Graphic Packaging vs Sonoco
Graphic Packaging reported revenue of $8.6 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Sonoco's $7.5 billion in fiscal 2025. Graphic Packaging's revenue fell 2.2% in its latest year, and Sonoco's grew 41.7%. Graphic Packaging had an operating margin of 9.3%, against 13.5% at Sonoco. Free cash flow was −$81 million at Graphic Packaging and $346 million at Sonoco.
Side by side
| Graphic Packaging | Sonoco | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $8.6B | $7.5B |
| Revenue growth | −2.2% | 41.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 5.6% | 7.0% |
| Gross margin | 18.6% | 20.9% |
| Operating margin | 9.3% | 13.5% |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 13.3% |
| Free cash flow | −$81M | $346M |
| Free cash flow margin | −0.9% | 4.6% |
| Return on capital | 7.3% | 9.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 4.0x | 2.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $278M | $219M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.7% | 0.3% |
| Last close | $8.76 | $49.27 |
| P/E at the last close | 13.3× | 4.8× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $1.1 million, sold $0 | bought $1.9 million, sold $105,594 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Graphic Packaging and Sonoco pages.