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Graphic Packaging (GPK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$8.38 -0.12 (-1.35%)
Closing price 10/21/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$8.38 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 10/21/2026 07:47 PM Eastern
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About Graphic Packaging Stock (NYSE:GPK)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$8.24
▼
$8.58
50-Day Range
$8.21
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$11.96
52-Week Range
$8.15
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$18.25
Volume
17.23 million shs
Average Volume
6.55 million shs
Market Capitalization
$2.48 billion
P/E Ratio
7.72
Dividend Yield
5.25%
Price Target
$10.29
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Graphic Packaging Holding Company, through its subsidiary Graphic Packaging International, develops and manufactures fiber-based packaging products for consumer goods companies. Its offerings include paperboard folding cartons, beverage carriers, cups, foodservice packaging, and other packaging solutions designed for products sold in grocery, foodservice, beverage, and household markets.

The company serves brand owners and manufacturers across a range of end markets, including food, beverage, consumer packaged goods, and foodservice. Its products are used for items such as cereal, frozen and prepared foods, dairy products, snacks, beer, and other packaged goods. Graphic Packaging also provides packaging design, converting, printing, and related technical services.

Graphic Packaging has roots in the paperboard packaging industry and operates production and converting facilities in North America, Europe, and other international markets. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GPK.

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Graphic Packaging Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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98th Percentile Overall Score

GPK MarketRank™: 
4.879010695185 of 5 stars

Graphic Packaging scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 9th out of 228 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 $10.29, representing about 22.9% upside from its current price of $8.38.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Graphic Packaging has been the subject of 8 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 46.38% in the coming year, from $0.69 to $1.01 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Graphic Packaging is 7.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Graphic Packaging is 7.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.82.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Graphic Packaging has a P/B Ratio of 0.74. 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

    7.60% 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 3.19, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Graphic Packaging has recently decreased by 5.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Graphic Packaging is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.18%, 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 43.56% 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 0.01. 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 0.42 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 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 133% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Graphic Packaging to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Graphic Packaging's stock was trading at $15.07 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, GPK shares have decreased by 44.4% and is now trading at $8.3750.

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

Graphic Packaging subsidiaries include Artistic Carton Company, Letica Corporation, PFP Dallas Converting LLC, PFP LLC, Seydaco Packaging Corp, Norgraft Packaging S.A., Carton Craft Corporation, and more.

Top institutional investors of Graphic Packaging include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.97%), Skylands Capital LLC (0.09%), Gradient Investments LLC (0.04%) and Quadrant Capital Group LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael P Doss, Joseph P Yost, Michael James Farrell, Charles D Lischer, Robbert Rietbroek, Philip R Martens, Jeffrey Stafeil and Jeffrey Stafeil.
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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 NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Ford Motor (F), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Micron Technology (MU) and Caterpillar (CAT).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/04/2026
Record date for 10/6 Dividend
9/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 10/6 Dividend
9/15/2026
Dividend Payable
10/06/2026
Today
10/21/2026
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
+22.9%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.83
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.66
Trailing P/E Ratio
7.72
Forward P/E Ratio
12.14
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
$8.62 billion
Price / Sales
0.29
Cash Flow
$3.61 per share
Price / Cash Flow
2.32
Book Value
$11.31 per share
Price / Book
0.74

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
296,070,000
Free Float
291,631,000
Market Cap
$2.48 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.66

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This page (NYSE:GPK) was last updated on 10/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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