AMCR vs GPK vs MERC Stock Comparison

Amcor, Graphic Packaging Holding and Mercer International Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMCR Amcor plc
$45.85 +9.7% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$21.20B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.89B
Div. yield
11.34%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
11 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 11 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 11, Mercer International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCRGPKMERCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.20B $3.42B $16.75M AMCR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.5x 46.3x 0.0x AMCR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 17.8x — AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.3% +0.3% -3.5% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 0.9% -27.0% AMCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% 2.9% -20.9% AMCR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 5.4x -7.7x MERC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 11.34% 3.81% 0.00% AMCR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.6% -32.1% -87.0% AMCR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.5%/yr -10.9%/yr -52.6%/yr AMCR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 50.7% 110.6% AMCR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 48/100 14/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

AMCRGPKMERC

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

AxisAMCRGPKMERC
Valuation 25 #13 of 17 88 #3 of 17 21 #234 of 296
Growth 93 #2 of 16 7 #15 of 16 4 #265 of 275
Profitability 67 #6 of 16 53 #8 of 16 28 #174 of 241
Financial Health 44 #10 of 17 25 #13 of 17 7 #275 of 294
Shareholder Returns 92 #2 of 14 69 #5 of 14 12 #191 of 218
Overall 64 48 14
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • GPK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • MERC ranked among 309 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCRGPKMERCSPY
1 month +9.7%+34.3%+4.2% -5.9%
3 months -2.7%-2.6%-63.2% -4.6%
6 months +14.9%+4.7%-77.5% +0.2%
Year to date +10.0%-23.3%-87.4% +7.5%
1 year +13.6%-32.1%-87.0% +8.2%
3 years +1.2%-47.4%-97.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +0.4%-19.3%-70.0% +19.0%
5 years -24.5%-43.8%-97.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -5.5%-10.9%-52.6% +9.4%
10 years —-6.6%-97.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year —-0.7%-29.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAMCRGPKMERCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%50.7%110.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%47.9%114.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.881.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.42-0.63-0.79 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-73.0%-99.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-32.1%-91.0% -5.9%
52-week high $50.58$17.00$2.79 $779.14
52-week low $36.69$8.24$0.12 $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.

MultipleAMCRGPKMERC
P/E now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 33.2x 46.3xmedian 33.2x 0.0xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.0xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 10.3x 8.9xmedian 10.3x -7.7xmedian 10.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 17.5x 8.2xmedian 17.5x -0.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x -0.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.71median 0.82 -0.90median 0.82 0.00median 0.59

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 monthsAMCRGPKMERC
Revenue $23.89B $8.64B $1.84B
Gross profit $4.73B $1.21B $76.25M
Operating income $1.89B $371.00M -$409.10M
Net income $1.09B $74.00M -$495.88M
Free cash flow $772.00M $415.00M -$127.44M
R&D $165.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.34 $0.25 $-7.38
Cash & equivalents $832.00M $337.00M $71.01M
Total debt $14.84B $5.50B $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 464.60M 297.00M 67.22M
Enterprise value $16.62B $2.43B -$404.37M

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
MetricAMCRGPKMERC
P/E 19.5x 46.3x 0.0x
P/FCF 27.5x 8.2x -0.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 4.2x -0.2x
P/S 0.9x 0.4x 0.0x
P/B 1.8x 1.1x -0.1x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 1.3x -0.1x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x 8.9x -7.7x
EV/EBIT 18.6x 23.1x -4.8x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.0x 1.1x
EV/FCF 45.6x 20.7x -15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.0x 10.5x -26.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.71 -0.90 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCRGPKMERC
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.3% 0.3% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.3% -3.3% -4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.2% -31.1% -64.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.5% -16.9% -30.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 63.4% -58.2% -494.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -31.5% -68.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 85.0% -85.5% -187.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -52.3% -54.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.0% -85.5% -186.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.4% -51.7% -53.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.1% 0.9% -322.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.2% -11.4% -97.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.5% 234.3% -107.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% -4.5% 20.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCRGPKMERC
Gross margin 19.8% 14.0% 4.1%
EBITDA margin 14.3% 11.1% -13.7%
Operating margin 7.9% 4.3% -22.2%
Pretax margin 5.3% 1.2% -28.6%
Net margin 4.5% 0.9% -27.0%
FCF margin 3.2% 4.8% -6.9%
Operating cash flow margin 7.4% 9.4% -4.1%
Return on equity 9.2% 2.3% –
Return on assets 2.9% 0.6% -26.9%
Return on invested capital 6.1% 2.9% -20.9%
Return on capital employed 6.2% 4.1% -33.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 11.0x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCRGPKMERC
Debt / assets 40.3% 47.9% 110.4%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.7x -12.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 5.4x -7.7x
Debt / FCF 19.2x 13.3x -15.7x
Liabilities / assets 68.1% 72.0% 108.7%
Equity / assets 31.9% 28.0% -8.7%
Interest coverage 2.8x 1.4x -3.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.42 1.34 0.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCRGPKMERC
Dividend yield 11.3% 3.8% 0.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.2% –
Shareholder yield 11.3% 5.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 110.6% – -1.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 155.6% – -3.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 25.2% – -80.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.7% – -41.3%

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.

ConsensusAMCRGPKMERC
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2027 17.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.09FY2027 $0.65FY2026 $-3.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2027 -63.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.5% +44.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.34BFY2027 $8.24BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.7%FY2027 -4.4%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.3% +0.2% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCRGPKMERC
Held by institutions 77.1% 100.0% 63.8%
Institutions holding 686 501 67
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +5.3% -11.3%
Institutions buying 411 323 27
Institutions selling 211 130 19
Buyers to sellers 1.95 2.48 1.42

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.

AMCRGPKMERC
AMCR 1.00 0.38 0.06
GPK 0.38 1.00 0.34
MERC 0.06 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCR, GPK and MERC?

Amcor (AMCR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcor (AMCR) $21.20B, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) $3.42B, Mercer International (MERC) $16.75M.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCR, GPK and MERC?

Amcor (AMCR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcor (AMCR) 19.5x, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 46.3x, Mercer International (MERC) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.2x, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 17.8x). 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) +37.3%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) +0.3%, Mercer International (MERC) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest net margin (Amcor (AMCR) 4.5%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 0.9%, Mercer International (MERC) -27.0%). On return on invested capital, Amcor (AMCR) leads (Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 2.9%, Mercer International (MERC) -20.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amcor (AMCR) returned the most: Amcor (AMCR) +13.6%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -32.1%, Mercer International (MERC) -87.0%. Over five years, Amcor (AMCR) compounded fastest (Amcor (AMCR) -5.5%/yr, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -10.9%/yr, Mercer International (MERC) -52.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest dividend yield: Amcor (AMCR) 11.34%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 3.81%, Mercer International (MERC) 0.00%. Mercer International (MERC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amcor (AMCR) has been the steadiest (Amcor (AMCR) 32.5%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 50.7%, Mercer International (MERC) 110.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 11. 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.