AMCR vs EXP vs GPK Stock Comparison

Amcor, Eagle Materials and Graphic Packaging Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMCR Amcor plc
$46.19 +8.7% 1M +13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.32B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
0.06%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
7 wins
EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$173.97 -2.6% 1M -25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.42B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 7, Eagle Materials 4, Graphic Packaging Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCREXPGPKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.32B $5.42B $2.57B AMCR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 13.5x 13.3x GPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 14.2x 13.5x AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.6% +1.7% +0.0% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 17.3% 2.2% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% 12.9% 4.3% EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.2x 5.1x EXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.01% 0.00% AMCR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.5% -25.4% -49.2% AMCR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.1%/yr +4.7%/yr -15.1%/yr EXP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 34.5% 47.4% AMCR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 51/100 54/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

AMCREXPGPK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMCREXPGPK
Valuation 40 #10 of 16 22 #8 of 10 93 #2 of 16
Growth 93 #2 of 16 – 0 #16 of 16
Profitability 79 #4 of 15 100 #1 of 8 71 #5 of 15
Financial Health 43 #9 of 15 25 #7 of 9 21 #12 of 15
Shareholder Returns 77 #4 of 14 57 #4 of 8 85 #3 of 14
Overall 66 51 54
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • GPK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMCREXPGPKSPY
1 month +8.7%-2.6%-6.5% -0.8%
3 months +2.1%-19.8%-21.3% +3.5%
6 months +18.3%-17.1%-8.6% +7.0%
Year to date +10.8%-15.8%-41.8% +12.2%
1 year +13.5%-25.4%-49.2% +13.0%
3 years +6.7%+17.7%-58.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.2%+5.6%-25.2% +23.1%
5 years -23.2%+26.1%-55.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.1%+4.7%-15.1% +11.0%
10 years —+117.5%-29.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.1%-3.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMCREXPGPKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%34.5%47.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.2%32.8%48.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.831.090.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.43-0.73-1.04 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-48.2%-73.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-27.6%-49.5% -1.8%
52-week high $50.58$240.24$17.37 $779.14
52-week low $36.69$163.37$8.24 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMCREXPGPK
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 19.3x 13.4xmedian 19.6x 13.4xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 1.8x 0.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 9.7x 9.8xmedian 9.3x 7.5xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 15.7x 31.4xmedian 31.4x 13.7xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.4x 3.6xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.56median 0.82 -10.95median 2.78 -0.39median 0.82

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMCREXPGPK
Revenue $23.51B $2.32B $8.64B
Gross profit $4.69B $628.19M $1.34B
Operating income $1.90B $539.59M $504.00M
Net income $1.11B $402.57M $194.00M
Free cash flow $1.23B $170.51M $189.00M
R&D $170.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.38 $12.95 $0.65
Cash & equivalents $1.12B $233.54M $205.00M
Total debt $14.01B $6.57B $5.67B
Shares (diluted) 463.80M 31.09M 296.70M
Enterprise value $16.73B $4.43B $1.80B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMCREXPGPK
P/E 19.3x 13.4x 13.4x
P/FCF 17.4x 31.4x 13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 8.5x 3.3x
P/S 0.9x 2.3x 0.3x
P/B 1.8x 3.6x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 3.6x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 9.8x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 18.0x 12.8x 16.0x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 3.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 27.9x 40.4x 42.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 10.9x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.56 -10.95 -0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCREXPGPK
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.6% 1.7% 0.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 2.0% -3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.5% -6.5% -26.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.8% -1.9% -13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% -9.0% -45.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -4.1% -24.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% -11.1% -63.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -5.5% -35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% -6.2% -63.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -1.2% -34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% 14.4% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 4.3% -10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% -45.7% 147.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% -26.3% -28.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCREXPGPK
Gross margin 20.0% 27.0% 15.5%
EBITDA margin 14.6% 30.3% 12.4%
Operating margin 8.1% 23.2% 5.8%
Pretax margin 5.5% 21.5% 2.9%
Net margin 4.7% 17.3% 2.2%
FCF margin 5.2% 7.3% 2.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% 27.2% 9.2%
Return on equity 9.4% 26.1% 6.0%
Return on assets 3.0% 10.0% 1.7%
Return on invested capital 6.1% 12.9% 4.3%
Return on capital employed 6.4% 15.0% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.6x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.9% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCREXPGPK
Debt / assets 37.8% 45.0% 48.6%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.2x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.2x 5.1x
Debt / FCF 11.4x 10.3x 30.0x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 62.0% 72.2%
Equity / assets 31.8% 38.0% 27.8%
Interest coverage 2.8x 11.3x 2.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 3.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.39 3.11 1.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCREXPGPK
Dividend yield 5.6% 0.6% 5.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 7.2% –
Shareholder yield 5.6% 7.8% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 108.0% 8.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 97.2% 18.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 41.4% -4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.2% -4.5% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMCREXPGPK
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2027 14.2xFY2026 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2027 $12.26FY2026 $0.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.5%FY2027 -11.3%FY2026 -63.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +3.0% +44.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.41BFY2027 $2.19BFY2026 $8.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.4%FY2027 -5.3%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +5.5% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCREXPGPK
Held by institutions 77.1% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 684 529 499
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +4.2% +5.3%
Institutions buying 409 272 322
Institutions selling 211 167 130
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.63 2.48

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMCREXPGPK
AMCR 1.00 0.55 0.45
EXP 0.55 1.00 0.46
GPK 0.45 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCR, EXP and GPK?

Amcor (AMCR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcor (AMCR) $21.32B, Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.42B, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) $2.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCR, EXP and GPK?

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcor (AMCR) 19.3x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 13.5x, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.2x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.2x, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amcor (AMCR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amcor (AMCR) +56.6%, Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) +0.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Amcor (AMCR) 4.7%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amcor (AMCR) returned the most: Amcor (AMCR) +13.5%, Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.4%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -49.2%. Over five years, Eagle Materials (EXP) compounded fastest (Amcor (AMCR) -5.1%/yr, Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.7%/yr, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -15.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest dividend yield: Amcor (AMCR) 0.06%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 0.00%. Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amcor (AMCR) has been the steadiest (Amcor (AMCR) 31.7%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 47.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMCR, EXP and GPK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amcor (AMCR) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.