Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America's Debt Ratio was 0.36 in Q2 2026, up 31.6% from 0.27 a year earlier but down 2.1% from the prior quarter.
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Debt Ratio at Packaging Corp Of America came in at 0.37, up 32.1% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Debt Ratio was 0.28 in FY2024 (-15.3%), 0.33 in FY2023 (+7.0%), 0.31 in FY2022 (-2.0%) and 0.32 in FY2021 (-5.5%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has moved between 0.27 (Q2 2025) and 0.37 (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 9.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 33.4%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 19.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, PKG's Debt Ratio in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.37 (Q1 2026), 0.37 (Q4 2025) and 0.36 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.65 Bn | 20.58 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.31 |
| 2 | International Paper | 21.34 Bn | 17.23 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 0.25 |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.88 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 0.36 |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.78 Bn | 15.21 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 0.38 |
| 5 | Ball | 15.12 Bn | 12.14 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 0.36 |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.68 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 0.42 |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.94 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 0.41 |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.80 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 0.50 |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.74 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 0.49 |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.63 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 0.78 |
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 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.30 |
| 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 | 0.37 |
API Access
Packaging Corp Of America Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "PKG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();