Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. AMBP

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-cyclical

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
42/100
Developing

Ranked against 25 peers in Packaging & Containers

About Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A.

Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a metal beverage can company in Europe, the United States, and Brazil. The company offers products for use in various end-use categories, such as beer, carbonated soft drinks, energy drinks, sparkling waters, hard seltzers, juices, pre-mixed cocktails, tea, and wine. It serves beverage producers. The company was founded in 1932 … Full AMBP analysis →

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.86), suggesting sticky customer base.
  • Operating Leverage in Effect Operating leverage is evident (score 0.95), with margins expanding over time.

Key risks

  • ROIC Below WACC or Peers ROIC at 31.8th percentile suggests inefficient capital deployment.
  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.20), raising refinancing risk.

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Pricing Power

Developing
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Where AMBP ranks in Packaging & Containers

Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. ranks #17 of 26 scored companies in Packaging & Containers by moat score — the top 65%. The widest moat in the group is Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. (REYN) at 83/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
13 Greif Inc. GEF 50/100 Developing
14 O-I Glass, Inc. OI 50/100 Developing
15 Amcor plc AMCR 48/100 Developing
16 TriMas Corporation TRS 46/100 Developing
17 Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. AMBP 42/100 Developing
18 Smurfit WestRock plc SW 35/100 Developing
19 Ranpak Holdings Corp PACK 30/100 Developing
20 International Paper Company IP 26/100 Developing
21 Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. YHGJ 21/100 Weak

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How AMBP scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 38 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 57 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 64 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 23 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 24 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 54 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding AMBP's moat

What is Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A.'s moat score?

Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. (AMBP) scores 42 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #17 of 26 scored companies in Packaging & Containers, the top 65%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 25 companies in Packaging & Containers. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (64/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (23/100).

How does Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. compare with other Packaging & Containers companies?

Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. ranks #17 of 26 scored companies in Packaging & Containers by moat score. The widest moat in Packaging & Containers is Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. (REYN) at 83/100. The companies ranked closest are TriMas Corporation (TRS) at 46 just above it and Smurfit WestRock plc (SW) at 35 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 25 companies in Packaging & Containers. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and AMBP scores: Pricing Power (38), Cost Advantage (57), Customer Stickiness (64), Capital Efficiency (23), Resilience (24), Scale & Market Position (54). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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