Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 4.28% for Q2 2026, down 3.49 percentage points from 7.77% a year earlier and down 0.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Graphic Packaging Holding's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 7.16%, down 2.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -1.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Graphic Packaging Holding's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 10.15% in FY2024 (-1.54 pp), 11.69% in FY2023 (+2.94 pp), 8.75% in FY2022 (+4.16 pp) and 4.60% in FY2021 (-3.74 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.47 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q2 2023, with a gain of 6.04 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 4.19 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 5.00% (Q1 2026), 6.76% (Q4 2025) and 7.34% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 22.31 Bn | 19.24 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.13% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.37 Bn | 17.90 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 9.07% |
| 3 | International Paper | 20.05 Bn | 15.94 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 7.47% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.36 Bn | 14.79 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 6.12% |
| 5 | Ball | 14.92 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 9.59% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.54 Bn | 8.86 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 12.67% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.82 Bn | 3.82 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 9.99% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.68 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 5.53% |
| 9 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.66 Bn | 2.67 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 8.43% |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.60 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 4.28% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.28% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.89% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.54% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.42% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.87% |
API Access
Graphic Packaging Holding Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GPK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GPK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();