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Packaging Corp of America (PKG)

US · Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers

$235.57+1.78%
Last close · 2026-09-17

Latest quarter · ended 2026-06-30

Revenue
$2.49B
Revenue YoY
+14.7%
Net profit
$192.1M
Profit YoY
-20.5%
EPS
$2.35
EPS estimate
$2.31
Net margin
7.7%

EPS came in at 2.35 against a street estimate of 2.31 — a beat of 1.7%.

Key statistics

Market cap
$20.99B
P/E
30.6
Forward P/E
18.1
P/B
4.42
Book value
$52.64
EPS (TTM)
$7.71
Dividend yield
2.27%
52-week high
$258.31
52-week low
$186.77
50-day MA
$241.49
200-day MA
$224.39
Beta
0.80

Analyst view

Analysts rate Packaging Corp of America a buy (7 buy, 3 hold, 1 sell out of 11) with an average price target of $258.50.

Shareholding

Insiders
1.58%
Institutions
100.06%

Largest institutional holders

FundStake
BlackRock Inc8.65%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.7.32%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC6.51%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC4.92%
State Street Corp4.76%
JPMorgan Chase & Co3.85%
Fidelity International Ltd3.21%
Curated Wealth Partners LLC3.19%

Recent filings & reports

DocumentDate
Quarterly report · Q2 2026
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA – 10-Q SUMMARY (Q2 2026) HEADLINE NUMBERS • Net Sales (6M 2026): $4,857.6 million vs. $4,312.3 million prior year (
2026-08-07
Results announced · Q3 2026
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA – Q2 2026 EARNINGS SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Q2 2026 Net Income: $192 million ($2.15 diluted EPS reported); $210 m
2026-07-23
Shareholder vote results · Q2 2026
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA – 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 12, 2026 • Total votes cast across all
2026-05-13
Quarterly report · Q1 2026
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA – 10-Q SUMMARY FOR Q1 2026 HEADLINE NUMBERS • Net Sales: $2,367.8 million (Q1 2026) vs. $2,141.0 million (Q1 2025)
2026-05-08
Results announced · Q2 2026
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA – Q1 2026 EARNINGS SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Net Income (Reported): $171 million, or $1.91 per share (down from $2
2026-04-23
Proxy statement · Q2 2026
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA (PCA) — 2026 ANNUAL MEETING PROXY SUMMARY --- WHAT SHAREHOLDERS ARE VOTING ON • Item 1 (Director Election): Elect
2026-03-27
Board / officer change · Q1 2026
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA (PKG) – 8-K SUMMARY BUSINESS & SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS • Board Size Reduction: Director Paul T. Stecko is retiring from
2026-03-03
Annual report FY2025
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA (PKG) – 10-K SUMMARY --- HEADLINE NUMBERS • Market capitalization (as of June 30, 2025): $16.7 billion • Shares ou
2026-02-26

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Corporate actions

ActionDetailDate
Dividend$1.50 / share
ex-date Sep 15, 2026 · pay Oct 15, 2026
2026-09-15
Dividend$1.50 / share
ex-date Jun 15, 2026 · pay Jul 15, 2026
2026-06-15
Dividend$1.25 / share
ex-date Mar 13, 2026 · pay Apr 15, 2026
2026-03-13
Dividend$1.25 / share
ex-date Dec 15, 2025 · pay Jan 14, 2026
2025-12-15
Dividend$1.25 / share
ex-date Sep 15, 2025 · pay Oct 15, 2025
2025-09-15

Deals & corporate news

AnnouncementDate
Completed acquisition of Greif containerboard business on September 2
Packaging Corporation of America reported Q3 2025 results showing mixed but ultimately positive performance. Net sales increased to $2.3 billion from $2.2 billion year-over-year. Reported ea
2025-10-23

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Data updated 2026-09-18.