packaging corporation of america - PKG
PKG
Close Chg Chg %
213.40 -1.67 -0.78%
Open Market
211.73
-1.67 (0.78%)
Volume: 383.88K
Last Updated:
Mar 26, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT
Company Overview: packaging corporation of america - PKG
PKG Key Data
| Open $211.65 | Day Range 211.38 - 215.16 |
| 52 Week Range 172.72 - 249.51 | Market Cap $19.03B |
| Shares Outstanding 89.21M | Public Float 86.80M |
| Beta 0.89 | Rev. Per Employee N/A |
| P/E Ratio 24.86 | EPS $8.61 |
| Yield 234.35% | Dividend $1.25 |
| EX-DIVIDEND DATE Mar 13, 2026 | SHORT INTEREST N/A |
| AVERAGE VOLUME 1.20M |
PKG Performance
| 1 Week | 5.24% | ||
| 1 Month | -8.09% | ||
| 3 Months | 2.13% | ||
| 1 Year | 9.14% | ||
| 5 Years | 57.44% |
PKG Analyst Ratings
- Sell
- Under
- Hold
- Over
- Buy
Number of Ratings
13
Full Ratings ➔
About packaging corporation of america - PKG
Packaging Corporation of America engages in the production of container products. 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 | 24.863 |
| 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 | 244.50 | |
| Number of Ratings | 13 | Current Quarters Estimate | 2.169 | |
| FY Report Date | 03 / 2026 | Current Year's Estimate | 10.791 | |
| Last Quarter’s Earnings | 2.32 | Median PE on CY Estimate | N/A | |
| Year Ago Earnings | 9.84 | Next Fiscal Year Estimate | 12.418 | |
| Median PE on Next FY Estimate | N/A |
Earnings Per Share
| This Quarter | Next Quarter | This Fiscal | Next Fiscal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of Estimates | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mean Estimate | 2.17 | 2.76 | 10.79 | 12.42 |
| High Estimates | 2.22 | 3.07 | 11.40 | 14.07 |
| Low Estimate | 2.13 | 2.46 | 10.19 | 10.67 |
| Coefficient of Variance | 1.52 | 6.14 | 3.32 | 8.28 |
Analysts Recommendations
| Current | 1 Month Ago | 3 Months Ago | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUY | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| OVERWEIGHT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HOLD | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| UNDERWEIGHT | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| SELL | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MEAN | Overweight | Overweight | Overweight |
SEC Filings for Packaging Corporation Of America - PKG
| Filing Date | Type | Category | Amended |
|---|---|---|---|
| No results | |||
Insider Actions for Packaging Corporation Of America - PKG
| Date | Name | Shares | Transaction | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | Thomas A. Hassfurther President | 216,757 | Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) | 0.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | D. Ray Shirley Exec. VP | 27,028 | 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 $222.52 per share | 6,014,270.56 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | D. Ray Shirley Exec. VP | 28,430 | Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) | 0.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | D. Ray Shirley Exec. VP | 28,140 | Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) | 0.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Darla J. Olivier SVP | 26,019 | 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 $222.52 per share | 5,789,747.88 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Darla J. Olivier SVP | 26,578 | Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) | 0.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Darla J. Olivier SVP | 26,474 | Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) | 0.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Charles J. Carter EVP-Mill Ops. | 45,214 | 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 $222.52 per share | 10,061,019.28 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Charles J. Carter EVP-Mill Ops. | 47,071 | Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) | 0.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Charles J. Carter EVP-Mill Ops. | 46,687 | Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) | 0.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Mark W. Kowlzan Chairman & CEO; Director | 457,087 | 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 $222.52 per share | 101,710,999.24 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Mark W. Kowlzan Chairman & CEO; Director | 465,112 | Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) | 0.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Mark W. Kowlzan Chairman & CEO; Director | 463,636 | Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) | 0.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Thomas A. Hassfurther President | 211,840 | 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 $222.52 per share | 47,138,636.80 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Thomas A. Hassfurther President | 215,739 | 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 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Kent A. Pflederer EVP & CFO | 65,160 | 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 | 14,696,838.00 |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Kent A. Pflederer SVP | 68,791 | Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) | 0.00 |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Robert P. Mundy EVP & CFO | 44,408 | 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 $183.42 per share | 8,145,315.36 |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Robert P. Mundy EVP & CFO | 48,482 | Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) | 0.00 |