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Packaging Corporation of America

PKG NYSE Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials Financials FY2016–FY2025

Packaging Corporation of America's revenue rose 7.2% to $9.0 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 12.3%, down from 13.1% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $729 million, up 39.7%. It paid out $603 million in dividends and buybacks, 83% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.1%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$247.29

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Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$9.0B
7.2% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
12.3%
0.8 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$774M
3.9%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$729M
39.7%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
11.8%
2.2 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$22.0B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
32.1x
On $7.70 EPS (TTM)

What Packaging Corporation of America does

No business description yet.

Legal name
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Revenue and margins

Packaging Corporation of America had $9.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 7.2% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 6.8% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $729M in fiscal 2025, 8.1% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Packaging Corporation of America returned $603M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 83% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.1%.

Dividends and buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Packaging Corporation of America yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$3.4B and divides by 89.6M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 32.1x · peers 15.1x · sector 20.1x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Packaging Corporation of America can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $705M$405M$1.1B$787M$601M
Debt incl. finance leases $2.5B$2.5B$2.9B$2.5B$4.0B
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x1.1x1.1x1.1x1.9x
Debt / equity 0.7x0.7x0.7x0.6x0.9x
Interest coverage 8.3x16.6x12.7x10.2x11.0x
Current ratio 3.1x2.9x2.6x3.2x3.2x
Quick ratio 2.1x1.8x1.8x2.1x1.9x
Total assets $7.8B$8.0B$8.7B$8.8B$10.7B
Total liabilities $4.2B$4.3B$4.7B$4.4B$6.1B
Shareholders' equity $3.6B$3.7B$4.0B$4.4B$4.6B
Net debt (− = net cash) $1.8B$2.1B$1.8B$1.7B$3.4B

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$15.0M

3 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Aug 20, 2026 Donald R. ShirleyExec. VP Sold 12,000 $250.71 $3.0M Form 4
Aug 7, 2026 Thomas A HassfurtherPresident Sold 7,063 $254.00 $1.8M Form 4
Aug 5, 2026 Thomas A HassfurtherPresident Sold 8,797 $257.00 $2.3M Form 4
Aug 3, 2026 Thomas A HassfurtherPresident Sold 12,531 $250.00 $3.1M Form 4
May 27, 2026 Mark W KowlzanChairman & CEO, Director Sold 9,266 $217.08 $2.0M Form 4
Feb 5, 2026 Thomas A HassfurtherPresident Sold 12,129 $230.50 $2.8M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✕ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✕ ✓ ✕
Current ratio rose ✕ ✓ ✕
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✓ ✕
Gross margin rose ✕ ✕ ✕
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✓
F-score 4 / 96 / 94 / 9
Accruals ratio −6.6%−4.4%−8.0%
Altman Z'' 4.534.934.02

Similar companies

Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don't line up exactly.

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Packaging Corporation of America PKG $22.0B 7.2% 12.3% 8.1% 11.8% 32.1x 4
Avery Dennison AVY $13.9B 1.1% — 8.0% 14.6% 19.9x 5 Compare →
Graphic Packaging GPK $2.6B −2.2% 9.3% −0.9% 7.3% 13.3x 4 Compare →
Sonoco SON $5.0B 41.7% 13.5% 4.6% 9.4% 4.9x 5 Compare →
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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $5.8B $6.4B $7.0B $7.0B $6.7B $7.7B $8.5B $7.8B $8.4B $9.0B
Gross profit $1.3B $1.5B $1.6B $1.6B $1.4B $1.9B $2.1B $1.7B $1.8B $1.9B
Research and development $13.3M $12.8M $14.4M $16.0M $15.5M $14.5M — — — —
Operating income $783M $933M $1.1B $1.1B $724M $1.2B $1.4B $1.1B $1.1B $1.1B
Interest expense $88.3M $96.3M $97.0M $114M $97.0M $150M $85.6M $84.8M $108M $101M
Pretax income $689M $829M $971M $917M $633M $1.1B $1.4B $1.0B $1.1B $1.0B
Income tax $239M $160M $233M $221M $172M $268M $335M $249M $259M $254M
Net income $450M $669M $738M $696M $461M $841M $1.0B $765M $805M $774M
Diluted EPS $4.75 $7.07 $7.80 $7.34 $4.84 $8.83 $11.03 $8.48 $8.93 $8.58
Diluted shares 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $807M $856M $1.2B $1.2B $1.0B $1.1B $1.5B $1.3B $1.2B $1.6B
Capital expenditure $274M $343M $551M $400M $421M $605M $824M $470M $670M $829M
Free cash flow $533M $513M $629M $808M $612M $489M $671M $845M $522M $729M
Depreciation and amortization $358M $391M $411M $388M $410M $418M $457M $518M $526M $653M
Stock-based compensation $19.7M $20.6M $23.5M $30.4M $30.0M $35.5M $35.6M $40.0M $48.8M $45.2M
Acquisitions $485M $274M $56.3M $0.0M $0.0M $195M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $1.8B
Share buybacks $100M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $193M $523M $41.5M $0.0M $153M
Dividends paid $216M $238M $268M $299M $300M $380M $420M $449M $449M $450M
Dividends and buybacks $316M $238M $268M $299M $300M $573M $943M $490M $449M $603M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $239M $217M $362M $767M $1.1B $705M $405M $1.1B $787M $601M
Total debt $2.7B $2.6B $2.5B $2.5B $2.5B $2.5B $2.5B $2.9B $2.5B $4.0B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $19.0M $17.5M $16.0M $14.4M $12.7M $10.7M $8.8M $7.2M
Current assets $1.7B $1.9B $2.1B $2.5B $2.8B $2.7B $2.5B $3.3B $3.2B $3.2B
Current liabilities $625M $833M $694M $724M $783M $885M $876M $1.3B $1.0B $1.0B
Inventory $724M $763M $796M $794M $788M $903M $977M $1.0B $1.1B $1.2B
Property and equipment, net $2.9B $2.9B $3.1B $3.2B $3.2B $3.5B $3.9B $3.9B $4.0B $5.0B
Total assets $5.8B $6.2B $6.6B $7.2B $7.4B $7.8B $8.0B $8.7B $8.8B $10.7B
Total liabilities $4.0B $4.0B $3.9B $4.2B $4.2B $4.2B $4.3B $4.7B $4.4B $6.1B
Shareholders' equity $1.8B $2.2B $2.7B $3.1B $3.2B $3.6B $3.7B $4.0B $4.4B $4.6B
Margins
Gross margin 22.1% 22.8% 23.5% 23.6% 20.6% 24.2% 24.7% 21.8% 21.3% 21.0%
Operating margin 13.6% 14.5% 15.2% 15.1% 10.9% 16.1% 16.8% 13.8% 13.1% 12.3%
EBITDA margin 19.8% 20.5% 21.1% 20.7% 17.0% 21.5% 22.2% 20.4% 19.4% 19.6%
Net margin 7.8% 10.4% 10.5% 10.0% 6.9% 10.9% 12.2% 9.8% 9.6% 8.6%
FCF margin 9.2% 8.0% 9.0% 11.6% 9.2% 6.3% 7.9% 10.8% 6.2% 8.1%
Returns
Return on capital 12.9% 17.1% 17.2% 16.6% 11.1% 18.7% 19.2% 14.1% 14.0% 11.8%
Return on capital employed 15.9% 17.7% 19.0% 17.0% 11.0% 18.3% 20.2% 14.8% 14.5% 12.6%
Return on equity 26.5% 33.9% 30.4% 24.3% 14.6% 24.6% 28.3% 20.0% 19.2% 17.2%
Return on assets 8.1% 11.2% 11.6% 10.1% 6.3% 11.0% 13.0% 9.2% 9.2% 7.9%
Growth
Revenue growth 0.7% 11.5% 8.8% −0.7% −4.4% 16.1% 9.7% −8.0% 7.5% 7.2%
Net income growth 2.9% 48.7% 10.4% −5.6% −33.8% 82.5% 22.4% −25.7% 5.2% −3.9%
EPS growth 6.3% 48.8% 10.3% −5.9% −34.1% 82.4% 24.9% −23.1% 5.3% −3.9%
FCF growth 17.3% −3.7% 22.5% 28.5% −24.3% −20.1% 37.2% 26.0% −38.3% 39.7%
Share count change −3.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% −1.9% −3.5% 0.0% 0.1%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.8x 1.5x 1.2x 1.3x 1.1x 1.1x 1.1x 1.1x 1.9x
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.2x 0.9x 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Interest coverage 8.9x 9.7x 11.0x 9.2x 7.5x 8.3x 16.6x 12.7x 10.2x 11.0x
Current ratio 2.7x 2.3x 3.1x 3.4x 3.5x 3.1x 2.9x 2.6x 3.2x 3.2x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.4x 1.9x 2.3x 2.5x 2.1x 1.8x 1.8x 2.1x 1.9x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 4.8% 5.3% 7.9% 5.7% 6.3% 7.8% 9.7% 6.0% 8.0% 9.2%
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5%
Payouts / FCF 59.4% 46.3% 42.6% 37.0% 49.0% 117.1% 140.6% 58.0% 86.1% 82.7%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 4.0 6.0 4.0
Altman Z'' 3.4 3.7 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.9 4.0
Accruals ratio −6.5% −3.1% −6.9% −7.4% −7.8% −3.3% −5.9% −6.6% −4.4% −8.0%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000075677). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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