PKG · Packaging Corp of America - Financials
Annual line items from SEC XBRL filings, sourced from EDGAR's Company Facts API with fallback to the quarterly Financial Statement Data Sets. See issuer overview for Form 4 activity and 10-K signals.
Income Statement
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.99B | $8.38B | $7.80B | $8.48B | $7.73B | $6.66B |
| Cost of Revenue | $7.10B | $6.60B | $6.10B | $6.39B | $5.86B | $5.29B |
| Gross Profit | $1.89B | $1.78B | $1.70B | $2.09B | $1.87B | $1.37B |
| R&D | - | - | - | - | $14.50M | $15.50M |
| SG&A | $634.20M | $610.30M | $580.90M | $608.60M | $576.80M | $539.60M |
| Total Operating Expenses | - | $71.50M | $42.90M | $61.30M | $54.80M | $50.70M |
| D&A | $652.80M | $525.60M | $517.70M | $456.80M | $417.50M | $410.00M |
| Operating Income | $1.11B | $1.10B | $1.08B | $1.42B | $1.24B | $723.90M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Income Tax | $253.70M | $259.30M | $248.90M | $335.00M | $267.60M | $171.70M |
| Net Income | $774.10M | $805.10M | $765.20M | $1.03B | $841.10M | $461.00M |
| EPS - Basic | $8.61 | $8.97 | $8.52 | $11.08 | $8.87 | $4.86 |
| EPS - Diluted | $8.58 | $8.93 | $8.48 | $11.03 | $8.83 | $4.84 |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $529.00M | $685.00M | $648.00M | $320.00M | $618.70M | $974.60M |
| Accounts Receivable | $1.26B | $1.14B | $1.03B | $1.03B | $1.07B | $832.40M |
| Inventory | $1.24B | $1.12B | $1.01B | $977.30M | $902.50M | $787.90M |
| Accounts Payable | $471.40M | $430.30M | $402.40M | $410.40M | $452.40M | $387.00M |
| Current Assets | $3.21B | $3.23B | $3.25B | $2.51B | $2.73B | $2.75B |
| Total Assets | $10.73B | $8.83B | $8.68B | $8.00B | $7.84B | $7.43B |
| Current Liabilities | $1.02B | $1.00B | $1.27B | $875.50M | $884.80M | $782.60M |
| Long-term Debt | $3.97B | $2.47B | $2.47B | $2.47B | $2.47B | $2.48B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stockholders' Equity | $4.60B | $4.40B | $4.00B | $3.67B | $3.61B | $3.25B |
| Retained Earnings | $3.93B | $3.78B | $3.45B | $3.19B | $3.10B | $2.84B |
Cash Flow
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.56B | $1.19B | $1.32B | $1.50B | $1.09B | $1.03B |
| Investing Cash Flow | ($2.57B) | ($277.80M) | ($875.10M) | ($833.70M) | ($794.40M) | ($426.10M) |
| Financing Cash Flow | $859.40M | ($876.40M) | ($112.00M) | ($960.00M) | ($655.60M) | ($311.60M) |
| CapEx | $828.90M | $669.70M | $469.70M | $824.20M | $605.10M | $421.20M |
| Free Cash Flow | $728.60M | $521.50M | $845.40M | $670.80M | $489.00M | $611.60M |
Ratios
| Metric | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 21.0% | 21.3% | 21.8% | 24.7% | 24.2% | 20.6% |
| Operating margin | 12.3% | 13.1% | 13.8% | 16.8% | 16.1% | 10.9% |
| EBITDA margin | 19.6% | 19.4% | 20.4% | 22.1% | 21.5% | 17.0% |
| Net margin | 8.6% | 9.6% | 9.8% | 12.1% | 10.9% | 6.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.1% | 6.2% | 10.8% | 7.9% | 6.3% | 9.2% |
| FCF / Net income | 0.94 | 0.65 | 1.10 | 0.65 | 0.58 | 1.33 |
| R&D / Revenue | - | - | - | - | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| SG&A / Revenue | 7.1% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| Effective tax rate | 24.7% | 24.4% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.1% | 27.1% |
| Return on assets | 7.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% | 12.9% | 10.7% | 6.2% |
| Return on equity | 16.8% | 18.3% | 19.1% | 28.1% | 23.3% | 14.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.7% | 12.1% | 12.5% | 17.5% | 15.5% | 9.2% |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 3.17 | 3.23 | 2.57 | 2.86 | 3.09 | 3.51 |
| Quick ratio | 1.94 | 2.10 | 1.77 | 1.75 | 2.07 | 2.51 |
| Cash ratio | 0.52 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 0.37 | 0.70 | 1.25 |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt / Equity | 0.86 | 0.56 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.76 |
| Debt / Assets | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.25 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 1.32 | 1.49 | 2.19 |
| Interest coverage | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Equity multiplier | 2.33 | 2.01 | 2.17 | 2.18 | 2.17 | 2.29 |
| Liabilities / Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.84 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 1.06 | 0.99 | 0.90 |
| Inventory turnover | 5.71 | 5.87 | 6.02 | 6.54 | 6.49 | 6.71 |
| Days sales outstanding | 51d | 50d | 48d | 44d | 51d | 46d |
| Days inventory outstanding | 64d | 62d | 61d | 56d | 56d | 54d |
| Days payable outstanding | 24d | 24d | 24d | 23d | 28d | 27d |
| Cash conversion cycle | 91d | 88d | 85d | 77d | 79d | 73d |
| Valuation | ||||||
| P / E | 24.0x | 25.2x | 19.2x | 11.6x | 15.4x | 28.5x |
| P / B | 4.0x | 4.6x | 3.6x | 3.2x | 3.6x | 4.0x |
| P / S | 2.1x | 2.4x | 1.9x | 1.4x | 1.7x | 2.0x |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.5x | 13.5x | 10.3x | 7.5x | 8.9x | 12.8x |
| Growth | ||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 7.2% | 7.4% | -8.0% | 9.7% | 16.1% | -4.4% |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | 2.0% | 2.7% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 10.2% | 1.1% |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | 6.2% | 3.8% | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 3.0% |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | 6.0% | 5.0% | -18.7% | 11.6% | 36.8% | -16.7% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | 0.5% | 2.4% | -24.3% | 14.4% | 71.5% | -31.3% |
| Net income growth (YoY) | -3.9% | 5.2% | -25.7% | 22.4% | 82.5% | -33.8% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -3.9% | 5.3% | -23.1% | 24.9% | 82.4% | -34.1% |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | -8.0% | 0.4% | 20.6% | 14.5% | 4.2% | -11.9% |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | 12.1% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 9.3% | 13.2% | 1.6% |
| FCF growth (YoY) | 39.7% | -38.3% | 26.0% | 37.2% | -20.0% | -24.3% |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | 3.6% | -8.4% | 6.1% | 5.5% | -1.5% | 6.4% |
| Book value growth (YoY) | 4.4% | 10.2% | 9.0% | 1.7% | 11.1% | 5.7% |
Sales by segment
From XBRL dimensional facts in the 10-K period ending 2025-12-31.
Business segments
$8.99B totalPackaging$8.29B · 92.3%
Paper$615.40M · 6.8%
Corporate And Other$80.00M · 0.9%
Product / service
$8.52B totalTrade$8.29B · 97.4%
Intersegment$154.10M · 1.8%
Fiber$71.40M · 0.8%
Geographic
$377.90M totalForeign Operations$377.90M · 100.0%
Stability scores
Piotroski F-score
FY 2025 · 9-point quality
4/9
Neutral
- ✓Net income positive
- ✓Operating cash flow positive
- ✗ROA improved YoY
- ✓Cash flow > net income
- ✗Long-term debt decreased
- ✗Current ratio improved
- ✓No share dilution
- ✗Gross margin improved
- ✗Asset turnover improved
Peer comparison
Same SIC group: Paperboard Containers & Boxes
Comparing PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA against the 5 most active filers in the same SIC group.
Dividends
$5.00/share trailing 12 months · 0.0% YoY
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | $1.2500 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $1.2500 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $1.2500 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | $1.2500 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | $1.2500 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | $1.2500 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | $1.2500 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | $1.2500 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | $1.2500 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | $1.2500 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | $1.2500 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | $1.2500 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | $1.2500 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | $1.2500 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | $1.2500 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | $1.2500 |
| Mar 14, 2022 | $1.0000 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | $1.0000 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | $1.0000 |
| Jun 14, 2021 | $1.0000 |
| Mar 12, 2021 | $1.0000 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | $1.0000 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | $0.7900 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | $0.7900 |