Packaging Corporation of America PKG

237.18 (0.93) (0.39%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$21.2B
P/E
30.7×
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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 1.65%.

Net margin, annual

Annual

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

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

Against its own ten years

Low 6.87% High 12.1%
Ten-year median 9.73%
Current reading's percentile 36

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 1.65%
Market median 0.55%

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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