Graphic Packaging vs Sonoco Products
GPK and SON 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 SON compare
Sonoco Products is the larger company, worth 1.5 times as much as Graphic Packaging ($4.9B against $3.3B).
Sonoco Products grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.6% 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 −3.1% at Sonoco Products.
Both pay dividends: Graphic Packaging yields 4.0% and Sonoco Products 3.2%.
Graphic Packaging scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 7 for Sonoco Products), 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 | SON |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.3B | $4.9B |
| Share price | $11.07 | $49.60 |
| Change, 1 year | −31.4% | 22.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −46.2% | −18.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.67 | 0.72 |
| Employees | 23K | 23K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 16.8× | – |
| P/S | 0.4× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 1.0× (better) | 1.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.2× (better) | 12.4× |
| P/FCF | – | 14.0× |
| FCF yield | – | 7.2% |
| Fair value | $17.50 | $42.24 |
| Margin of safety | 36.8% (better) | −17.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.02% | 3.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.6% | 7.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −63.7% (better) | −136% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −62.7% (better) | −137% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 19.8% | 37.5% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 15.5% | 20.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 5.8% (better) | 2.7% |
| Net margin | 2.2% (better) | −3.1% |
| FCF margin | – | 4.8% |
| Return on equity | 6.0% (better) | −7.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.3% (better) | 2.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.75 | 1.53 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.14 (better) | 5.63 |
| Interest coverage | 2.0× (better) | 1.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.38 (better) | 1.18 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.39 | 1.61 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.0% (better) | 3.2% |
| Payout ratio | 67.0% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 4.2% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.15% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.0% (better) | 3.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 119% | 98.6% |
| Held by insiders | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.1M (better) | $884K |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.8% | 11.9% |
Go deeper
- GPK stock overview
- GPK income statement
- GPK valuation and score
- SON stock overview
- SON income statement
- SON valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.