AMCR vs GPK vs SLVM Stock Comparison

Amcor, Graphic Packaging Holding and Sylvamo Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMCR Amcor plc
$45.96 +8.1% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$21.11B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
0.06%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
7 wins
SLVM Sylvamo Corp
$32.44 -9.8% 1M -25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.30B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 7, Sylvamo 3, Graphic Packaging Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCRGPKSLVMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.11B $2.54B $1.29B AMCR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x 13.1x 17.0x GPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 13.4x 26.6x AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.6% +0.0% -7.1% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 2.2% 2.3% AMCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% 4.3% 7.4% SLVM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 5.1x 1.9x SLVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.1% -50.0% -25.2% AMCR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr -15.6%/yr +3.1%/yr SLVM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 47.3% 38.4% AMCR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 52/100 57/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

AMCRGPKSLVM

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

AxisAMCRGPKSLVM
Valuation 40 #10 of 16 93 #2 of 16 88 #35 of 287
Growth 93 #2 of 16 7 #15 of 16 11 #237 of 266
Profitability 79 #4 of 15 71 #5 of 15 64 #86 of 236
Financial Health 39 #9 of 14 15 #12 of 14 27 #211 of 288
Shareholder Returns 83 #3 of 13 75 #4 of 13 97 #8 of 203
Overall 67 52 57
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • GPK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SLVM ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCRGPKSLVMSPY
1 month +8.1%-7.4%-9.8% -0.2%
3 months -1.6%-25.4%-16.7% +3.9%
6 months +19.3%-10.6%-25.5% +8.2%
Year to date +10.2%-42.3%-32.6% +12.9%
1 year +11.1%-50.0%-25.2% +12.3%
3 years +6.1%-58.5%-25.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.0%-25.4%-9.3% +23.3%
5 years -24.3%-57.1%+16.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.4%-15.6%+3.1% +10.9%
10 years —-31.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-3.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMCRGPKSLVMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%47.3%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.1%47.8%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.880.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-1.06-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-73.0%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-50.0%-40.7% -1.2%
52-week high $50.58$17.37$54.74 $779.14
52-week low $36.69$8.24$31.19 $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.

MultipleAMCRGPKSLVM
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 19.3x 13.3xmedian 19.3x 17.0xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 9.4x 7.5xmedian 9.4x 4.9xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 15.6x 13.6xmedian 15.6x -117.4xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 0.82 -0.39median 0.82 -0.49median 0.76

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 monthsAMCRGPKSLVM
Revenue $23.51B $8.64B $3.30B
Gross profit $4.69B $1.34B $679.00M
Operating income $1.90B $504.00M $261.00M
Net income $1.11B $194.00M $76.00M
Free cash flow $1.23B $189.00M -$11.00M
R&D $170.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.38 $0.65 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $1.12B $205.00M $227.00M
Total debt $14.01B $5.67B $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 463.80M 296.70M 39.80M
Enterprise value $16.52B $1.77B $1.17B

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
MetricAMCRGPKSLVM
P/E 19.3x 13.3x 17.0x
P/FCF 17.3x 13.6x -117.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 3.2x 6.2x
P/S 0.9x 0.3x 0.4x
P/B 1.8x 0.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 1.0x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 7.5x 4.9x
EV/EBIT 18.0x 15.9x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.9x 0.6x
EV/FCF 27.8x 42.5x -193.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 10.1x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 -0.39 -0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCRGPKSLVM
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.6% 0.0% -7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% -3.7% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.5% -26.6% -16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.8% -13.6% -12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% -45.9% -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -24.2% -23.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% -63.7% -65.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -35.0% -36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% -63.1% -64.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -34.1% -35.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% 3.1% -49.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% -10.1% -19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% 147.8% -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% -28.6% -27.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCRGPKSLVM
Gross margin 20.0% 15.5% 20.6%
EBITDA margin 14.6% 12.4% 13.3%
Operating margin 8.1% 5.8% 7.9%
Pretax margin 5.5% 2.9% 4.3%
Net margin 4.7% 2.2% 2.3%
FCF margin 5.2% 2.2% -0.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% 9.2% 6.3%
Return on equity 9.4% 6.0% 7.9%
Return on assets 3.0% 1.7% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 6.1% 4.3% 7.4%
Return on capital employed 6.4% 5.3% 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 4.1x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCRGPKSLVM
Debt / assets 37.8% 48.6% 33.5%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 5.1x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 11.4x 30.0x -87.6x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 72.2% 66.8%
Equity / assets 31.8% 27.8% 33.2%
Interest coverage 2.8x 2.0x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.39 1.34 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCRGPKSLVM
Dividend yield 5.7% 5.1% 5.5%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 3.3%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 5.1% 8.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 108.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 97.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 41.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.2% – –

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.

ConsensusAMCRGPKSLVM
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2027 13.4xFY2026 26.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.12FY2027 $0.65FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.5%FY2027 -63.9%FY2026 -65.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +44.6% +323.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.41BFY2027 $8.24BFY2026 $3.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.4%FY2027 -4.4%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +0.2% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCRGPKSLVM
Held by institutions 77.1% 100.0% 99.6%
Institutions holding 684 499 335
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +5.3% -0.4%
Institutions buying 409 322 162
Institutions selling 211 130 88
Buyers to sellers 1.94 2.48 1.84

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.

AMCRGPKSLVM
AMCR 1.00 0.45 0.48
GPK 0.45 1.00 0.47
SLVM 0.48 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMCR, GPK and SLVM?

Amcor (AMCR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcor (AMCR) $21.11B, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) $2.54B, Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMCR, GPK and SLVM?

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcor (AMCR) 19.1x, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.1x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.2x, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.4x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 26.6x). 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%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) +0.0%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest net margin (Amcor (AMCR) 4.7%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 2.2%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Sylvamo (SLVM) leads (Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 4.3%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amcor (AMCR) returned the most: Amcor (AMCR) +11.1%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -50.0%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -25.2%. Over five years, Sylvamo (SLVM) compounded fastest (Amcor (AMCR) -5.4%/yr, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -15.6%/yr, Sylvamo (SLVM) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amcor (AMCR) 0.06%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 0.00%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 0.00%. Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) and Sylvamo (SLVM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amcor (AMCR) has been the steadiest (Amcor (AMCR) 31.6%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 47.3%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.