Graphic Packaging Holding Compa (GPK) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.14
- Estimate
- $0.12
- Surprise
- +14.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $2.18B
- Score today
- 5.5/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Graphic Packaging Holding Compa (GPK) beat the $0.12 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.14 — a large 14.8% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates GPK Sell at 5.5/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +14.8% surprise compares with a +12.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-09.
What argues against it
- Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0)
- Momentum score 2.0/10 — below 4.5 minimum
- Death cross — 50-day MA below 200-day MA
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $9.52
- Price target
- $10.87
- Stop
- $9.02
- Upside to target
- +14.2%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.7:1
The stock trades at 14.6× trailing but 8.5× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 14 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
GPK at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Packaging & Containers
- Market cap
- $2.81B
- P/E (fwd)
- 8.5
- P/E (ttm)
- 14.6
- 52-week range
- $8.79–$20.76
- Off 52-week high
- 54.1%
- RSI (14)
- 14
- Volume vs avg
- 1.28×
- Score today
- 5.5/10