Total debt of roughly $4.5B against $2.5B of equity and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84 indicates persistent financial leverage, warranting careful monitoring of the capital structure.
Silgan Holdings Inc. (SLGN) balance sheet — 30-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Total Current Assets | 3.1B | 2.99B | 2.52B | 2.35B | 2.13B | 2.3B | 1.8B | 1.41B | 1.28B | 1.29B | 962.18M | 1.05B | 1.16B | 1.08B | 1.38B | 1.33B | 864.5M | 914.23M | 853.31M | 771.19M | 717.75M | 520.54M | 555.93M | 545.3M | 469.8M | 437.59M | 479.99M | 388.9M | 398.7M | 399.5M | 305.8M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 324.99M | 1.08B | 822.85M | 642.92M | 585.62M | 631.44M | 409.48M | 203.82M | 72.8M | 53.5M | 24.69M | 99.9M | 222.6M | 160.5M | 465.6M | 397.1M | 175.23M | 305.75M | 163.01M | 95.94M | 16.74M | 20.46M | 35.42M | 12.1M | 58.32M | 18.01M | 20.07M | 2.4M | 4.8M | 53.7M | 1M |
| Cash Only | 324.99M | 1.08B | 822.85M | 642.92M | 585.62M | 631.44M | 409.48M | 203.82M | 72.8M | 53.5M | 24.69M | 99.9M | 222.6M | 160.5M | 465.6M | 397.1M | 175.23M | 305.75M | 163.01M | 95.94M | 16.74M | 20.46M | 35.42M | 12.1M | 58.32M | 18.01M | 20.07M | 2.4M | 4.8M | 53.7M | 1M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 1.63B | 589.4M | 594.28M | 599.52M | 657.97M | 711.33M | 619.53M | 504.99M | 511.33M | 454.64M | 288.2M | 281.04M | 310.73M | 333.04M | 326.69M | 339.91M | 214.44M | 196.57M | 266.88M | 219.78M | 232.43M | 154.73M | 148.07M | 159.27M | 124.66M | 144.9M | 168.31M | 128.1M | 134M | 125.8M | 101.4M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 65.66 | 33.18 | 37.05 | 36.54 | 37.46 | 45.73 | 45.94 | 41.05 | 41.95 | 40.57 | 29.12 | 27.25 | 28.99 | 32.78 | 33.23 | 35.35 | 25.48 | 23.4 | 31.21 | 27.44 | 31.8 | 22.63 | 22.33 | 25.14 | 22.88 | 27.25 | 32.72 | 24.71 | 27.65 | 30.38 | 26.33 |
| Inventory | 916.94M | 1.08B | 928.06M | 940.81M | 769.4M | 798.84M | 677.53M | 633M | 634.8M | 721.3M | 602.96M | 628.1M | 548.8M | 515.6M | 515.9M | 554.2M | 438.54M | 387.21M | 392.33M | 427.81M | 426.59M | 318.1M | 318.67M | 320.19M | 272.84M | 262.63M | 279.74M | 249.6M | 250.1M | 210M | 196M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 71.38 | 73.92 | 69.95 | 68.74 | 52.36 | 61.27 | 60.99 | 61.19 | 61.64 | 76.19 | 70.97 | 71.42 | 60.48 | 59.53 | 61.32 | 67.64 | 61.58 | 54.24 | 53.15 | 62.23 | 67.55 | 53.47 | 55.12 | 57.67 | 56.91 | 56.36 | 65.55 | 58.06 | 62.22 | 61.96 | 61.68 |
| Other Current Assets | 229.61M | 241.72M | 177.49M | 165.73M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46.33M | 0 | 0 | 23.7M | 70.26M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.87M | 8.8M | 9.8M | 10M | 7.4M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 6.3B | 6.41B | 6.06B | 5.26B | 5.21B | 5.47B | 4.71B | 3.52B | 3.29B | 3.35B | 2.19B | 2.15B | 2.15B | 2.24B | 1.92B | 1.65B | 1.31B | 1.3B | 1.31B | 1.37B | 1.29B | 1.01B | 1.04B | 1.08B | 904.63M | 874.23M | 903.83M | 796.4M | 825.3M | 651.1M | 607.7M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 2.33B | 2.63B | 2.28B | 2.19B | 2.14B | 2.23B | 2.05B | 1.76B | 1.52B | 1.49B | 1.16B | 1.13B | 1.06B | 1.12B | 1.1B | 1.06B | 849.72M | 882.31M | 902.23M | 939.63M | 894.65M | 758.13M | 792.94M | 817.85M | 705.75M | 677.54M | 709.51M | 645.5M | 671.5M | 531.8M | 499.8M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 2.78x | 2.46x | 2.56x | 2.74x | 3.00x | 2.55x | 2.40x | 2.56x | 2.93x | 2.75x | 3.12x | 3.34x | 3.68x | 3.32x | 3.27x | 3.30x | 3.61x | 3.48x | 3.46x | 3.11x | 2.98x | 3.29x | 3.05x | 2.83x | 2.82x | 2.86x | 2.65x | 2.93x | 2.63x | 2.84x | 2.81x |
| Goodwill | 2.45B | 2.49B | 2.32B | 2.02B | 1.98B | 2.04B | 1.74B | 1.14B | 1.15B | 1.17B | 604.71M | 612.79M | 630.26M | 651.05M | 510.84M | 389.92M | 324.76M | 303.69M | 300.45M | 310.69M | 304.39M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107.6M | 109.2M | 66.9M | 77.2M |
| Intangible Assets | 842.71M | 900.08M | 869.47M | 721.02M | 763.81M | 830.77M | 637.21M | 354.62M | 383.45M | 417.09M | 180.78M | 195.09M | 211.77M | 229.17M | 171.92M | 96.44M | 72.05M | 56.15M | 57.11M | 63.53M | 47.83M | 201.23M | 198.35M | 202.42M | 141.48M | 141.47M | 153.04M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.8B | -1.85B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 674.82M | 382.17M | 593.58M | 337.5M | 327.04M | 379.64M | 286.33M | 270.28M | 1.77B | 1.86B | 244.76M | 214.32M | 240.47M | 239.99M | 133.45M | 94.24M | 64.99M | 57.97M | 50.48M | 54.98M | 43.75M | 50.71M | 49.95M | 55.52M | 57.4M | 55.22M | 41.28M | 43.3M | 44.6M | 52.4M | 30.7M |
| Total Assets | 9.4B | 9.4B | 8.58B | 7.61B | 7.35B | 7.77B | 6.51B | 4.93B | 4.57B | 4.65B | 3.15B | 3.19B | 3.3B | 3.32B | 3.29B | 2.98B | 2.18B | 2.21B | 2.16B | 2.14B | 2.01B | 1.53B | 1.6B | 1.62B | 1.37B | 1.31B | 1.38B | 1.19B | 1.22B | 1.05B | 913.5M |
| Asset Turnover | 0.71x | 0.69x | 0.68x | 0.79x | 0.87x | 0.73x | 0.76x | 0.91x | 0.97x | 0.88x | 1.15x | 1.18x | 1.18x | 1.12x | 1.09x | 1.18x | 1.41x | 1.38x | 1.44x | 1.37x | 1.33x | 1.63x | 1.52x | 1.43x | 1.45x | 1.48x | 1.36x | 1.60x | 1.45x | 1.44x | 1.54x |
| Asset Growth % | 16.73% | 9.46% | 12.79% | 3.61% | -5.47% | 19.34% | 32.05% | 7.85% | -1.58% | 47.5% | -1.36% | -3.37% | -0.52% | 0.84% | 10.55% | 36.91% | -1.73% | 2.35% | 1.1% | 6.55% | 31.21% | -4.17% | -1.48% | 17.95% | 4.77% | -5.2% | 16.75% | -3.16% | 16.5% | 15.01% | 1.49% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 2.29B | 2.45B | 2.25B | 2.31B | 1.44B | 1.51B | 1.19B | 1.02B | 901.6M | 849.4M | 861.83M | 628.9M | 539.3M | 474.2M | 2.12B | 2.32B | 424.11M | 424.34M | 570.87M | 490.94M | 432.96M | 320.18M | 344.44M | 350.77M | 264.94M | 317.72M | 332.25M | 307M | 299.8M | 234.9M | 275.6M |
| Accounts Payable | 883.83M | 1.25B | 1.11B | 1.08B | 974.03M | 1.13B | 802.54M | 727.05M | 712.74M | 659.63M | 504.8M | 477.17M | 423.9M | 352.19M | 318.67M | 319.34M | 288.86M | 277.81M | 298.61M | 273M | 299.94M | 247.55M | 244.12M | 211.64M | 172.7M | 173.85M | 208.14M | 175.4M | 184.5M | 142.3M | 122.6M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 62.97 | 85.67 | 83.78 | 78.61 | 66.28 | 86.93 | 72.25 | 70.28 | 69.21 | 69.68 | 59.42 | 54.26 | 46.72 | 40.66 | 37.88 | 38.97 | 40.56 | 38.92 | 40.45 | 39.71 | 47.49 | 41.61 | 42.23 | 38.12 | 36.03 | 37.31 | 48.77 | 40.8 | 45.9 | 41.99 | 38.58 |
| Short-Term Debt | 907.72M | 682.33M | 765.83M | 926.22M | 77.26M | 17.55M | 26.14M | 27.91M | 170.21M | 108.79M | 217.13M | 152.4M | 125.13M | 146.17M | 255.35M | 87.78M | 13.95M | 26.07M | 158.88M | 112.92M | 26.42M | 846K | 21.8M | 48.67M | 20.17M | 58M | 44.95M | 39.4M | 36.1M | 20.2M | 66.2M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -882.95M | -768.42M | 0 | -629.57M | -549.03M | -498.37M | -318.67M | -319.34M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 0 | 396.48M | -48.9M | 211.84M | 3.9M | 5.6M | 4.5M | 5M | 127.34M | 123.6M | 93.63M | 106.55M | 69.2M | 68.01M | 66.4M | 129.94M | 68.39M | 65.14M | 0 | 0 | 39.6M | 0 | 21.15M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.16M | 92.2M | 79.2M | 72.4M | 86.8M |
| Current Ratio | 1.35x | 1.22x | 1.12x | 1.02x | 1.48x | 1.52x | 1.51x | 1.38x | 1.42x | 1.52x | 1.12x | 1.66x | 2.15x | 2.28x | 0.65x | 0.57x | 2.04x | 2.15x | 1.49x | 1.57x | 1.66x | 1.63x | 1.61x | 1.55x | 1.77x | 1.38x | 1.44x | 1.27x | 1.33x | 1.70x | 1.11x |
| Quick Ratio | 0.95x | 0.78x | 0.71x | 0.61x | 0.95x | 0.99x | 0.94x | 0.76x | 0.72x | 0.67x | 0.42x | 0.66x | 1.13x | 1.20x | 0.41x | 0.34x | 1.00x | 1.24x | 0.81x | 0.70x | 0.67x | 0.63x | 0.69x | 0.64x | 0.74x | 0.55x | 0.60x | 0.45x | 0.50x | 0.81x | 0.40x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 74.07 | 21.43 | 23.22 | 26.67 | 23.53 | 20.08 | 34.69 | 31.96 | 34.38 | 47.09 | 40.67 | 44.42 | 42.76 | 51.65 | 56.67 | 64.02 | 46.5 | 38.72 | 43.91 | 49.96 | 51.86 | 34.49 | 35.22 | 44.69 | 43.77 | 46.3 | 49.5 | 41.97 | 43.97 | 50.36 | 49.43 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 4.63B | 4.67B | 4.35B | 3.41B | 4.19B | 4.7B | 4.07B | 2.89B | 2.79B | 3.03B | 1.82B | 1.92B | 2.05B | 2.13B | 421.4M | 1.73B | 1.2B | 1.1B | 1.07B | 1.15B | 1.21B | 937.09M | 1.05B | 1.15B | 1.05B | 978.95M | 1.07B | 927M | 981.5M | 882.9M | 775.1M |
| Long-Term Debt | 3.64B | 3.68B | 3.38B | 2.51B | 3.28B | 3.71B | 3.19B | 2.18B | 2.13B | 2.44B | 1.34B | 1.36B | 1.46B | 1.56B | 1.42B | 1.29B | 890.73M | 773.35M | 726.04M | 879.58M | 929.22M | 699.53M | 819.86M | 953.91M | 936.65M | 886.77M | 986.53M | 843.9M | 891M | 785M | 693.8M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 288.65M | 254.6M | 208.8M | 223.6M | 235.8M | 264.3M | 206.48M | 190.09M | 21.54M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 2.08B | 510.27M | 514.22M | 447.17M | 418.68M | 467.95M | 0 | 0 | 268.04M | 262.39M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8M |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 454.84M | 225.93M | 241.82M | 228.5M | 252.68M | 260.45M | 669.98M | 515.9M | 463.02M | 482.61M | 473.69M | 411.13M | 595.56M | 429.32M | 421.37M | 437.12M | 307.59M | 330.91M | 342.09M | 269.4M | 279.65M | 237.56M | 225.42M | 195.6M | 109.74M | 92.18M | 85.43M | 83.1M | 90.5M | 97.9M | 74.5M |
| Total Liabilities | 6.92B | 7.12B | 6.6B | 5.72B | 5.63B | 6.21B | 5.26B | 3.91B | 3.69B | 3.88B | 2.68B | 2.55B | 2.59B | 2.61B | 2.54B | 2.32B | 1.62B | 1.53B | 1.64B | 1.64B | 1.64B | 1.26B | 1.39B | 1.5B | 1.31B | 1.3B | 1.4B | 1.23B | 1.28B | 1.12B | 1.05B |
| Total Debt | 4.55B | 4.62B | 4.36B | 3.66B | 3.64B | 4.03B | 3.47B | 2.44B | 2.3B | 2.55B | 1.56B | 1.51B | 1.6B | 1.7B | 1.67B | 1.38B | 904.67M | 799.41M | 884.91M | 992.5M | 955.64M | 700.38M | 841.67M | 1B | 956.83M | 944.77M | 1.03B | 883.3M | 927.1M | 805.2M | 760M |
| Net Debt | 4.22B | 3.54B | 3.53B | 3.02B | 3.05B | 3.4B | 3.06B | 2.24B | 2.23B | 2.49B | 1.54B | 1.41B | 1.38B | 1.54B | 1.21B | 979.2M | 729.45M | 493.66M | 721.91M | 896.56M | 938.9M | 679.92M | 806.25M | 990.48M | 898.51M | 926.76M | 1.01B | 880.9M | 922.3M | 751.5M | 759M |
| Debt / Equity | 1.84x | 2.03x | 2.19x | 1.94x | 2.12x | 2.58x | 2.77x | 2.38x | 2.62x | 3.33x | 3.33x | 2.37x | 2.25x | 2.39x | 2.22x | 2.09x | 1.63x | 1.17x | 1.69x | 1.98x | 2.61x | 2.56x | 4.06x | 8.30x | 15.17x | 62.37x | - | - | - | - | - |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.73x | 4.72x | 5.12x | 4.22x | 4.21x | 4.88x | 4.75x | 4.31x | 3.82x | 4.80x | 3.53x | 3.28x | 3.14x | 3.46x | 3.41x | 2.68x | 2.12x | 1.80x | 2.23x | 2.49x | 2.79x | 2.11x | 2.61x | 3.54x | 3.59x | 3.78x | 4.16x | 3.56x | 3.97x | 4.21x | 4.06x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 4.39x | 3.62x | 4.16x | 3.48x | 3.53x | 4.12x | 4.19x | 3.95x | 3.70x | 4.70x | 3.47x | 3.06x | 2.70x | 3.14x | 2.46x | 1.91x | 1.71x | 1.11x | 1.82x | 2.25x | 2.74x | 2.05x | 2.50x | 3.50x | 3.37x | 3.71x | 4.08x | 3.55x | 3.95x | 3.93x | 4.06x |
| Interest Coverage | 3.19x | 3.16x | 3.09x | 3.44x | 4.75x | 5.30x | 4.92x | 3.39x | 3.52x | 3.17x | 4.47x | 4.88x | 5.24x | 5.24x | 4.91x | 6.06x | 5.10x | 5.98x | 4.22x | 3.93x | 3.63x | 4.23x | 3.59x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Equity | 2.48B | 2.27B | 1.99B | 1.89B | 1.72B | 1.56B | 1.25B | 1.02B | 881.3M | 766.1M | 469.42M | 639.2M | 710M | 713.8M | 753.6M | 658M | 553.6M | 685.76M | 524.58M | 500.08M | 366.54M | 273.35M | 207.44M | 120.81M | 63.09M | 15.15M | -20.38M | -48.7M | -57.3M | -67.2M | -137.2M |
| Equity Growth % | 41.83% | 14.31% | 5.3% | 9.96% | 9.95% | 24.73% | 22.43% | 16.12% | 15.04% | 63.2% | -26.56% | -9.97% | -0.53% | -5.28% | 14.53% | 18.86% | -19.27% | 30.73% | 4.9% | 36.43% | 34.09% | 31.78% | 71.71% | 91.47% | 316.5% | 174.33% | 58.15% | 15.01% | 14.73% | 51.02% | 23.69% |
| Book Value per Share | 23.40 | 21.30 | 18.58 | 17.30 | 15.48 | 14.06 | 11.25 | 9.18 | 7.89 | 6.88 | 3.90 | 5.21 | 5.57 | 5.52 | 5.39 | 4.67 | 3.62 | 4.45 | 3.43 | 3.28 | 2.41 | 1.82 | 1.39 | 0.82 | 0.43 | 0.10 | -0.14 | -0.34 | -0.36 | -0.45 | -0.63 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 2.48B | 2.27B | 1.99B | 1.89B | 1.72B | 1.56B | 1.25B | 1.02B | 881.3M | 766.1M | 469.42M | 639.2M | 710M | 713.8M | 753.6M | 658M | 553.6M | 685.76M | 524.58M | 500.08M | 366.54M | 273.35M | 207.44M | 120.81M | 63.09M | 15.15M | -20.38M | -48.7M | -57.3M | -67.2M | -137.2M |
| Common Stock | 1.75M | 1.75M | 1.75M | 1.75M | 1.75M | 1.75M | 1.75M | 1.75M | 1.75M | 1.75M | 876K | 876K | 876K | 876K | 876K | 875K | 873K | 435K | 433K | 430K | 429K | 426K | 211K | 210K | 209K | 205K | 204K | 200K | 200K | 200K | 200K |
| Retained Earnings | 3.78B | 3.61B | 3.4B | 3.21B | 2.96B | 2.69B | 2.4B | 2.14B | 2B | 1.81B | 1.56B | 1.45B | 1.31B | 1.17B | 1.02B | 902.99M | 740.92M | 628.23M | 497.73M | 392.11M | 295.43M | 209.46M | 136.77M | 60.91M | 18.87M | -34.94M | -76.7M | -108M | -131.9M | -177.9M | -208.8M |
| Treasury Stock | -1.51B | -1.5B | -1.43B | -1.42B | -1.24B | -1.2B | -1.19B | -1.15B | -1.13B | -1.12B | -1.12B | -836.37M | -664.27M | -631.49M | -362.31M | -327.21M | -308.69M | -60.48M | -60.29M | -60.15M | -60.09M | -60.23M | -60.39M | -60.39M | -60.39M | -60.39M | -60.39M | -59.3M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -195.37M | -213.56M | -353.36M | -251.36M | -345.31M | -259.83M | -260.95M | -259.74M | -268.81M | -188.97M | -223.86M | -208.81M | -165.62M | -38.12M | -109.91M | -115.28M | -63.03M | -55.6M | -75.86M | 15.06M | -15.56M | -15.78M | -835K | -5.67M | -20.47M | -8.05M | -1.59M | -300K | -1.4M | -1M | -1.6M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying SLGN stock.
As of 2025, Silgan Holdings Inc. (SLGN) had total assets of $9.40B including $2.99B in current assets.
Silgan Holdings Inc. (SLGN) carries total debt of $4.62B, offset by $1.08B in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Silgan Holdings Inc. (SLGN) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $2.27B ($21.30 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Silgan Holdings Inc. (SLGN) reported a current ratio of 1.22x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Unreconciled leverage data discrepancy
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Equity Base Expanding Against Flat Debt
According to reported balance sheets, Silgan's equity grew from $1.9B in 2024Q2 to $2.5B in 2026Q3 while total debt stayed near $4.5B, suggesting retained earnings and asset growth are slowly improving the capital base even as absolute leverage remains elevated.
Retained earnings rose from $3.3B to $3.8B over the period, which indicates the equity expansion is largely organic rather than dependent on new share issuance. Total assets increased roughly 22% over the same window, driven in part by goodwill and PP&E growth tied to acquisitions, so the improvement in equity should be read alongside the quality of those acquired assets. The trend warrants monitoring to confirm that asset growth continues to translate into proportional equity accretion.
Leverage Ratio Conflicts With Historical Norms
Based on the supplied figures, reported debt-to-equity fell from 2.27 in 2025Q2 to 1.84 in 2026Q3, yet total debt of roughly $4.5B against $2.5B of equity still implies meaningful financial leverage that investors should weigh carefully.
The reported debt-to-equity series is internally inconsistent with the $4.5B to $5.1B debt balances, since dividing those debt levels by the stated equity produces ratios closer to 1.8 to 2.3 but the decline in the ratio is driven almost entirely by equity growth rather than debt reduction. Total debt has been broadly flat to slightly lower, which means the deleveraging is incremental and equity-driven. Investors should treat the leverage picture as warranting further investigation before assuming a durable reduction in financial risk.
Thin Liquidity Buffer Through Seasonal Swings
As reported in quarterly balance sheets, Silgan's cash balance ranged from $317.5M to $1.1B while current ratio oscillated between 0.96 and 2.25, indicating the liquidity position is highly sensitive to working capital timing.
The current ratio dipped below 1.0 in 2025Q2 before recovering, which suggests short-term obligations temporarily exceeded current assets during the seasonal harvest-driven working capital build. Cash of roughly $325M at the latest quarter is modest relative to total debt of $4.5B, so the liquidity buffer depends on continued access to revolving credit facilities and cash generation. This pattern may indicate reliance on operating cash timing rather than a structural cash cushion.
Goodwill and PP&E Drive Asset Growth
Based on Silgan's reported figures, total assets rose from $7.7B to $9.4B between 2024Q2 and 2026Q3, with goodwill climbing to $2.4B and net PP&E at $2.3B, together representing a large share of the asset base.
The asset expansion appears acquisition-led, as goodwill increased alongside PP&E rather than through organic working capital growth alone, which suggests the balance sheet now carries substantial intangible value exposed to impairment risk if acquired businesses underperform. PP&E has been broadly stable around $2.3B to $2.6B, indicating capital intensity has not escalated sharply. Investors should monitor goodwill as a percentage of equity, since it exceeds the reported equity base and could amplify write-down exposure.
Working Capital Flatters Quarterly Liquidity Picture
According to the reported figures, the strong 2025Q4 cash balance of $1.1B sits against a 2026Q1 position of $435M, a swing that may reflect working capital timing rather than a durable improvement in the company's cash-generating capacity.
Headline cash and current ratio readings are sensitive to the quarter-end timing of receivables collection and inventory build, so a single period's balance sheet may overstate or understate the underlying position. The absence of reconciling detail on working capital components within the supplied data makes it difficult to separate seasonal effects from structural changes. Investors should evaluate trailing averages rather than point-in-time balances before drawing conclusions about balance sheet strength.