---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001408075-25-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPK"
cik: "0001408075"
company_name: "GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO"
filed_at: "2025-07-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T23:36:17.290271+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Graphic Packaging Q2 adjusted EPS $0.42 vs $0.60 YoY; net sales down 1% to $2.2B

## Summary
- Net income $104M ($0.34 diluted EPS) versus $190M ($0.62) in Q2 2024; adjusted net income $128M ($0.42).
- Adjusted EBITDA $336M, down 16% from $402M; margin fell to 15.3% from 18.0%.
- Full-year 2025 guidance: net sales $8.4-8.6B, adjusted EBITDA $1.45-1.55B, adjusted EPS $1.90-2.20.
- Repurchased $111M of shares (1.6% of outstanding) in Q2; paid $33M in regular dividends.
- Waco recycled paperboard investment on track for Q4 2025 startup; capex guidance raised to ~$850M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001408075-25-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPK
- cik: 0001408075
- company_name: GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO
- filed_at: 2025-07-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000140807525000020/0001408075-25-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000140807525000020/gpk-20250729.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001408075-25-000020
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001408075-25-000020.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001408075-25-000020.txt

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