Stock comparison
Packaging Corporation of America
Smurfit Westrock
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
SW
Smurfit Westrock
Market cap
$20.71B
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Overall winner
Smurfit Westrock SW
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | PKG | SW | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 48D | 45D | PKG |
| Benjamin Graham | 76B | 57C | PKG |
| Philip Fisher | 24F | 45D | SW |
| Peter Lynch | 16F | 31F | SW |
| Joel Greenblatt | 31F | 19F | PKG |
| Charlie Munger | 41D | 40D | PKG |
| Terry Smith | 35D | 41D | SW |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | PKG | SW |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $19.87B | $20.71B |
| P/E (TTM) | 26.6x | 55.5x |
| EV/EBIT | 18.9x | 15.3x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 9.16% | 2.25% |
| Gross margin | 20.48% | 18.36% |
| Net margin | 8.03% | 1.22% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.84% | 31.32% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | -0.74% | -16.37% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.9x | 0.8x |
| Dividend yield | 2.25% | 4.49% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
PKG leads on
- EPS CAGR 5y-0.74%vs -16.37%+95%
- Net margin8.03%vs 1.22%+85%
- ROIC (TTM)9.16%vs 2.25%+75%
- P/E (TTM)26.6xvs 55.5x+52%
SW leads on
- Revenue CAGR 5y31.32%vs 3.84%+88%
- Dividend yield4.49%vs 2.25%+50%
- EV/EBIT15.3xvs 18.9x+19%
- Debt / Equity0.8xvs 0.9x+17%
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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.