Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Graphic Packaging Holding's FCF Margin was 3.43% in Q2 2026, up 1.66 percentage points from 1.77% a year earlier and up 15.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Graphic Packaging Holding's FCF Margin was 2.19% through Jun 30, 2026, up 6.76 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -0.94%, up 3.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -4.13 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was -4.12% in FY2024 (-7.73 pp), 3.61% in FY2023 (-2.41 pp), 6.02% in FY2022 (+8.34 pp) and -2.32% in FY2021 (-5.51 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -22.97% (Q1 2025) and 19.35% (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.17 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 18.77 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 16.47 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GPK's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -11.73% (Q1 2026), 19.35% (Q4 2025) and -1.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.20 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.74% |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.90 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -0.12% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.79 Bn | 18.33 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 6.83% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.64 Bn | 15.07 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 21.26% |
| 5 | Ball | 15.00 Bn | 12.01 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 11.68% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.57 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 16.28% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.90 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 12.57% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.71 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 294.88 Mn | -15.73% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.72 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 3.43% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 19.15% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -11.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -22.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -14.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -9.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.97% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -4.66% |
Graphic Packaging Holding FCF Margin API
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