AptarGroup vs Greif
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The short version
- Greif is the larger business, with $3.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.8B for AptarGroup.
- AptarGroup grew revenue faster (5.4%, against −9.7%).
- AptarGroup kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (13.3% operating margin, against 4.3%).
- AptarGroup turned more of its sales into free cash flow (7.9% FCF margin, against −2.2%).
- AptarGroup earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (11.4%, against 1.9%).
| Latest fiscal year | ATR · FY25 | GEF · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $8.1B | — |
| Revenue | $3.8B | $3.9B |
| Free cash flow | $300M | −$85.2M |
| Net income | $393M | $840M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 5.4% | −9.7% |
| 5-year growth | 5.2% | −2.7% |
| Share count change | −1.4% | — |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 22.2% |
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 4.3% |
| Net margin | 10.4% | 21.4% |
| FCF margin | 7.9% | −2.2% |
| Return on capital | 11.4% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | 15.3% | 33.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.1B | $985M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.4x | 2.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $486M | $101M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 22.8x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | — |
Revenue
FY16
ATR $2.3B
GEF $3.3B
FY17
ATR $2.5B
GEF $3.6B
FY18
ATR $2.8B
GEF $3.9B
FY19
ATR $2.9B
GEF $4.6B
FY20
ATR $2.9B
GEF $4.5B
FY21
ATR $3.2B
GEF $5.6B
FY22
ATR $3.3B
GEF $6.3B
FY23
ATR $3.5B
GEF $4.2B
FY24
ATR $3.6B
GEF $4.4B
FY25
ATR $3.8B
GEF $3.9B
ATR
GEF
Operating margin
FY16
ATR 13.5%
GEF 6.8%
FY17
ATR 13.1%
GEF 8.2%
FY18
ATR 10.4%
GEF 9.6%
FY19
ATR 13.0%
GEF 8.7%
FY20
ATR 11.6%
GEF 6.8%
FY21
ATR 10.8%
GEF 10.5%
FY22
ATR 11.4%
GEF 9.8%
FY23
ATR 11.6%
GEF 10.2%
FY24
ATR 13.9%
GEF 7.8%
FY25
ATR 13.3%
GEF 4.3%
ATR
GEF
Free cash flow
FY16
ATR $196M
GEF $201M
FY17
ATR $168M
GEF $208M
FY18
ATR $102M
GEF $113M
FY19
ATR $272M
GEF $233M
FY20
ATR $324M
GEF $323M
FY21
ATR $55.5M
GEF $255M
FY22
ATR $168M
GEF $481M
FY23
ATR $263M
GEF $436M
FY24
ATR $367M
GEF $170M
FY25
ATR $300M
GEF −$85.2M
ATR
GEF
Return on capital
FY16
ATR 14.8%
GEF 5.9%
FY17
ATR 13.8%
GEF 10.6%
FY18
ATR 9.7%
GEF 14.5%
FY19
ATR 10.6%
GEF 10.0%
FY20
ATR 9.2%
GEF 5.4%
FY21
ATR 9.1%
GEF 13.7%
FY22
ATR 8.8%
GEF 12.7%
FY23
ATR 9.7%
GEF 8.4%
FY24
ATR 12.1%
GEF 7.1%
FY25
ATR 11.4%
GEF 1.9%
ATR
GEF
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.