GPK vs MERC vs WY Stock Comparison

Graphic Packaging Holding, Mercer International and Weyerhaeuser Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WY Weyerhaeuser Co
$19.40 -3.0% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.74B
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.85B
Div. yield
0.04%
Lumber Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Weyerhaeuser leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Weyerhaeuser 6, Graphic Packaging Holding 4, Mercer International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGPKMERCWYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.48B $8.32M $13.74B WY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 0.0x 29.1x GPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.4x — 74.6x GPK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.0% -4.8% -2.6% GPK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% -27.9% 6.9% WY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% -23.1% 5.7% WY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x -6.8x 3.6x MERC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.21% 0.04% MERC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.0% -95.0% -19.2% WY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.6%/yr -58.8%/yr -11.8%/yr WY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 97.9% 27.5% WY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 14/100 45/100 GPK

Percentile Scorecard

GPKMERCWY

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

AxisGPKMERCWY
Valuation 93 #2 of 16 20 #231 of 287 51 #141 of 287
Growth 7 #15 of 16 1 #264 of 266 26 #198 of 266
Profitability 71 #5 of 15 27 #172 of 236 51 #116 of 236
Financial Health 15 #12 of 14 8 #264 of 288 39 #175 of 288
Shareholder Returns 75 #4 of 13 13 #176 of 203 55 #91 of 203
Overall 52 14 45
  • GPK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • MERC ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • WY ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGPKMERCWYSPY
1 month -7.4%-59.4%-3.0% -0.2%
3 months -25.4%-80.9%-21.2% +3.9%
6 months -10.6%-88.0%-21.8% +8.2%
Year to date -42.3%-93.4%-18.1% +12.9%
1 year -50.0%-95.0%-19.2% +12.3%
3 years -58.5%-98.4%-32.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -25.4%-74.8%-12.2% +23.3%
5 years -57.1%-98.8%-46.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.6%-58.8%-11.8% +10.9%
10 years -31.0%-98.4%-36.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.6%-33.7%-4.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGPKMERCWYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%97.9%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.8%115.0%25.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.881.870.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.06-0.97-0.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.0%-99.3%-56.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.0%-95.3%-28.4% -1.2%
52-week high $17.37$2.79$27.10 $779.14
52-week low $8.24$0.12$18.48 $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.

MultipleGPKMERCWY
P/E now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 19.3x 0.0xmedian 18.1x 29.7xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.0xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 9.4x -6.8xmedian 9.8x 13.9xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 15.6x -0.1xmedian 15.5x -31.3xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x -0.1xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.39median 0.82 0.00median 0.76 -2.48median 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 monthsGPKMERCWY
Revenue $8.64B $1.86B $6.85B
Gross profit $1.34B $52.72M $994.00M
Operating income $504.00M -$437.94M $844.00M
Net income $194.00M -$517.45M $472.00M
Free cash flow $189.00M -$154.18M -$447.00M
R&D – – $5.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.65 $-7.72 $0.65
Cash & equivalents $205.00M $78.78M $527.00M
Total debt $5.67B $1.95B $5.43B
Shares (diluted) 296.70M 67.04M 721.90M
Enterprise value $1.71B -$439.90M $12.04B

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
MetricGPKMERCWY
P/E 13.3x 0.0x 29.7x
P/FCF 13.6x -0.1x -31.3x
P/Operating cash flow 3.2x -0.1x 25.6x
P/S 0.3x 0.0x 2.0x
P/B 0.8x -0.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.0x -0.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x -6.8x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 15.9x -4.3x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.0x 2.8x
EV/FCF 42.5x -12.2x -42.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x -22.2x 34.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.39 0.00 -2.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPKMERCWY
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.0% -4.8% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.7% -5.0% -4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.6% -81.9% -18.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.6% -45.3% -18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -45.9% -5,891% 46.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.2% -163.0% -12.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -63.7% -373.6% 69.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.0% -130.8% -12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -63.1% -372.7% 69.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.1% -130.0% -12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% -270.4% -40.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.1% -41.4% -26.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 147.8% -261.2% -263.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.6% -0.7% -36.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPKMERCWY
Gross margin 15.5% 2.8% 14.5%
EBITDA margin 12.4% -14.9% 19.8%
Operating margin 5.8% -23.6% 12.3%
Pretax margin 2.9% -29.7% 5.5%
Net margin 2.2% -27.9% 6.9%
FCF margin 2.2% -8.3% -6.5%
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% -4.6% 8.0%
Return on equity 6.0% – 5.0%
Return on assets 1.7% -27.0% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 4.3% -23.1% 5.7%
Return on capital employed 5.3% -33.3% 5.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 0.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.0% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPKMERCWY
Debt / assets 48.6% 104.3% 32.9%
Debt / equity 1.8x -19.9x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x -6.8x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 30.0x -12.7x -12.1x
Liabilities / assets 72.2% 105.2% 42.7%
Equity / assets 27.8% -5.2% 57.3%
Interest coverage 2.0x -3.7x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.34 0.04 1.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPKMERCWY
Dividend yield 5.1% 0.0% 4.3%
Net buyback yield – – 0.4%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 0.0% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -1.9% 128.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -6.5% -135.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -60.0% 1.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -26.1% -20.5%

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.

ConsensusGPKMERCWY
Forward P/E 13.4xFY2026 – 74.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.65FY2026 $-3.79FY2026 $0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -63.9%FY2026 – +30.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.6% – +107.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.24BFY2026 $2.02BFY2026 $7.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.4%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +10.5% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPKMERCWY
Held by institutions 100.0% 63.8% 90.2%
Institutions holding 499 67 903
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% -11.3% +2.1%
Institutions buying 322 27 432
Institutions selling 130 19 318
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.42 1.36

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.

GPKMERCWY
GPK 1.00 0.19 0.34
MERC 0.19 1.00 0.14
WY 0.34 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPK, MERC and WY?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) $2.48B, Mercer International (MERC) $8.32M, Weyerhaeuser (WY) $13.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPK, MERC and WY?

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 12.8x, Mercer International (MERC) 0.0x, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 29.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) is cheapest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.4x, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 74.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) +0.0%, Mercer International (MERC) -4.8%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) has the highest net margin (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 2.2%, Mercer International (MERC) -27.9%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 6.9%). On return on invested capital, Weyerhaeuser (WY) leads (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 4.3%, Mercer International (MERC) -23.1%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Weyerhaeuser (WY) returned the most: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -50.0%, Mercer International (MERC) -95.0%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -19.2%. Over five years, Weyerhaeuser (WY) compounded fastest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -15.6%/yr, Mercer International (MERC) -58.8%/yr, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mercer International (MERC) has the highest dividend yield: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 0.00%, Mercer International (MERC) 1.21%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 0.04%. Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Weyerhaeuser (WY) has been the steadiest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 47.3%, Mercer International (MERC) 97.9%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Weyerhaeuser (WY) leads on 6. 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.