# Crown Projects 4% to 5% Beverage Can Volume Growth in 2026 By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/36323 Published: 2026-10-21T04:18:52.000Z Updated: 2026-10-21T04:18:52.000Z Section: Business > The company reiterated its newly narrowed adjusted diluted earnings guidance of $8.35 to $8.45 per share as inflation tied to the Middle East conflict weighed on segment income. Crown Holdings, Inc. forecast global beverage-can volume growth of 4% to 5% in 2026, while reiterating its recently narrowed earnings outlook as inflation pressures weighed on segment income. Strong beverage-can demand continued alongside inflation tied to the Middle East conflict, which weighed on segment income. Crown’s full-year earnings outlook includes an explicit assumption for fourth-quarter inflation. Crown reiterated adjusted diluted earnings guidance of $8.35 to $8.45 per share for 2026, a range narrowed from $8.30 to $8.50 with its third-quarter results. That update also raised the company’s minimum adjusted free cash flow forecast to $950 million, a change detailed in the [earlier outlook update](). Transit Packaging faced weak volumes and higher costs, particularly freight. ## Links in this article - [earlier outlook update](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/35271)