---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-028421"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SLGN"
cik: "0000849869"
company_name: "SILGAN HOLDINGS INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:36:16.941095+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Silgan Q1 adjusted EPS $0.78 vs $0.82 YoY; net sales up 6% to $1.56B; raises FY2026 earnings estimate

## Summary
- GAAP EPS $0.60; adjusted EPS $0.78 after $0.18 in add-backs (prior-year adjusted EPS $0.82).
- Net sales $1.56B, +6% YoY, primarily driven by pass-through of higher raw material costs.
- Double-digit volume growth in dispensing for fragrance/beauty and metal containers for pet food.
- Company increases 2026 earnings estimate; confirms free cash flow estimate.
- EBIT $126.6M vs $130.5M YoY; rationalization charges $9.0M in current quarter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-028421
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SLGN
- cik: 0000849869
- company_name: SILGAN HOLDINGS INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849869/000162828026028421/0001628280-26-028421-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849869/000162828026028421/slgn-20260429.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-028421.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  SILGAN HOLDINGS INC reported the three month period ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $1.56 billion, net income $63.0 million, EPS $0.60 per diluted share. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the three month period ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $1.56 billion
  - Net income: $63.0 million
  - EPS: $0.60 per diluted share
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Silgan Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SLGN), a leading supplier of sustainable rigid packaging solutions for the world's essential consumer goods products, today reported first quarter 2026 net sales of $1.56 billion and net income of $63.0 million, or $0.60 per diluted share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849869/000162828026028421/0001628280-26-028421-index.htm

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