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) P/E ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) trades at a P/E ratio of 30.6×. 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 17.1× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 17.3×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| 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 newest first
| 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 | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| IP International Paper Company compare | n/m |
| SON Sonoco Products Company compare | 7.9× |
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare | 13.9× |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare | 16.3× |
| BALL Ball Corporation compare | 17.9× |
| AMCR Amcor PLC compare | 18.5× |
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare | 19.2× |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America | 30.6× |
| SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare | 43.3× |
| Packaging & Containers industry median | 17.1× |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 17.3× |
| Market median | 18.1× |
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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