Packaging Corporation of America
PKG Consumer Cyclical Packaging & Containers
Packaging Corporation of America’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $9.0 billion, up 7.23% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 14.7%, EPS fell 19.4%, free cash flow grew 5.30% and total debt rose 60.1%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Net margin
Packaging Corporation of America's net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 7.21%, down 1.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.55%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.87% (fiscal 2020) to 12.1% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 4.53% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 1.67%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.55% | (0.99) |
| FY2024 | 9.54% | (0.19) |
| FY2023 | 9.73% | (2.32) |
| FY2022 | 12.1% | 1.25 |
| FY2021 | 10.8% | 3.93 |
| FY2020 | 6.87% | (3.05) |
| FY2019 | 9.92% | (0.52) |
| FY2018 | 10.4% | 0.15 |
| FY2017 | 10.3% | 2.59 |
| FY2016 | 7.70% | 0.18 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 7.67% | 0.45 |
| Mar 2026 | 7.22% | 3.00 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.22% | (5.52) |
| Sep 2025 | 9.74% | (1.31) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare | 9.11% |
| SON Sonoco Products Company compare | 8.41% |
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare | 7.62% |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America | 7.21% |
| BALL Ball Corporation compare | 6.61% |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare | 5.91% |
| AMCR Amcor PLC compare | 4.71% |
| SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare | 1.59% |
| IP International Paper Company compare | −14.2% |
| Packaging & Containers industry median | 4.53% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 1.67% |
| Market median | 0.45% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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