Greif, Inc. (GEF) vs Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK)

Greif, Inc. and Graphic Packaging Holding Company are both Packaging & Containers companies. Greif, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.0B against $3.4B — 1.2× the size. Greif, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 16.1× against 45.4×. Graphic Packaging Holding Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.35% against −7.36%. Greif, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.91% vs 0.86%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.35% vs 2.77%). Both pay a dividend; Graphic Packaging Holding Company yields more (3.82% vs 3.21%). Across the 23 metrics below, Greif, Inc. leads on 18 and Graphic Packaging Holding Company on 5.

Valuation

Metric GEF GPK Packaging & Containers median
P/E 16.11 45.38 20.50
P/S 0.77 0.40 0.84
P/B 87.73 1.07 1.81
Price to free cash flow 5.76 8.24 13.39
EV/EBITDA 5.85 8.91 9.53
EV/Sales 0.96 0.99 1.39
Earnings yield 6.21% 2.20% 2.89%
Free cash flow yield 17.35% 12.13% 5.42%

Profitability

Metric GEF GPK Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 22.32% 13.98% 20.09%
Operating margin 9.97% 4.29% 6.42%
Net margin 5.91% 0.86% 3.43%
Free cash flow margin 13.43% 4.80% 4.78%
Return on equity 17.29% 2.28% 2.28%
Return on assets 4.53% 0.63% 1.04%
Return on invested capital 7.35% 2.77% 4.57%

Growth

Metric GEF GPK Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) (7.36%) 0.35% 4.05%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 26.38% (31.48%) 0.69%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.62%) 5.61% 5.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 124.83% 21.60% 0.00%

Health

Metric GEF GPK Packaging & Containers median
Debt to equity 0.38 1.71 0.79
Current ratio 1.33 1.19 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 1.20 3.95 2.59

Dividend

Metric GEF GPK Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield 3.21% 3.82% 3.38%
Payout ratio 0.53 1.73 0.60

Size

Metric GEF GPK Packaging & Containers median
Market cap 4.00b 3.42b 3.71b

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