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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

Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

Packaging & Containers is Zen Rated B and is the 57th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E	Country
CCK	CROWN HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$11.30B	$96.11	-0.23%	$1.51B	27.00x	3.85	United States
SEE	SEALED AIR CORP	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$3.98B	$27.31	-0.91%	$942.10M	15.01x	10.24	United States
KRT	KARAT PACKAGING INC	NASDAQ	Packaging & Containers	$526.16M	$26.26	-0.45%	$60.27M	17.51x	0.85	United States
TRS	TRIMAS CORP	NASDAQ	Packaging & Containers	$983.77M	$24.20	0.62%	$123.72M	31.03x	1.03	United States
MYE	MYERS INDUSTRIES INC	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$413.45M	$11.06	5.33%	$90.24M	39.50x	2.19	United States
OI	O-I GLASS INC	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$1.98B	$12.81	1.18%	$739.00M	-10.25x	5.99	United States
SLGN	SILGAN HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$5.63B	$52.71	2.05%	$791.66M	20.35x	3.32	United States
AMCR	AMCOR PLC	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$13.12B	$9.08	-1.30%	$1.89B	16.24x	3.68	United Kingdom
AMBP	ARDAGH METAL PACKAGING SA	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$2.22B	$3.71	0.00%	N/A	N/A	-23.90	Luxembourg
GPK	GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$6.45B	$21.37	-15.57%	$1.60B	10.48x	2.64	United States
SON	SONOCO PRODUCTS CO	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$4.25B	$43.26	5.51%	$716.94M	26.06x	4.50	United States
REYN	REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC	NASDAQ	Packaging & Containers	$4.80B	$22.83	-0.74%	$650.00M	14.27x	1.28	United States
IP	INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$23.09B	$43.89	-3.92%	$1.66B	27.43x	1.79	United States
SW	SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$21.12B	$40.47	-3.69%	$2.42B	48.76x	1.52	Ireland
PKG	PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$16.47B	$183.37	-1.21%	$1.63B	20.44x	1.01	United States
BALL	BALL CORP	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$14.49B	$51.22	-1.39%	$5.06B	3.90x	2.00	United States
GEF	GREIF INC	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$2.49B	$52.45	-0.06%	$748.30M	14.41x	2.21	United States
PACK	RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$342.80M	$4.10	-0.24%	$70.20M	-15.77x	1.02	United States
AVY	AVERY DENNISON CORP	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$13.24B	$169.41	-0.99%	$1.38B	19.43x	2.85	United States
OCTO	EIGHTCO HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Packaging & Containers	$4.41M	$1.45	8.21%	$8.32M	3.63x	3.30	United States
BERY	BERRY GLOBAL GROUP INC	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$7.89B	$67.58	-2.93%	$1.82B	14.20x	4.20	United States
DSS	DSS INC	NYSEMKT	Packaging & Containers	$8.87M	$0.98	2.09%	-$44.37M	-0.15x	3.64	United States
MGIH	MILLENNIUM GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD	NASDAQ	Packaging & Containers	$16.54M	$1.47	2.80%	-$6.21M	-1.88x	0.41	Hong Kong

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: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

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 15.71% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 23 percentage points.

Crown Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $108.44, an upside of 12.83% from Crown Holdings's current stock price of $96.11.

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. Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE)

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) 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 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 -14.92% over the past year, underperforming other packaging & container stocks by -8 percentage points.

Sealed Air has an average 1 year price target of $37.57, an upside of 37.57% from Sealed Air's current stock price of $27.31.

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.

3. Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT)

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

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 1 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 35.

KRT passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Karat Packaging has seen its stock lose -3.84% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 4 percentage points.

Karat Packaging has an average 1 year price target of $36.00, an upside of 37.09% from Karat Packaging's current stock price of $26.26.

Karat Packaging stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Karat Packaging, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% 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 4.88%, 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 192.9% 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 4.81%, 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 -1.08% in the last day, and down -1.35% over the last week. Graphic Packaging Holding Co was the among the top losers in the packaging & containers industry, dropping -15.57% yesterday.

Graphic Packaging Holding shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 financial results and cut its FY25 guidance below estimates.

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 71, which is 36 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 35. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Graphic Packaging Holding Co's stock has dropped -17.93% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -11 percentage points.

2. Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE)

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) 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.

Sealed Air has a valuation score of 57, which is 22 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 35. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sealed Air's stock has dropped -14.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -8 percentage points.

3. O I Glass (NYSE:OI)

O I Glass (NYSE:OI) 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.

O I Glass has a valuation score of 14, which is -21 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 35. 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 gained 1.83% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by 9 percentage points.

Are packaging & container stocks a good buy now?

52.63% of packaging & container stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect packaging & container stocks to rise by 25.72% over the next year.

0% of packaging & container stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.79% of packaging & container stocks are rated B (Buy), 73.68% 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 22.15x.

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Packaging & Container Stocks FAQ

1. Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK)

2. Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE)

3. Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT)

1. Berry Global Group (NYSE:BERY)

2. Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE)

3. Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON)

1. Graphic Packaging Holding Co (NYSE:GPK)

2. Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE)

3. O I Glass (NYSE:OI)

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