GPK vs SW vs SUZ Stock Comparison

Graphic Packaging Holding, Smurfit Westrock and Suzano Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SW Smurfit Westrock plc
$44.51 +5.0% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$23.35B
P/E
49.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.48B
Div. yield
4.00%
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
4 wins
SUZ Suzano S.A.
$9.44 +12.4% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.93B
P/E
7.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.02B
Div. yield
2.22%
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Suzano leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Suzano 8, Smurfit Westrock 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGPKSWSUZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.42B $23.35B $11.93B SW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.3x 49.3x 7.3x SUZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 21.5x 7.0x SUZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +1.1% +11.4% SUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 1.5% 16.0% SUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.9% 3.0% 6.6% SUZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 3.2x 3.4x SW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.81% 4.00% 2.22% SW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.1% +23.5% +3.3% SW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.9%/yr -3.8%/yr +1.1%/yr SUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 42.6% 30.1% SUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 48/100 56/100 SUZ

Percentile Scorecard

GPKSWSUZ

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

AxisGPKSWSUZ
Valuation 88 #3 of 17 69 #6 of 17 89 #34 of 296
Growth 7 #15 of 16 13 #14 of 16 31 #191 of 275
Profitability 53 #8 of 16 47 #9 of 16 75 #62 of 241
Financial Health 25 #13 of 17 81 #4 of 17 24 #224 of 294
Shareholder Returns 69 #5 of 14 31 #10 of 14 62 #83 of 218
Overall 48 48 56
  • GPK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SUZ ranked among 309 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGPKSWSUZSPY
1 month +34.3%+5.0%+12.4% -5.9%
3 months -2.6%-5.2%+14.3% -4.6%
6 months +4.7%+6.9%+7.6% +0.2%
Year to date -23.3%+15.1%+1.1% +7.5%
1 year -32.1%+23.5%+3.3% +8.2%
3 years -47.4%+35.3%-10.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -19.3%+10.6%-3.7% +19.0%
5 years -43.8%-17.6%+5.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -10.9%-3.8%+1.1% +9.4%
10 years -6.6%+103.2%+185.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year -0.7%+7.3%+11.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureGPKSWSUZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%42.6%30.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.9%37.0%28.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.881.270.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.630.550.11 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.0%-55.1%-41.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.1%-14.1%-17.6% -5.9%
52-week high $17.00$51.84$11.46 $779.14
52-week low $8.24$32.79$7.67 $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.

MultipleGPKSWSUZ
P/E now vs peer median 46.3xmedian 33.2x 49.3xmedian 33.2x 7.3xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 10.3x 8.7xmedian 10.3x 6.2xmedian 10.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 17.5x 27.4xmedian 17.5x 10.6xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.90median 0.82 —median 0.82 -0.23median 0.59

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 monthsGPKSWSUZ
Revenue $8.64B $31.48B $10.02B
Gross profit $1.21B $5.49B $2.67B
Operating income $371.00M $1.44B $1.86B
Net income $74.00M $473.00M $1.60B
Free cash flow $415.00M $852.00M $1.13B
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $0.90 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $337.00M $723.00M $2.58B
Total debt $5.50B $14.05B $18.81B
Shares (diluted) 297.00M 528.00M 1.24B
Enterprise value $2.43B $20.40B -$4.92B

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
MetricGPKSWSUZ
P/E 46.3x 49.3x 7.3x
P/FCF 8.2x 27.4x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x 7.7x 3.7x
P/S 0.4x 0.7x 1.2x
P/B 1.1x 1.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 8.7x 6.2x
EV/EBIT 23.1x 25.5x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.2x 2.7x
EV/FCF 20.7x 43.0x 23.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 12.1x 8.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.90 – -0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPKSWSUZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 1.1% 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.3% – 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -31.1% -10.1% -13.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -16.9% – -9.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -58.2% -16.9% -7.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.5% – -26.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -85.5% -36.8% 37.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -52.3% – -21.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -85.5% -37.0% 40.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -51.7% – -31.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.9% 2.0% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.4% – -6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 234.3% 6.5% -36.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.5% – -40.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPKSWSUZ
Gross margin 14.0% 17.4% 26.6%
EBITDA margin 11.1% 13.3% 43.0%
Operating margin 4.3% 4.6% 18.5%
Pretax margin 1.2% 2.2% 23.2%
Net margin 0.9% 1.5% 16.0%
FCF margin 4.8% 2.7% 11.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.4% 9.6% 32.0%
Return on equity 2.3% 2.6% 16.4%
Return on assets 0.6% 1.0% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 2.9% 3.0% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 4.1% 3.8% 6.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 11.0x 6.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPKSWSUZ
Debt / assets 47.9% 31.1% 51.3%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.8x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 3.2x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 13.3x 16.5x 16.7x
Liabilities / assets 72.0% 60.1% 72.9%
Equity / assets 28.0% 39.9% 27.1%
Interest coverage 1.4x – 1.4x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 1.34 1.48 0.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPKSWSUZ
Dividend yield 3.8% 4.0% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 1.2% -0.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 3.9% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusGPKSWSUZ
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.65FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $1.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -63.9%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.6% +66.7% -25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.24BFY2026 $33.66BFY2026 $10.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.4%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +9.2% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPKSWSUZ
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.9% 5.9%
Institutions holding 501 643 136
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +5.7% +0.6%
Institutions buying 323 376 77
Institutions selling 130 191 46
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.97 1.67

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.

GPKSWSUZ
GPK 1.00 0.49 0.08
SW 0.49 1.00 0.37
SUZ 0.08 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPK, SW and SUZ?

Smurfit Westrock (SW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) $3.42B, Smurfit Westrock (SW) $23.35B, Suzano (SUZ) $11.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPK, SW and SUZ?

Suzano (SUZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 46.3x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 49.3x, Suzano (SUZ) 7.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suzano (SUZ) is cheapest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 17.8x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 21.5x, Suzano (SUZ) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Suzano (SUZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) +0.3%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) +1.1%, Suzano (SUZ) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest net margin (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 0.9%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 1.5%, Suzano (SUZ) 16.0%). On return on invested capital, Suzano (SUZ) leads (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 2.9%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 3.0%, Suzano (SUZ) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smurfit Westrock (SW) returned the most: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -32.1%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) +23.5%, Suzano (SUZ) +3.3%. Over five years, Suzano (SUZ) compounded fastest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -10.9%/yr, Smurfit Westrock (SW) -3.8%/yr, Suzano (SUZ) +1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smurfit Westrock (SW) has the highest dividend yield: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 3.81%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 4.00%, Suzano (SUZ) 2.22%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suzano (SUZ) has been the steadiest (Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 50.7%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 42.6%, Suzano (SUZ) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GPK, SW and SUZ?

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 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.