Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Graphic Packaging Holding's (GPK) Times Interest Earned was 1.46 for Q3 2026, down 66.8% from 4.42 a year earlier but up 4.8% from the prior quarter.
Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Graphic Packaging Holding's Times Interest Earned came in at 1.41, down 66.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 3.65, down 24.9% from FY2024.
- By year, Times Interest Earned came in at 4.87 in FY2024 (-1.0%), 4.91 in FY2023 (+6.8%), 4.60 in FY2022 (+39.0%) and 3.31 in FY2021 (-18.5%).
- Five-year quarterly Times Interest Earned spans a low of 0.30 in Q1 2026 and a high of 5.69 in Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Times Interest Earned has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 40.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Times Interest Earned in five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 109.3%); the low point was Q1 2026 (a decline of 93.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 1.40 (Q2 2026), 0.30 (Q1 2026) and 2.48 (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | - |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | - |
| 3 | International Paper | 22.01 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 9.60 |
| 4 | Amcor | 20.90 Bn | 16.32 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 2.73 |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 709.00 Mn | -0.53 |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.31 Bn | 11.21 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 4.56 |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.93 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -13.67 |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.42 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 4.06 |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | - |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 1.46 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.46 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.40 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.48 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.42 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.64 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.33 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.51 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.79 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.40 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.71 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.92 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.63 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.45 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.69 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.96 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.53 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.17 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.60 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.37 |
Graphic Packaging Holding Times Interest Earned API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=GPK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();