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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 B and is the 52nd 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	$99.36	$72.45	37.15%	20.87x	13.42x	0.96x	4.00x	0.76x	$1.03B	8.93%	$2.89B	24.84	$17.33B	10.56
KRT	KARAT PACKAGING INC	$27.23	$12.63	115.67%	18.03x	17.68x	1.27x	3.56x	2.27x	$45.08M	8.26%	$153.31M	7.65	$614.28M	9.99
TRS	TRIMAS CORP	$35.73	$18.65	91.55%	38.84x	17.64x	1.49x	2.03x	0.93x	$35.49M	2.44%	$715.27M	17.60	$1.90B	14.28
OI	O-I GLASS INC	$13.01	N/A	N/A	-7.88x	9.29x	0.31x	1.46x	N/A	$28.00M	1.40%	$1.37B	8.89	$6.65B	10.49
SON	SONOCO PRODUCTS CO	$45.07	$43.94	2.58%	8.05x	7.66x	0.79x	1.37x	1.24x	$159.09M	3.56%	$3.24B	32.63	$9.81B	7.81
MYE	MYERS INDUSTRIES INC	$14.65	$22.75	-35.61%	52.32x	14.36x	0.66x	1.97x	0.24x	$42.59M	7.77%	$277.42M	7.42	$933.44M	10.34
AMBP	ARDAGH METAL PACKAGING SA	$3.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	21.41x	0.45x	-7.26x	N/A	$455.00M	19.22%	-$326.00M	-0.55	$6.17B	N/A
SEE	SEALED AIR CORP	$29.27	$28.45	2.90%	14.42x	9.54x	0.80x	5.39x	0.60x	$417.80M	9.76%	$797.90M	5.46	$8.47B	9.02
GPK	GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO	$22.36	$17.64	26.75%	12.63x	11.34x	0.77x	2.06x	1.01x	-$395.00M	-5.96%	$3.22B	10.86	$12.34B	8.42
BALL	BALL CORP	$57.26	$37.95	50.89%	31.29x	16.25x	1.35x	2.89x	0.73x	$286.00M	1.76%	$5.50B	19.42	$22.15B	14.43
SLGN	SILGAN HOLDINGS INC	$46.53	$39.63	17.41%	17.17x	11.49x	0.83x	2.39x	0.67x	$315.83M	6.35%	$2.08B	19.49	$9.25B	11.22
AMCR	AMCOR PLC	$9.35	$7.65	22.16%	16.73x	11.40x	1.00x	3.51x	0.73x	$761.00M	5.64%	$3.85B	2.66	$20.71B	10.98
GEF	GREIF INC	$63.43	$41.02	54.64%	17.19x	15.66x	0.54x	1.41x	1.09x	$239.10M	7.95%	$2.13B	45.02	$5.83B	7.57
PKG	PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA	$193.75	$74.00	161.81%	20.18x	19.00x	2.04x	3.87x	3.30x	$528.80M	3.03%	$4.50B	50.00	$19.48B	11.30
REYN	REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC	$22.49	$10.61	112.03%	15.09x	14.20x	1.28x	2.20x	3.39x	$302.00M	6.39%	$2.15B	10.21	$6.41B	10.17
SW	SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC	$44.38	N/A	N/A	34.94x	N/A	0.90x	1.30x	N/A	$2.00M	0.01%	$17.86B	34.22	$36.59B	11.64
AVY	AVERY DENNISON CORP	$167.77	$72.25	132.19%	18.75x	17.65x	1.50x	5.94x	2.62x	$618.00M	4.71%	$2.20B	28.15	$16.42B	11.71
IP	INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO	$46.74	$33.65	38.90%	38.95x	23.27x	1.03x	1.36x	0.61x	$168.00M	0.82%	$18.09B	41.34	$35.74B	20.26
PACK	RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP	$3.65	N/A	N/A	-12.59x	-9.61x	0.82x	0.57x	N/A	$4.10M	1.34%	$544.10M	6.50	$672.75M	10.43
OCTO	EIGHTCO HOLDINGS INC	$1.45	N/A	N/A	-0.81x	N/A	0.11x	0.45x	N/A	-$5.03M	-113.93%	$9.71M	3.19	$34.87M	8.95
MGIH	MILLENNIUM GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD	$1.53	N/A	N/A	-1.58x	N/A	0.60x	0.62x	N/A	-$4.40M	-25.56%	$27.92M	2.48	$11.30M	-1.31
DSS	DSS INC	$1.05	N/A	N/A	-0.16x	N/A	0.45x	0.53x	N/A	-$3.28M	-36.00%	$17.86M	2.06	$54.61M	-1.21

Packaging & Container Stocks FAQ

What are the best packaging & container stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 22 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 1 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 33.

CCK passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Crown Holdings has seen its stock return 12.02% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 20 percentage points.

Crown Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $121.23, an upside of 22.01% from Crown Holdings's current stock price of $99.36.

Crown Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Crown Holdings, 61.54% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 23.08% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT)

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) is the #2 top packaging & container stock out of 22 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -2 points lower than the packaging & container industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KRT as a "A".

KRT passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Karat Packaging has seen its stock lose -8.84% over the past year.

Karat Packaging has an average 1 year price target of $31.00, an upside of 13.85% from Karat Packaging's current stock price of $27.23.

Karat Packaging stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Karat Packaging, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Trimas (NASDAQ:TRS)

Trimas (NASDAQ:TRS) is the #3 top packaging & container stock out of 22 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 Trimas (NASDAQ:TRS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Trimas (NASDAQ:TRS) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -7 points lower than the packaging & container industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TRS as a "B".

TRS passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Trimas has seen its stock return 45.36% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 54 percentage points.

Trimas has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 25.94% from Trimas's current stock price of $35.73.

Trimas stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Trimas, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% 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 13 packaging & container stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 packaging & container stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON)

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) has an annual dividend yield of 4.64%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.52%. 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 37.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. International Paper Co (NYSE:IP)

International Paper Co (NYSE:IP) has an annual dividend yield of 3.96%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.52%. International Paper Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. International Paper Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

International Paper Co's dividend payout ratio of 154.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE)

Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) has an annual dividend yield of 3.69%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.52%. 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 192.9% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are packaging & container stocks down?

Packaging & container stocks were down -1.96% in the last day, and down -5.82% over the last week. International Paper Co was the among the top losers in the packaging & containers industry, dropping -12.85% yesterday.

International Paper shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 adjusted EPS 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 43, which is 13 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sealed Air's stock has dropped -23.07% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -15 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 -16 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 30. 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 -2.62% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by 6 percentage points.

3. Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT)

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) 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.

Karat Packaging has a valuation score of 29, which is -1 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 30. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KRT a Valuation Rating of "B".

Karat Packaging's stock has dropped -8.84% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the packaging & container industry.

Are packaging & container stocks a good buy now?

52.63% of packaging & container stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect packaging & container stocks to rise by 19.27% over the next year.

10.53% of packaging & container stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10.53% of packaging & container stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.42% are rated C (Hold), 5.26% are rated D (Sell), and 5.26% 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 24.54x.

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