September 2026
Largest Packaging & Containers Public Companies in the UK
Benchmark revenue and EBITDA valuation multiples for public comps like
Amcor, Essentra, Macfarlane Group, James Cropper and Coral Products.
 | Amcor is a global producer of plastic packaging primarily for the fast-moving consumer goods industry. About 90% of earnings are exposed to the flexible packaging business. This is soft disposable plastic for a variety of food, drink, healthcare, and hygiene products. The remainder of earnings are from the Latin and North American rigids business, which is primarily beverage bottling for the soft drink industry. Operating in more than 35 countries, Amcor has market share in its established regions of North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. About half of group sales are derived from North America and the remainder is split equally between Western Europe and emerging markets. Australia and New Zealand sales make up less than 5% of group sales. | $43 | +4% | $20B | $33B | 1.4x | 10.0x | ||
| Essentra PLC is a manufacturer and distributor of plastic injection molded, vinyl dip molded, and metal items. The company’s geographical segments include EMEA, Americas, and APAC. Its products include protective caps and plugs, access hardware, cable management, plastic fasteners, electronics hardware, other hardware, security seals, and others. It generates the majority of its revenue from the EMEA region. | $1 | 0% | $408M | $541M | 1.4x | 10.6x | ||
| Macfarlane Group PLC is a United Kingdom-based company that provides services for the packaging sector. It operates in two segments Packaging Distribution segment, which includes the distribution of packaging materials & supply of storage & warehousing services, & Manufacturing Operations comprises the manufacturing & supplying of self-adhesive labels to fast-moving consumer goods. The business operates Regional Distribution Centers, supplying customers with a range of packaging materials & services. It operates across a wide range of sectors such as Aerospace, Defense, Electronics, Medical General, Industrial food, health & beauty, household products, & beverages sectors. It derives key revenue from the Distribution segment. Geographically, it derives the majority revenue from the UK. | $1 | -12% | $168M | $270M | 0.7x | 6.7x | ||
| Cropper (James) PLC serves in the UK-based paper products industry. It provides specialist paper products and other materials through four operating segments: Advanced Materials; Paper & Packaging; and Group Services and Eliminations. The company earns the majority of its revenue from the Paper & Packaging Segment in the United Kingdom. It also sells its products across the border in the European market, America, Asia, and others. | $8 | -- | $77M | $88M | 0.6x | 8.5x | ||
| Coral Products PLC is a curated group of businesses, each a specialist plastic products design house and UK manufacturer, by UK brands and companies who are household names, to provide customised, cost-efficient, and sustainable solutions for the food packaging, personal care, household, transport, construction, and communication sectors. The Group reports four segments: Distribution (Global One-Pak and Ecodeck), Rigids (Manplas and Tatra), Flexibles (Alma, Film & Foil, and Arrow), and Central (Parent Company and unallocated overheads). It operates in the UK, the Rest of Europe, and the Rest of the World. It generated the majority of its revenue from the UK. | $0 | -69% | $4M | $22M | 0.6x | 5.8x | ||
| Median | $1 | -6% | $168M | $270M | 0.7x | 8.5x |
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