PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA vs Sonoco Products Company, two Paper & Packaging stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where PKG and SON diverge most: on p/e, PKG reads 30.0 and SON reads 4.7; on altman z (solvency), PKG reads 7.70 and SON reads 1.51. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What PKG's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What SON'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 | PKG | SON |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $230.98 | $47.91 |
| Market cap | $20.6B | $4.8B |
| Sector | Paper & Packaging | Paper & Packaging |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +13.7% | — |
| P/E | 30.0 | 4.7 |
| P/B | 4.41 | 1.33 |
| P/S | 2.16 | 0.64 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.3 | 7.2 |
| Revenue growth | +10.3% | +33.6% |
| Gross margin | 20.6% | 20.6% |
| Operating margin | 11.7% | 7.6% |
| Net margin | 7.3% | 13.6% |
| Return on equity | 14.8% | 28.3% |
| Return on assets | 6.3% | 9.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.9% | 9.7% |
| FCF yield | 3.6% | 4.5% |
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | 4.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.85 | 1.31 |
| Current ratio | 2.94 | 0.96 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.70 | 1.51 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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