---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-066281"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CCK"
cik: "0001219601"
company_name: "CROWN HOLDINGS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-10-19T20:08:30+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-19T20:09:05.443067+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Crown Holdings Q3 adjusted EPS $2.39, up 7%; net sales $3.71B; FY guidance $8.35-$8.45

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $2.08 vs $1.85; adjusted diluted EPS $2.39 vs $2.24, up 7%; net income $225M vs $214M.
- Net sales $3,711M vs $3,202M on 6% higher global beverage can volumes and pass-through of $405M higher material costs.
- Segment income $484M vs $490M as volume gains were offset by input cost inflation; income from operations $442M vs $423M.
- FY 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance $8.35-$8.45; adjusted free cash flow at least $950M after capex of about $550M; Q4 adjusted EPS $1.63-$1.73.
- Repurchased $81M of stock in Q3, nearly 6% of shares outstanding over 12 months; net leverage 2.5x adjusted EBITDA.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-066281
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CCK
- cik: 0001219601
- company_name: CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-10-19T20:08:30+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/1219601/000162828026066281/0001628280-26-066281-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1219601/000162828026066281/cck-20261019.htm

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