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.

Revenue
+12.5%
EPS
+16.7%
Free cash flow
+5.30%
Total debt
+60.1%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

249.70 0.90 +0.36%
Market cap
$22.3B
P/E
30.6×
Fwd P/E
25.5×
Dividend yield
2.20%
F-score
3/9
ROIC
0.00%
Net debt / EBITDA
1.9×
Dividend safety
73/100

Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) P/E ratio

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As of 6 November 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 19.2× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 17.5×.

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
Sep 2026 28.1× (8.74%)
Jun 2026 30.8× 19.83%
Mar 2026 25.7× 7.15%
Dec 2025 24.0× 9.28%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 9.2× High 33.3×
Ten-year median 17.6×
Current reading's percentile 98

P/E ratio against peers

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CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare 16.8×
AMCR Amcor PLC compare 19.1×
AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare 20.2×
PKG Packaging Corporation of America 30.6×
BALL Ball Corporation compare 33.1×
SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare 49.0×
Packaging & Containers industry median 19.2×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 17.5×
Market median 17.8×

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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