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packaging corporation of america - PKG

PKG

Close Chg Chg %
223.46 1.13 0.51%

Closed Market

224.59

+1.13 (0.51%)

Volume: 456.23K

Last Updated:

May 8, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

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Company Overview: packaging corporation of america - PKG

PKG Key Data

Open

$223.61

 Day Range

223.23 - 227.13

52 Week Range

178.32 - 249.51

 Market Cap

$19.89B

Shares Outstanding

89.03M

 Public Float

86.51M

Beta

0.83

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

27.18

 EPS

$8.26

Yield

223.78%

 Dividend

$1.25

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 13, 2026

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

900.19K

  

PKG Performance

1 Week
 
 2.99%
 
1 Month
 
 8.82%
 
3 Months
 
 -8.82%
 
1 Year
 
 23.80%
 
5 Years
 
 45.60%
 

PKG Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 14
Full Ratings ➔

About packaging corporation of america - PKG

Packaging Corporation of America engages in the production of containerboard products and a producer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America. It operates through the following segments: Packaging, Paper, and Corporate and Other. The Packaging segment offers a variety of corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers. The Paper segment manufactures and sells a range of papers, including communication-based papers, and pressure sensitive papers. The Corporate and Other segment focuses on transportation assets, such as rail cars, and trucks. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.

PKG At a Glance

Packaging Corporation of America
1 North Field Court
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045-4824
Phone 1-847-482-3000 Revenue 8.99B
Industry Containers/Packaging Net Income 768.90M
Sector Process Industries 2025 Sales Growth 7.229%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 16,800
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PKG Valuation

P/E Current 27.177
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 24.032
Price to Sales Ratio 2.056
Price to Book Ratio 4.001
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 11.86
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 11.822
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.474
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.196

PKG Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 535,077.381
Income Per Employee 45,767.857
Receivables Turnover 7.002
Total Asset Turnover 0.901

PKG Liquidity

Current Ratio 3.166
Quick Ratio 1.941
Cash Ratio 0.592

PKG Profitability

Gross Margin 21.021
Operating Margin 13.668
Pretax Margin 11.434
Net Margin 8.554
Return on Assets 7.71
Return on Equity 17.083
Return on Total Capital 8.579
Return on Invested Capital 9.639

PKG Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 94.93
Total Debt to Total Capital 48.70
Total Debt to Total Assets 39.955
Long-Term Debt to Equity 92.71
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 47.56
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Annual Financials for Packaging Corporation Of America - PKG

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
8.48B 7.80B 8.38B 8.99B
Sales Growth
+9.67% -7.97% +7.45% +7.23%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
6.39B 6.10B 6.60B 7.10B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
456.80M 517.70M 525.60M 652.80M
Depreciation
416.10M 478.00M 487.30M 602.90M
Amortization of Intangibles
39.10M 38.30M 37.70M 49.60M
COGS Growth
+9.05% -4.44% +8.14% +7.57%
Gross Income
2.09B 1.70B 1.78B 1.89B
Gross Income Growth
+11.62% -18.74% +4.96% +5.97%
Gross Profit Margin
+24.66% +21.77% +21.27% +21.02%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
608.60M 580.90M 610.30M 634.20M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
608.60M 580.90M 610.30M 634.20M
SGA Growth
+5.51% -4.55% +5.06% +3.92%
Other Operating Expense
10.00M 1.50M 23.20M 26.70M
Unusual Expense
6.80M 9.70M 8.60M 80.90M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
1.47B 1.11B 1.14B 1.15B
Non Operating Income/Expense
(30.00M) (39.40M) (35.20M) (40.90M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
70.40M 53.30M 41.40M 79.10M
Interest Expense Growth
-53.81% -24.29% -22.33% +91.06%
Gross Interest Expense
77.70M 61.40M 51.50M 88.90M
Interest Capitalized
7.30M 8.10M 10.10M 9.80M
Pretax Income
1.36B 1.01B 1.06B 1.03B
Pretax Income Growth
+23.10% -25.70% +4.96% -3.44%
Pretax Margin
+16.10% +13.00% +12.70% +11.43%
Income Tax
335.00M 248.90M 259.30M 253.70M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
249.00M 243.70M 263.50M 156.40M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
86.20M 5.20M (4.20M) 97.30M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - (200.00K)
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
(7.90M) (6.20M) (5.60M) (5.20M)
Consolidated Net Income
1.02B 759.00M 799.50M 768.90M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
1.02B 759.00M 799.50M 768.90M
Net Income Growth
+22.43% -25.73% +5.34% -3.83%
Net Margin Growth
+12.05% +9.73% +9.54% +8.55%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
1.02B 759.00M 799.50M 768.90M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
1.02B 759.00M 799.50M 768.90M
EPS (Basic)
11.0715 8.5185 8.9731 8.6103
EPS (Basic) Growth
+24.81% -23.06% +5.34% -4.04%
Basic Shares Outstanding
92.30M 89.10M 89.10M 89.30M
EPS (Diluted)
11.0237 8.4804 8.933 8.5815
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+24.80% -23.07% +5.34% -3.93%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
92.70M 89.50M 89.50M 89.60M
EBITDA
1.93B 1.63B 1.68B 1.88B
EBITDA Growth
+13.42% -15.27% +2.51% +12.31%
EBITDA Margin
+22.75% +20.94% +19.98% +20.93%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 238.333
Number of Ratings 14 Current Quarters Estimate 2.355
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 10.306
Last Quarter’s Earnings 2.40 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 9.84 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 12.27
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 9 9 9 9
Mean Estimate 2.36 2.95 10.31 12.27
High Estimates 2.41 3.25 10.99 13.00
Low Estimate 2.31 2.65 10.00 11.55
Coefficient of Variance 1.31 7.92 3.16 4.46

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 7 6 6
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 6 7 6
UNDERWEIGHT 1 1 1
SELL 0 0 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Packaging Corporation Of America - PKG

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Apr 1, 2026 Thomas A. Hassfurther President 243,897 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 1, 2026 D. Ray Shirley Exec. VP 31,110 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $212.25 per share 6,603,097.50
Apr 1, 2026 D. Ray Shirley Exec. VP 33,760 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 1, 2026 D. Ray Shirley Exec. VP 33,282 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 1, 2026 Darla J. Olivier SVP 27,397 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $212.25 per share 5,815,013.25
Apr 1, 2026 Darla J. Olivier SVP 28,452 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 1, 2026 Darla J. Olivier SVP 28,279 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 1, 2026 Charles J. Carter EVP-Mill Ops. 50,621 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $212.25 per share 10,744,307.25
Apr 1, 2026 Charles J. Carter EVP-Mill Ops. 54,130 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 1, 2026 Charles J. Carter EVP-Mill Ops. 53,496 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 1, 2026 Kent A. Pflederer EVP & CFO 73,061 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $212.25 per share 15,507,197.25
Apr 1, 2026 Kent A. Pflederer EVP & CFO 75,731 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 1, 2026 Kent A. Pflederer EVP & CFO 75,303 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 1, 2026 Mark W. Kowlzan Chairman & CEO; Director 482,876 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $212.25 per share 102,490,431.00
Apr 1, 2026 Mark W. Kowlzan Chairman & CEO; Director 503,389 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 1, 2026 Mark W. Kowlzan Chairman & CEO; Director 500,097 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 1, 2026 Thomas A. Hassfurther President 231,282 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $212.25 per share 49,089,604.50
Apr 1, 2026 Thomas A. Hassfurther President 241,618 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 25, 2026 Joseph W. Vaughn SVP 9,687 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $225.55 per share 2,184,902.85

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