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 equity
Packaging Corporation of America's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 14.8%, down 2.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (17.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 14.5% (fiscal 2020) to 33.6% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 11.3% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.43%.
Return on equity, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 17.1% | (1.95) |
| FY2024 | 19.0% | (0.78) |
| FY2023 | 19.8% | (8.29) |
| FY2022 | 28.1% | 3.74 |
| FY2021 | 24.4% | 9.88 |
| FY2020 | 14.5% | (9.59) |
| FY2019 | 24.1% | (6.10) |
| FY2018 | 30.2% | (3.46) |
| FY2017 | 33.6% | 7.39 |
| FY2016 | 26.2% | (1.12) |
Against its own ten years
Low 14.5%
High 33.6%
Ten-year median
24.4%
Current reading's percentile
18
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare | 31.2% |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare | 23.3% |
| SON Sonoco Products Company compare | 18.3% |
| BALL Ball Corporation compare | 17.2% |
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare | 15.5% |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America | 14.8% |
| AMCR Amcor PLC compare | 9.40% |
| SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare | 2.73% |
| IP International Paper Company compare | −20.8% |
| Packaging & Containers industry median | 11.3% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.43% |
| Market median | 1.76% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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