Graphic Packaging vs Smurfit Westrock
GPK and SW side by side, both in paper and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GPK and SW compare
Smurfit Westrock is the larger company, worth 8.5 times as much as Graphic Packaging ($22.6B against $2.6B).
On earnings, Graphic Packaging is cheaper: it trades at 13.6× trailing earnings, against 45.8× for Smurfit Westrock.
Smurfit Westrock grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.7% versus 0.02% for Graphic Packaging).
Graphic Packaging keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.2% compared with 1.6% at Smurfit Westrock.
Both pay dividends: Graphic Packaging yields 4.9% and Smurfit Westrock 3.1%.
Graphic Packaging scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 7 for Smurfit Westrock), 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 | GPK | SW |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.6B | $22.6B |
| Share price | $8.95 | $43.09 |
| Change, 1 year | −45.0% | 13.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −56.4% | −20.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 1.07 |
| Employees | 23K | 97K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.6× (better) | 45.8× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 0.8× (better) | 1.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.6× (better) | 8.6× |
| P/FCF | – | 22.3× |
| FCF yield | – | 4.5% |
| Fair value | $16.31 | $30.58 |
| Margin of safety | 45.1% (better) | −40.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.02% | 1.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.6% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −63.7% | 41.2% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −62.7% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 19.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 15.5% | 17.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | 5.8% (better) | 4.7% |
| Net margin | 2.2% (better) | 1.6% |
| FCF margin | – | 3.2% |
| Return on equity | 6.0% (better) | 2.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.3% (better) | 3.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.75 | 0.79 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.14 | 3.20 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.0× (better) | 1.8× |
| Current ratio | 1.38 | 1.45 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.34 | 1.46 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.9% (better) | 3.1% |
| Payout ratio | 67.0% | 186% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Shareholder yield | 4.9% (better) | 3.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 119% | 96.0% |
| Held by insiders | 1.5% | 0.54% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.1M (better) | −$3.4M |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.6% | 5.1% |
Go deeper
- GPK stock overview
- GPK income statement
- GPK valuation and score
- SW stock overview
- SW income statement
- SW valuation and score
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