GPK vs SUZ vs IP Stock Comparison

Graphic Packaging Holding, Suzano and International Paper Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SUZ Suzano S.A.
$8.64 -6.3% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.91B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.04B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Suzano leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Suzano 6, International Paper 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGPKSUZIPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.60B $10.91B $17.68B IP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.4x 7.0x -5.1x SUZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 6.1x 25.3x SUZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.0% +0.7% +25.4% IP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 17.2% -14.2% SUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% 7.1% 7.5% IP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 3.1x 1.7x IP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.4% -4.6% -32.4% SUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.8%/yr -1.5%/yr -9.0%/yr SUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.4% 29.8% 45.0% SUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 57/100 61/100 IP

Percentile Scorecard

GPKSUZIP

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

AxisGPKSUZIP
Valuation 100 #1 of 16 90 #29 of 287 53 #8 of 16
Growth 0 #16 of 16 17 #222 of 267 40 #10 of 16
Profitability 53 #8 of 16 77 #55 of 240 47 #9 of 16
Financial Health 19 #14 of 17 30 #207 of 295 75 #5 of 17
Shareholder Returns 85 #3 of 14 70 #62 of 204 92 #2 of 14
Overall 51 57 61
  • GPK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SUZ 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

PeriodGPKSUZIPSPY
1 month -9.3%-6.3%-7.1% -1.0%
3 months -20.4%+4.3%-21.4% +2.9%
6 months -6.2%-5.1%+1.6% +6.4%
Year to date -41.8%-7.5%-15.8% +11.4%
1 year -50.4%-4.6%-32.4% +13.1%
3 years -56.9%-17.5%-0.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -24.5%-6.2%-0.1% +21.5%
5 years -57.5%-7.1%-37.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -15.8%-1.5%-9.0% +10.9%
10 years -35.1%+159.5%-29.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year -4.2%+10.0%-3.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGPKSUZIPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.4%29.8%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.9%27.9%44.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.631.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.06-0.16-0.72 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.0%-41.1%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.4%-24.6%-32.6% -2.5%
52-week high $17.68$11.46$49.19 $779.14
52-week low $8.24$7.67$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.

MultipleGPKSUZIP
P/E now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 18.2x 6.9xmedian 17.9x -5.1xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 9.5x 5.7xmedian 9.8x 5.9xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 15.7x 12.3xmedian 16.0x 42.3xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.39median 0.83 -0.19median 0.73 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 monthsGPKSUZIP
Revenue $8.64B $9.04B $24.20B
Gross profit $1.34B $2.58B $7.21B
Operating income $504.00M $1.91B $2.13B
Net income $194.00M $1.56B -$3.44B
Free cash flow $189.00M $888.28M $492.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.65 $1.25 $-6.49
Cash & equivalents $205.00M $3.21B $726.00M
Total debt $5.67B $17.89B $34.22B
Shares (diluted) 296.70M 1.24B 529.50M
Enterprise value $1.82B -$7.42B $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
MetricGPKSUZIP
P/E 13.4x 6.9x -5.1x
P/FCF 13.7x 12.3x 42.3x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x 3.5x 7.9x
P/S 0.3x 1.2x 0.9x
P/B 0.8x 1.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 5.7x 5.9x
EV/EBIT 16.0x 12.4x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.6x 1.2x
EV/FCF 42.6x 26.7x 59.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 7.5x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.39 -0.19 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPKSUZIP
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.0% 0.7% 25.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.7% -1.5% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.6% -23.8% 32.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.6% -17.1% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -45.9% -20.3% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.2% -30.5% -13.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -63.7% 11.8% -12,633%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.0% -29.7% -74.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -63.1% 14.2% -12,708%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.1% -36.5% -60.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% -11.0% 139.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.1% -13.2% 8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 147.8% -70.7% 516.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.6% -47.6% -18.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPKSUZIP
Gross margin 15.5% 28.6% 29.8%
EBITDA margin 12.4% 46.0% 20.4%
Operating margin 5.8% 21.1% 8.8%
Pretax margin 2.9% 25.9% -13.5%
Net margin 2.2% 17.2% -14.2%
FCF margin 2.2% 9.8% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.2% 34.8% 10.9%
Return on equity 6.0% 16.6% -23.5%
Return on assets 1.7% 4.8% -9.4%
Return on invested capital 4.3% 7.1% 7.5%
Return on capital employed 5.3% 6.4% 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 2.0x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPKSUZIP
Debt / assets 48.6% 54.2% 25.2%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.9x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 3.1x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 30.0x 20.1x 18.7x
Liabilities / assets 72.2% 70.9% 60.4%
Equity / assets 27.8% 29.1% 39.6%
Interest coverage 2.0x 1.4x 6.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 3.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.34 1.03 1.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPKSUZIP
Dividend yield 5.0% 2.4% 5.6%
Net buyback yield – – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 2.4% 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.

ConsensusGPKSUZIP
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 25.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.67FY2026 $1.41FY2026 $1.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -62.8%FY2026 -32.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +43.3% -28.4% +121.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.23BFY2026 $10.38BFY2026 $22.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.5%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.0% +11.2% +17.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPKSUZIP
Held by institutions 100.0% 5.9% 85.3%
Institutions holding 499 136 855
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +0.6% +4.9%
Institutions buying 322 77 453
Institutions selling 130 46 282
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.67 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.

GPKSUZIP
GPK 1.00 0.08 0.43
SUZ 0.08 1.00 0.26
IP 0.43 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPK, SUZ and IP?

International Paper (IP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) $2.60B, Suzano (SUZ) $10.91B, International Paper (IP) $17.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPK, SUZ and IP?

Suzano (SUZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.4x, Suzano (SUZ) 7.0x, International Paper (IP) -5.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suzano (SUZ) is cheapest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.1x, Suzano (SUZ) 6.1x, 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?

International Paper (IP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) +0.0%, Suzano (SUZ) +0.7%, International Paper (IP) +25.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest net margin (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 2.2%, Suzano (SUZ) 17.2%, International Paper (IP) -14.2%). On return on invested capital, International Paper (IP) leads (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 4.3%, Suzano (SUZ) 7.1%, International Paper (IP) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suzano (SUZ) returned the most: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -50.4%, Suzano (SUZ) -4.6%, International Paper (IP) -32.4%. Over five years, Suzano (SUZ) compounded fastest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -15.8%/yr, Suzano (SUZ) -1.5%/yr, International Paper (IP) -9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suzano (SUZ) has been the steadiest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 47.4%, Suzano (SUZ) 29.8%, International Paper (IP) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GPK, SUZ 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, Suzano (SUZ) 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.