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Graphic Packaging (GPK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$8.78 -0.19 (-2.06%)
Closing price 10/2/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$8.82 +0.04 (+0.47%)
As of 10/2/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
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About Graphic Packaging Stock (NYSE:GPK)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$8.70
▼
$9.13
50-Day Range
$8.78
▼
$12.10
52-Week Range
$8.70
▼
$19.60
Volume
8.67 million shs
Average Volume
6.85 million shs
Market Capitalization
$2.60 billion
P/E Ratio
13.30
Dividend Yield
5.01%
Price Target
$11.01
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) is a provider of fiber-based packaging solutions for consumer products companies. Through its Graphic Packaging International subsidiary, the company designs and manufactures paperboard cartons, cups, trays and other packaging products used to package food, beverages and household and personal-care products.

The company also supplies packaging machinery and integrated packaging systems, including equipment used to form, fill and seal cartons and cups. Its products are used across categories such as cereal, frozen and refrigerated foods, snacks, dairy, beverages and foodservice applications. Graphic Packaging emphasizes renewable and recyclable fiber-based materials as alternatives to certain plastic packaging formats.

Graphic Packaging serves customers through manufacturing and commercial operations in North America and international markets, including Europe and Latin America. The company’s modern operations trace back to the combination of Graphic Packaging Corporation and Altivity Packaging in 2007, which created the current holding-company structure.

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Graphic Packaging Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

GPK MarketRank™: 

Graphic Packaging scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 31st out of 230 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Graphic Packaging has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 8 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Graphic Packaging has a consensus price target of $11.01, representing about 25.5% upside from its current price of $8.78.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Graphic Packaging has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Graphic Packaging's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Graphic Packaging are expected to grow by 54.17% in the coming year, from $0.72 to $1.11 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Graphic Packaging is 13.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Graphic Packaging is 13.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.82.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Graphic Packaging has a P/B Ratio of 0.78. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Graphic Packaging's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.01% of the float of Graphic Packaging has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Graphic Packaging has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.68, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Graphic Packaging has recently increased by 2.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Graphic Packaging is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.91%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Graphic Packaging has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Graphic Packaging is 66.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Graphic Packaging will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.64% next year. This indicates that Graphic Packaging will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Graphic Packaging's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Graphic Packaging has a news sentiment score of -0.52. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Graphic Packaging this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    7 people have searched for GPK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Graphic Packaging insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.50% of the stock of Graphic Packaging is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    99.67% of the stock of Graphic Packaging is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Graphic Packaging's insider trading history.
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GPK Stock News Headlines

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) Reaches New 1-Year Low After Analyst Downgrade
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GPK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Graphic Packaging's stock was trading at $15.07 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, GPK shares have decreased by 41.8% and is now trading at $8.7750.

Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. The business's quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis.
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Graphic Packaging's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, May 1st 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $1,500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 23.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Graphic Packaging: Artistic Carton Company, Letica Corporation, PFP Dallas Converting LLC, PFP LLC, Seydaco Packaging Corp, Norgraft Packaging S.A., Carton Craft Corporation, and others.

Shares of GPK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Graphic Packaging investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/7 Dividend
6/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/7 Dividend
6/15/2026
Dividend Payable
7/07/2026
Last Earnings
8/04/2026
Record date for 10/6 Dividend
9/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 10/6 Dividend
9/15/2026
Today
10/04/2026
Dividend Payable
10/06/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/03/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Materials
Industry
Containers & Packaging
Sub-Industry
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials
Current Symbol
NYSE:GPK
CIK
1408075
Employees
23,000
Year Founded
1978

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$13.00
Low Price Target
$9.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+25.5%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.83
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.66
Trailing P/E Ratio
13.30
Forward P/E Ratio
12.19
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$444 million
Net Margins
2.25%
Pretax Margin
2.94%
Return on Equity
9.95%
Return on Assets
2.77%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.58
Current Ratio
1.38
Quick Ratio
0.60

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$8.64 billion
Price / Sales
0.30
Cash Flow
$3.66 per share
Price / Cash Flow
2.40
Book Value
$11.31 per share
Price / Book
0.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
296,072,000
Free Float
291,631,000
Market Cap
$2.60 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.66

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This page (NYSE:GPK) was last updated on 10/4/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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