CCL-B TOR Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

CCL Industries Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers

Latest close 92.06 CAD
-1.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.0%, after a 2.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 61 out of 100
Latest Close 92.06 CAD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -1.0% latest completed week
4W Return 2.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 6.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 96.2% 50 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 7-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.0%, after a 2.2% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.4x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.7812-week average 0.63

12-week confirmation

Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.78Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 2.2% over four weeks, 6.8% over 12 weeks, and 18.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 7 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.0%
4W2.2%
12W6.8%
26W7.6%
52W18.7%
Active trend streak7 weeks
Active weeks in one year50
Trend breadth96.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.87Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change155.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-3.78Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-3.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 88%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength76/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Value66/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Quality84/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Momentum30/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Growth30/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework67/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
19.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
29.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
15.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
11.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
12.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-2.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
43.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.8x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 4 relevant articles.

0 positive · 4 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-3.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.1%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.6%Week of 27 Feb.
Worst week-8.5%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-1.0%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.7% / -2.6%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202692.06 CAD-1.0%87.68 CAD73.95 CAD0.87-3.781.8MOn
31 Jul 202692.95 CAD2.5%87.55 CAD73.74 CAD0.820.152.0MOn
24 Jul 202690.70 CAD-0.5%87.37 CAD73.52 CAD0.72-2.782.0MOn
17 Jul 202691.20 CAD1.2%87.21 CAD73.33 CAD0.64-2.131.4MOn
10 Jul 202690.09 CAD-2.8%87.02 CAD73.14 CAD0.34-3.652.1MOn
3 Jul 202692.65 CAD0.1%86.82 CAD72.97 CAD-0.22-1.00144.7KOn
26 Jun 202692.54 CAD5.2%86.47 CAD72.77 CAD-0.79-0.58333.9KOn
19 Jun 202687.96 CAD5.2%86.21 CAD72.58 CAD-0.99-5.67720.7KOff
12 Jun 202683.58 CAD0.5%86.05 CAD72.39 CAD-0.87-10.54485.4KOff
5 Jun 202683.14 CAD-6.2%86.17 CAD72.24 CAD-0.63-9.98334.4KOn
29 May 202688.66 CAD-1.0%86.01 CAD72.09 CAD-0.35-5.321.8MOn
22 May 202689.59 CAD4.0%85.64 CAD71.91 CAD-0.56-3.811.7MOn
15 May 202686.17 CAD2.5%85.34 CAD71.73 CAD-0.68-6.002.4MOn
8 May 202684.09 CAD-0.6%85.02 CAD71.61 CAD-0.73-9.202.7MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context