Packaging Corporation of America PKG SPX
Company Overview
Packaging Corporation of America manufactures and sells containerboard and uncoated freesheet (UFS) paper products in North America. The company operates through Packaging and Paper segments. The Packaging segment offers various linerboard and corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods; multi-color boxes and displays that help to merchandise the packaged product in retail locations; and honeycomb protective packaging products, as well as packaging for meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, processed food, beverages, and other industrial and consumer products. This segment sells its corrugated products through a direct sales and marketing organization. The Paper segment manufactures and sells commodity and specialty papers, as well as communication papers, including cut-size office papers, and printing and converting papers; and white papers. This segment sells papers through its sales and marketing organization. Packaging Corporation of America was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 16.3%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Net profit has compounded at 10.8% per year over the last five years.
Offers a dividend yield of 2.66%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $8.99B (+7.2% YoY); net profit $774.10M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +10.6%, earnings -15.5%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 8.2%, profit CAGR 10.8%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 8.18% |
| 1 Year: | 10.60% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 10.79% |
| 1 Year: | -15.50% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +14.80% |
| 6 Months: | +6.21% |
| 3 Months: | +9.26% |
| 1 Month: | +0.50% |
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- RSI (14)48.74 · Neutral
P/E of 27.65 is above the sector median of 23.20 — pricier than peers.
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PROS
- Profit CAGR of 10.8% over 5 years.
- Attractive dividend yield of 2.66%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Cyclical).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PKG Packaging Corporation of America SPX | 227.86 | 27.65 | $20.30B | 2.66% | 11.40% | 16.31% | 8.18% | 10.79% |
| 2 | AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 254.96 | 30.46 | $2.74T | 0.00% | 16.60% | 24.29% | 11.73% | 984.47% |
| 3 | TSLA Tesla, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 394.46 | 355.37 | $1.48T | 0.00% | 4.10% | 4.90% | 52.40% | 39.39% |
| 4 | HD The Home Depot, Inc. SPX | 341.44 | 24.25 | $340.46B | 2.76% | 28.75% | 128.38% | 1.52% | -6.11% |
| 5 | BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited AI | 117.69 | 18.19 | $282.09B | 0.93% | 4.16% | 9.22% | 5.62% | 12.49% |
| 6 | MCD McDonald's Corporation SPX | 264.95 | 21.84 | $188.25B | 2.77% | 22.47% | - | 0.92% | 7.33% |
| 7 | TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. SPX | 150.97 | 29.37 | $166.78B | 1.28% | 21.26% | 61.25% | 6.84% | 8.48% |
| 8 | BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. NDXSPX | 182.80 | 24.24 | $141.65B | 0.91% | 70.23% | -96.88% | 16.93% | 22.07% |
| 9 | PDD PDD Holdings Inc. NDX | 85.74 | 9.03 | $122.04B | 0.00% | 22.36% | 25.40% | 49.00% | 45.85% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.54B | 1.58B | 1.64B | 1.68B | 1.69B | 1.77B | 1.81B | 1.75B | 1.73B | 1.76B | 1.75B | 1.72B | 1.71B | 1.54B | 1.69B | 1.71B | 1.81B | 1.88B | 2.00B | 2.14B | 2.24B | 2.13B | 1.98B | 1.95B | 1.94B | 1.98B | 2.08B | 2.18B | 2.14B | 2.17B | 2.31B | 2.37B |
| Gross Profit | 277.00M | 317.60M | 328.30M | 285.00M | 299.00M | 320.10M | 329.50M | 327.10M | 338.20M | 364.30M | 397.00M | 371.40M | 356.10M | 420.60M | 443.20M | 425.40M | 421.40M | 427.90M | 411.40M | 383.30M | 365.00M | 325.80M | 345.40M | 333.30M | 403.70M | 448.80M | 510.70M | 533.20M | 588.80M | 518.40M | 431.40M | 444.70M | 412.70M | 370.40M | 437.70M | 505.20M | 454.70M | 483.00M | 504.30M | 452.90M |
| Operating Income | 157.10M | 197.60M | 219.40M | 175.90M | 180.80M | 200.20M | 206.40M | 192.90M | 203.40M | 234.10M | 242.60M | 252.30M | 212.90M | 269.60M | 298.50M | 286.70M | 275.40M | 280.40M | 262.80M | 235.10M | 209.10M | 116.10M | 209.50M | 189.30M | 238.30M | 294.60M | 352.80M | 356.50M | 415.80M | 360.30M | 270.70M | 284.40M | 258.60M | 196.00M | 276.00M | 327.10M | 280.30M | 333.70M | 324.50M | 251.30M |
| Net Income | 90.80M | 114.00M | 127.80M | 104.30M | 103.70M | 115.90M | 119.40M | 110.60M | 117.40M | 143.20M | 139.10M | 268.90M | 140.10M | 186.60M | 206.70M | 204.60M | 186.80M | 193.60M | 179.80M | 136.20M | 141.70M | 56.70M | 139.10M | 123.50M | 166.50M | 207.30M | 250.70M | 254.20M | 301.50M | 262.50M | 190.10M | 202.70M | 183.20M | 146.90M | 198.90M | 238.10M | 203.80M | 241.50M | 226.90M | 170.90M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.92 | 1.16 | 1.31 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.17 | 1.24 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 2.84 | 1.48 | 1.97 | 2.18 | 2.16 | 1.97 | 2.04 | 1.89 | 1.43 | 1.49 | 0.59 | 1.46 | 1.30 | 1.75 | 2.17 | 2.63 | 2.70 | 3.20 | 2.80 | 2.11 | 2.24 | 2.03 | 1.63 | 2.21 | 2.64 | 2.26 | 2.67 | 2.51 | 1.91 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.36B | 2.15B | 2.44B | 2.62B | 2.84B | 3.67B | 5.85B | 5.74B | 5.78B | 6.44B | 7.01B | 6.96B | 6.66B | 7.73B | 8.48B | 7.80B | 8.38B | 8.99B |
| Gross Profit | 491.36M | 426.58M | 532.20M | 542.02M | 634.70M | 867.50M | 1.23B | 1.21B | 1.28B | 1.47B | 1.65B | 1.64B | 1.37B | 1.87B | 2.09B | 1.70B | 1.78B | 1.89B |
| Operating Income | 241.81M | 352.45M | 185.38M | 272.75M | 437.60M | 481.90M | 702.70M | 750.00M | 783.30M | 932.50M | 1.07B | 1.05B | 723.90M | 1.24B | 1.42B | 1.08B | 1.10B | 1.11B |
| Net Income | 135.61M | 265.89M | 205.44M | 158.03M | 160.20M | 441.30M | 392.60M | 436.80M | 449.60M | 668.60M | 738.00M | 696.40M | 461.00M | 841.10M | 1.03B | 765.20M | 805.10M | 774.10M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.31 | 2.60 | 2.00 | 1.57 | 1.64 | 4.52 | 3.99 | 4.47 | 4.75 | 7.07 | 7.80 | 7.34 | 4.84 | 8.83 | 11.03 | 8.48 | 8.93 | 8.58 |
| R&D Expense | - | 9.40M | 10.90M | 12.50M | 11.30M | 11.50M | 12.30M | 13.10M | 13.30M | 12.80M | 14.40M | 16.00M | 15.50M | 14.50M | - | - | - | - |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 2.15B | 2.23B | 2.41B | 2.49B | 5.20B | 5.26B | 5.27B | 5.78B | 6.20B | 6.57B | 7.24B | 7.43B | 7.84B | 8.00B | 8.68B | 8.83B | 10.73B |
| Total Equity | 760.86M | 683.95M | 898.85M | 1.01B | 971.30M | 1.01B | 1.36B | 1.52B | 1.63B | 1.76B | 2.18B | 2.67B | 3.07B | 3.25B | 3.61B | 3.67B | 4.00B | 4.40B | 4.60B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 228.14M | 149.40M | 260.73M | 196.56M | 156.30M | 207.40M | 191.00M | 124.90M | 184.20M | 239.30M | 216.90M | 361.50M | 679.50M | 974.60M | 618.70M | 320.00M | 648.00M | 685.00M | 529.00M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 548.75M | 549.10M | 793.45M | 778.63M | 2.51B | 2.35B | 2.29B | 2.62B | 2.48B | 2.48B | 2.48B | 2.48B | 2.47B | 2.47B | 2.47B | 2.47B | 3.97B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 370.96M | 404.61M | 376.50M | 259.85M | 660.60M | 611.00M | 561.90M | 625.40M | 832.70M | 693.60M | 723.80M | 782.60M | 884.80M | 875.50M | 1.27B | 1.00B | 1.02B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 269.32M | 306.13M | 349.92M | 345.51M | 404.20M | 608.20M | 736.10M | 768.60M | 806.90M | 856.10M | 1.18B | 1.21B | 1.03B | 1.09B | 1.50B | 1.32B | 1.19B | 1.56B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -134.54M | -119.32M | -321.31M | -350.17M | -107.50M | -1.41B | -451.10M | -298.10M | -769.60M | -609.10M | -608.20M | -546.60M | -426.10M | -794.40M | -833.70M | -875.10M | -277.80M | -2.57B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -213.53M | -75.48M | -92.78M | -35.59M | -245.60M | 786.80M | -351.10M | -411.20M | 17.80M | -269.40M | -427.30M | -342.80M | -311.60M | -655.60M | -960.00M | -112.00M | -876.40M | 859.40M |
| Capital Expenditure | -132.97M | -114.20M | -320.20M | -280.21M | -128.50M | -234.40M | -420.20M | -314.50M | -274.30M | -343.00M | -551.40M | -399.50M | -421.20M | -605.10M | -824.20M | -469.70M | -669.70M | -828.90M |
| Free Cash Flow | 136.35M | 191.93M | 29.72M | 65.30M | 275.70M | 373.80M | 315.90M | 454.10M | 532.60M | 513.10M | 628.70M | 807.90M | 611.60M | 489.00M | 670.80M | 845.40M | 521.50M | 728.60M |
| Share Buybacks | 65.67M | - | 38.90M | 125.03M | 45.20M | 7.80M | 0 | 154.70M | 100.30M | - | - | 0 | 0 | 193.00M | 522.60M | 41.50M | 0 | 153.00M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 20.8% | 19.9% | 21.9% | 20.7% | 22.3% | 23.7% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 22.1% | 22.8% | 23.5% | 23.6% | 20.6% | 24.2% | 24.7% | 21.8% | 21.3% | 21.0% |
| Operating Margin % | 10.2% | 16.4% | 7.6% | 10.4% | 15.4% | 13.1% | 12.0% | 13.1% | 13.6% | 14.5% | 15.2% | 15.1% | 10.9% | 16.1% | 16.8% | 13.8% | 13.1% | 12.3% |
| Net Margin % | 5.7% | 12.4% | 8.4% | 6.0% | 5.6% | 12.0% | 6.7% | 7.6% | 7.8% | 10.4% | 10.5% | 10.0% | 6.9% | 10.9% | 12.1% | 9.8% | 9.6% | 8.6% |
| ROE % | 19.8% | 29.6% | 20.4% | 16.3% | 15.9% | 32.5% | 25.8% | 26.7% | 25.5% | 30.6% | 27.6% | 22.7% | 14.2% | 23.3% | 28.1% | 19.1% | 18.3% | 16.8% |
| ROCE % | - | 19.8% | 10.2% | 13.4% | 19.6% | 10.6% | 15.1% | 15.9% | 15.2% | 17.4% | 18.2% | 16.2% | 10.9% | 17.9% | 19.9% | 14.5% | 14.1% | 11.4% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 8.65% | 7.71M | $1.77B |
| 2 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 7.32% | 6.52M | $1.49B |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.51% | 5.80M | $1.33B |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.92% | 4.38M | $1.00B |
| 5 | State Street Corporation | 4.76% | 4.24M | $972.61M |
| 6 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 3.85% | 3.43M | $785.31M |
| 7 | FIL LTD | 3.21% | 2.86M | $654.89M |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.79% | 2.49M | $569.61M |
| 9 | Royal Bank of Canada | 2.61% | 2.32M | $532.32M |
| 10 | Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation | 2.51% | 2.24M | $512.28M |
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PKG — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)?
As of 2026-07-15 16:51 PDT, Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) trades at $227.86 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $186.80 to $243.26.
What is the market capitalisation of PKG?
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) has a market capitalisation of $20.30B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of PKG?
PKG trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.65. The industry average P/E is 23.20. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 4.42.
Does PKG pay a dividend?
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) currently offers a dividend yield of 2.66%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of PKG?
PKG has a return on equity (ROE) of 16.31%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 11.40%.
Is PKG a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of Packaging Corporation of America (PKG), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.