GPK vs AMCR vs IP Stock Comparison

Graphic Packaging Holding, Amcor and International Paper Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMCR Amcor plc
$46.11 +7.7% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$21.40B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
0.06%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 8, International Paper 2, Graphic Packaging Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGPKAMCRIPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.60B $21.40B $17.68B AMCR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.4x 19.4x -5.1x GPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 11.4x 25.3x AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.0% +56.6% +25.4% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 4.7% -14.2% AMCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% 6.1% 7.5% IP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 3.8x 1.7x IP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.4% +12.1% -32.4% AMCR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.8%/yr -5.4%/yr -9.0%/yr AMCR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.4% 31.6% 45.0% AMCR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 65/100 61/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

GPKAMCRIP

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

AxisGPKAMCRIP
Valuation 100 #1 of 16 40 #10 of 16 53 #8 of 16
Growth 0 #16 of 16 100 #1 of 16 40 #10 of 16
Profitability 53 #8 of 16 67 #6 of 16 47 #9 of 16
Financial Health 19 #14 of 17 44 #10 of 17 75 #5 of 17
Shareholder Returns 85 #3 of 14 77 #4 of 14 92 #2 of 14
Overall 51 65 61
  • GPK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • IP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGPKAMCRIPSPY
1 month -9.3%+7.7%-7.1% -1.0%
3 months -20.4%+3.5%-21.4% +2.9%
6 months -6.2%+18.4%+1.6% +6.4%
Year to date -41.8%+10.6%-15.8% +11.4%
1 year -50.4%+12.1%-32.4% +13.1%
3 years -56.9%+6.9%-0.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -24.5%+2.2%-0.1% +21.5%
5 years -57.5%-24.2%-37.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -15.8%-5.4%-9.0% +10.9%
10 years -35.1%—-29.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year -4.2%—-3.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGPKAMCRIPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.4%31.6%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.9%29.1%44.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.831.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.060.38-0.72 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.0%-45.6%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.4%-8.8%-32.6% -2.5%
52-week high $17.68$50.58$49.19 $779.14
52-week low $8.24$36.69$29.38 $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.

MultipleGPKAMCRIP
P/E now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 18.2x 19.3xmedian 18.2x -5.1xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 9.5x 10.0xmedian 9.5x 5.9xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 15.7x 17.3xmedian 15.7x 42.3xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.39median 0.83 -1.55median 0.83 0.08median 0.83

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 monthsGPKAMCRIP
Revenue $8.64B $23.51B $24.20B
Gross profit $1.34B $4.69B $7.21B
Operating income $504.00M $1.90B $2.13B
Net income $194.00M $1.11B -$3.44B
Free cash flow $189.00M $1.23B $492.00M
R&D – $170.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.65 $2.38 $-6.49
Cash & equivalents $205.00M $1.12B $726.00M
Total debt $5.67B $59.83B $34.22B
Shares (diluted) 296.70M 463.80M 529.50M
Enterprise value $1.82B $16.82B $13.58B

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
MetricGPKAMCRIP
P/E 13.4x 19.3x -5.1x
P/FCF 13.7x 17.3x 42.3x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x 9.9x 7.9x
P/S 0.3x 0.9x 0.9x
P/B 0.8x 1.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 4.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 10.0x 5.9x
EV/EBIT 16.0x 18.0x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.5x 1.2x
EV/FCF 42.6x 27.8x 59.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 15.9x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.39 -1.55 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPKAMCRIP
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.0% 56.6% 25.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.7% 17.0% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.6% 65.5% 32.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 19.8% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -45.9% 88.2% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.2% 8.0% -13.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -63.7% 113.5% -12,633%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.0% 1.5% -74.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -63.1% 48.7% -12,708%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.1% -12.4% -60.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% 54.7% 139.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 19.5% 8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 147.8% 51.7% 516.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.6% 18.7% -18.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPKAMCRIP
Gross margin 15.5% 20.0% 29.8%
EBITDA margin 12.4% 14.6% 20.4%
Operating margin 5.8% 8.1% 8.8%
Pretax margin 2.9% 5.5% -13.5%
Net margin 2.2% 4.7% -14.2%
FCF margin 2.2% 5.2% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% 9.2% 10.9%
Return on equity 6.0% 9.4% -23.5%
Return on assets 1.7% 3.0% -9.4%
Return on invested capital 4.3% 6.1% 7.5%
Return on capital employed 5.3% 6.4% 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 1.9x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPKAMCRIP
Debt / assets 48.6% 37.8% 25.2%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 3.8x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 30.0x 11.4x 18.7x
Liabilities / assets 72.2% 68.2% 60.4%
Equity / assets 27.8% 31.8% 39.6%
Interest coverage 2.0x 2.8x 6.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.34 1.39 1.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPKAMCRIP
Dividend yield 5.0% 5.6% 5.6%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 5.6% 5.7%
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.

ConsensusGPKAMCRIP
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 11.4xFY2027 25.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.67FY2026 $4.04FY2027 $1.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -62.8%FY2026 +0.5%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +43.3% +12.4% +121.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.23BFY2026 $23.41BFY2027 $22.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.5%FY2026 -0.4%FY2027 -2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.0% -1.9% +17.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPKAMCRIP
Held by institutions 100.0% 77.1% 85.3%
Institutions holding 499 684 855
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +3.7% +4.9%
Institutions buying 322 409 453
Institutions selling 130 211 282
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.94 1.61

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.

GPKAMCRIP
GPK 1.00 0.45 0.43
AMCR 0.45 1.00 0.61
IP 0.43 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPK, AMCR and IP?

Amcor (AMCR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) $2.60B, Amcor (AMCR) $21.40B, International Paper (IP) $17.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPK, AMCR and IP?

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.4x, Amcor (AMCR) 19.4x, International Paper (IP) -5.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.1x, Amcor (AMCR) 11.4x, International Paper (IP) 25.3x). 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: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) +0.0%, Amcor (AMCR) +56.6%, International Paper (IP) +25.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest net margin (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 2.2%, Amcor (AMCR) 4.7%, International Paper (IP) -14.2%). On return on invested capital, International Paper (IP) leads (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 4.3%, Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%, International Paper (IP) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amcor (AMCR) returned the most: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -50.4%, Amcor (AMCR) +12.1%, International Paper (IP) -32.4%. Over five years, Amcor (AMCR) compounded fastest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -15.8%/yr, Amcor (AMCR) -5.4%/yr, International Paper (IP) -9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amcor (AMCR) has been the steadiest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 47.4%, Amcor (AMCR) 31.6%, International Paper (IP) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.