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SON vs GPK // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Sonoco Products Company (NYSE) VS. Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SON 9
— GPK 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $49.89 (+2.34%) • MKT CAP: $4.93B
balance-sheet
1.80
LAST: $8.81 (+3.16%) • MKT CAP: $2.61B
balance-sheet
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SON VS. GPK)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SON | GPK | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 20.90% | 18.20% | +2.70 | SON | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.40% | 7.80% | +3.60 | SON | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 6.4x | 9.2x | -2.80 | SON | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.01% | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.50% | 9.40% | +4.10 | SON | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 13.30% | 5.20% | +8.10 | SON | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 41.70% | -2.20% | +43.90 | SON | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 4.22% | 4.91% | -0.69 | GPK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 1.80 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | SON | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.8 | 51.1 | -0.30 | GPK | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.04 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 4.2x | 5.5x | -1.30 | SON | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.93B | $2.61B | $2.32B | SON | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SON REV | GPK REV | SON GROSS % | GPK GROSS % | SON FCF | GPK FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $7.52B | $8.58B | 20.9% | 18.2% | $345.8M | $841.0M |
| FY 2024 | $5.31B | $8.78B | 21.5% | 22.0% | $440.6M | $840.0M |
| FY 2023 | $5.44B | $9.38B | — | — | $638.1M | $1.14B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SON // BETA 1.04
GPK // BETA —