Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) posted Operating Margin of 0.88% for Q1 2026, down 88.12% quarter-over-quarter from 7.42% in Q4 2025, and down 954.0% year-on-year from 0.1% in Q1 2025.

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) has reported Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 0.88% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 0.88%, down 954.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.96% (down 529.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.33%, down 338.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 0.88% for Q1 2026 at Graphic Packaging Holding, down from 7.42% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 14.48% in Q2 2024 and troughed at 0.88% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 10.41%, with a median of 11.23% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin jumped 706 bps in 2022 and tumbled 954 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 11.23% in 2022, then grew by 15 bps to 12.89% in 2023, then declined by 12 bps to 11.41% in 2024, then slumped by 35 bps to 7.42% in 2025, then plunged by 88 bps to 0.88% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 0.88% in Q1 2026, 7.42% in Q4 2025, and 10.68% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn 10.07%
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 13.13%
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 12.60%
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn 11.20%
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 11.17%
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn 7.58%
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn 8.11%
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn 0.88%
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 3.99%
10 Greif 1.96 Bn 1.76 Bn 257.30 Mn 6.44%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 0.88%
Dec 31, 2025 7.42%
Sep 30, 2025 10.68%
Jun 30, 2025 8.76%
Mar 31, 2025 10.42%
Dec 31, 2024 11.41%
Sep 30, 2024 12.55%
Jun 30, 2024 14.48%
Mar 31, 2024 12.31%
Dec 31, 2023 12.89%
Sep 30, 2023 12.22%
Jun 30, 2023 11.16%
Mar 31, 2023 13.54%
Dec 31, 2022 11.23%
Sep 30, 2022 11.95%
Jun 30, 2022 6.45%
Mar 31, 2022 8.60%
Dec 31, 2021 4.18%
Sep 30, 2021 6.79%
Jun 30, 2021 5.47%