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) 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 | Free account |
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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