Graphic Packaging Holding Company

NYSE:GPK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$8.5b

Graphic Packaging Holding Valuation

Is GPK undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of GPK when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: GPK ($28.35) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($87.48)

Significantly Below Fair Value: GPK is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for GPK?

Key metric: As GPK is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GPK. This is calculated by dividing GPK's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GPK's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio11.9x
EarningsUS$716.00m
Market CapUS$8.48b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does GPK's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for GPK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average18.2x
SON Sonoco Products
17x42.4%US$4.9b
SEE Sealed Air
12.9x9.9%US$5.2b
AMCR Amcor
19.1x6.9%US$14.7b
AVY Avery Dennison
23.6x10.7%US$15.9b
GPK Graphic Packaging Holding
11.9x6.4%US$8.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GPK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.9x) compared to the peer average (18.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GPK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the North American Packaging Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GPK 11.9xIndustry Avg. 19.4xNo. of Companies4PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GPK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.9x) compared to the North American Packaging industry average (19.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GPK's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

GPK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.9x
Fair PE Ratio16.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GPK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.9x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst GPK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$28.35
US$32.53
+14.7%
10.3%US$36.80US$24.00n/a11
Nov ’25US$28.28
US$32.09
+13.5%
10.0%US$36.80US$24.00n/a11
Oct ’25US$29.74
US$33.11
+11.3%
10.0%US$37.20US$24.00n/a12
Sep ’25US$29.93
US$33.31
+11.3%
9.7%US$37.20US$24.00n/a12
Aug ’25US$29.55
US$33.14
+12.2%
9.3%US$36.00US$24.00n/a12
Jul ’25US$25.90
US$30.17
+16.5%
10.3%US$33.00US$21.00n/a11
Jun ’25US$28.32
US$29.99
+5.9%
10.1%US$33.00US$21.00n/a11
May ’25US$26.04
US$30.53
+17.3%
10.2%US$34.00US$21.00n/a12
Apr ’25US$28.67
US$30.34
+5.8%
10.8%US$33.00US$21.00n/a11
Mar ’25US$25.48
US$30.10
+18.1%
11.2%US$33.00US$21.00n/a10
Feb ’25US$25.75
US$28.33
+10.0%
13.0%US$33.00US$20.00n/a9
Jan ’25US$24.65
US$27.67
+12.2%
14.4%US$33.00US$19.00n/a9
Dec ’24US$23.09
US$27.56
+19.3%
14.7%US$33.00US$19.00n/a9
Nov ’24US$21.52
US$27.80
+29.2%
14.1%US$33.00US$19.00US$28.2810
Oct ’24US$22.28
US$29.70
+33.3%
9.3%US$35.00US$26.00US$29.7410
Sep ’24US$22.49
US$29.91
+33.0%
9.1%US$35.00US$26.00US$29.9311
Aug ’24US$23.24
US$30.17
+29.8%
10.4%US$35.00US$23.00US$29.5512
Jul ’24US$24.03
US$30.69
+27.7%
11.7%US$36.00US$23.00US$25.9013
Jun ’24US$24.16
US$31.23
+29.3%
9.4%US$37.00US$28.00US$28.3213
May ’24US$24.63
US$29.62
+20.2%
9.3%US$35.00US$25.00US$26.0413
Apr ’24US$25.49
US$29.15
+14.4%
10.5%US$35.00US$25.00US$28.6713
Mar ’24US$24.38
US$29.08
+19.3%
10.5%US$35.00US$25.00US$25.4813
Feb ’24US$23.76
US$27.93
+17.5%
13.2%US$33.00US$17.00US$25.7514
Jan ’24US$22.25
US$27.60
+24.0%
12.7%US$32.00US$17.00US$24.6515
Dec ’23US$22.93
US$27.13
+18.3%
12.0%US$32.00US$17.00US$23.0916
Nov ’23US$22.93
US$27.13
+18.3%
12.0%US$32.00US$17.00US$21.5216

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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