Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.37 for Q1 2026, up 33.45% year-over-year from 0.28 in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.37 in Q4 2025.
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported Debt Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.37 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 33.45% year-over-year to 0.37; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.37 (up 33.45% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.37, up 32.06% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio held at 0.37 in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 749.73 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.27 in Q2 2025.
- Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 44.4 across 5 years, with a median of 0.31 in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt Ratio surged 246709.49% — and 2024, when it tumbled 99.96%.
- Packaging Corp Of America's Debt Ratio stood at 0.31 in 2022, then climbed by 22.68% to 0.38 in 2023, then dropped by 26.12% to 0.28 in 2024, then surged by 32.06% to 0.37 in 2025, then dropped by 0.47% to 0.37 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PKG's Debt Ratio at 0.37 in Q1 2026, 0.37 in Q4 2025, and 0.36 in Q3 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 25.18 Bn | 24.51 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.31 |
| 2 | Amcor | 22.16 Bn | 21.04 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 0.00 |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.12 Bn | 21.53 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 0.36 |
| 4 | International Paper | 21.39 Bn | 20.66 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 0.25 |
| 5 | Ball | 16.67 Bn | 16.00 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 0.36 |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 13.95 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 729.40 Mn | 0.40 |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 12.81 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 0.45 |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 5.80 Bn | 5.63 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 0.41 |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.37 Bn | 5.31 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 0.30 |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.34 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 0.50 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 749.73 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.37 |