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) 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

Annual

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

Low 6.24% High 12.9%
Ten-year median 9.13%
Current reading's percentile 18

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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