10-Q · May 7, 2026
Amcor achieved robust Q3 results with net sales of $5.914 billion, up 77% year-over-year, driven primarily by the acquisition of Berry Global. Despite the rise in gross profit to $1.19 billion, the operating margin…
Earnings analysis · 10-K
AMCR earnings analysis
Filed August 14, 2026 · Our reading of the company's report
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Amcor delivered strong reported fiscal 2026 growth and profitability, but the improvement was principally merger-driven: revenue rose 57% to $23.506 billion while underlying sales excluding the merger, currency and…
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Amcor delivered strong reported fiscal 2026 growth and profitability, but the improvement was principally merger-driven: revenue rose 57% to $23.506 billion while underlying sales excluding the merger, currency and raw-material pass-through declined approximately 2%. Rigid Packaging was the primary segment growth driver, and operating cash flow increased to $2.151 billion as synergy benefits began to emerge. The outlook remains balanced because substantial debt, ongoing Berry integration, geopolitical cost inflation, portfolio-review uncertainty and the fiscal-year transition offset the improved earnings trajectory.
Gross and operating margin
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From revenue to operating profit
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Reported figures
- Earnings per share
- $2.38
What stood out
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Merger drove scale and margin expansion
Fiscal 2026 net sales increased 57% to $23.506 billion, primarily reflecting $7.864 billion of incremental sales from the Berry merger, while reported gross margin improved to 20.0% from 18.9% and operating margin to 8.1% from 6.7%.
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Reported earnings rebounded sharply
Diluted EPS increased to $2.38 from $1.60 in fiscal 2025 and $2.52 in fiscal 2024. Net income attributable to Amcor rose 116% year over year to $1.106 billion, although higher merger-related debt increased interest expense by $280 million to $676 million.
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Rigid Packaging led segment growth
Flexible Packaging revenue rose 27% to $12.829 billion, with Adjusted EBIT up 28% to $1.789 billion; its 13.9% margin was unchanged. Rigid Packaging revenue increased 116% to $10.677 billion and Adjusted EBIT rose 170% to $1.176 billion, with margin improving to 11.0% from 8.8%.
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Cash generation strengthened
Operating cash flow improved to $2.151 billion from $1.390 billion in fiscal 2025 and $1.321 billion in fiscal 2024. Capital expenditures increased to $922 million from $580 million, including $458 million in Rigid Packaging and $451 million in Flexible Packaging.
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Synergy roadmap supports profitability
Management targets approximately $650 million of annual pre-tax net cost synergies from the Berry merger by the end of the third year post-merger, while fiscal 2026 synergy benefits contributed to Adjusted EBIT growth in both segments.
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Scale and innovation underpin the moat
Amcor invested approximately $170 million in R&D during fiscal 2026 and has more than 7,000 patents, registered designs and trademarks, supporting its positioning in sustainable packaging, material science and product innovation.
What to watch
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Fiscal-year transition reduces comparability
The company changed its fiscal year-end from June 30 to December 31, creating a six-month transition period from July 1 through December 31, 2026. Amcor will file a Transition Report on Form 10-K/T and does not provide a comparable annual outlook in this filing, increasing near-term comparability and forecasting uncertainty.
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Geopolitical inflation pressures margins
The filing states that the Middle East conflict disrupted global energy markets and caused higher raw-material and transportation costs. A hypothetical 1% increase in key raw-material prices not passed through to customers would have reduced pre-tax income by approximately $85 million; the company also reported $611 million of interest paid in fiscal 2026.
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Portfolio review remains unresolved
The portfolio review covers businesses with approximately $2.5 billion of combined sales, but Amcor has not established a deadline or definitive timetable for completing the review. Only approximately $500 million of the identified non-core portfolio had been divested or was in process, creating execution and valuation uncertainty.
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Leverage constrains capital flexibility
Amcor had $14.012 billion of total debt and $12.897 billion of net debt at June 30, 2026, while interest expense increased 71% to $676 million. Approximately 15% of indebtedness was variable rate, and a hypothetical 1% increase in relevant floating rates would have increased annual pre-tax expense by $20 million.
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Post-merger goodwill is impairment-sensitive
The Global Rigid Packaging Solutions reporting unit carried $6.056 billion of goodwill at June 30, 2026, within total goodwill of $12.075 billion. The filing identifies revenue growth, operating income growth, market multiples and discount rates as key impairment assumptions, making the enlarged post-merger asset base sensitive to weaker performance or higher rates.
Management's outlook
The 10-K does not provide quantitative annual EPS or revenue guidance. It discusses the six-month transition period beginning July 1, 2026 and provides no comparable numeric outlook; the transition-period outlook was provided separately in the August 12, 2026 earnings release.
Earlier filings 4
10-Q · November 6, 2025
Amcor reported quarterly net sales of $5,745 million (Q vs. prior-year $3,353 million), driven by the completed Berry merger, with gross profit of $1,124 million. Operating income rose to $461 million but operating…
10-K · August 15, 2025
Amcor completed the merger with Berry Global on April 30, 2025 (Berry shareholders received 7.25 Amcor ordinary shares per Berry share) and positions itself as a global leader in consumer packaging focused on customers,…
10-Q · May 1, 2024
Amcor reported quarterly net sales of $3,411 million (Q3) with gross profit of $692 million and operating income of $307 million, producing diluted EPS of $0.129 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Revenue…
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