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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best packaging & container stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Packaging & Containers

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends

Packaging & Containers is Zen Rated D and is the 99th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Dividend Yield	Payout Ratio	Last Dividend	Annual Dividend	Dividend Percentile	Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)	Div. Payment Date
KRT	KARAT PACKAGING INC	$707.71M	5.08%	113.20%	$0.4500	$1.80	84%	0
CCK	CROWN HOLDINGS INC	$12.24B	1.11%	17.90%	$0.3500	$1.22	24%	0
AVY	AVERY DENNISON CORP	$12.02B	2.43%	42.20%	$1.0000	$3.82	53%	0
REYN	REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC	$5.52B	3.51%	58.60%	$0.2300	$0.92	70%	0
MYE	MYERS INDUSTRIES INC	$1.16B	1.75%	77.10%	$0.1350	$0.54	39%	0
AMBP	ARDAGH METAL PACKAGING SA	$2.64B	6.79%	-4,000.00%	$0.1000	$0.30	89%	1
TRS	TRIMAS CORP	$1.46B	0.39%	0.70%	$0.0400	$0.16	7%	0
SON	SONOCO PRODUCTS CO	$5.26B	4.00%	20.70%	$0.5400	$2.13	75%	0
SLGN	SILGAN HOLDINGS INC	$4.72B	1.83%	30.30%	$0.2100	$0.82	41%	0
AMCR	AMCOR PLC	$19.78B	3.04%	209.60%	$0.6500	$1.30	63%	0
BALL	BALL CORP	$16.10B	1.32%	23.00%	$0.2000	$0.80	30%	0
PKG	PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA	$20.11B	2.33%	60.60%	$1.5000	$5.25	51%	0	2026-07-15
PACK	RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP	$591.12M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GPK	GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO	$3.06B	4.26%	47.30%	$0.1100	$0.44	78%	0
GEF	GREIF INC	$3.31B	3.21%	N/A	$0.6200	$2.30	66%	0
OI	O-I GLASS INC	$1.30B	N/A	0.00%	$0.0500	N/A	N/A	0
SW	SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC	$22.50B	3.11%	239.00%	$0.4500	$1.33	65%	0
IP	INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO	$19.33B	5.07%	-28.40%	$0.4625	$1.85	83%	0
ORBS	EIGHTCO HOLDINGS INC	$261.91M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MGIH	MILLENNIUM GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD	$18.68M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DSS	DSS INC	$5.67M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Packaging & Container Stocks FAQ

What are the best packaging & container stocks to buy right now in Jul 2026?

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 21 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 13 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 34.

KRT passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Karat Packaging has seen its stock return 23.82% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 24 percentage points.

Karat Packaging has an average 1 year price target of $34.00, a downside of -4.09% from Karat Packaging's current stock price of $35.45.

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.

2. Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK)

Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK) is the #2 top packaging & container stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% 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: C, and AI: C.

Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 12 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 34.

CCK passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Crown Holdings has seen its stock return 2.12% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 2 percentage points.

Crown Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $124.00, an upside of 13.24% from Crown Holdings's current stock price of $109.50.

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.

3. Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY)

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) is the #3 top packaging & container stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 10 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 34.

AVY passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Avery Dennison has seen its stock lose -12.91% over the past year, underperforming other packaging & container stocks by -13 percentage points.

Avery Dennison has an average 1 year price target of $206.57, an upside of 31.44% from Avery Dennison's current stock price of $157.16.

Avery Dennison stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Avery Dennison, 71.43% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 14.29% 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. Ardagh Metal Packaging Sa (NYSE:AMBP)

Ardagh Metal Packaging Sa (NYSE:AMBP) has an annual dividend yield of 6.79%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 3.08%. Ardagh Metal Packaging Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Ardagh Metal Packaging Sa's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ardagh Metal Packaging Sa's dividend payout ratio of -4,000% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT)

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) has an annual dividend yield of 5.08%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 3.08%.

Karat Packaging's dividend payout ratio of 113.2% indicates that its high 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 5.07%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 3.08%. 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 -28.4% 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 -0.39% in the last day, and down -2.82% 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 25 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Graphic Packaging Holding Co's stock has dropped -53.72% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -54 percentage points.

2. Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON)

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) 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.

Sonoco Products Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 25 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sonoco Products Co's stock has gained 15.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by 15 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 -4 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 18. 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 -44.48% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -45 percentage points.

Are packaging & container stocks a good buy now?

50% of packaging & container stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect packaging & container stocks to rise by 15.52% over the next year.

0% of packaging & container stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10.53% of packaging & container stocks are rated B (Buy), 73.68% are rated C (Hold), 15.79% 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 14.91x.

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