# Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. (AMBP) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Distributors. Price $5.01, market value $3.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 100.2×** (5-yr avg 8.9×). Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. trades at 100.2× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 8.9×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 16.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.27**. A PEG of 0.27 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **EV / EBITDA: 11.3×**. Enterprise value is 11.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.9%** (5-yr avg 3.6%). Free cash flow equals 9.9% of the market value, above its five-year average of 3.6%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 1.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 12.7%**. Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. keeps 12.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 4.8%**. 4.8% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 0.2%**. 0.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -1.6%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 7.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 7.3%.
- **Return on assets: 0.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 12.0%** (3-yr 5.4%/yr, 5-yr 9.8%/yr). Revenue grew 12.0% over the last year, against 9.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 60.0%**. Earnings per share rose 60.0%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Interest coverage: 1.4×**. Operating profit covers interest only 1.4×: fragile.
- **Current ratio: 1.06** (quick 1.06). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.06 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.25**. A Z-score of 1.25 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 7.98%** ($0.40 per share, trailing). Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. yields 7.98%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (7 analysts). 7 analysts cover Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $5.16 (+3% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 48.1%** (YTD 28.2%, 3-mo 30.4%). The shares are up 48.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -8.4%** (52.3% above the low). Trading 8% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.75** (volatility 34%). Beta of 0.75 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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