Packaging Corporation of America PKG

237.18 (0.93) (0.39%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$21.2B
P/E
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Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Operating margin

Packaging Corporation of America's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 10.9%, down 1.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.9% (fiscal 2020) to 16.8% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 8.36% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.34%.

Operating margin, annual

Annual

Period Operating margin Change (points)
FY2025 12.3% (0.83)
FY2024 13.1% (0.64)
FY2023 13.8% (2.98)
FY2022 16.8% 0.70
FY2021 16.1% 5.19
FY2020 10.9% (4.26)
FY2019 15.1% (0.09)
FY2018 15.2% 0.75
FY2017 14.5% 0.92
FY2016 13.6% 0.49

Quarterly

Period Operating margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 11.7% 1.09
Mar 2026 10.6% 3.48
Dec 2025 7.13% (6.90)
Sep 2025 14.0% (1.34)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 10.9% High 16.8%
Ten-year median 13.8%
Current reading's percentile 18

Operating margin against peers

Company Operating margin
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare 14.1%
SON Sonoco Products Company compare 13.9%
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare 12.3%
AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare 11.8%
PKG Packaging Corporation of America 10.9%
BALL Ball Corporation compare 10.3%
AMCR Amcor PLC compare 8.08%
SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare 4.71%
IP International Paper Company compare 0.90%
Packaging & Containers industry median 8.36%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.34%
Market median 0.00%

What Operating margin is

EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.

EBIT ÷ Revenue

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