Graphic Packaging (GPK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Graphic Packaging Holding Company is a leading provider of sustainable paperboard packaging solutions, offering a broad portfolio of products designed for food, beverage and other consumer goods markets. The company specializes in the manufacture of containerboard, folding cartons and engineered fill materials, as well as beverage packaging systems including paperboard cups, carriers and related components.

Through a network of manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe and Latin America, Graphic Packaging serves a diverse customer base that includes major consumer packaged goods companies, quick-service restaurants and retail chains. Its product lineup encompasses custom-printed folding cartons for shelf-stable foods, coated recycled board for beverages, and on-the-go packaging solutions for the foodservice industry.

Founded and incorporated in 1996 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Graphic Packaging has grown through strategic acquisitions and capital investments aimed at expanding its geographic footprint and broadening its technology offerings. The company emphasizes research and development in fiber-based materials to support lightweighting initiatives, recyclability and renewable sourcing.

Leadership at Graphic Packaging comprises an experienced management team committed to operational excellence and sustainability. Under the direction of President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Doss, the company has continued to invest in capacity expansion and innovation while advancing its goal of delivering environmentally responsible packaging solutions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.54 to $10.08
• 50-Day Range: $8.89 to $11.22
• 52-Week Range: $8.78 to $23.76
• Volume: 4.66 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.86 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.97 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.91
• Dividend Yield: 4.39%
• Price Target: $12.33
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Graphic Packaging Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Graphic Packaging scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 173 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Graphic Packaging has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Graphic Packaging has a consensus price target of $12.33, representing about 22.8% upside from its current price of $10.03.

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 44.71%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Graphic Packaging are expected to grow by 44.71% in the coming year, from $0.85 to $1.23 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Graphic Packaging is 10.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Graphic Packaging is 10.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.04.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Graphic Packaging has a P/B Ratio of 0.91. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.51% 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 7.01.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Graphic Packaging has recently increased by 3.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Graphic Packaging is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.61%, 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 47.83%. 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 35.77% next year. This indicates that Graphic Packaging will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.07

News Sentiment

Graphic Packaging has a news sentiment score of 0.07. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Graphic Packaging this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for GPK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 57% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Graphic Packaging to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Graphic Packaging in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $701,282.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0236% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Graphic Packaging insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $701,282.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in 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.

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 4/8 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Record date for 4/8 Dividend: 3/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/08/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/05/2026
• Today: 5/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: CONTNRS - PPR/PLS
• Sub-Industry: Paper Packaging
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GPK
• CIK: 1408075
• Web: www.graphicpkg.com
• Phone: (770) 240-7200
• Fax: 770-644-2962
• Employees: 23,000
• Year Founded: 1978

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Graphic Packaging: $12.33
• High Price Target: $24.00
• Low Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.92
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.80
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $444 million
• Net Margins: 3.17%
• Pretax Margin: 4.24%
• Return on Equity: 12.62%
• Return on Assets: 3.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.60
• Current Ratio: 1.41
• Quick Ratio: 0.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.62 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.34
• Cash Flow: $3.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.69
• Book Value: $10.98 per share
• Price / Book: 0.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 295,890,000
• Free Float: 291,449,000
• Market Cap: $2.97 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.61