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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 55th 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	$101.04	$72.14	40.05%	21.23x	13.65x	0.98x	4.07x	0.78x	$1.03B	8.78%	$2.89B	24.84	$17.53B	10.68
KRT	KARAT PACKAGING INC	$27.54	$12.57	119.05%	18.24x	17.88x	1.28x	3.60x	2.29x	$45.08M	8.17%	$153.31M	7.65	$620.50M	10.09
TRS	TRIMAS CORP	$34.87	$18.12	92.47%	44.71x	19.27x	1.51x	2.06x	0.89x	$29.90M	2.11%	$686.57M	16.91	$1.87B	15.10
MYE	MYERS INDUSTRIES INC	$15.03	$22.66	-33.67%	53.68x	14.74x	0.67x	2.03x	0.25x	$42.59M	7.58%	$277.42M	7.42	$947.64M	10.50
OI	O-I GLASS INC	$14.48	N/A	N/A	-11.58x	10.34x	0.34x	1.79x	N/A	$62.00M	2.78%	$1.25B	8.13	$6.83B	9.24
AMBP	ARDAGH METAL PACKAGING SA	$3.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	21.51x	0.45x	-7.30x	N/A	$455.00M	19.12%	-$326.00M	-0.55	$6.18B	N/A
SON	SONOCO PRODUCTS CO	$47.31	$45.00	5.13%	8.45x	7.97x	0.83x	1.44x	1.18x	$159.09M	3.39%	$3.24B	32.63	$10.03B	7.99
SEE	SEALED AIR CORP	$30.42	$28.33	7.39%	14.99x	9.91x	0.83x	5.61x	0.63x	$417.80M	9.40%	$797.90M	5.46	$8.64B	9.20
BALL	BALL CORP	$58.78	$37.79	55.54%	32.12x	16.68x	1.39x	2.96x	0.75x	$286.00M	1.72%	$5.50B	19.42	$22.57B	14.71
SLGN	SILGAN HOLDINGS INC	$55.80	$39.39	41.66%	20.59x	13.67x	0.99x	2.87x	0.80x	$315.83M	5.29%	$2.08B	19.49	$10.25B	12.43
AMCR	AMCOR PLC	$9.66	$7.62	26.74%	17.28x	11.78x	1.04x	3.63x	0.75x	$761.00M	5.46%	$3.85B	2.66	$21.16B	11.21
GEF	GREIF INC	$65.14	$40.85	59.48%	17.65x	16.08x	0.56x	1.45x	1.12x	$239.10M	7.74%	$2.13B	45.02	$5.91B	7.68
GPK	GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO	$22.46	$15.20	47.76%	11.01x	11.39x	0.78x	2.15x	2.01x	-$522.00M	-7.70%	$3.16B	10.46	$12.36B	7.72
PKG	PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA	$203.06	$75.08	170.48%	21.15x	19.92x	2.14x	4.06x	3.24x	$528.80M	2.89%	$4.50B	50.00	$20.32B	11.79
SW	SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC	$48.20	N/A	N/A	37.95x	N/A	0.97x	1.41x	N/A	$2.00M	0.01%	$17.86B	34.22	$38.58B	12.27
REYN	REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC	$21.56	$9.96	116.43%	13.48x	13.62x	1.23x	2.14x	6.75x	$316.00M	6.97%	$2.12B	10.09	$6.22B	9.56
AVY	AVERY DENNISON CORP	$172.27	$74.01	132.76%	19.76x	18.12x	1.56x	6.20x	2.35x	$575.50M	4.22%	$2.17B	27.41	$16.73B	12.14
IP	INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO	$54.44	$33.51	62.47%	45.37x	27.11x	1.20x	1.59x	0.71x	$168.00M	0.71%	$18.09B	41.34	$39.80B	22.56
PACK	RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP	$3.88	N/A	N/A	-13.38x	-10.21x	0.87x	0.60x	N/A	$4.10M	1.26%	$544.10M	6.50	$692.12M	10.73
MGIH	MILLENNIUM GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD	$1.62	N/A	N/A	-1.67x	N/A	0.63x	0.65x	N/A	-$4.40M	-24.14%	$27.92M	2.48	$12.31M	-1.43
OCTO	EIGHTCO HOLDINGS INC	$1.52	N/A	N/A	-0.85x	N/A	0.12x	0.48x	N/A	-$5.03M	-108.68%	$9.71M	3.19	$35.08M	9.01
DSS	DSS INC	$1.13	N/A	N/A	-0.17x	N/A	0.48x	0.57x	N/A	-$3.28M	-33.60%	$17.86M	2.06	$55.29M	-1.22

Packaging & Container Stocks FAQ

What are the best packaging & container stocks to buy right now in Jul 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 46, which is 11 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 35.

CCK passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Crown Holdings has seen its stock return 16.43% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 19 percentage points.

Crown Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $121.23, an upside of 19.98% from Crown Holdings's current stock price of $101.04.

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: A, and AI: C.

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -4 points lower than the packaging & container industry average of 35. 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 -6.68% over the past year, underperforming other packaging & container stocks by -4 percentage points.

Karat Packaging has an average 1 year price target of $31.00, an upside of 12.56% from Karat Packaging's current stock price of $27.54.

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 24, which is -11 points lower than the packaging & container industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TRS as a "B".

TRS passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Trimas has seen its stock return 27.64% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 31 percentage points.

Trimas has an average 1 year price target of $40.00, an upside of 14.71% from Trimas's current stock price of $34.87.

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 15 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 4.42%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.42%. 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. Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE)

Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) has an annual dividend yield of 3.59%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.42%. 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.

3. International Paper Co (NYSE:IP)

International Paper Co (NYSE:IP) has an annual dividend yield of 3.4%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.42%. 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.

Why are packaging & container stocks down?

Packaging & container stocks were down -0.37% in the last day, and down -1.4% 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. O I Glass (NYSE:OI)

O I Glass (NYSE:OI) 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.

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 gained 26.46% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by 29 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 43, which is 12 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sealed Air's stock has dropped -19.55% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -17 percentage points.

3. Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON)

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) 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.

Sonoco Products 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.

Sonoco Products Co's stock has dropped -9.85% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -7 percentage points.

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 13.67% over the next year.

10.53% of packaging & container stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.79% of packaging & container stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.42% 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 26.81x.

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