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Graphic Packaging profit margin GPK

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.

Net margin, 12 months
2.2%
Operating margin, 12 months
5.8%
Net margin on a year earlier
−3.9 pts
Peer median
4.5%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Graphic Packaging kept 2.2% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 5.8% and a gross margin of 15.5%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 3.3%.

The median for 5 packaging stocks of a similar size is 4.5%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY20255.2%9.3%18.6%
FY20247.5%12.7%22.3%
FY20237.7%12.5%22.5%
FY20225.5%9.6%19.4%
FY20212.9%5.7%15.0%
FY20202.6%8.0%16.8%
FY20193.4%8.7%17.7%
FY20183.7%7.6%15.8%
FY20176.8%7.4%16.1%
FY20165.3%9.2%18.4%
FY20155.5%10.3%19.0%
FY20142.1%5.4%18.6%
FY20133.3%7.6%16.2%
FY20122.8%7.4%16.6%
FY20116.6%4.5%15.2%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY262.2%−3.9 pts5.8%
Q1 FY263.2%−4.0 pts7.0%
Q4 FY255.2%−2.3 pts9.3%
Q3 FY255.9%−2.1 pts10.3%
Q2 FY256.2%−1.7 pts10.8%
Q1 FY257.2%−0.2 pts12.3%
Q4 FY247.5%−0.2 pts12.7%
Q3 FY248.0%+0.8 pts13.1%
Q2 FY247.9%+0.6 pts13.0%
Q1 FY247.4%+0.9 pts12.1%
Q4 FY237.7%+2.1 pts12.5%
Q3 FY237.1%+2.7 pts12.0%

Against its peers

Companies in Packaging & Containers nearest Graphic Packaging's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
GPKGraphic Packaging2.2%
SONSonoco Products8.4%
SLVMSylvamo2.3%
MATVMativ4.5%
SWSmurfit Westrock1.6%
PKGPackaging Corporation of America7.3%
Peer median4.5%

Where Graphic Packaging ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.