stockrowGraphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK) vs Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT)
- Graphic Packaging Holding Company GPK 11.53 −1.87%
- Karat Packaging Inc. KRT 51.46 −4.05%
Graphic Packaging Holding Company and Karat Packaging Inc. are both Packaging & Containers companies. Graphic Packaging Holding Company is the larger, with a market value of $3.4B against $1.0B — 3.3× the size. Karat Packaging Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 20.5× against 45.4×. Karat Packaging Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.6% against 0.35%. Karat Packaging Inc. has the higher net margin (10.2% vs 0.86%) and the higher return on invested capital (25.5% vs 2.77%). Both pay a dividend; Graphic Packaging Holding Company yields more (3.82% vs 3.54%). Across the 23 metrics below, Karat Packaging Inc. leads on 15 and Graphic Packaging Holding Company on 8.
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| Metric | GPK | KRT | Packaging & Containers median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 13.98% | 40.73% | 20.09% |
| Operating margin | 4.29% | 12.79% | 6.42% |
| Net margin | 0.86% | 10.18% | 3.43% |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.80% | 10.58% | 4.78% |
| Return on equity | 2.28% | 29.80% | 2.28% |
| Return on assets | 0.63% | 15.74% | 1.04% |
| Return on invested capital | 2.77% | 25.49% | 4.57% |
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