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GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO GPK

NYSE · stock · Paperboard Containers & Boxes · website · IPO 1992-12-10

GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO statistics & valuation

P / E7.3×
P / S0.4×
P / B1.0×
Net margin5.2%
Net debt$5.2B
Net debt / EBITDA3.9×
Enterprise value USD$8.4B
EV / EBITDA6.3×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV9.5%
Return on capital8.4%
Graham number +64.7%$19.25

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($19.25); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.30% 6.80% 3.70% 3.40% 2.50% 2.90% 5.50% 7.70% 7.50% 5.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
18.40% 16.30% 15.80% 17.70% 16.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
9.50% 7.40% 7.60% 8.70% 8.00% 5.70% 9.60% 12.50% 12.70% 9.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
21.60% 23.20% 11.00% 10.10% 9.10% 10.80% 24.30% 26.00% 21.80% 13.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
321.5M 311.9M 310.1M 294.8M 279.6M 307.1M 309.5M 309.1M 305.1M 299.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$2.05B $2.18B $2.83B $2.66B $3.35B $5.50B $5.05B $5.05B $4.99B $5.17B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.00% 6.20% 3.10% 2.80% 2.10% 2.00% 5.10% 6.50% 5.90% 3.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2.00× 1.74× 1.44× 1.37× 1.92× 3.00× 2.42× 1.88× 1.71× 1.63× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.71 $0.96 $0.71 $0.70 $0.60 $0.68 $1.69 $2.34 $2.16 $1.48 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO trades at about 7.9× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.9×–27.8×, median 17×).

7.9× 27.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (9.9×–27.8×); dot = today's 7.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin16.8%17.7%15.8%16.3%18.4%
Operating margin9.3%12.7%12.5%9.6%5.7%8.0%8.7%7.6%7.4%9.5%
Net margin5.2%7.5%7.7%5.5%2.9%2.5%3.4%3.7%6.8%5.3%
Return on assets3.8%5.9%6.5%5.1%2.0%2.1%2.8%3.1%6.2%5.0%
Return on equity13.3%21.8%26.0%24.3%10.8%9.1%10.1%11.0%23.2%21.6%
Debt / equity1.63×1.71×1.88×2.42×3.00×1.92×1.37×1.44×1.74×2.00×
Current ratio1.301.461.101.401.221.091.511.501.371.43

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.