AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Silgan (SLGN)

Silgan Q4 GAAP EPS falls to $0.42 while record adjusted EPS reaches $0.85

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Silgan reported fourth quarter and full year 2024 results on January 29, 2025. Q4 net sales rose 5% to $1.4 billion and adjusted diluted EPS rose 35% to $0.85, but GAAP net income fell to $45.1 million ($0.42 per diluted share) from $64.4 million ($0.60). The company expects 2025 adjusted diluted EPS of $4.00 to $4.20, which it says is a 13% increase at the midpoint over 2024.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 net sales $1.4 billion, up $71.1 million (5%), mainly from the Weener Packaging acquisition
  • Full year 2024 net income $276.4 million ($2.58 per diluted share) vs. $326.0 million ($2.98) in 2023; adjusted EPS $3.62 vs. $3.40
  • Q4 rationalization charges $21.4 million, tied to the announced restructuring program
  • 2025 guidance: adjusted diluted EPS $4.00 to $4.20; free cash flow approximately $450 million

The filing

CompanySilgan (SLGN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 29, 2025, 4:30 PM ET
Accession number0000849869-25-000007

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:00 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 29, 2025.

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