CCK vs. HMY: Crown Holdings vs. Harmony Gold Mining Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Crown Holdings (CCK) and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Crown Holdings (CCK) and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) both fall under the Materials industry group, but CCK is classified in Containers & Packaging while HMY is classified in Metals & Mining.

Crown Holdings (CCK) trades as ordinary local shares, while Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

Company profile comparison for Crown Holdings (CCK) and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY)
Profile Item	CCK	HMY
Name	Crown Holdings Inc.	Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock)
Country/Region	United States	South Africa
GICS Sector	Materials	Materials
GICS Industry Group	Materials	Materials
GICS Industry	Containers & Packaging	Metals & Mining
GICS Sub-Industry	Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers	Gold
Market Capitalization	13.11 billion USD	10.77 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	NYSE
Listing Date	March 17, 1980	May 17, 1994
Security Type	Common Stock	ADR

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

CCK

HMY

GSPC

Crown Holdings (CCK) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (HMY), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Crown Holdings (CCK) and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Crown Holdings (CCK) and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Crown Holdings (CCK) and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY)
Metric	CCK	HMY
Total Return (1Y)	28.01%	10.98%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	17.05%	60.07%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	4.17%	39.44%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

CCK

HMY

GSPC

Crown Holdings (CCK) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (HMY), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Crown Holdings (CCK) and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Risk profile metrics for Crown Holdings (CCK) and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY)
Metric	CCK	HMY
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	25.51%	63.56%
Beta (5Y)	0.53	1.08
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-48.28%	-62.48%
Avg. Volume (3M)	877.28K	3.68M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

CCK and HMY are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Crown Holdings (CCK) and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY)
Metric	CCK	HMY
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	0.93	0.11
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	1.46	0.15

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Both Crown Holdings (CCK) at 27.13% and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) at 48.05% sit in the top peer quartile for ROE, suggesting each generates more profit from shareholders’ equity than typical industry peers.

CCK

Materials industry group

27.13%

Max: 52.88%
CCK: 27.13%
Q3: 19.49%
Median: 8.76%
Q1: -3.41%
Min: -32.81%

HMY

Materials industry group

48.05%

Max: 52.88%
HMY: 48.05%
Q3: 19.49%
Median: 8.76%
Q1: -3.41%
Min: -32.81%

Crown Holdings (CCK) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (HMY): A comparison of their ROE against the Materials industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) at 29.57% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Crown Holdings (CCK) at 5.78%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

CCK

Materials industry group

5.78%

Max: 38.66%
Q3: 15.98%
CCK: 5.78%
Median: 5.28%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: -20.40%

HMY

Materials industry group

29.57%

Max: 38.66%
HMY: 29.57%
Q3: 15.98%
Median: 5.28%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: -20.40%

Crown Holdings (CCK) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (HMY): A comparison of their net margin against the Materials industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) at 47.18% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Crown Holdings (CCK) at 11.96%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

CCK

Materials industry group

11.96%

Max: 66.70%
Q3: 28.92%
Median: 12.56%
CCK: 11.96%
Q1: 3.28%
Min: -14.07%

HMY

Materials industry group

47.18%

Max: 66.70%
HMY: 47.18%
Q3: 28.92%
Median: 12.56%
Q1: 3.28%
Min: -14.07%

Crown Holdings (CCK) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (HMY): A comparison of their operating margin against the Materials industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Crown Holdings (CCK) and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY)
Metric	CCK	HMY
ROE (TTM)	27.13%	48.05%
ROA (TTM)	7.05%	25.06%
Net Margin (TTM)	5.78%	29.57%
Operating Margin (TTM)	11.96%	47.18%
Gross Margin (TTM)	20.18%	49.62%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Only one side can be read here: Crown Holdings (CCK) reports revenue growth of 4.78%, ranked against its industry; Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) has no revenue growth figure this period.

Crown Holdings (CCK) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (HMY): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Only one side can be read here: Crown Holdings (CCK) reports EPS growth of 79.72%, ranked against its industry; Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Crown Holdings (CCK) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (HMY): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Crown Holdings (CCK) and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY)
Metric	CCK	HMY
Revenue Growth (YoY)	4.78%	--
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	-1.51%	26.28%
EPS Growth (YoY)	79.72%	--
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	2.12%	81.32%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Both Crown Holdings (CCK) at 1.14 and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) at 0.84 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

CCK

Materials industry group

1.14

Max: 5.96
Q3: 3.30
Median: 2.24
Q1: 1.45
CCK: 1.14
Min: 0.16

HMY

Materials industry group

0.84

Max: 5.96
Q3: 3.30
Median: 2.24
Q1: 1.45
HMY: 0.84
Min: 0.16

Crown Holdings (CCK) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (HMY): A comparison of their current ratio against the Materials industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) at 0.13 keeps leverage in the lower quartile, while Crown Holdings (CCK) at 1.75 sits in the higher-leverage quartile.

CCK

Materials industry group

1.75

Max: 1.98
CCK: 1.75
Q3: 0.89
Median: 0.47
Q1: 0.13
Min: 0.00

HMY

Materials industry group

0.13

Max: 1.98
Q3: 0.89
Median: 0.47
Q1: 0.13
HMY: 0.13
Min: 0.00

Crown Holdings (CCK) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (HMY): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Materials industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Crown Holdings (CCK) and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY)
Metric	CCK	HMY
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.14	0.84
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	1.75	0.13
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.57	0.02

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Crown Holdings (CCK) at 1.08% pays an industry-typical yield; Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) at 75.74% is above its entire peer range — the higher number, but one that calls for a look at payout sustainability before treating it as an advantage.

CCK

Materials industry group

1.08%

Max: 4.52%
Q3: 1.85%
CCK: 1.08%
Median: 0.38%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

HMY

Materials industry group

75.74%

HMY: 75.74%
Max: 4.52%
Q3: 1.85%
Median: 0.38%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Crown Holdings (CCK) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (HMY): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Materials industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Both Crown Holdings (CCK) at 18.27% and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) at 15.28% keep payout ratio within their industries’ typical mid-ranges — dividend policies that share earnings without consuming too much of them.

CCK

Materials industry group

18.27%

Max: 83.62%
Q3: 41.37%
CCK: 18.27%
Median: 9.54%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

HMY

Materials industry group

15.28%

Max: 83.62%
Q3: 41.37%
HMY: 15.28%
Median: 9.54%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Crown Holdings (CCK) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (HMY): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Materials industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Crown Holdings (CCK) and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY)
Metric	CCK	HMY
Dividend Yield (TTM)	1.08%	75.74%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	18.27%	15.28%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) at 6.27 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Crown Holdings (CCK) at 16.92 is closer to its industry’s usual earnings multiple — a discount for HMY, though growth and earnings durability still matter.

CCK

Materials industry group

16.92

Max: 59.00
Q3: 32.93
Median: 18.82
CCK: 16.92
Q1: 11.96
Min: 3.93

HMY

Materials industry group

6.27

Max: 59.00
Q3: 32.93
Median: 18.82
Q1: 11.96
HMY: 6.27
Min: 3.93

Crown Holdings (CCK) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (HMY): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Materials industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) at 0.11 sits in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile while Crown Holdings (CCK) at 0.95 prices around its industry’s middle — HMY costs less per dollar of sales, though read it alongside growth and margins.

CCK

Materials industry group

0.95

Max: 9.62
Q3: 4.34
Median: 1.87
CCK: 0.95
Q1: 0.73
Min: 0.00

HMY

Materials industry group

0.11

Max: 9.62
Q3: 4.34
Median: 1.87
Q1: 0.73
HMY: 0.11
Min: 0.00

Crown Holdings (CCK) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (HMY): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Materials industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) at 2.34 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while Crown Holdings (CCK) at 4.41 carries an above-peer premium to book — CCK is pricier on assets.

CCK

Materials industry group

4.41

Max: 6.59
CCK: 4.41
Q3: 3.55
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.26
Min: -0.17

HMY

Materials industry group

2.34

Max: 6.59
Q3: 3.55
HMY: 2.34
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.26
Min: -0.17

Crown Holdings (CCK) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (HMY): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Materials industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Crown Holdings (CCK) and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY)
Metric	CCK	HMY
P/E Ratio (TTM)	16.92	6.27
P/S Ratio (TTM)	0.95	0.11
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	4.41	2.34
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	5.53%	91.49%