Lawsuit Alert: Investors who lost money with shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) should contact the Shareholders Foundation

An investor, who purchased shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), filed a lawsuit over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by Graphic Packaging Holding Company in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements.

Investors who purchased shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) have certain options and for certain investors are short and strict deadlines running. Deadline: July 6, 2026. NYSE: GPK investors should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1(858) 779 - 1554.

Atlanta, GA based Graphic Packaging Holding Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, production, and sale of consumer packaging products to brands in food, beverage, foodservice, household, and other consumer products in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The Company sells its products through sales offices, as well as through broker arrangements with third parties.

In February 2025, despite its President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), Michael P. Doss ("Doss"), acknowledging "unusual volume challenges for the industry and our customers" over the past several years, Graphic Packaging forecasted full year ("FY") 2025 net sales, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted earnings per share ("EPS") of $8.7 billion to $8.9 billion, $1.68 billion to $1.78 billion, and $2.53 to $2.78, respectively, excluding foreign exchange impacts. The Chief Executive Officer of Graphic Packaging Holding Company attributed the Company's ability to weather the aforementioned headwinds to its overall business model and operations, asserting that Defendants would continue to "build on" the Company's "consisten[t]" and "profit[able]" and "strong and steady" results in 2025. Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) reported that its annual Total Revenue declined from over $8.8 billion in 2024 to $8.61 billion in 2025, and that its Net Income declined from $658 million in 2024 to $444 million in 2025.

Then on May 1, 2025, Graphic Packaging reported its first quarter ("Q1") 2025 financial results. Among other results, the press release reported Q1 non-GAAP EPS of $0.51, missing consensus estimates by $0.07, and revenue of $2.12 billion, representing a 6.2% year-over-year decline, and missing consensus estimates by $10 million. Graphic Packaging Holding Company further revealed that it had negatively revised its previously issued FY 2025 net sales outlook to a range of $8.2 billion to $8.5 billion, significantly down from its prior guidance of $8.7 billion to $8.9 billion; its adjusted EBITDA outlook to a range of $1.4 billion to $1.6 billion, significantly down from its prior guidance of $1.68 billion to $1.78 billion; and its adjusted EPS outlook to a range of $1.75 to $2.25, significantly down from its prior guidance of $2.53 to $2.78. The Company blamed the negatively revised guidance on "an expectation of a 2% volume decline and $80 million of input cost inflation at the midpoint", as well as "higher macroeconomic and consumer spending uncertainty."

On December 8, 2025, Graphic Packaging Holding Company announced that it "plans to accelerate certain inventory reduction plans into the fourth quarter that were originally planned for 2026", and that "[p]roduction curtailment is expected to impact fourth quarter operating results by $15 million, which is in addition to the $15 million relating to" certain earlier-announced curtailments. The Company further revealed that it had negatively revised its FY 2025 financial guidance again, now expecting its adjusted EBITDA "to be in the range of $1.38 billion to $1.43 billion"-significantly below its previously revised guidance of $1.4 billion to $1.45 billion-and adjusted EPS "to be in the range of $1.75 to $1.95"-significantly below its previously revised guidance of $1.80 to $2.00.

In a separate press release issued the same day, Graphic Packaging Holding Company announced that the Chief Executive Officer of Graphic Packaging Holding Company had "mutually agreed with [its] Board of Directors to step down from his role [as President and CEO] and as a director effective December 31, 2025."

Then, on February 3, 2026, Graphic Packaging Holding Company reported its fourth quarter ("Q4") and FY 2025 financial results. Among other results, Graphic Packaging reported Q4 non-GAAP EPS of $0.29, missing consensus estimates by $0.06. The Company attributed its disappointing Q4 2025 earnings results to, inter alia, lower volumes, increased costs, and inventory reduction. Further, Graphic Packaging projected a meaningful decline in adjusted EBITDA in 2026, citing "a $130 million negative impact from actions taken to reduce inventory and generate [FCF], an approximately $100 million accrual (non-cash in 2026) for a return to more normal incentive compensation, January weather and production impacts, and other largely offsetting operating items."

In the same press release, Graphic Packaging's new President and CEO, Robbert Rietbroek, announced that he had "initiated a comprehensive review of our organization structure, operations, and footprint," among other aspects of the Company's business, thereby confirming the weakness and unsustainability of its present business model and operations.

Shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) declined from $28.19 per share on March 10, 2025, to as low as $8.79 per share on March 20, 2026.

The plaintiff claims that between February 4, 2025 and February 2, 2026, the Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that Graphic Packaging was experiencing, inter alia, significant inventory management issues, as well as significantly reduced demand and volumes and increased costs, that the Defendants downplayed the true scope and severity of the foregoing issues, which were likely to, and did, have a material negative impact on the Company's business and financial results, that the Defendants likewise overstated the strength and sustainability of the Company's business model and operations, as well as its ability to weather ongoing macroeconomic headwinds, that accordingly, the Company's previously issued FY 2025 financial guidance was unreliable and/or unrealistic, and that as a result, Defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

Those who purchased shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

Contact:
Michael Daniels
Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
3111 Camino Del Rio North
Suite 423
San Diego, CA 92108
Tel: +1-(858)-779-1554
E-Mail: mail@shareholdersfoundation.com

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