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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 70th 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
KRT	KARAT PACKAGING INC	$24.24	$13.86	74.90%	16.05x	15.64x	1.13x	3.17x	1.88x	$45.08M	9.28%	$153.31M	7.65	$554.31M	9.02
TRS	TRIMAS CORP	$39.54	$23.46	68.51%	42.98x	19.45x	1.65x	2.25x	0.83x	$35.49M	2.21%	$715.27M	17.60	$2.05B	15.44
CCK	CROWN HOLDINGS INC	$95.50	$77.67	22.96%	20.06x	12.90x	0.93x	3.84x	0.73x	$1.03B	9.29%	$2.89B	24.84	$16.88B	10.29
OI	O-I GLASS INC	$12.75	N/A	N/A	-7.73x	8.69x	0.30x	1.43x	N/A	$28.00M	1.43%	$1.37B	8.89	$6.61B	10.43
SEE	SEALED AIR CORP	$33.65	$31.62	6.43%	16.91x	10.68x	0.93x	5.19x	0.64x	$381.50M	7.71%	$953.10M	6.48	$9.04B	9.77
MYE	MYERS INDUSTRIES INC	$15.99	$24.89	-35.75%	61.50x	15.68x	0.72x	2.10x	0.26x	$57.44M	9.60%	$284.64M	7.61	$962.70M	11.13
SON	SONOCO PRODUCTS CO	$47.72	$47.65	0.14%	8.52x	8.10x	0.84x	1.45x	1.26x	$159.09M	3.36%	$3.24B	32.63	$10.07B	8.02
AMBP	ARDAGH METAL PACKAGING SA	$3.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	19.46x	0.41x	-6.60x	N/A	$455.00M	21.14%	-$326.00M	-0.55	$5.96B	N/A
SLGN	SILGAN HOLDINGS INC	$43.27	$40.07	8.00%	15.29x	10.97x	0.75x	2.08x	0.71x	$56.90M	1.23%	$2.22B	20.76	$9.36B	10.87
BALL	BALL CORP	$49.91	$40.20	24.17%	23.88x	13.91x	1.11x	2.61x	0.68x	$376.00M	2.73%	$5.21B	18.86	$20.31B	12.57
GPK	GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO	$20.21	$17.70	14.19%	11.42x	9.96x	0.69x	1.86x	1.07x	-$395.00M	-6.60%	$3.22B	10.86	$11.70B	7.98
REYN	REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC	$22.63	$11.28	100.71%	15.19x	14.35x	1.29x	2.22x	3.55x	$302.00M	6.35%	$2.15B	10.21	$6.44B	10.22
AVY	AVERY DENNISON CORP	$164.85	$77.06	113.92%	18.42x	17.35x	1.48x	5.84x	2.62x	$618.00M	4.79%	$2.20B	28.15	$16.19B	11.55
PKG	PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA	$211.81	$74.61	183.91%	21.05x	20.79x	2.21x	4.11x	5.43x	$625.40M	3.28%	$4.63B	51.48	$21.08B	11.76
AMCR	AMCOR PLC	$8.28	$7.27	13.96%	25.79x	10.18x	1.27x	1.63x	0.59x	$828.00M	4.34%	$11.73B	5.09	$33.27B	18.86
SW	SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC	$44.47	N/A	N/A	62.63x	N/A	0.75x	1.27x	N/A	$143.00M	0.62%	$18.30B	35.04	$36.80B	10.18
GEF	GREIF INC	$61.15	$36.14	69.21%	18.64x	18.22x	0.56x	1.32x	1.39x	$362.90M	12.52%	$2.19B	46.29	$5.56B	7.97
IP	INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO	$45.57	N/A	N/A	-506.33x	28.04x	1.11x	1.29x	N/A	$62.00M	0.25%	$18.62B	34.96	$35.44B	18.22
PACK	RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP	$4.61	N/A	N/A	-10.24x	-14.41x	1.02x	0.72x	N/A	-$19.00M	-4.88%	$539.00M	6.40	$771.01M	15.18
ORBS	EIGHTCO HOLDINGS INC	$12.02	N/A	N/A	-2.55x	N/A	0.90x	4.11x	N/A	-$5.24M	-14.33%	$8.91M	2.93	$67.52M	-37.32
MGIH	MILLENNIUM GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD	$2.72	N/A	N/A	-2.80x	N/A	1.06x	1.10x	N/A	-$4.40M	-14.38%	$27.92M	2.48	$24.69M	-2.87
DSS	DSS INC	$1.24	N/A	N/A	-0.20x	N/A	0.53x	0.72x	N/A	-$3.00M	-26.61%	$15.67M	1.72	$58.15M	-1.37

Packaging & Container Stocks FAQ

What are the best packaging & container stocks to buy right now in Sep 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. Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT)

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) is the #1 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 Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 1 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 34.

KRT passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Karat Packaging has seen its stock lose -4.87% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 4 percentage points.

Karat Packaging has an average 1 year price target of $29.50, an upside of 21.7% from Karat Packaging's current stock price of $24.24.

Karat Packaging stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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.

2. Trimas (NASDAQ:TRS)

Trimas (NASDAQ:TRS) is the #2 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: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Trimas (NASDAQ:TRS) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -8 points lower than the packaging & container industry average of 34. 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 56.28% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 65 percentage points.

Trimas has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 13.81% from Trimas's current stock price of $39.54.

Trimas stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Trimas, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK)

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

Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 18 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 34.

CCK passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Crown Holdings has seen its stock return 3.28% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 12 percentage points.

Crown Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $121.23, an upside of 26.94% from Crown Holdings's current stock price of $95.50.

Crown Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Crown Holdings, 69.23% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 15.38% 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. Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT)

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) has an annual dividend yield of 5.57%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.61%.

Karat Packaging's dividend payout ratio of 112.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Ardagh Metal Packaging Sa (NYSE:AMBP)

Ardagh Metal Packaging Sa (NYSE:AMBP) has an annual dividend yield of 5.56%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.61%.

3. Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON)

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) has an annual dividend yield of 4.4%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.61%. 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.

Why are packaging & container stocks down?

Packaging & container stocks were down -1.21% in the last day, and down -4.5% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why packaging & container stocks are down.

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. Graphic Packaging Holding Co (NYSE:GPK)

Graphic Packaging Holding Co (NYSE:GPK) 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.

Graphic Packaging Holding Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Graphic Packaging Holding Co's stock has dropped -33.54% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -25 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 -17 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 31. 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 -1.32% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by 8 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 -2 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 31. 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 -4.87% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by 4 percentage points.

Are packaging & container stocks a good buy now?

42.11% of packaging & container stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect packaging & container stocks to rise by 18.37% over the next year.

0% of packaging & container stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 31.58% of packaging & container stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.16% are rated C (Hold), 0% 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 -54.13x.

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Packaging & Container Stocks FAQ

1. Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT)

2. Trimas (NASDAQ:TRS)

3. Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK)

1. Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT)

2. Ardagh Metal Packaging Sa (NYSE:AMBP)

3. Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON)

1. Graphic Packaging Holding Co (NYSE:GPK)

2. O I Glass (NYSE:OI)

3. Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT)

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