales for the first six months of 2026 were $6,927 million compared to $6,036 million in the first six months of 2025, reflecting the pass-through of $629 million in higher material costs, favorable foreign currency translation of $106 million and higher global beverage can shipments.

Income from operations was $829 million in the first half of 2026 compared to $756 million in the first half of 2025.  Segment income in the first half of 2026 was $906 million compared to $874 million in the prior year period driven by 5% higher global beverage can shipments partially offset by inflationary cost pressures.

Net income attributable to Crown Holdings in the first six months of 2026 was $420 million compared to $374 million in the first six months of 2025. Reported diluted earnings per share were $3.78 compared to $3.21 in 2025.  Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $4.34 compared to $3.81 in 2025.

Outlook

Kevin C. Clothier, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, commented "The global beverage can market remains healthy, our manufacturing network continues to perform at a high level and our balance sheet remains strong.  As a result, the Company is raising 2026 adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance from a range of $7.90 to $8.30 to a range of $8.30 to $8.50 and expects third quarter adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of $2.20 to $2.30."

The Company expects to generate adjusted free cash flow of at least $900 million in 2026 after capital spending of approximately $550 million.

Non-GAAP Measures

Segment income, adjusted free cash flow, net debt, adjusted net leverage ratio, adjusted net income, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted diluted earnings per share, net interest expense, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not defined terms under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP measures).  Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for income from operations, cash flow, leverage ratio, net income, effective tax rates, diluted earnings per share or interest expense and interest income prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to calculations of similarly titled measures by other companies.

The Company views segment income as the principal measure of the performance of its operations and adjusted free cash flow and adjusted net leverage ratio as the principal measures of its liquidity.  The Company considers all of these measures in the allocation of resources.  Adjusted free cash flow has certain limitations, however, including that it does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures since other non-discretionary expenditures, such as mandatory debt service requirements, are not deducted from the measure.  The amount of mandatory versus discretionary expenditures can vary significantly between periods.  The Company believes that adjusted free cash flow and adjusted net leverage ratio provide meaningful measures of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing the Company's ability to fund its activities, including the financing of acquisitions, debt repayments, share repurchases or dividends.  The Company believes that adjusted net income, segment income, the adjusted effective tax rate and adjusted diluted earnings per share are useful in evaluating the Company's operations as these measures are adjusted for items that affect comparability between periods.  Segment income, adjusted free cash flow, net debt, adjusted net leverage ratio, adjusted net income, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted diluted earnings per share, net interest expense, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are derived from the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations, Cash Flows and Consolidated Balance Sheets, as applicable, and reconciliations to segment income, adjusted free cash flow, net debt, adjusted net leverage ratio, adjusted net income, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted diluted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA can be found within this release.  Reconciliations of estimated adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted free cash flow, the adjusted effective tax rates and adjusted net leverage ratio for the third quarter and full year of 2026 to estimated diluted earnings per share, operating cash flow, the effective tax rate and income from operations on a GAAP basis are not provided in this release due to the unavailability of estimates of the following, the timing and magnitude of which the Company is unable to reliably forecast without unreasonable efforts, which are excluded from estimated adjusted diluted earnings per share, the adjusted effective tax rates and adjusted net leverage ratio, and could have a significant impact on earnings per share, the effective tax rate and income from operations on a GAAP basis: gains or losses on the sale of businesses or other assets, restructuring and other costs, asset impairment charges, asbestos-related charges, losses from early extinguishment of debt, pension settlement and curtailment charges, the tax and noncontrolling interest impact of the items above, and the impact of tax law changes or other tax matters.

Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call tomorrow, July 21, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) to discuss this news release.  Forward-looking and other material information may be discussed on the conference call.  The dial-in numbers for the conference call are 630-395-0194 or toll-free 888-324-8108 and the access password is "packaging."  A live webcast of the call will be made available to the public on the internet at the Company's website, www.crowncork.com.  A replay of the conference call will be available for a one-week period ending at midnight on July 28, 2026.  The telephone numbers for the replay are 203-369-0896 or toll free 866-427-6407.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical information, all other information in this press release consists of forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including expected levels of capital expenditures, free cash flow and earnings; the Company's ability to continue to operate its plants, distribute its products, and  maintain its supply chain, including any impact of the ongoing Middle East conflict; the Company's ability to complete the projects in Brazil, Greece, Spain and Northern India; the future impact of currency translation; the continuation of performance and market trends in 2026, including consumer preference for beverage cans and global beverage can demand; the future impact of inflation, including the potential for higher interest rates and energy and transportation prices and the Company's ability to recover raw material and other inflationary costs, including tariffs and retaliatory trade measures; future demand for food cans; the Company's ability to deliver continuous operational improvement and future demand in the Transit Packaging segment that may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.  Important factors that could cause the statements made in this press release or the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ are discussed under the caption "Forward Looking Statements" in the Company's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2025 and in subsequent filings made prior to or after the date hereof.  The Company does not intend to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement in light of future events.

Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer marketing companies, as well as transit and protective packaging products, equipment and services to a broad range of end markets. World headquarters are located in Tampa, Florida.

For more information, contact:

Kevin C. Clothier, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, (215) 698-5281

Thomas T. Fischer, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs, (215) 552-3720

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations, Balance Sheets, Statements of Cash Flows, Segment Information and Supplemental Data follow.

Consolidated Supplemental Financial Data (Unaudited)

(in millions)

Reconciliation from Income from Operations to Segment Income

The Company views segment income, as defined below, as a principal measure of performance of its operations and for the allocation of resources.  Segment income is defined by the Company as income from operations adjusted to exclude intangibles amortization charges and provisions for restructuring and other.

Consolidated Supplemental Data (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share data)

Reconciliation from Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table reconciles reported net income and diluted earnings per share attributable to the Company to adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share, as used elsewhere in this release. 

Adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share and the adjusted effective tax rate are non-GAAP measures and are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, diluted earnings per share and effective tax rates determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  The Company believes these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to evaluate the performance of the Company's ongoing business.

Adjusted free cash flow is defined by the Company as net cash from operating activities less capital expenditures and certain other items.  A reconciliation of net cash from operating activities to adjusted free cash flow for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 follows.

SOURCE Crown Holdings, Inc.