DSS vs PKG vs EXP Stock Comparison

Dss, Packaging Corp Of America and Eagle Materials Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DSS Dss, Inc.
$0.52 -26.8% 1M -56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.17M
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
1 win
PKG Packaging Corp Of America
$254.54 +9.1% 1M +29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.68B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.82B
Div. yield
2.16%
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
7 wins
EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$181.91 +4.9% 1M -22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.60B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.55%
Cement Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Packaging Corp Of America leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Packaging Corp Of America 7, Eagle Materials 3, Dss 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDSSPKGEXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.22M $22.68B $5.60B PKG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 31.0x 14.0x EXP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.3x 14.8x EXP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -63.2% +12.0% +1.7% PKG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -96.5% — 17.3% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x — 2.2x DSS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.16% 0.55% PKG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.3% +29.4% -22.0% PKG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -53.1%/yr +13.1%/yr +4.2%/yr PKG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 102.8% 27.7% 34.8% PKG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 37/100 26/100 PKG

Percentile Scorecard

DSSPKGEXP

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

AxisDSSPKGEXP
Valuation 0 #17 of 17 13 #15 of 17 22 #8 of 10
Growth 40 #10 of 16 67 #6 of 16 –
Profitability 0 #15 of 15 – –
Financial Health 0 #15 of 15 – 13 #8 of 9
Shareholder Returns 8 #13 of 14 31 #10 of 14 43 #5 of 8
Overall 10 37 26
  • DSS ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • PKG ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDSSPKGEXPSPY
1 month -26.8%+9.1%+4.9% +0.7%
3 months +4.0%+2.4%-11.5% +3.7%
6 months -5.5%+19.3%-13.4% +7.1%
Year to date -44.1%+23.4%-12.0% +12.8%
1 year -56.3%+29.4%-22.0% +11.9%
3 years -83.9%+67.8%+18.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -45.6%+18.8%+5.9% +22.8%
5 years -97.7%+85.3%+22.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -53.1%+13.1%+4.2% +10.9%
10 years -99.8%+212.3%+126.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -47.4%+12.1%+8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDSSPKGEXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 102.8%27.7%34.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.4%25.0%32.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.701.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.551.06-0.63 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.2%-32.7%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.6%-1.1%-24.3% -1.2%
52-week high $1.39$257.38$240.24 $779.14
52-week low $0.42$191.68$163.37 $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.

MultipleDSSPKGEXP
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 19.7x 31.0xmedian 19.7x 14.0xmedian 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 0.7x 2.4xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 10.1x —median 10.1x 10.1xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 15.9x 28.1xmedian 15.9x 32.9xmedian 32.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 3.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.80 -12.66median 0.80 -11.45median 3.42

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 monthsDSSPKGEXP
Revenue $18.17M $9.82B $2.32B
Gross profit – $2.02B $628.19M
Operating income -$16.42M $1.10B $539.59M
Net income -$31.02M – $402.57M
Free cash flow -$11.04M – $170.51M
EPS (diluted) $-1.75 $8.17 $12.95
Cash & equivalents $4.07M – $233.54M
Total debt $114.74M – $6.57B
Shares (diluted) 10.04M 89.00M 31.09M
Enterprise value -$20.24M $22.68B $4.62B

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
MetricDSSPKGEXP
P/E -0.3x 31.0x 14.0x
P/FCF -0.5x 28.1x 32.9x
P/Operating cash flow -0.5x – 8.9x
P/S 0.3x 2.3x 2.4x
P/B 0.6x – 3.8x
P/Tangible book -0.7x – 3.8x
EV/EBITDA -2.5x – 10.1x
EV/EBIT -2.2x – 13.2x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.3x 3.1x
EV/FCF -3.2x – 41.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.3x – 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -12.66 -11.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDSSPKGEXP
Revenue growth (1Y) -63.2% 12.0% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.5% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% -1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -54.0% -11.6% -9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -0.2% -4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% – -11.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.7% – -5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -152.5% -18.0% -6.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -2.4% -1.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -192.8% – 14.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.2% – 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -173.9% – -45.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.3% – -26.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDSSPKGEXP
Gross margin – – 27.0%
EBITDA margin -77.5% – 30.3%
Operating margin -90.4% – 23.2%
Pretax margin -106.5% – 21.5%
Net margin -96.5% – 17.3%
FCF margin -60.7% – 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin -58.7% – 27.2%
Return on equity -183.8% – 26.1%
Return on assets -27.6% – 10.0%
Return on invested capital – – 12.9%
Return on capital employed -79.9% – 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 14.9% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDSSPKGEXP
Debt / assets 52.1% – 45.0%
Debt / equity 4.2x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x – 2.2x
Debt / FCF -3.2x – 10.3x
Liabilities / assets 87.6% – 62.0%
Equity / assets 12.4% – 38.0%
Interest coverage -57.8x – 11.3x
Current ratio 0.2x – 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.1x – 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score -8.09 – 3.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDSSPKGEXP
Dividend yield – 2.2% 0.5%
Net buyback yield -31.9% – 6.9%
Shareholder yield -31.9% 2.2% 7.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 8.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 18.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -4.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -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.

ConsensusDSSPKGEXP
Forward P/E – 23.3xFY2026 14.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.33FY2026 $10.92FY2026 $12.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.0%FY2026 -11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +32.1% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.07MFY2026 $9.55BFY2026 $2.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.1%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +18.1% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDSSPKGEXP
Held by institutions – 97.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 903 530
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.6% +4.2%
Institutions buying – 457 273
Institutions selling – 292 167
Buyers to sellers – 1.57 1.63

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.

DSSPKGEXP
DSS 1.00 -0.07 0.00
PKG -0.07 1.00 0.56
EXP 0.00 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DSS, PKG and EXP?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dss (DSS) $5.22M, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) $22.68B, Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, DSS, PKG and EXP?

Eagle Materials (EXP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dss (DSS) -0.3x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 31.0x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eagle Materials (EXP) is cheapest (Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 23.3x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dss (DSS) -63.2%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +12.0%, Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Dss (DSS) -96.5%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) returned the most: Dss (DSS) -56.3%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +29.4%, Eagle Materials (EXP) -22.0%. Over five years, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) compounded fastest (Dss (DSS) -53.1%/yr, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +13.1%/yr, Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has the highest dividend yield: Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 2.16%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.55%. Dss (DSS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has been the steadiest (Dss (DSS) 102.8%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 27.7%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DSS, PKG and EXP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 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.