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Packaging Corporation of America PKG

Consumer Cyclical  —  Packaging & Containers
237.18 (0.93) (0.39%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$21.2B
P/E
30.7×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Champion (10y)
Indexes indicate stock being part of an index,
Growth Flags show if company had growth for consecutive years
Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Debt to equity

Packaging Corporation of America's debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 0.9×, down 0.0× from fiscal 2025 (0.9×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.6× (fiscal 2024) to 1.5× (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 0.8× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 0.2×.

Debt to equity, annual

Annual

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2025 0.9× 53.36%
FY2024 0.6× (21.83%)
FY2023 0.7× 6.36%
FY2022 0.7× (1.63%)
FY2021 0.7× (10.35%)
FY2020 0.8× (7.68%)
FY2019 0.8× (11.10%)
FY2018 0.9× (22.89%)
FY2017 1.2× (19.87%)
FY2016 1.5× 6.73%

Quarterly

Period Debt to equity Change
Jun 2026 0.9× (1.57%)
Mar 2026 0.9× 0.22%
Dec 2025 0.9× 3.44%
Sep 2025 0.8× 55.97%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.6× High 1.5×
Ten-year median 0.8×
Current reading's percentile 64

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
IP International Paper Company compare 0.6×
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare 0.7×
SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare 0.8×
PKG Packaging Corporation of America 0.9×
SON Sonoco Products Company compare 1.0×
AMCR Amcor PLC compare 1.2×
BALL Ball Corporation compare 1.3×
AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare 1.4×
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare 1.8×
Packaging & Containers industry median 0.8×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 0.2×
Market median 0.2×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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