GPK vs SLVM vs IP Stock Comparison

Graphic Packaging Holding, Sylvamo and International Paper Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5.55%
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

International Paper leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (International Paper 5, Sylvamo 5, Graphic Packaging Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGPKSLVMIPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.57B $1.29B $20.94B IP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.3x 17.0x -5.1x GPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.4x 26.6x 25.5x GPK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.0% -7.1% +25.4% IP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 2.3% -14.2% SLVM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% 7.4% 7.5% IP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 1.9x 1.7x IP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.06% 5.55% 5.52% SLVM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.0% -25.2% -30.7% SLVM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.6%/yr +3.1%/yr -7.6%/yr SLVM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 38.4% 44.9% SLVM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 57/100 67/100 IP

Percentile Scorecard

GPKSLVMIP

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

AxisGPKSLVMIP
Valuation 93 #2 of 16 88 #35 of 287 53 #8 of 16
Growth 7 #15 of 16 11 #237 of 266 47 #9 of 16
Profitability 71 #5 of 15 64 #86 of 236 57 #7 of 15
Financial Health 15 #12 of 14 27 #211 of 288 85 #3 of 14
Shareholder Returns 75 #4 of 13 97 #8 of 203 92 #2 of 13
Overall 52 57 67
  • GPK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SLVM ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • IP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGPKSLVMIPSPY
1 month -7.4%-9.8%-4.7% -0.2%
3 months -25.4%-16.7%-24.3% +3.9%
6 months -10.6%-25.5%-1.9% +8.2%
Year to date -42.3%-32.6%-15.2% +12.9%
1 year -50.0%-25.2%-30.7% +12.3%
3 years -58.5%-25.4%+0.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -25.4%-9.3%+0.3% +23.3%
5 years -57.1%+16.5%-32.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.6%+3.1%-7.6% +10.9%
10 years -31.0%—-26.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.6%—-3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGPKSLVMIPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%38.4%44.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.8%35.3%44.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.621.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.06-0.66-0.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.0%-67.4%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.0%-40.7%-32.1% -1.2%
52-week high $17.37$54.74$49.19 $779.14
52-week low $8.24$31.19$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.

MultipleGPKSLVMIP
P/E now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 19.3x 17.0xmedian 18.1x -5.1xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 9.4x 4.9xmedian 9.8x 6.0xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 15.6x -117.4xmedian 15.5x 42.6xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.39median 0.82 -0.49median 0.76 0.08median 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 monthsGPKSLVMIP
Revenue $8.64B $3.30B $24.20B
Gross profit $1.34B $679.00M $7.21B
Operating income $504.00M $261.00M $2.13B
Net income $194.00M $76.00M -$3.44B
Free cash flow $189.00M -$11.00M $492.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.65 $1.91 $-6.49
Cash & equivalents $205.00M $227.00M $726.00M
Total debt $5.67B $3.55B $34.22B
Shares (diluted) 296.70M 39.80M 529.50M
Enterprise value $1.80B $1.17B $16.83B

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
MetricGPKSLVMIP
P/E 13.3x 17.0x -5.1x
P/FCF 13.6x -117.4x 42.6x
P/Operating cash flow 3.2x 6.2x 7.9x
P/S 0.3x 0.4x 0.9x
P/B 0.8x 1.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 4.9x 6.0x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 8.2x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.6x 1.2x
EV/FCF 42.5x -193.8x 59.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x 10.2x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.39 -0.49 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPKSLVMIP
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.0% -7.1% 25.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.7% -4.2% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.6% -16.7% 32.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.6% -12.8% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -45.9% -32.2% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.2% -23.2% -13.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -63.7% -65.1% -12,633%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.0% -36.5% -74.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -63.1% -64.0% -12,708%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.1% -35.0% -60.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% -49.5% 139.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.1% -19.7% 8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 147.8% -105.7% 516.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.6% -27.1% -18.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPKSLVMIP
Gross margin 15.5% 20.6% 29.8%
EBITDA margin 12.4% 13.3% 20.4%
Operating margin 5.8% 7.9% 8.8%
Pretax margin 2.9% 4.3% -13.5%
Net margin 2.2% 2.3% -14.2%
FCF margin 2.2% -0.3% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% 6.3% 10.9%
Return on equity 6.0% 7.9% -23.5%
Return on assets 1.7% 2.7% -9.4%
Return on invested capital 4.3% 7.4% 7.5%
Return on capital employed 5.3% 12.4% 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 2.8x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPKSLVMIP
Debt / assets 48.6% 33.5% 25.2%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 1.9x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 30.0x -87.6x 18.7x
Liabilities / assets 72.2% 66.8% 60.4%
Equity / assets 27.8% 33.2% 39.6%
Interest coverage 2.0x – 6.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.34 3.20 1.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPKSLVMIP
Dividend yield 5.1% 5.5% 5.5%
Net buyback yield – 3.3% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 8.8% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusGPKSLVMIP
Forward P/E 13.4xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.65FY2026 $1.22FY2026 $1.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -63.9%FY2026 -65.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +44.6% +323.0% +122.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.24BFY2026 $3.41BFY2026 $23.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.4%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +0.8% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPKSLVMIP
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.6% 85.3%
Institutions holding 499 335 855
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% -0.4% +4.9%
Institutions buying 322 162 453
Institutions selling 130 88 282
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.84 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.

GPKSLVMIP
GPK 1.00 0.47 0.43
SLVM 0.47 1.00 0.49
IP 0.43 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPK, SLVM and IP?

International Paper (IP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) $2.57B, Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.29B, International Paper (IP) $20.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPK, SLVM and IP?

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.3x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 17.0x, International Paper (IP) -5.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) is cheapest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.4x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 26.6x, International Paper (IP) 25.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

International Paper (IP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) +0.0%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%, International Paper (IP) +25.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sylvamo (SLVM) has the highest net margin (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 2.2%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 2.3%, International Paper (IP) -14.2%). On return on invested capital, International Paper (IP) leads (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 4.3%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 7.4%, International Paper (IP) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sylvamo (SLVM) returned the most: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -50.0%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -25.2%, International Paper (IP) -30.7%. Over five years, Sylvamo (SLVM) compounded fastest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -15.6%/yr, Sylvamo (SLVM) +3.1%/yr, International Paper (IP) -7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sylvamo (SLVM) has the highest dividend yield: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 5.06%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 5.55%, International Paper (IP) 5.52%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sylvamo (SLVM) has been the steadiest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 47.3%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 38.4%, International Paper (IP) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GPK, SLVM 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, International Paper (IP) leads on 5. 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.