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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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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 44.32 | 84.01 | 77.90 | 81.87 | 71.05 | 124.78 | 110.56 | 122.20 | 159.57 | 172.72 |
Analyst estimates 2026–2028 Powerpack |
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| High | 88.41 | 121.38 | 131.13 | 114.78 | 138.95 | 156.54 | 168.50 | 171.61 | 250.82 | 242.68 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 14,000 | 14,600 | 15,000 | 15,500 | 15,200 | 15,200 | 15,100 | 14,900 | 15,400 | 16,800 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.54 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 5,779 | 6,445 | 7,015 | 6,964 | 6,658 | 7,730 | 8,478 | 7,802 | 8,383 | 8,989 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 22.08 | 22.82 | 23.46 | 23.61 | 20.57 | 24.23 | 24.66 | 21.77 | 21.27 | 21.02 | |||||
| EBT | 689 | 829 | 971 | 917 | 633 | 1,109 | 1,365 | 1,014 | 1,064 | 1,028 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 11.91 | 12.86 | 13.84 | 13.17 | 9.50 | 14.34 | 16.10 | 13.00 | 12.70 | 11.43 | |||||
| Net income | 450 | 669 | 738 | 696 | 461 | 841 | 1,030 | 765 | 805 | 774 | |||||
| Depreciation | 366 | 401 | 420 | 411 | 468 | 422 | 459 | 520 | 528 | 658 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 61.81 | 68.93 | 74.86 | 74.25 | 70.76 | 82.15 | 91.85 | 87.57 | 94.09 | 100.66 | ||||
| Earnings | 4.75 | 7.09 | 7.82 | 7.36 | 4.86 | 8.87 | 11.08 | 8.52 | 8.97 | 8.61 | |||||
| Cash flow | 8.63 | 9.16 | 12.59 | 12.87 | 10.98 | 11.63 | 16.20 | 14.76 | 13.37 | 17.44 | |||||
| Capex | (2.93) | (3.49) | (5.87) | (4.22) | (4.43) | (6.35) | (8.91) | (5.25) | (7.50) | (8.91) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 5.70 | 5.67 | 6.73 | 8.66 | 6.55 | 5.28 | 7.29 | 9.51 | 5.87 | 8.53 | |||||
| Book value | 18.82 | 23.34 | 28.52 | 32.74 | 34.50 | 38.33 | 39.73 | 44.86 | 49.43 | 51.49 | |||||
| Shares, m | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 17.89 | 17.43 | 10.67 | 15.20 | 28.32 | 15.37 | 11.67 | 19.24 | 25.10 | 24.01 | ||||
| P/S | 1.38 | 1.79 | 1.11 | 1.51 | 1.95 | 1.66 | 1.41 | 1.87 | 2.39 | 2.05 | |||||
| P/B | 4.52 | 5.30 | 2.93 | 3.42 | 4.00 | 3.55 | 3.25 | 3.65 | 4.55 | 4.01 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.80 | 2.17 | 1.44 | 1.77 | 2.17 | 1.90 | 1.66 | 2.09 | 2.64 | 2.47 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 19.46 | 26.41 | 16.04 | 15.14 | 23.47 | 29.50 | 20.90 | 19.29 | 42.37 | 29.12 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 807 | 856 | 1,180 | 1,207 | 1,033 | 1,094 | 1,495 | 1,315 | 1,191 | 1,558 | ||||
| Capex | (274) | (326) | (550) | (395) | (417) | (597) | (822) | (468) | (668) | (795) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 533 | 530 | 630 | 812 | 616 | 497 | 673 | 847 | 523 | 762 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 1,071 | 1,082 | 1,422 | 1,755 | 1,968 | 1,848 | 1,633 | 1,989 | 2,231 | 2,199 | ||||
| Total debt | 2,666 | 2,649 | 2,501 | 2,555 | 2,494 | 2,484 | 2,484 | 2,881 | 2,481 | 3,972 | |||||
| Net debt | 2,427 | 2,433 | 2,140 | 1,788 | 1,414 | 1,779 | 2,079 | 1,739 | 1,694 | 3,371 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,760 | 2,183 | 2,672 | 3,071 | 3,246 | 3,607 | 3,667 | 3,997 | 4,404 | 4,598 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 8.06 | 11.07 | 11.47 | 10.01 | 6.24 | 10.93 | 12.90 | 9.10 | 9.13 | 7.86 | ||||
| ROIC | 11.69 | 12.63 | 13.87 | 13.55 | 9.71 | 14.40 | 15.45 | 11.71 | 11.29 | 8.68 | |||||
| ROE | 26.24 | 33.63 | 30.17 | 24.07 | 14.48 | 24.36 | 28.10 | 19.81 | 19.03 | 17.08 | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Earnings Trends EPS, adjusted, against the consensus
Q2 FY26 Estimate 2.31 Actual 2.35
| Quarter | Estimate | Reported | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY25 | 2.83 | 2.73 | Miss by 0.10 |
| Q4 FY25 | 2.41 | 2.32 | Miss by 0.09 |
| Q1 FY26 | 2.17 | 2.40 | Beat by 0.23 |
| Q2 FY26 | 2.31 | 2.35 | Beat by 0.04 |
| Q3 FY26 | 2.95 | — | Reports 21 October 2026 |
Charts ten years each
Packaging Corporation of America vs peers in Packaging & Containers (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SW Smurfit Westrock PLC | $21.6B | 43.3× | 23.9× | +1.15% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +0.98% (above 0%: growing) | 17.42% | 3.85% | Compare |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America | $21.0B | 30.5× | 24.2× | +14.67% (above 0%: growing) | −19.40% (below 0%: shrinking) | +5.30% (above 0%: growing) | 20.58% | 11.70% | |
| AMCR Amcor PLC | $20.3B | 18.5× | 14.8× | +25.90% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +54.49% (above 0%: growing) | 20.90% | 10.10% | Compare |
| IP International Paper Company | $18.0B | — (loss-making) | 28.7× | −2.25% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −95.31% (below 0%: shrinking) | 27.65% | 1.42% | Compare |
| BALL Ball Corporation | $16.7B | 17.9× | 18.1× | +19.74% (above 0%: growing) | +7.79% (above 0%: growing) | +97.88% (above 0%: growing) | 17.44% | 8.68% | Compare |
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation | $13.3B | 19.2× | 18.4× | +10.92% (above 0%: growing) | +10.79% (above 0%: growing) | +94.11% (above 0%: growing) | 29.62% | 12.73% | Compare |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. | $12.4B | 16.3× | 15.4× | +16.48% (above 0%: growing) | +42.68% (above 0%: growing) | +52.62% (above 0%: growing) | 17.23% | 12.65% | Compare |
| SON Sonoco Products Company | $4.9B | 7.9× | 12.7× | −1.31% (below 0%: shrinking) | −78.83% (below 0%: shrinking) | +138.94% (above 0%: growing) | 20.81% | 10.23% | Compare |
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. | $4.8B | 13.9× | 14.1× | +0.64% (above 0%: growing) | +20.00% (above 0%: growing) | −11.76% (below 0%: shrinking) | 25.95% | 14.62% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $15.0B | 17.9× | 16.8× | +6.04% | +10.79% | +53.56% | 20.86% | 10.17% |
PKG metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) key facts
- Concern: Net income was $774.1 million, or $8.61 per share (basic), a net margin of 8.55%.
- Strength: Packaging Corporation of America’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $9.0 billion, up 7.23% from fiscal 2024.
- Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) is a Packaging & Containers company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 19, 2026, PKG traded at $233.85, a market capitalization of $21.0 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 30.5× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 2.2× sales; its P/E is higher than 99% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Packaging Corporation of America pays an annual dividend of $5.50 per share, a yield of 2.33%, with a payout ratio of 71.4%.
- Return on equity was 17.1% and debt-to-equity 0.85.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 3 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 3.74 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.