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Next earnings report: 21 October 2026, after market close · Earnings calendar
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Packaging Corporation of America trades on NYSE under the ticker PKG. The company belongs to the Materials sector. The trading history on this page starts on 22 August 2016.
Over the past 52 weeks PKG has traded between 191.50 $ and 259.98 $. As of 09 October 2026 the price stood 56.13 % of the way from the 52-week low to the high.
Over one year PKG shares rose 9.21 %; over six months they rose 10.48 %. Volatility over 90 days is 27.35 %. Dividends are not included: this is price change only, as of 09 October 2026.
PKG trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.6, above the sector median of 21.3. Price to sales is 2.2, above the sector median of 1.6. Price to book is 4.5, above the sector median of 2.0. Calculated from reports for the period ending 31 March 2026.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume, shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 October 2026 | 226.25 | 229.98 | 225.12 | 229.94 | 493,500 |
| 07 October 2026 | 227.93 | 228.77 | 226.61 | 227.25 | 491,100 |
| 06 October 2026 | 229.71 | 231.90 | 227.52 | 229.74 | 397,400 |
| 05 October 2026 | 227.00 | 230.51 |
Based on the last 12 months of reports, through 31 March 2026
The sector median covers every company in the sector on the US market, loss-making ones included.
Packaging Corporation of America makes containerboard and turns it into boxes at its own plants.
Integration is the essence of the model: mills produce the board and plants turn it into boxes for a specific customer. That protects against swings in the open-market board price, which rises and falls in waves, and keeps capacity utilisation above the industry average.
The company deliberately does not chase volume at any price: when demand falls it takes a machine down rather than cutting price — a discipline not everyone in the industry observes. Demand comes from food, drink and online retail and is steadier than most industrial materials. Risks: recovered paper and energy prices, overcapacity. The dividend is high.
Address:1 NORTH FIELD CT, LAKE FOREST, IL, 60045, US
Packaging Corporation of America reported revenue of 9.2B $ and net income of 741M $ over the last four quarters. Net margin is 8.04 %. Revenue changed by +7.86 % year over year. Earnings per share are 8.23 $. Market capitalisation is 20.5B $.
PKG has a return on equity of 16.16 %, above the sector median of 0.42 %. Return on assets is 6.88 %, above the sector median of −0.04 %. Operating margin is 11.70 %, above the sector median of 6.90 %.
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| 224.84 |
| 229.31 |
| 489,500 |
| 02 October 2026 | 230.85 | 232.35 | 228.39 | 228.54 | 530,800 |
| 01 October 2026 | 227.53 | 231.36 | 224.80 | 229.71 | 611,000 |
| 30 September 2026 | 233.27 | 233.27 | 229.26 | 229.26 | 582,300 |
| 29 September 2026 | 233.37 | 234.88 | 231.18 | 233.28 | 626,400 |
| 28 September 2026 | 234.86 | 236.91 | 233.13 | 234.52 | 682,200 |
| 25 September 2026 | 239.38 | 239.65 | 236.52 | 237.18 | 481,800 |
| 24 September 2026 | 241.87 | 241.92 | 235.73 | 238.11 | 505,700 |
| 23 September 2026 | 239.73 | 242.25 | 238.02 | 240.98 | 497,700 |
| 22 September 2026 | 240.36 | 241.35 | 237.95 | 238.23 | 395,800 |
| 21 September 2026 | 237.46 | 242.63 | 237.46 | 238.31 | 720,000 |
| 18 September 2026 | 232.51 | 235.29 | 231.33 | 232.77 | 1M |
| 17 September 2026 | 234.52 | 235.73 | 231.91 | 235.57 | 586,700 |
| 16 September 2026 | 232.84 | 235.58 | 228.84 | 231.45 | 517,300 |
| 15 September 2026 | 231.14 | 231.85 | 229.47 | 231.21 | 433,800 |
| 14 September 2026 | 232.54 | 235.96 | 232.54 | 233.26 | 585,100 |
| 11 September 2026 | 235.43 | 236.17 | 233.30 | 234.40 | 876,500 |