/PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
PKG • NYSEPKG • NYSE • Consumer Cyclical
$222.52-1.64%-3.70
$222.52-1.64%(-3.70)Consumer Cyclical
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Valuation
50Fair Value
Sentiment
77Bullish
Risk
84Low Risk
Momentum
59Neutral
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Financial Statements
Margin Trends
Gross
21.0%▼0.2pp
Revenue after COGS
Operating
14.0%▲0.8pp
After operating expenses
Net
8.6%▼1.1pp
Bottom-line profitability
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
Net Margin
Valuation Snapshot
P/E Ratio
24.2
Price vs earnings
EV/EBITDA
12.7
Enterprise value
FCF Yield
3.9%
Cash generation
Earnings Yield
4.1%
Inverse of P/E
Capital Efficiency
11
GoAI Quality ScoreFair
ROEReturn on Equity
16.7%Strong
ROAReturn on Assets
7.0%Strong
ROICReturn on Invested Capital
9.4%Fair
Financial Health
Current RatioHealthy
3.17
Short-term solvency (>1.5)
Net Debt / EBITDAManageable
2.18x
Debt repayment capacity (<3x)
Income QualityStrong
2.03
Cash backs earnings (>1)
Revenue & Profitability
Revenue
Net Income
Net Loss
Income Statement
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.99B | $8.38B | $7.80B | $8.48B | $7.73B |
| Gross Profit | $1.89B | $1.78B | $1.70B | $2.09B | $1.87B |
| Gross Margin | 21.0% | 21.3% | 21.8% | 24.7% | 24.2% |
| Operating Income | $1.26B | $1.10B | $1.08B | $1.42B | $1.28B |
| Net Income | $768.90M | $805.10M | $765.20M | $1.03B | $841.10M |
| Net Margin | 8.6% | 9.6% | 9.8% | 12.1% | 10.9% |
| EPS | $8.61 | $8.97 | $8.52 | $11.07 | $8.87 |
Average Price Target
$246.00▲ 10.6% Upside
Past 12 Months
12 Month Forecast
Based on 50 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Packaging Corporation of America, the average price target is $246.00, with a high forecast of $270.00 and a low forecast of $233.00. The average price target represents a 10.6% increase from the current price of $222.52.
Highest
$270.00
Average
$246.00
Lowest
$233.00
Rating Distribution
Strong Buy
0
0%
Buy
8
31%
Hold
15
58%
Sell
3
12%
Strong Sell
0
0%
Recent Analyst Ratings
FirmActionRatingDate
Truist Securities● Maintain
Buy
2026-01-29Wells Fargo● Maintain
Overweight
2026-01-29Citigroup● Maintain
Neutral
2026-01-29UBS● Maintain
Neutral
2026-01-12Wells Fargo▲ Upgrade
Equal Weight→Overweight
2026-01-06Citigroup● Maintain
Neutral
2026-01-06Truist Securities● Maintain
Buy
2026-01-06JP Morgan● Maintain
Overweight
2025-12-05UBS● Maintain
Neutral
2025-10-24UBS● Maintain
Neutral
2025-10-16Earnings History & Surprises
BEAT RATE
78%
Last 18 quarters
AVG SURPRISE
+6.9%
EPS vs Estimate
BEATS / MISSES
14/4
Last 18 quarters
LATEST EPS
$2.32
Q1 '26
QUARTERLY EPS TREND
Estimated
Beat
Miss
QUARTERLY DETAIL
Q1 '26
-3.7%
$2.32 vs $2.41
Q4 '25
-3.2%
$2.73 vs $2.82
Q3 '25
+1.6%
$2.48 vs $2.44
Q2 '25
+4.5%
$2.31 vs $2.21
Q1 '25
-2.4%
$2.47 vs $2.53
Q4 '24
+6.0%
$2.65 vs $2.50
Q3 '24
+2.8%
$2.20 vs $2.14
Q2 '24
+2.4%
$1.72 vs $1.68
Q1 '24
+16.4%
$2.13 vs $1.83
Q4 '23
+6.2%
$2.05 vs $1.93
Q3 '23
+20.3%
$2.31 vs $1.92
Q2 '23
-3.1%
$2.20 vs $2.27
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