IP vs PKG vs AMCR Stock Comparison

International Paper, Packaging Corp Of America and Amcor Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PKG Packaging Corp Of America
$253.10 +6.7% 1M +22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.88B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.82B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
4 wins
AMCR Amcor plc
$45.96 +8.1% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$21.08B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
0.06%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 5, Packaging Corp Of America 4, International Paper 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIPPKGAMCRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.62B $21.88B $21.08B PKG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.1x 30.1x 19.1x AMCR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.5x 23.2x 11.2x AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.4% +12.0% +56.6% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.2% — 4.7% AMCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% — 6.1% IP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x — 3.8x IP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.7% +22.5% +11.1% PKG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr +12.8%/yr -5.4%/yr PKG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 28.0% 31.6% PKG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 31/100 67/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

IPPKGAMCR

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

AxisIPPKGAMCR
Valuation 53 #8 of 16 13 #14 of 16 40 #10 of 16
Growth 47 #9 of 16 53 #8 of 16 93 #2 of 16
Profitability 57 #7 of 15 – 79 #4 of 15
Financial Health 85 #3 of 14 – 39 #9 of 14
Shareholder Returns 92 #2 of 13 25 #10 of 13 83 #3 of 13
Overall 67 31 67
  • IP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • PKG 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

PeriodIPPKGAMCRSPY
1 month -4.7%+6.7%+8.1% -0.2%
3 months -24.3%0.0%-1.6% +3.9%
6 months -1.9%+13.7%+19.3% +8.2%
Year to date -15.2%+22.7%+10.2% +12.9%
1 year -30.7%+22.5%+11.1% +12.3%
3 years +0.8%+68.5%+6.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.3%+19.0%+2.0% +23.3%
5 years -32.8%+82.3%-24.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.6%+12.8%-5.4% +10.9%
10 years -26.0%+212.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.0%+12.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIPPKGAMCRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%28.0%31.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.5%25.7%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.260.710.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.680.800.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-32.7%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.1%-1.7%-9.1% -1.2%
52-week high $49.19$257.38$50.58 $779.14
52-week low $29.38$191.68$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.

MultipleIPPKGAMCR
P/E now vs peer median -5.1xmedian 19.3x 30.8xmedian 19.3x 19.3xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 9.4x —median 9.4x 10.0xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 15.6x 28.1xmedian 15.6x 17.3xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.82 -12.59median 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 monthsIPPKGAMCR
Revenue $24.20B $9.82B $23.51B
Gross profit $7.21B $2.02B $4.69B
Operating income $2.13B $1.10B $1.90B
Net income -$3.44B – $1.11B
Free cash flow $492.00M – $1.23B
R&D – – $170.00M
EPS (diluted) $-6.49 $8.17 $2.38
Cash & equivalents $726.00M – $1.12B
Total debt $34.22B – $14.01B
Shares (diluted) 529.50M 89.00M 463.80M
Enterprise value $13.51B $21.88B $16.50B

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
MetricIPPKGAMCR
P/E -5.1x 30.8x 19.3x
P/FCF 42.6x 28.1x 17.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x – 9.9x
P/S 0.9x 2.3x 0.9x
P/B 1.4x – 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.0x – 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x – 10.0x
EV/EBIT 13.8x – 18.0x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.3x 1.5x
EV/FCF 59.8x – 27.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x – 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 -12.59 -1.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIPPKGAMCR
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.4% 12.0% 56.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 7.8% 17.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.6% 5.5% 65.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 5.1% 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.8% -11.6% 88.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.8% -0.2% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -12,633% – 113.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.4% – 1.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -12,708% -18.0% 48.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -60.9% -2.4% -12.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 139.3% – 54.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% – 19.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 516.9% – 51.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.3% – 18.7%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIPPKGAMCR
Debt / assets 25.2% – 37.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x – 3.8x
Debt / FCF 18.7x – 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 60.4% – 68.2%
Equity / assets 39.6% – 31.8%
Interest coverage 6.2x – 2.8x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.62 – 1.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIPPKGAMCR
Dividend yield 5.5% 2.2% 5.7%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 2.2% 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.

ConsensusIPPKGAMCR
Forward P/E 25.5xFY2026 23.2xFY2026 11.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.31FY2026 $10.92FY2026 $4.12FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +11.0%FY2026 +2.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +122.1% +32.1% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.04BFY2026 $9.55BFY2026 $23.41BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 -0.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +17.4% +18.1% -2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIPPKGAMCR
Held by institutions 85.3% 97.9% 77.1%
Institutions holding 855 901 684
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +1.6% +3.7%
Institutions buying 453 456 409
Institutions selling 282 291 211
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.57 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.

IPPKGAMCR
IP 1.00 0.73 0.61
PKG 0.73 1.00 0.57
AMCR 0.61 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IP, PKG and AMCR?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Paper (IP) $17.62B, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) $21.88B, Amcor (AMCR) $21.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, IP, PKG and AMCR?

Amcor (AMCR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Paper (IP) -5.1x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 30.1x, Amcor (AMCR) 19.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (International Paper (IP) 25.5x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 23.2x, 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: International Paper (IP) +25.4%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +12.0%, Amcor (AMCR) +56.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) returned the most: International Paper (IP) -30.7%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +22.5%, Amcor (AMCR) +11.1%. Over five years, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) compounded fastest (International Paper (IP) -7.6%/yr, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +12.8%/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: International Paper (IP) 0.00%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 0.00%, Amcor (AMCR) 0.06%. International Paper (IP) and Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has been the steadiest (International Paper (IP) 44.9%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 28.0%, Amcor (AMCR) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IP, PKG 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 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.