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Best Packaging & Container Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top packaging & container stocks in 2026 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.

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:

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

Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -5 points lower than the packaging & container industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MYE as a "A".

MYE passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Myers Industries has seen its stock return 84.21% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 81 percentage points.

O I Glass (NYSE:OI) 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 O I Glass (NYSE:OI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

O I Glass (NYSE:OI) has a Due Diligence Score of 14, which is -21 points lower than the packaging & container industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OI as a "B".

OI passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. O I Glass has seen its stock return 52.21% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 49 percentage points.

O I Glass has an average 1 year price target of $18.25, an upside of 17.89% from O I Glass's current stock price of $15.48.

O I Glass stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering O I Glass, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) is the #3 top packaging & container stock out of 22 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% 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: B, and AI: C.

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 6 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 35.

KRT passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Karat Packaging has seen its stock lose -12.95% over the past year, underperforming other packaging & container stocks by -16 percentage points.

Karat Packaging has an average 1 year price target of $22.00, a downside of -9.32% from Karat Packaging's current stock price of $24.26.

Karat Packaging stock has a consensus Sell 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, 0% have issued a hold, while 100% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 14 packaging & container stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 packaging & container stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) has an annual dividend yield of 7.42%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.68%.

Karat Packaging's dividend payout ratio of 115.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) has an annual dividend yield of 4.46%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.68%. 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 33.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

International Paper Co (NYSE:IP) has an annual dividend yield of 4.27%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.68%. 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 -70.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Packaging & container stocks were up 1.43% in the last day, and up 3.65% over the last week.

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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:

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 57, which is 31 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Graphic Packaging Holding Co's stock has dropped -39.02% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -42 percentage points.

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 -12 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 26. 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 52.21% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by 49 percentage points.

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 57, which is 31 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sonoco Products Co's stock has gained 3.09% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the packaging & container industry.

61.11% of packaging & container stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect packaging & container stocks to rise by 11.06% over the next year.

5.26% of packaging & container stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.26% of packaging & container stocks are rated B (Buy), 73.68% are rated C (Hold), 10.53% are rated D (Sell), and 5.26% are rated F (Strong Sell).