GPK vs IP vs AMCR Stock Comparison

Graphic Packaging Holding, International Paper and Amcor Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMCR Amcor plc
$45.96 +8.1% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$21.22B
P/E
19.2x
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.

QuestionGPKIPAMCRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.58B $17.50B $21.22B AMCR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.3x -5.1x 19.2x GPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.4x 25.5x 11.2x AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.0% +25.4% +56.6% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% -14.2% 4.7% AMCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% 7.5% 6.1% IP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 1.7x 3.8x IP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.0% -30.7% +11.1% AMCR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.6%/yr -7.6%/yr -5.4%/yr AMCR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 44.9% 31.6% AMCR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 67/100 67/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

GPKIPAMCR

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

AxisGPKIPAMCR
Valuation 93 #2 of 16 53 #8 of 16 40 #10 of 16
Growth 7 #15 of 16 47 #9 of 16 93 #2 of 16
Profitability 71 #5 of 15 57 #7 of 15 79 #4 of 15
Financial Health 15 #12 of 14 85 #3 of 14 39 #9 of 14
Shareholder Returns 75 #4 of 13 92 #2 of 13 83 #3 of 13
Overall 52 67 67
  • GPK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • IP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGPKIPAMCRSPY
1 month -7.4%-4.7%+8.1% -0.2%
3 months -25.4%-24.3%-1.6% +3.9%
6 months -10.6%-1.9%+19.3% +8.2%
Year to date -42.3%-15.2%+10.2% +12.9%
1 year -50.0%-30.7%+11.1% +12.3%
3 years -58.5%+0.8%+6.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -25.4%+0.3%+2.0% +23.3%
5 years -57.1%-32.8%-24.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.6%-7.6%-5.4% +10.9%
10 years -31.0%-26.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.6%-3.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGPKIPAMCRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%44.9%31.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.8%44.5%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.881.260.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.06-0.680.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.0%-51.1%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.0%-32.1%-9.1% -1.2%
52-week high $17.37$49.19$50.58 $779.14
52-week low $8.24$29.38$36.69 $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.

MultipleGPKIPAMCR
P/E now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 19.3x -5.1xmedian 19.3x 19.3xmedian 19.3x
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 9.4x 6.0xmedian 9.4x 10.0xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 15.6x 42.6xmedian 15.6x 17.3xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.39median 0.82 0.08median 0.82 -1.55median 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 monthsGPKIPAMCR
Revenue $8.64B $24.20B $23.51B
Gross profit $1.34B $7.21B $4.69B
Operating income $504.00M $2.13B $1.90B
Net income $194.00M -$3.44B $1.11B
Free cash flow $189.00M $492.00M $1.23B
R&D – – $170.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.65 $-6.49 $2.38
Cash & equivalents $205.00M $726.00M $1.12B
Total debt $5.67B $34.22B $14.01B
Shares (diluted) 296.70M 529.50M 463.80M
Enterprise value $1.81B $13.40B $16.64B

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
MetricGPKIPAMCR
P/E 13.3x -5.1x 19.3x
P/FCF 13.6x 42.6x 17.3x
P/Operating cash flow 3.2x 7.9x 9.9x
P/S 0.3x 0.9x 0.9x
P/B 0.8x 1.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 2.0x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 6.0x 10.0x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 13.8x 18.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.2x 1.5x
EV/FCF 42.5x 59.8x 27.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x 11.1x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.39 0.08 -1.55

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPKIPAMCR
Dividend yield 5.1% 5.5% 5.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 5.7% 5.6%
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.

ConsensusGPKIPAMCR
Forward P/E 13.4xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 11.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.65FY2026 $1.31FY2026 $4.12FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -63.9%FY2026 – +2.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +44.6% +122.1% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.24BFY2026 $23.04BFY2026 $23.41BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -4.4%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 -0.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +17.4% -2.2%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

GPKIPAMCR
GPK 1.00 0.43 0.45
IP 0.43 1.00 0.61
AMCR 0.45 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPK, IP and AMCR?

Amcor (AMCR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) $2.58B, International Paper (IP) $17.50B, Amcor (AMCR) $21.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPK, IP and AMCR?

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.3x, International Paper (IP) -5.1x, Amcor (AMCR) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.4x, International Paper (IP) 25.5x, Amcor (AMCR) 11.2x). 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%, International Paper (IP) +25.4%, Amcor (AMCR) +56.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amcor (AMCR) returned the most: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -50.0%, International Paper (IP) -30.7%, Amcor (AMCR) +11.1%. Over five years, Amcor (AMCR) compounded fastest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -15.6%/yr, International Paper (IP) -7.6%/yr, Amcor (AMCR) -5.4%/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%, International Paper (IP) 0.00%, Amcor (AMCR) 0.06%. 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) 47.3%, International Paper (IP) 44.9%, Amcor (AMCR) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.