GPK Consumer Cyclical

Graphic Packaging Holding Company

$11.31+21.22%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 9, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Packaging & Containers
Country: United States
Market cap: 3.3B USD
Enterprise value: 8.0B USD
Full-time employees: 23,000

Overall health

Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings
Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: more debt relative to equity (1.75× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: more debt vs equity (1.75× vs peers 0.46×)

Ranks #1,220 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 19%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Investment surge. Capital spending 11% of revenue, up from 5.5% in 2022.
Graphic Packaging is spending 11% of revenue on facilities and equipment, up from 5.5% in 2022. That weighs on free cash flow today; whether it pays off depends on the returns those investments earn.
Annual revenue fell three years running. Fiscal-year revenue down each year from 2022 to 2025.
Graphic Packaging's fiscal-year revenue declined in each of the three years to 2025.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 97% of reported profit.
Graphic Packaging's free cash flow is 97% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

StockQuotient Score

33/ 100▼ 2 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 35 → Nov 4 33 (-2)

Valuation

Is the price right?

62/100

Moderate▼ 9 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 71 → 62

Share price +30.1%-15
Company's reported figures updated+6

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ EBITDA yield
▲ Earnings yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield5.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 0.43Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0329

EBITDA yield12.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score 0.72Sector median: 0.0877 · MAD: 0.0461

Free cash flow yield5.6%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC cash flow or share count unavailable · trailing 12 months · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.09Sector median: 0.0614 · MAD: 0.0545

Other data (not scored)

Book yield96.6%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5650 · MAD: 0.3500

Growth

Is it growing?

14/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EPS growth
▼ 3-yr revenue
▼ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-63.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.67Sector median: 0.0420 · MAD: 0.2537

3-year revenue growth-3.7%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.25Sector median: 0.0425 · MAD: 0.0636

Revenue growth0.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.57Sector median: 0.0373 · MAD: 0.0653

Profitability

Does it earn well?

34/100

Weak▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 35 → 34

Peer companies moved-1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ ROA
▼ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin5.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.12Sector median: 0.0638 · MAD: 0.0461

Return on assets1.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.65Sector median: 0.0331 · MAD: 0.0254

Return on invested capital4.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.46Sector median: 0.0733 · MAD: 0.0600

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin15.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3025 · MAD: 0.1399

Return on equity6.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0746 · MAD: 0.0674

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Debt / equity

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.67

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.13Sector median: 0.6345 · MAD: 0.2980

Current ratio1.38×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.18Sector median: 1.4800 · MAD: 0.5570

Debt / equity1.75×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -3.62Sector median: 0.4646 · MAD: 0.3556

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Graphic Packaging

Is Graphic Packaging getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 4, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 33/100, down 2 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Graphic Packaging valued vs its peers?: Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 62/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. EBITDA yield 12.1% vs a peer median of 8.8% (stronger than 67% of peers).EBITDA yield 12.1% vs peers 8.8% (stronger than 67% of peers).
Is Graphic Packaging growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 14/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth -63.6% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 95% of peers).Earnings per share growth -63.6% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 95% of peers).
How profitable is Graphic Packaging?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 34/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Return on assets 1.7% vs a peer median of 3.3% (weaker than 67% of peers).Return on assets 1.7% vs peers 3.3% (weaker than 67% of peers).
How risky is Graphic Packaging?: Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 1.75× vs a peer median of 0.46× (weaker than 85% of peers).Debt / equity 1.75× vs peers 0.46× (weaker than 85% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 4, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	8.7B USD	8.6B USD	−0.2%
Net income (12 months)	274.0M USD	194.0M USD	−29.2%
Operating margin	7.0%	5.8%	−1.1 pts
Debt	5.8B USD	5.7B USD	−1.5%
Cash	189.0M USD	205.0M USD	+8.5%
Shares outstanding	295.9M	296.1M	+0.1%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Consumer Cyclical · 182 companies

Valuations in Consumer Cyclical are within their usual range since 2016.

36% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
15% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +0% and earnings +10% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −55% vs the whole market, against a usual −41%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Consumer Cyclical: too few Packaging & Containers companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating margin	5.7%	9.6%	12.5%	12.7%	9.3%	▼ 3.4 pts
Net margin	2.9%	5.5%	7.7%	7.5%	5.2%	▼ 2.3 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	2.0%	5.1%	6.5%	5.9%	3.8%	▼ 2.1 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	10.8%	24.3%	26.0%	21.8%	13.3%	▼ 8.5 pts
Free cash flow margin	-2.3%	6.0%	3.6%	-4.1%	-0.9%	▲ 3.2 pts
Current ratio	1.22×	1.40×	1.10×	1.46×	1.30×	▼ 11%
Quick ratio	0.54×	0.57×	0.42×	0.54×	0.52×	▼ 4.7%
Debt to equity	3.06×	2.44×	1.93×	1.72×	1.67×	▼ 3.0%
Interest coverage	3.31×	4.60×	4.91×	4.87×	3.65×	▼ 25%

GPK price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: more debt relative to equity (1.75× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: more debt vs equity (1.75× vs peers 0.46×)

Ranks #1,220 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 19%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Investment surge. Capital spending 11% of revenue, up from 5.5% in 2022.

Graphic Packaging is spending 11% of revenue on facilities and equipment, up from 5.5% in 2022. That weighs on free cash flow today; whether it pays off depends on the returns those investments earn.

Annual revenue fell three years running. Fiscal-year revenue down each year from 2022 to 2025.

Graphic Packaging's fiscal-year revenue declined in each of the three years to 2025.

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 97% of reported profit.

Graphic Packaging's free cash flow is 97% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

Questions investors ask about Graphic Packaging

Is Graphic Packaging getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 4, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 33/100, down 2 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Graphic Packaging valued vs its peers?

Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 62/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. EBITDA yield 12.1% vs a peer median of 8.8% (stronger than 67% of peers).EBITDA yield 12.1% vs peers 8.8% (stronger than 67% of peers).

Is Graphic Packaging growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 14/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth -63.6% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 95% of peers).Earnings per share growth -63.6% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 95% of peers).

How profitable is Graphic Packaging?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 34/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Return on assets 1.7% vs a peer median of 3.3% (weaker than 67% of peers).Return on assets 1.7% vs peers 3.3% (weaker than 67% of peers).

How risky is Graphic Packaging?

Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 1.75× vs a peer median of 0.46× (weaker than 85% of peers).Debt / equity 1.75× vs peers 0.46× (weaker than 85% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

8.7B USD

8.6B USD

−0.2%

Net income (12 months)

274.0M USD

194.0M USD

−29.2%

Operating margin

7.0%

5.8%

−1.1 pts

Debt

5.8B USD

5.7B USD

−1.5%

Cash

189.0M USD

205.0M USD

+8.5%

Shares outstanding

295.9M

296.1M

+0.1%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

—

Operating margin

5.7%

9.6%

12.5%

12.7%

9.3%

▼ 3.4 pts

Net margin

2.9%

5.5%

7.7%

7.5%

5.2%

▼ 2.3 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

2.0%

5.1%

6.5%

5.9%

3.8%

▼ 2.1 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

10.8%

24.3%

26.0%

21.8%

13.3%

▼ 8.5 pts

Free cash flow margin

-2.3%

6.0%

3.6%

-4.1%

-0.9%

▲ 3.2 pts

Current ratio

1.22×

1.40×

1.10×

1.46×

1.30×

▼ 11%

Quick ratio

0.54×

0.57×

0.42×

0.54×

0.52×

▼ 4.7%

Debt to equity

3.06×

2.44×

1.93×

1.72×

1.67×

▼ 3.0%

Interest coverage

3.31×

4.60×

4.91×

4.87×

3.65×

▼ 25%