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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,
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) P/E ratio

As of 25 September 2026, Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) trades at a P/E ratio of 30.7×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.2× (December 2018) to 33.3× (August 2026); the current reading is higher than 99% of that period. That is above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 15.8× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 17.2×.

P/E ratio, daily

Annual

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2025 24.0× (4.34%)
FY2024 25.1× 30.48%
FY2023 19.2× 64.84%
FY2022 11.7× (24.06%)
FY2021 15.4× (45.74%)
FY2020 28.3× 86.36%
FY2019 15.2× 42.38%
FY2018 10.7× (38.78%)
FY2017 17.4× (2.57%)
FY2016 17.9× 26.58%

Quarterly

Period P/E ratio Change
Jun 2026 30.8× 19.83%
Mar 2026 25.7× 7.15%
Dec 2025 24.0× 9.28%
Sep 2025 22.0× 17.16%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 9.2× High 33.3×
Ten-year median 17.5×
Current reading's percentile 99

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
IP International Paper Company compare n/m
SON Sonoco Products Company compare 8.0×
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare 13.2×
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare 15.5×
BALL Ball Corporation compare 16.1×
AMCR Amcor PLC compare 17.9×
AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare 18.7×
PKG Packaging Corporation of America 30.7×
SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare 48.9×
Packaging & Containers industry median 15.8×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 17.2×
Market median 17.9×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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