Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) reported Return on Capital Employed of 6.25% for Q1 2026, down 464.0% on a YoY basis from 1.72% in Q1 2025, and down 25.53% quarter-over-quarter from 8.39% in Q4 2025.

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Graphic Packaging Holding has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 6.25% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 464.0% year-over-year to 6.25%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.25% (down 464.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.72%, down 336.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 6.25%, down from 8.39% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 13.89% in Q4 2023, with the low at 5.75% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 10.55% across 5 years, with a median of 10.89% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed surged 708 bps — and 2026, when it sank 464 bps.
  • Graphic Packaging Holding's Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.89% in 2022, then advanced by 28 bps to 13.89% in 2023, then retreated by 13 bps to 12.05% in 2024, then slumped by 30 bps to 8.39% in 2025, then slipped by 26 bps to 6.25% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.25% (Q1 2026), 8.39% (Q4 2025), and 8.97% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn 3.75%
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 11.12%
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 5.64%
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn 4.39%
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn 11.46%
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 18.70%
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn 15.18%
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn 12.31%
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 12.65%
10 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.20 Bn 3.02 Bn 306.00 Mn 6.25%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.25%
Dec 31, 2025 8.39%
Sep 30, 2025 8.97%
Jun 30, 2025 9.72%
Mar 31, 2025 10.89%
Dec 31, 2024 12.05%
Sep 30, 2024 12.58%
Jun 30, 2024 12.92%
Mar 31, 2024 12.61%
Dec 31, 2023 13.89%
Sep 30, 2023 13.74%
Jun 30, 2023 13.57%
Mar 31, 2023 11.95%
Dec 31, 2022 10.89%
Sep 30, 2022 8.73%
Jun 30, 2022 6.49%
Mar 31, 2022 5.75%
Dec 31, 2021 5.56%
Sep 30, 2021 6.92%
Jun 30, 2021 7.14%