Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) posted Free Cash Flow of -$253.0 million for Q1 2026, down 162.16% quarter-over-quarter from $407.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 48.05% year-on-year from -$170.9 million in Q1 2025.
Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with -$253.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$253.0 million, up 48.05% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $153.0 million (up 128.92% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$81.0 million, up 77.69% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was -$253.0 million for Q1 2026 at Graphic Packaging Holding, down from $407.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $407.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$487.0 million in Q1 2025.
- Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $12.4 million, with a median of $16.0 million recorded in 2022.
- The widest YoY moves for Free Cash Flow: up 160.76% in 2023, down 906.25% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $377.0 million in 2022, then sank by 43.5% to $213.0 million in 2023, then fell by 15.96% to $179.0 million in 2024, then soared by 127.37% to $407.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 162.16% to -$253.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were -$253.0 million in Q1 2026, $407.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$40.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball | 88.75 Bn | 87.87 Bn | 646.00 Mn | -938.00 Mn |
| 2 | International Paper | 24.05 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 94.00 Mn |
| 3 | Avery Dennison | 12.53 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 108.20 Mn |
| 4 | Crown Holdings | 12.47 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 644.00 Mn | -141.00 Mn |
| 5 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.71 Bn | 5.64 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 27.00 Mn |
| 6 | Sonoco Products | 5.57 Bn | 5.37 Bn | 345.63 Mn | -430.01 Mn |
| 7 | Silgan Holdings | 4.87 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 265.78 Mn | -882.02 Mn |
| 8 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.15 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 306.00 Mn | -253.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.81 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 179.00 | -287.00 Mn |
| 10 | Greif | 1.96 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 257.30 Mn | 156.90 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -253.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -253.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 407.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 407.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -40.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -40.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -487.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -487.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 179.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 179.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -126.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -126.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -95.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -95.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -321.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -321.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 213.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 213.00 Mn |