Stock comparison
Packaging Corporation of America
Sonoco Products
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
Market cap
$19.87B
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
SON
Sonoco Products
Market cap
$5.17B
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Overall winner
Packaging Corporation of America PKG
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | PKG | SON | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 48D | 29F | PKG |
| Benjamin Graham | 76B | 24F | PKG |
| Philip Fisher | 24F | 25F | SON |
| Peter Lynch | 16F | 48D | SON |
| Joel Greenblatt | 31F | 35D | SON |
| Charlie Munger | 41D | 34F | PKG |
| Terry Smith | 35D | 30F | PKG |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | PKG | SON |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $19.87B | $5.17B |
| P/E (TTM) | 26.6x | 5.0x |
| EV/EBIT | 18.9x | 13.9x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 9.16% | 5.37% |
| Gross margin | 20.48% | 20.92% |
| Net margin | 8.03% | 13.83% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.84% | 7.69% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | -0.74% | - |
| Debt / Equity | 0.9x | 1.4x |
| Dividend yield | 2.25% | 4.05% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
PKG leads on
- Market cap$19.87Bvs $5.17B+74%
- ROIC (TTM)9.16%vs 5.37%+41%
- Debt / Equity0.9xvs 1.4x+31%
SON leads on
- P/E (TTM)5.0xvs 26.6x+81%
- Revenue CAGR 5y7.69%vs 3.84%+50%
- Dividend yield4.05%vs 2.25%+45%
- Net margin13.83%vs 8.03%+42%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.