---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001408075-23-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPK"
cik: "0001408075"
company_name: "GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO"
filed_at: "2023-08-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T17:33:58.395576+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Graphic Packaging Q2 net income $150M (+127% YoY); EPS $0.49; announces Bell acquisition

## Summary
- Net sales $2.39B (+1% YoY); net income $150M (+127% YoY); diluted EPS $0.49 vs $0.21 prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA $453M (+14% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $0.66 (+10% YoY).
- Announced definitive agreement to acquire Bell Incorporated for ~$200M sales, $30M adj. EBITDA; expected close Q4 2023.
- Board approved $500M increase to share repurchase authorization; full year 2023 guidance reiterated (adj. EBITDA $1.8-2.0B, adj. EPS $2.70-3.10).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001408075-23-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPK
- cik: 0001408075
- company_name: GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO
- filed_at: 2023-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000140807523000027/0001408075-23-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000140807523000027/gpk-20230801.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO reported second quarter of 2023 results: revenue $2,392 million, net income $150 million, EPS $0.49 per share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: second quarter of 2023
  - Revenue: $2,392 million
  - Net income: $150 million
  - EPS: $0.49 per share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- Graphic Packaging Holding Company Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results; Reiterates Full Year 2023 Guidance Highlights • Net Sales were $2,392 million, an increase of 1% versus the prior year quarter. • Net Income was $150 million, an increase of 127% versus the prior year quarter. • Adjusted EBITDA was $453 million, an
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000140807523000027/0001408075-23-000027-index.htm

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