Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Graphic Packaging Holding's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 2.27% for Q3 2026, down 13.41 percentage points from 15.68% a year earlier and down 3.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Graphic Packaging Holding's Return on Equity [ROE] was 13.95%, down 8.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +3.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 22.71% in FY2024 (-6.61 pp), 29.32% in FY2023 (+3.50 pp), 25.82% in FY2022 (+14.25 pp) and 11.57% in FY2021 (+1.15 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.93 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q2 2023 (a gain of 14.83 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2026 (a drop of 13.41 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GPK's Return on Equity [ROE] at 5.95% (Q2 2026), 8.29% (Q1 2026) and 13.38% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.59% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 15.38% |
| 3 | International Paper | 22.01 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 1.93 Bn | -25.09% |
| 4 | Amcor | 20.90 Bn | 16.32 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 9.23% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 9.28% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.31 Bn | 11.21 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 27.65% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.93 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -7.06% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.42 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 10.79% |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | 9.27% |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 2.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.30% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.85% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.53% |
API Access
Graphic Packaging Holding Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GPK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "GPK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GPK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();