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Best Packaging & Container Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top packaging & container stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best packaging & container stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Packaging & Containers

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Packaging & Containers is Zen Rated C and is the 59th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
CCK	CROWN HOLDINGS INC	$96.33	$71.36	35.00%	27.06x	14.11x	0.96x	4.11x	0.67x	$817.00M	7.21%	$2.76B	23.45	$16.82B	11.16
MYE	MYERS INDUSTRIES INC	$10.50	$29.57	-64.49%	55.26x	8.97x	0.47x	1.41x	0.13x	$55.10M	14.07%	$277.51M	7.44	$773.26M	9.31
SEE	SEALED AIR CORP	$27.56	$30.10	-8.44%	15.14x	9.22x	0.74x	6.43x	0.50x	$507.80M	12.66%	$624.50M	4.29	$8.15B	8.65
KRT	KARAT PACKAGING INC	$26.38	$13.71	92.36%	17.59x	17.19x	1.25x	3.40x	1.80x	$44.05M	8.35%	$155.57M	7.78	$589.81M	9.79
TRS	TRIMAS CORP	$24.05	$19.73	21.92%	30.83x	13.40x	1.04x	1.42x	0.56x	$29.90M	3.06%	$686.57M	16.91	$1.43B	11.55
SLGN	SILGAN HOLDINGS INC	$51.65	$41.22	25.32%	19.94x	12.63x	0.94x	2.77x	0.70x	$459.09M	8.32%	$1.99B	18.63	$8.83B	11.15
AMBP	ARDAGH METAL PACKAGING SA	$3.71	N/A	N/A	N/A	18.55x	0.44x	-9.64x	N/A	$457.00M	20.62%	-$230.00M	-0.39	$5.99B	N/A
AMCR	AMCOR PLC	$9.20	$5.96	54.43%	16.67x	12.60x	0.98x	3.51x	1.16x	$797.00M	5.99%	$3.78B	2.62	$20.25B	10.64
OI	O-I GLASS INC	$12.66	N/A	N/A	-10.13x	9.87x	0.30x	1.57x	N/A	$62.00M	3.18%	$1.25B	8.13	$6.55B	8.86
GPK	GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO	$25.31	$21.01	20.46%	11.72x	10.28x	0.86x	2.52x	1.03x	-$363.00M	-4.78%	$3.01B	10.03	$12.63B	7.54
REYN	REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC	$23.00	$10.24	124.68%	14.38x	14.47x	1.32x	2.28x	6.71x	$316.00M	6.53%	$2.12B	10.09	$6.52B	10.03
IP	INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO	$45.68	$35.51	28.64%	28.55x	18.36x	1.29x	2.94x	0.62x	$848.00M	3.53%	$8.17B	15.53	$30.84B	18.63
PKG	PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA	$185.61	$83.25	122.95%	20.69x	18.07x	1.99x	3.78x	2.03x	$521.50M	3.13%	$4.40B	49.04	$18.75B	11.50
SW	SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC	$42.02	N/A	N/A	50.63x	N/A	1.04x	1.26x	N/A	$78.00M	0.35%	$17.36B	33.26	$34.67B	14.32
SON	SONOCO PRODUCTS CO	$41.00	$62.52	-34.42%	24.70x	6.90x	0.76x	1.77x	0.28x	$456.26M	11.28%	$2.27B	23.03	$10.90B	15.20
BALL	BALL CORP	$51.94	N/A	N/A	3.96x	15.13x	1.35x	2.51x	N/A	-$369.00M	-2.33%	$5.86B	19.19	$19.48B	3.85
GEF	GREIF INC	$52.48	$39.82	31.81%	14.42x	13.93x	0.45x	1.22x	0.97x	$161.50M	6.52%	$2.04B	43.23	$5.44B	7.27
AVY	AVERY DENNISON CORP	$171.11	$77.21	121.62%	19.62x	17.76x	1.55x	6.16x	2.18x	$575.50M	4.25%	$2.17B	27.41	$16.64B	12.07
PACK	RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP	$4.11	N/A	N/A	-15.81x	-10.82x	0.93x	0.63x	N/A	$8.30M	2.43%	$548.10M	6.60	$698.74M	9.95
BERY	BERRY GLOBAL GROUP INC	$67.58	$55.49	21.79%	14.20x	10.89x	0.70x	3.19x	0.85x	$609.00M	7.72%	$2.48B	21.22	$14.85B	8.15
DSS	DSS INC	$0.96	N/A	N/A	-0.14x	N/A	0.35x	0.43x	N/A	-$3.75M	-55.44%	$20.24M	2.86	$61.36M	-1.38
OCTO	EIGHTCO HOLDINGS INC	$1.34	N/A	N/A	3.35x	N/A	0.06x	0.34x	N/A	-$6.71M	-285.82%	$11.93M	6.81	$35.24M	4.24
MGIH	MILLENNIUM GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD	$1.43	N/A	N/A	-1.83x	N/A	0.42x	0.52x	N/A	-$6.32M	-39.30%	$31.05M	2.76	$9.00M	-1.45

Packaging & Container Stocks FAQ

What are the best packaging & container stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best packaging & container stocks to buy right now are:

1. Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK)

Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK) is the #1 top packaging & container stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 4 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 35.

CCK passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Crown Holdings has seen its stock return 17.38% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 24 percentage points.

Crown Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $107.89, an upside of 12% from Crown Holdings's current stock price of $96.33.

Crown Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Crown Holdings, 55.56% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.22% have issued a Buy, 22.22% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE)

Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) is the #2 top packaging & container stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is equal to the packaging & container industry average of 35.

MYE passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Myers Industries has seen its stock lose -52.05% over the past year, underperforming other packaging & container stocks by -45 percentage points.

3. Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE)

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) is the #3 top packaging & container stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 13 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 35.

SEE passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sealed Air has seen its stock lose -12.45% over the past year, underperforming other packaging & container stocks by -6 percentage points.

Sealed Air has an average 1 year price target of $37.57, an upside of 36.32% from Sealed Air's current stock price of $27.56.

Sealed Air stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Sealed Air, 85.71% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the packaging & container stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 16 packaging & container stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 packaging & container stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Berry Global Group (NYSE:BERY)

Berry Global Group (NYSE:BERY) has an annual dividend yield of 9.8%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.97%.

Berry Global Group's dividend payout ratio of 24.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE)

Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) has an annual dividend yield of 5.14%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.97%. Myers Industries's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Myers Industries's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Myers Industries's dividend payout ratio of 284.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON)

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) has an annual dividend yield of 5.07%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.97%. Sonoco Products Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Sonoco Products Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sonoco Products Co's dividend payout ratio of 94% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are packaging & container stocks down?

Packaging & container stocks were down -1.48% in the last day, and up 1.78% over the last week. Sonoco Products Co was the among the top losers in the packaging & containers industry, dropping -12.32% yesterday.

Sonoco Products shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 financial results

What are the most undervalued packaging & container stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued packaging & container stocks right now are:

1. Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE)

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) is the most undervalued packaging & container stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Sealed Air has a valuation score of 57, which is 23 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 34. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sealed Air's stock has dropped -12.45% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -6 percentage points.

2. O I Glass (NYSE:OI)

O I Glass (NYSE:OI) is the second most undervalued packaging & container stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

O I Glass has a valuation score of 14, which is -20 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 34. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OI a Valuation Rating of "B".

O I Glass's stock has dropped -15.37% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -9 percentage points.

3. Graphic Packaging Holding Co (NYSE:GPK)

Graphic Packaging Holding Co (NYSE:GPK) is the third most undervalued packaging & container stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Graphic Packaging Holding Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 34. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Graphic Packaging Holding Co's stock has dropped -2.09% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by 5 percentage points.

Are packaging & container stocks a good buy now?

47.37% of packaging & container stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect packaging & container stocks to rise by 24.24% over the next year.

0% of packaging & container stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 26.32% of packaging & container stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.16% are rated C (Hold), 10.53% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the packaging & containers industry?

The average P/E ratio of the packaging & containers industry is 22.77x.

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Packaging & Container Stocks FAQ

1. Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK)

2. Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE)

3. Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE)

1. Berry Global Group (NYSE:BERY)

2. Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE)

3. Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON)

1. Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE)

2. O I Glass (NYSE:OI)

3. Graphic Packaging Holding Co (NYSE:GPK)

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