Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America's (PKG) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.36 in Q2 2026, up 31.61% year-over-year from 0.27 in Q2 2025, and down 2.14% quarter-over-quarter from 0.37 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
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 0.36 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 31.61% year-over-year to 0.36 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.36, a 31.61% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.37, up 31.1% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.36 for Q2 2026 at Packaging Corp Of America, down from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.38 in Q4 2023 and troughed at 0.27 in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.32 and a median of 0.31 in 2022 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio sank 34.22% in 2022 and surged 33.45% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.31 in 2022, then advanced by 21.79% to 0.38 in 2023, then declined by 25.58% to 0.28 in 2024, then soared by 31.1% to 0.37 in 2025, then decreased by 2.59% to 0.36 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.36 (Q2 2026), 0.37 (Q1 2026), and 0.37 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Paper | 51.92 Bn | 51.20 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 0.25 |
| 2 | Smurfit Westrock | 24.03 Bn | 23.38 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.31 |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 21.15 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 0.36 |
| 4 | Sonoco Products | 5.13 Bn | 4.98 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 0.41 |
| 5 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.08 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 0.52 |
| 6 | Ranpak Holdings | 390.16 Mn | 346.96 Mn | 34.50 Mn | 0.37 |
| 7 | Clearwater Paper | 337.07 Mn | 241.67 Mn | -10.40 Mn | 0.23 |
| 8 | Millennium Group International Holdings | 17.21 Mn | 10.37 Mn | - | 0.14 |
| 9 | Dss | 8.34 Mn | 12.01 Mn | - | 0.52 |
| 10 | It Tech Packaging | 2.18 Mn | -7.59 Mn | 2.02 Mn | 0.08 |
Historic Data
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Historic 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 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.31 |
| 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 | 0.45 |