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Graphic Packaging Holding vs Sonoco Products

Graphic Packaging Holding and Sonoco Products are similar in size: $8.62bn and $7.52bn of revenue in their latest fiscal years. Sonoco Products grew faster (41.7% against -2.2%). Sonoco Products kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 13.3% against 5.2%. Sonoco Products carries less debt relative to equity (119.7% against 167.0%).

Latest fiscal yearGraphic Packaging HoldingGPK, 2025Sonoco ProductsSON, 2025
Revenue $8.62bn $7.52bn
Revenue growth -2.2% 41.7%
Net income $444m $1.00bn
Operating margin 9.3% 13.5%
Net margin 5.2% 13.3%
Return on equity 14.0% 34.1%
Free cash flow $841m $346m
Cash $261m $378m
Total debt $5.57bn $4.33bn
Debt to equity 167.0% 119.7%
Dividend per share — $2.11
Dividend yield 4.7% 4.3%
Share buybacks $150m $10.9m
Employees 23,000 22,000
Market value $3.30bn $4.84bn
Price vs our value range — Within our value range
Moat score 44 (Weak) 55 (Moderate)
Insider trades, 12 months 8 buys, 0 sales 3 buys, 3 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.