Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) reported Free Cash Flow of -$253.0 million for Q1 2026, up 48.05% on a YoY basis from -$170.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 162.16% quarter-over-quarter from $407.0 million in Q4 2025.

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Graphic Packaging Holding has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$253.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 48.05% year-over-year to -$253.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $153.0 million (up 128.92% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$81.0 million, up 77.69% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$253.0 million, down from $407.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $407.0 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$487.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $12.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $16.0 million in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Free Cash Flow was 160.76% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 906.25% in 2023.
  • Graphic Packaging Holding's Free Cash Flow stood at $377.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 43.5% to $213.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 15.96% to $179.0 million in 2024, then soared by 127.37% to $407.0 million in 2025, then sank by 162.16% to -$253.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$253.0 million (Q1 2026), $407.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$40.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -420.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 327.40 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 94.00 Mn
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn -42.00 Mn
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -938.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 108.20 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -141.00 Mn
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -430.01 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 27.00 Mn
10 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.20 Bn 3.02 Bn 306.00 Mn -253.00 Mn

Historic Data

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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