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SW vs PKG // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Smurfit WestRock plc (NYSE) VS. Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SW 6
— PKG 8
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: PKG
LAST: $43.40 (+0.72%) • MKT CAP: $22.60B
gross-margins
19.40%
LAST: $258.64 (+0.71%) • MKT CAP: $22.88B
gross-margins
21.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SW VS. PKG)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SW | PKG | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 19.40% | 21.00% | -1.60 | PKG | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.70% | 10.90% | -6.20 | PKG | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.2x | 14.4x | -3.20 | SW | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.92% | 3.21% | +5.71 | SW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.50% | 12.30% | -6.80 | PKG | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.20% | 8.60% | -6.40 | PKG | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 47.70% | 7.20% | +40.50 | SW | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 4.03% | 1.98% | +2.05 | SW | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.49 | 4.58 | -3.09 | PKG | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | SW | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 53.0 | 67.8 | -14.80 | PKG | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.88 | 0.94 | -0.06 | PKG | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 26.8x | 27.2x | -0.40 | SW | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $22.60B | $22.88B | -$280.5M | PKG | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SW REV | PKG REV | SW GROSS % | PKG GROSS % | SW FCF | PKG FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $31.18B | $8.99B | 19.4% | 21.0% | $1.99B | $728.6M |
| FY 2024 | $21.11B | $8.38B | 19.9% | 21.3% | $533.1M | $521.5M |
| FY 2023 | $12.09B | $7.80B | — | — | $1.01B | $964.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SW // BETA 0.88
PKG // BETA 0.94