Graphic Packaging Holding Compa (GPK) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.23
- Estimate
- $0.22
- Surprise
- +5.6%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $2.19B
- Score today
- 5.5/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Graphic Packaging Holding Compa (GPK) beat the $0.22 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.23 — a clear 5.6% upside surprise.
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Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates GPK Sell at 5.5/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +5.6% surprise compares with a +12.9% four-quarter average.
What argues against it
- Target reached (-15.8% upside)
- Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0)
- Value-trap signals (2/5): Revenue declining (-8.8% YoY), Negative free cash flow
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $11.31
- Stop
- $10.52
The stock trades at 45.2× trailing but 11.6× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 81 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum; trading volume is running 2.7× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
GPK at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Packaging & Containers
- Market cap
- $3.35B
- P/E (fwd)
- 11.6
- P/E (ttm)
- 45.2
- 52-week range
- $8.15–$17.22
- Off 52-week high
- 34.3%
- RSI (14)
- 81
- Volume vs avg
- 2.73×
- Score today
- 5.5/10