Graphic Packaging Holding Co vs INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, two Paper & Packaging stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where GPK and IP diverge most: on net margin, GPK reads 2.3% and IP reads -14.2%; on return on equity, GPK reads 6.0% and IP reads -23.8%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What GPK's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | GPK | IP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.35 | $32.12 |
| Market cap | $2.5B | $17.0B |
| Sector | Paper & Packaging | Paper & Packaging |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -2.5% | — |
| P/E | 12.7 | — |
| P/B | 0.77 | 1.18 |
| P/S | 0.29 | 0.70 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.4 | 9.5 |
| Revenue growth | +0.1% | +30.2% |
| Operating margin | 4.3% | — |
| Net margin | 2.3% | -14.2% |
| Return on equity | 6.0% | -23.8% |
| Return on assets | 1.7% | -9.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.3% | — |
| FCF yield | 7.6% | 2.9% |
| Dividend yield | — | 5.8% |
| Debt / equity | 1.72 | 0.64 |
| Current ratio | 1.38 | 1.10 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.04 | 6.86 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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