Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 4.61% for Q3 2026, down 6.08 percentage points from 10.68% a year earlier but up 0.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Graphic Packaging Holding was 4.29%, down 6.01 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 9.33%, down 3.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +1.34 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Graphic Packaging Holding's Return on Sales [ROS] was 12.71% in FY2024 (+0.25 pp), 12.45% in FY2023 (+2.85 pp), 9.60% in FY2022 (+3.91 pp) and 5.69% in FY2021 (-2.30 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of 0.88% in Q1 2026 to a high of 14.48% in Q2 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.37 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 7.06 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 9.54 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 4.34% (Q2 2026), 0.88% (Q1 2026) and 7.42% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.97% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 14.81% |
| 3 | International Paper | 22.01 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 14.88% |
| 4 | Amcor | 20.90 Bn | 16.32 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 7.41% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 709.00 Mn | -0.96% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.31 Bn | 11.21 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 11.91% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.93 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -31.25% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.42 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 9.39% |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | - |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 4.61% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.61% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.34% |
| 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% |
Graphic Packaging Holding Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=GPK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=GPK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();