PKG

Packaging Corp Of America

259.17

Nov 04 • 3:59 PM ET +4.22 (1.66%)

260.17

Aftermarket • 5:32 PM ET +1.00 (0.39%)

Consumer Cyclical Packaging & Containers USA Large NYSE

Peers: IP SW GPK GEF SON AMCR PACK CLW SLVM SUZ

| Held by: VTI VOO VO IVV XLB SPY RSP VTV DVY VOE

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Index	S&P 500
Market Cap	23.09B
Enterprise Value	26.73B
Income	722.70M
Sales	9.82B
Book/sh	52.32
Cash/sh	8.55
Dividend Est.	4.83 (1.86%)
Dividend TTM	5.50 (2.12%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Sep 15, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	1.72% 8.21%
Payout	58.26%
Employees	16800
IPO	Jan 28, 2000

P/E	31.95
Forward P/E	17.93
PEG	1.11
P/S	2.35
P/B	4.95
P/C	30.31
P/FCF	31.10
EV/EBITDA	12.82
EV/Sales	2.72
Quick Ratio	1.86
Current Ratio	2.94
Debt/Eq	0.94
LT Debt/Eq	0.92
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	8.11
EPS next Y	14.46
EPS next Q	2.81
EPS this Y	7.85%
EPS next Y	36.21%
EPS next 5Y	16.09%
EPS past 3/5Y	-8.01% 12.11%
Sales past 3/5Y	1.97% 6.19%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-17.91%
Sales Y/Y TTM	11.98%
EPS Q/Q	16.61%
Sales Q/Q	12.46%
Earnings	Oct 21 AMC
EPS/Sales Surpr.	3.82% -0.38%

Insider Own	3.39%
Insider Trans	-1.62%
Inst Own	98.80%
Inst Trans	0.86%
ROA	6.85%
ROE	14.79%
ROIC	8.07%
Gross Margin	20.53%
Oper. Margin	13.05%
Profit Margin	7.36%
SMA20	6.47%
SMA50	8.97%
SMA200	12.70%
Trades

Shs Outstand	89.10M
Shs Float	86.08M
Short Float	3.68%
Short Ratio	5.27
Short Interest	3.17M
52W High	260.13 -0.37%
52W Low	191.50 35.34%
Volatility	1.95% 1.95%
ATR (14)	5.46
RSI (14)	68.12
Beta	0.77
Rel Volume	2.05
Avg Volume	602.19K
Volume	1,237,046

Perf Week	4.32%
Perf Month	12.81%
Perf Quarter	2.54%
Perf Half Y	14.26%
Perf YTD	25.67%
Perf Year	31.45%
Perf 3Y	63.75%
Perf 5Y	92.83%
Perf 10Y	227.77%
Recom	2.08
Target Price	281.62
Prev Close	254.95
Price	259.17
Change %	1.66%

Consensus

Buy

Avg. Price Target

$281.62

Implied Upside

+8.7%

Analysts8incl. previous ratings

Rating Distribution4 Buy · 4 Hold · 0 Sell

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change	Implied Upside
Jul 09, 2026	Downgrade	WWells Fargo	Overweight → Equal Weight	$246	-5.1%
May 20, 2026	Upgrade	UUBS	Neutral → Buy	$248	-4.3%
May 04, 2026	Upgrade	DDeutsche Bank	Hold → Buy	$256	-1.2%
Apr 01, 2026	Initiated	DDeutsche Bank	Hold	$225	-13.2%
Jan 06, 2026	Upgrade	WWells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight	$233	-10.1%
Sep 24, 2025	Initiated	JJP Morgan	Overweight	$242	-6.6%
Jun 16, 2025	Downgrade	JJefferies	Buy → Hold	$205	-20.9%
Jun 04, 2025	Initiated	UUBS	Neutral	$200	-22.8%
May 09, 2025	Downgrade	WWells Fargo	Overweight → Equal Weight	$180	-30.5%
Dec 18, 2024	Upgrade	JJefferies	Hold → Buy	$215 → $280	+8.0%
Apr 24, 2024	Upgrade	WWells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight	$187 → $191	-26.3%
Apr 12, 2024	Downgrade	EExane BNP Paribas	Outperform → Neutral	$182	-29.8%
Mar 04, 2024	Upgrade	BBofA Securities	Neutral → Buy	$172 → $202	-22.1%
Jan 29, 2024	Downgrade	SSeaport Research Partners	Buy → Neutral
Jan 08, 2024	Resumed	EExane BNP Paribas	Outperform
Sep 27, 2023	Upgrade	JJefferies	Underperform → Hold	$105 → $142	-45.2%
Dec 15, 2022	Downgrade	BBofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$146 → $139	-46.4%
Oct 18, 2022	Downgrade	DDeutsche Bank	Hold → Sell	$144 → $104	-59.9%
Sep 16, 2022	Downgrade	JJefferies	Hold → Underperform	$130 → $112	-56.8%
Feb 17, 2022	Upgrade	UUBS	Sell → Neutral	$127 → $154	-40.6%

Oct-23-26 12:57PM	Pricing is PCAs supreme focus right now (Packaging Dive)
Oct-22-26 06:35PM	Packaging Corp. Beats On Pricing Power And Greif Gains, But Stalled Legacy Volume Tempers The Story (Earnings Whispers)
Oct-21-26 05:38PM	Packaging Corp.: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
05:28PM	Packaging Corporation of America Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results (Business Wire)
Oct-19-26 09:22AM	Containerboard prices flat in October following September bump (Packaging Dive)
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Oct-15-26 03:24PM	Why This Downtrodden Paper Maker Is a Top S&P 500 Stock Today (Barrons.com)
Oct-02-26 03:39PM	PCA to close full-line plant in Ohio (Packaging Dive)
Sep-28-26 02:53PM	Freight Distress Report: Logistics, manufacturing cuts put 1,850 jobs on chopping block (FreightWaves)
Sep-17-26 10:52AM	Packaging Corporation of America Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2026 Operating Results (Business Wire)
Sep-16-26 04:19PM	UBS Delivers Bullish Call on 10 Stocks With Up to 62% Upside (GuruFocus.com)
Sep-15-26 07:09AM	Packaging Corp of America's Dividend Analysis (GuruFocus.com)
Sep-08-26 12:57PM	Judge denies motion to dismiss containerboard price-fixing lawsuit (Packaging Dive)
09:51AM	Packaging Corporation of America's Chief Executive Officer to Speak at 2026 Jefferies Global Industrials Conference (Business Wire)
Sep-02-26 04:30PM	Packaging Corporation of America Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
06:03AM	PCA, Pactiv, Anchor made facility closure announcements in August (Packaging Dive)
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Aug-25-26 08:23AM	Used box businesses eye opportunity amid rising containerboard prices (Packaging Dive)
Aug-11-26 08:54AM	Pricing actions dominate quarterly fiber discussions (Packaging Dive)
Aug-10-26 06:47PM	Amazon Stock And The Profit Signal Everyone Is Chasing (Trefis)
Jul-28-26 12:18PM	International Paper Pops for 2 Very Good Reasons (Barrons.com)
10:46AM	JPMorgan upgrades International Paper as linerboard pricing cycle gains momentum (Investing.com)
09:34AM	Intuit downgrade, Intuitive Surgical upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
08:18AM	More producers announce price hikes for containerboard, boxboard (Packaging Dive)
Jul-27-26 04:08PM	International Paper Stock: Is the Turnaround Finally Worth Buying Into? (Trefis)
07:57AM	PCAs $140/ton containerboard price increase considered unprecedented (Packaging Dive)
Jul-24-26 05:45PM	Why Paper Stocks Were the S&P 500's Top Performers Today (Barrons.com) +8.76%
04:30PM	Packaging Corp. of America stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors despite daily gains (MarketWatch)
08:10AM	PCA reiterates tight containerboard market, higher demand (Packaging Dive)
Jul-23-26 05:00PM	Packaging Corp of America (PKG) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Sales Growth Amid ... (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-22-26 06:04PM	Packaging Corp.: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
05:57PM	Packaging Corporation of America Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results (Business Wire)
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Jun-22-26 12:52PM	Packaging Corporation of America Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2026 Operating Results (Business Wire)
Jun-01-26 11:47AM	Packaging Corporation of America's Chief Executive Officer to Speak at Wells Fargo's 2026 Conference (Business Wire)
May-12-26 04:15PM	Packaging Corporation of America Announces 20% Dividend Increase (Business Wire)
May-04-26 08:05AM	Producers launch second wave of containerboard price increases in 2026 (Packaging Dive)
Apr-24-26 03:09AM	Packaging Corp of America (PKG) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and ... (GuruFocus.com)
Apr-23-26 08:56AM	PCA expects strong Q1 demand to continue in 2026 (Packaging Dive)
Apr-22-26 05:02PM	Packaging Corp.: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
04:52PM	Packaging Corporation of America Reports First Quarter 2026 Results (Business Wire)
Apr-06-26 04:52AM	PCA to close Richmond packaging plant (Packaging Gateway)
Apr-02-26 05:00AM	PCA closing full-line plant in Richmond, Virginia (Packaging Dive)
Mar-20-26 02:10PM	7 Companies That Look Primed to Beat on Earnings (Barrons.com)
Mar-16-26 04:32PM	Packaging Corporation of America Schedules Conference Call to Discuss First Quarter 2026 Operating Results (Business Wire)
Mar-08-26 11:33PM	Winners And Losers Of Q4: Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) Vs The Rest Of The Industrial Packaging Stocks (StockStory)
Mar-05-26 11:30AM	Why Is Amcor (AMCR) Down 5.5% Since Last Earnings Report? (Zacks)
Mar-04-26 09:03AM	SEE Q4 Earnings Surpass Estimates, CD&R Merger to Close Mid-2026 (Zacks)
Mar-02-26 07:36AM	PCA CEO says $5.2B worth of investments will pay off in 2026 (Packaging Dive)
Feb-26-26 11:06AM	Sealed Air Stock Set to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in Store? (Zacks)
Feb-25-26 04:15PM	Packaging Corporation of America Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Feb-23-26 04:23PM	Shares of Trade-Vulnerable Retailers Tumble (The Wall Street Journal)
12:48PM	These Stocks Are Todays Movers: Novo Nordisk, Lilly, Arcellx, CrowdStrike, American Airlines, Strategy, Dominos, and More (Barrons.com)
11:24AM	Stocks Sink on US Trade Uncertainty and Fresh AI Worries (Barchart)
09:18AM	Packaging Stocks Are Today's Leading Decliners. The Tariff Turmoil Doesn't Help. (Barrons.com)
Feb-20-26 04:01PM	Packaging Corporation of America's Chief Executive Officer to Speak at Bank of America's 2026 Conference (Business Wire)
07:41AM	Packaging Corporation Stock: Analyst Estimates & Ratings (Barchart)
Feb-11-26 11:02AM	Smurfit Westrock Falls Short of Earnings & Sales Estimates in Q4 (Zacks)
Feb-10-26 12:27PM	Recent Bearish Trend for Packaging Corporation (PKG) Offers Attractive Entry Point (Insider Monkey)
Feb-09-26 11:03PM	Packaging Corporation of America (PKG): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q4 Earnings? (StockStory)
Feb-05-26 12:06PM	AMCR Q2 Earnings Top Estimates, Sales Miss as Volume Decline Continues (Zacks)
Feb-03-26 12:03PM	BALL's Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Up Y/Y on Higher Volumes (Zacks)
12:36AM	5 Must-Read Analyst Questions From Packaging Corporation of America's Q4 Earnings Call (StockStory)
Feb-02-26 10:40AM	Amcor Set to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock? (Zacks)
Jan-30-26 09:50AM	Packaging Corp. price target raised to $255 from $238 at BofA (TipRanks)
09:50AM	Greif price target raised to $75 from $74 at BofA (TipRanks)
09:45AM	Packaging Corp. price target lowered to $270 from $273 at Truist (TipRanks)
Jan-29-26 12:02PM	IP Earnings Miss Estimates in Q4, Sales Beat and Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
Jan-28-26 11:37PM	Packaging Corporation of America Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
11:31PM	3 Unpopular Stocks That Concern Us (StockStory)
04:00PM	Packaging Corp of America (PKG) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Sales Growth Amid ... (GuruFocus.com)
01:28PM	Analyst Report: Packaging Corporation of America (Morningstar Research)
12:29PM	Packaging Corp Earnings Miss Estimates in Q4, Sales Increase Y/Y (Zacks)
07:55AM	PCA details efficiency gains at upgraded Greif mills (Packaging Dive)
05:12AM	Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, Nasdaq Futures Gain As Investors Await Fed Decision, Jerome Powell's Speech-Starbucks, Seagate, Tesla In Focus (Benzinga)
Jan-27-26 07:00PM	Packaging Corp. (PKG) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates (Zacks)
06:40PM	Packaging Corp. (PKG) Misses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
05:44PM	Packaging Corp.: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
05:30PM	Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) Misses Q4 CY2025 Sales Expectations (StockStory)
05:23PM	Packaging Corporation of America Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results (Business Wire)
Jan-26-26 02:30AM	PCA is first major containerboard producer with price increase in 2026 (Packaging Dive)
Jan-25-26 10:09PM	Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) To Report Earnings Tomorrow: Here Is What To Expect (StockStory)
Jan-23-26 04:34PM	Stocks Finish Mostly Higher Despite a Plunge in Intel (Barchart)
12:33PM	Packaging Corp to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock? (Zacks)
Jan-22-26 09:15AM	Exploring Analyst Estimates for Packaging Corp. (PKG) Q4 Earnings, Beyond Revenue and EPS (Zacks)
Jan-09-26 06:49PM	Analyst Report: Packaging Corporation of America (Morningstar Research)
Jan-08-26 11:04PM	Packaging Corporation of America (PKG): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q3 Earnings? (StockStory)
Jan-07-26 10:33PM	Reflecting On Industrial Packaging Stocks' Q3 Earnings: Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) (StockStory)
Dec-29-25 12:41PM	Packaging Corporation of America Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Operating Results (Business Wire)
Dec-24-25 02:27AM	Here's What to Expect From Packaging Corporations Next Earnings Report (Barchart)
Dec-18-25 01:15AM	Is Smurfit Westrock Stock Underperforming the Nasdaq? (Barchart)
Dec-12-25 08:42AM	Packaging Corporation of America Stock: Is PKG Underperforming the Consumer Cyclical Sector? (Barchart)
Dec-09-25 04:00AM	Bear of the Day: AptarGroup (ATR) (Zacks)
Dec-04-25 07:12AM	PCA to shut down machines in Washington, affecting 200 jobs (Packaging Dive)
04:59AM	PCA plans reconfiguration at Wallula containerboard mill, US (Packaging Gateway)
Dec-03-25 04:07PM	Packaging Corporation of America Announces Reconfiguration of Wallula, WA Containerboard Mill (Business Wire)
04:03PM	Packaging Corporation of America Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Dec-02-25 04:06PM	Why Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Shares Are Trading Lower Today (StockStory) -5.26%
Nov-21-25 08:11AM	Do Wall Street Analysts Like Packaging Corporation Stock? (Barchart)
Nov-20-25 02:06PM	Griffon's Earnings Miss Estimates in Q4, Revenues Increase 5% Y/Y (Zacks)
Nov-19-25 10:39AM	Powell Industries Q4 Earnings & Revenues Top Estimates, Increase Y/Y (Zacks)
Nov-17-25 11:06AM	Tetra Tech Q4 Earnings & Revenues Top Estimates, Increase Y/Y (Zacks)

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Shirley Donald R.	Exec. VP	Aug 20 '26	Sale	250.71	12,000	3,008,496	19,110	Aug 24 02:32 PM
Donald Ray Shirley	Director	Aug 20 '26	Proposed Sale	250.00	12,000	3,000,000		Aug 20 02:23 PM
Hassfurther Thomas A	President	Aug 07 '26	Sale	254.00	7,063	1,794,002	202,891	Aug 11 10:41 AM
Hassfurther Thomas A	President	Aug 03 '26	Sale	250.00	12,531	3,132,750	218,751	Aug 05 02:41 PM
Hassfurther Thomas A	President	Aug 05 '26	Sale	257.00	8,797	2,260,829	209,954	Aug 05 02:41 PM
Hassfurther Thomas A	Officer	Jul 28 '26	Proposed Sale	256.31	28,391	7,276,897		Jul 28 10:16 AM
KOWLZAN MARK W	Chairman & CEO	May 27 '26	Sale	217.08	9,266	2,011,426	473,610	May 28 05:50 PM
KOWLZAN MARK W	Member of immediate family of	May 27 '26	Proposed Sale	212.94	9,266	1,973,102		May 27 12:13 PM
Hassfurther Thomas A	Officer	Feb 13 '26	Proposed Sale	246.75	26,450	6,526,537		Feb 13 11:56 AM
Hassfurther Thomas A	President	Feb 05 '26	Sale	230.50	12,129	2,795,734	197,062	Feb 09 12:26 PM
Hassfurther Thomas A	Officer	Feb 05 '26	Proposed Sale	230.92	12,129	2,800,832		Feb 05 12:21 PM

Packaging Corporation of America engages in the production of containerboard products and a producer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America. It operates through the following segments: Packaging, Paper, and Corporate and Other. The Packaging segment offers a variety of corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers. The Paper segment manufactures and sells a range of papers, including communication-based papers, and pressure sensitive papers. The Corporate and Other segment focuses on transportation assets, such as rail cars, and trucks. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.

Chairman of the Board & CEOMr. Mark W. Kowlzan

PresidentMr. Thomas A. Hassfurther PCA

Executive VP & CFOMr. Kent A. Pflederer

Executive Vice President of Mill OperationsMr. Charles J. Carter

Executive Vice President of Corrugated ProductsMr. Donald Ray Shirley

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Packaging Corp Of America

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