Greif vs Graphic Packaging
GEF and GPK side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GEF and GPK compare
Greif grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (23.5% versus 0.02% for Graphic Packaging).
Greif keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.4% compared with 2.2% at Graphic Packaging.
Graphic Packaging pays a dividend yielding 4.1%; Greif does not pay one.
Graphic Packaging scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 7 for Greif), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GEF | GPK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $3.2B |
| Share price | $71.28 | $10.79 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.9% | −33.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 3.6% | −47.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.75 | 0.66 |
| Employees | 500 | 23K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 16.3× |
| P/S | – | 0.4× |
| P/B | – | 1.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 8.1× |
| Fair value | – | $17.38 |
| Margin of safety | – | 37.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 23.5% (better) | 0.02% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −1.1% | 5.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −28.7% (better) | −63.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −62.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 19.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 21.7% (better) | 15.5% |
| Operating margin | 5.5% | 5.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 4.4% (better) | 2.2% |
| Return on equity | 7.3% (better) | 6.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.3% | 4.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.34 (better) | 1.75 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.47 (better) | 5.14 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.0× |
| Current ratio | 1.29 | 1.38 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 1.38 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 4.1% |
| Payout ratio | 65.8% | 67.0% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 4.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 57.9% | 119% |
| Held by insiders | 9.9% | 1.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$13.6M | $1.1M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 8.8% |
Go deeper
- GEF stock overview
- GEF income statement
- GEF valuation and score
- GPK stock overview
- GPK income statement
- GPK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.