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) Return on assets
Packaging Corporation of America's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 6.85%, down 1.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.86%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.24% (fiscal 2020) to 12.9% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 4.29% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 0.87%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.86% | (1.27) |
| FY2024 | 9.13% | 0.03 |
| FY2023 | 9.10% | (3.80) |
| FY2022 | 12.9% | 1.97 |
| FY2021 | 10.9% | 4.69 |
| FY2020 | 6.24% | (3.77) |
| FY2019 | 10.0% | (1.46) |
| FY2018 | 11.5% | 0.40 |
| FY2017 | 11.1% | 3.01 |
| FY2016 | 8.06% | (0.13) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare | 7.93% |
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare | 6.94% |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America | 6.85% |
| AMCR Amcor PLC compare | 5.97% |
| SON Sonoco Products Company compare | 5.47% |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare | 5.40% |
| BALL Ball Corporation compare | 4.89% |
| SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare | 1.09% |
| IP International Paper Company compare | −8.72% |
| Packaging & Containers industry median | 4.29% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 0.87% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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