AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Graphic Packaging (GPK)

Graphic Packaging Q2 net income falls to $104 million; net sales down 1%

Negative Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Graphic Packaging reported second quarter 2025 results on July 29, 2025. Net sales fell 1% to $2,204 million, and net income dropped to $104 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, from $190 million, or $0.62, a year earlier. The company also issued updated full-year 2025 guidance, which reflects first-half results and a narrower, modestly higher second-half sales outlook.

Key points

  • Second quarter Adjusted EBITDA was $336 million, versus $402 million a year earlier; Adjusted EBITDA margin was 15.3%, versus 18.0%.
  • Full-year 2025 guidance: net sales $8.4 billion to $8.6 billion, Adjusted EBITDA $1.45 billion to $1.55 billion, Adjusted EPS $1.90 to $2.20.
  • Net leverage ratio was 3.7x at June 30, 2025, versus 3.0x at December 31, 2024; 2025 capital spending is expected to be about $850 million.
  • During the second quarter, the company repurchased about 5.0 million shares for $111 million.

The filing

CompanyGraphic Packaging (GPK)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 29, 2025, 8:33 AM ET
Accession number0001408075-25-000020

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

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Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 29, 2025.

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