Amcor PLC (AMCR) stock analysis
Amcor PLC (AMCR) clears 3 of this site's 8 mechanical value filters, 4 of 8 Buffett-style checks and 2 of 5 Lynch-style checks. At $46.28 it trades 26.1% below this site's neutral DCF value (a margin of safety of +26.1%). Its earnings quality rates Mixed and it returns +5.3% to shareholders net of dilution. Figures are as of October 23, 2026, from SEC filings and market data refreshed weekly; this is educational analysis, not investment advice.
Data as of October 23, 2026. Refreshed weekly from SEC filings and market data.
What does Amcor do?
Amcor makes plastic and paper packaging, from flexible pouches to bottles, for food, drink, medical and consumer goods companies.
Brands and businesses it owns
- Amcor
- Bemis
- Rigid Packaging
What stands out about Amcor?
- The share price implies 0.6% yearly growth. At $46.28, AMCR's free cash flow of $3.67 per share would have to grow 0.6% a year, fading to 2.5% by year 10, for this site's DCF (10% discount rate) to match the price. This site's baseline starts at 8%, so the price asks for less growth than the baseline. Change the assumptions.
- Misses 2 of the 8 value filters. It fails Market Cap > $25B ($20.9B) and PEG Ratio < 1.5 (1.83); the other 3 pass and 3 were not evaluated. See every filter.
- Strongest against peers: revenue growth. At 56.6% (peer median 8.1%) it ranks 1st of 6 among packaging stocks this site tracks. See the ranking.
- Earnings quality: Mixed · 1 flag. Beneish M-score −2.50 · accruals −2.8% of assets · 207% of profit arrived as cash · stock comp 0.4% of revenue · share count +26.9% a year. From the latest 10-K (year to Jun 2026). See the Earnings Quality Screener.
- Dividend raises 1 of 6 flags. Its trailing yield is 5.71%. See the Sustainable Dividend Screener.
How has Amcor's share price moved?
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Is Amcor undervalued? The value diligence check
Every value-investing signal this site computes for this stock, gathered in one place: the same real numbers from the tools below, not a new score.
- Margin of safety (DCF) +26.1%
- P/E vs. its own history 18.9x · near the cheap end Real range: 14.1x–28.6x over 5 years (net income per diluted share from each fiscal year's 10-K, paired with the real closing price at that fiscal year-end).
- Wall St. analyst rating Buy · 3.90/5 20 analysts this month: 5 strong buy, 8 buy, 7 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell (Finnhub).
- Earnings quality (is the profit real?) Mixed · 1 flag Beneish M-score −2.50 · accruals −2.8% of assets · 207% of profit arrived as cash · stock comp 0.4% of revenue · share count +26.9% a year. From the latest 10-K (year to Jun 2026) - see the Earnings Quality Screener for how each check is scored.
- Shareholder yield (cash back to owners) +5.3% net Latest fiscal year (2026): dividends 5.7% + buybacks 0.0% − stock comp 0.4%, as a share of today's market cap. Over 6 years its split-adjusted share count rose 45%. See Shareholder Yield Leaders.
- Capital needed to grow (See's test) $28.07 per $1 of new profit · Capital-hungry · but only 6% return on capital Operating profit $901M → $1.4B, capital needed $8.7B → $22B, 2017–2026 (3-year averages); return on capital now 6% before tax. Buffett's See's Candies needed $0.42 per $1 of new profit, FlightSafety $3.20, a typical grower about $5. See Capital-Light Compounders.
- PEG (growth at a reasonable price) 1.83 · Above fair P/E 18.9× ÷ 10.3% a year of growth behind it. 211th lowest of 447 stocks with a usable PEG. Lynch's fair value is a PEG of 1; a very high PEG usually means almost no growth, a very low one a profit spike. See PEG Ratio Ranking.
- Compounder lenses (4) 1 of 4 · misses capital-light, real profit, price Capital-light growth: not cleared (profit grew 1.5×, under 2×); Profit is real: not cleared (1 earnings-quality flag); Cash to owners: cleared; Fair price (PEG): not cleared (PEG 1.83, over 1.5). See Compounders at a Fair Price, which also lets you move the PEG bar.
- Value trap check Clear
- Munger's Inversion Check 0 flags
- Standing vs. sector peers 4 of 7 measures above the median Compared with the 5 other packaging stocks this site tracks: 4 in the top third, 0 in the bottom third.
- Dividend payout sustainability 1/6 flags
How does Amcor compare with its peers?
4 of 7 measures sit above the median of the 5 other packaging stocks tracked here, 4 in the top third.
- P/E ratiolower is cheaper · peer median 19.3× 18.9× ✓2nd of 5
- Free-cash-flow yieldhigher is cheaper · peer median 7.0% 7.9% ✓2nd of 6
- Return on equityhigher is better · peer median 12% 9% –4th of 6
- Net marginhigher is better · peer median 5.7% 4.7% –4th of 6
- Revenue growthhigher is better, year on year · peer median 8.1% 56.6% ✓1st of 6
- Debt / equitylower is safer · peer median 1.02 1.19 –4th of 6
- Dividend yieldamong dividend payers · peer median 3.16% 5.71% ✓1st of 6
Peers are the stocks this site tracks in the same sector group, not every listed competitor. The bar runs from the weakest peer (left) to the strongest (right); the tick is the middle. Measures that don't apply to a sector (cash-flow yield for banks, debt for financials) are left out.
What would Buffett & Lynch say?
Buffett's checklist is built around durable, profitable businesses bought at sensible prices, and AMCR doesn't clear enough of it yet. In its favor: AMCR and has kept that profitability up over five years, not just this year, has grown earnings per share at a solid clip over five years, is trading below what a conservative discounted-cash-flow estimate says it's worth - his own "price is what you pay, value is what you get" test, not a fixed multiple ceiling, and trades at a reasonable multiple of owner earnings, his own term for the real cash a business could pay out. Where it comes up short: AMCR isn't clearing the return-on-equity bar he'd want to see right now, carries more debt relative to equity than he typically tolerates, runs thinner pretax margins than he'd like to see, and doesn't cover its interest expense as comfortably as he'd want.
- ROE (TTM) > 11% ✕
- ROE (5yr avg) > 11% ✓
- Debt/Equity < 0.5 ✕
- Pretax margin > 15% ✕
- EPS growth (5yr) > 7% ✓
- Interest coverage > 5x ✕
- Trading below intrinsic value (DCF) ✓
- Price vs. owner earnings < 25x ✓
- Bonus: returning capital via buybacks FY2026
Lynch looked for growth stories that weren't overpriced for that growth, and AMCR falls short of his bar. In its favor: AMCR isn't asking too much even by a fast grower's usual richer multiple, and is generating real cash to back up a fast grower's higher price tag. Where it comes up short: AMCR doesn't clear the tighter PEG bar a fast grower needs to justify its pace, is growing earnings outside the 20-50% band he considered sustainable for a fast grower - either not fast enough to earn the label, or a pace he'd flag as unlikely to hold up, and is leaning on more debt than he liked a growth story to carry.
- PEG < 1 (stricter for fast growers) ✕
- EPS growth 20%-50% ✕
- Debt/Equity < 0.5 ✕
- P/E < 40 ✓
- Price/FCF < 40 ✓
Quantitative approximations of each investor's documented approach, not endorsed by either investor or their estates - commentary, not this site's actual ranking criteria. Buffett never published a numeric checklist: only 2 of his 8 checks here trace to his own documented concepts ("owner earnings," from his 1986 shareholder letter, and "price is what you pay, value is what you get," his case against fixed P/E/P/B ceilings) - the other 6 (ROE, debt, margins, growth, interest coverage) use commonly-cited thresholds that are not numbers he himself published. The 8 hard filters below (plus the Munger check and Graham margin of safety) are this site's real, mechanical screen and are computed completely independently of the checklists above.
Berkshire Hathaway's own filing
Which of the 8 value filters does Amcor pass?
- Market Cap > $25B $20.9B
- Trailing P/E < 25 18.92
- PEG Ratio < 1.5 1.83
- Price/Book < 8 1.78
- Price/Sales < 7 0.89
- EPS Growth YoY > -5% n/a
- vs 50-day MA (±12%) Not evaluated †
- vs 200-day MA (±12%) Not evaluated †
What is Amcor's margin of safety?
History tracking starts this week - check back in a future week to see how this has moved.
Where is Amcor in its 52-week range?
What is the short interest in Amcor?
21,594,818 shares short as of 2026-09-30 (FINRA settlement date). Reported twice a month, so this only changes roughly every two weeks, not daily.
What could go wrong with Amcor? Munger's inversion check
"Invert, always invert." Instead of reasons to buy, these are reasons to hesitate, not a verdict, and not everything worth knowing about a business.
- Margin of safety, even in the bull case +56%
- Short interest under 5% of float 4.7%
- Passes most of the 6 fundamental filters 4/6 passed
- Price run-up backed by value, not just momentum +26% off 52wk low
- Debt/equity stable since 2018 5.29 → 1.18
Doesn't cover circle of competence, management quality, or accounting concerns: those need judgment, not data.
How much have Amcor shareholders gained per year?
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
An earnings-based proxy, not a stock-price total return - it doesn't capture multiple expansion/contraction or reinvested dividends. EPS from AMCR's own 10-K filings; dividend yield is the current trailing yield on today's price, from the same weekly fetch as the rest of this site.
What do Amcor's 10-year financials show?
From AMCR's own 10-K filings (SEC EDGAR): up to the last 10 fiscal years. Press any year's bars for the exact figures.
Frequently asked questions about Amcor
What kind of company is Amcor?
Amcor makes plastic and paper packaging, from flexible pouches to bottles, for food, drink, medical and consumer goods companies. Brands and businesses it owns include Amcor, Bemis and Rigid Packaging. This site groups it with Packaging stocks.
Is Amcor trading above or below its DCF value?
At $46.28, AMCR trades 26.1% below this site's neutral DCF value of $62.64 per share, a margin of safety of +26.1%. That DCF projects free cash flow for 10 years, with growth starting at 8% and fading to 2.5%, discounted at 10%; it is one set of assumptions, not a forecast. Test your own in the Intrinsic Value Calculator.
How many of this site's 8 value filters does Amcor pass?
AMCR passes 3 of 8. It passes Trailing P/E < 25 (18.92), Price/Book < 8 (1.78) and Price/Sales < 7 (0.89). It misses Market Cap > $25B ($20.9B) and PEG Ratio < 1.5 (1.83). EPS Growth YoY > -5%, vs 50-day MA (±12%) and vs 200-day MA (±12%) were not evaluated, because the moving-average checks only run on stocks that clear the fundamentals first. The 8-filter list shows every stock that passes all of them.
Are Amcor's reported earnings reliable?
This site's earnings-quality check rates AMCR Mixed · 1 flag. Beneish M-score −2.50 · accruals −2.8% of assets · 207% of profit arrived as cash · stock comp 0.4% of revenue · share count +26.9% a year. From the latest 10-K (year to Jun 2026). Concerns: share dilution (flagged). The five checks are the Beneish M-score (manipulation risk), accruals, cash conversion, stock-based compensation and share dilution; the Earnings Quality Screener shows how each is graded.
How much cash does Amcor return to shareholders?
AMCR's net shareholder yield is +5.3%: the cash it returns through dividends and buybacks, minus stock-based compensation, as a share of its market value. Latest fiscal year (2026): dividends 5.7% + buybacks 0.0% − stock comp 0.4%, as a share of today's market cap. Over 6 years its split-adjusted share count rose 45%. Its trailing dividend yield is 5.71%, paid out of 71% of its free cash flow; the dividend-sustainability check raises 1 of 6 flags (a risky earnings payout). See Shareholder Yield Leaders and the Sustainable Dividend Screener.
When does Amcor report earnings next?
Amcor's next earnings report is expected on November 3, 2026, with analysts expecting earnings of $1.03 per share. Dates come from the Finnhub earnings calendar and can move. In its last 4 quarters it beat the estimate 1 time, by an average of −2.8%.
Where do these numbers come from?
- Financial statements: Amcor's 10-K annual report for the year ended Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 14, 2026 (filing index). Every earlier year in the 10-year financials comes from the company's older 10-K filings, all listed on SEC EDGAR.
- Prices and market data: quotes, P/E and analyst ratings from Finnhub; daily price history and the 52-week range from Twelve Data, both refreshed weekly. Short interest comes from FINRA, reported twice a month.
- How to check a figure: click any number in the card above to see its exact source, and read the Editorial Standards for every rule behind the checks.
About this Amcor PLC analysis
This page shows every value-investing check the site runs on Amcor PLC (AMCR) in one place: the 8 mechanical filters, the Buffett and Lynch checklists, a margin of safety from a disclosed DCF, earnings quality, shareholder yield and how it ranks against its sector peers. The numbers come from SEC filings and public market data, refreshed weekly, and the same rules apply to every stock on the stock list. See Editorial Standards for the sources and the rules, or run your own filters in the stock screener.