Amcor slightly beats Q1 net sales estimates, reaffirms 2026 adjusted profit forecast

Reuters
Nov 06
Amcor slightly beats Q1 net sales estimates, reaffirms 2026 adjusted profit forecast

Overview

  • Amcor Q1 net sales slightly beat analyst expectations, driven by Berry acquisition

  • Adjusted EPS for Q1 missed analyst expectations

  • Consumer packaging firm reaffirms fiscal 2026 outlook, expects strong earnings and free cash flow growth

Outlook

  • Amcor reaffirms fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS of 80-83 cps, 12-17% constant currency growth

  • Company expects fiscal 2026 free cash flow of $1.8-1.9 bln

  • Amcor anticipates $260 mln in synergy benefits from Berry acquisition in fiscal 2026

Result Drivers

  • BERRY ACQUISITION - Acquisition of Berry Global drove significant sales and EBIT growth, contributing $2.4 bln in sales and $295 mln in EBIT

  • SYNERGY BENEFITS - Synergies from Berry acquisition contributed $38 mln, aiding EBIT growth

  • COST MANAGEMENT - Disciplined cost performance and improved productivity supported EPS growth

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 Sales

Slight Beat*

$5.75 bln

$5.73 bln (9 Analysts)

Q1 EPS

Miss

$0.11

$0.19 (10 Analysts)

*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 10 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the non-paper containers & packaging peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Amcor PLC is $10.10, about 22.1% above its November 4 closing price of $7.87

  • The stock recently traded at 9 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 12 three months ago

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