Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.86 for Q1 2026, up 57.25% YoY from $0.55 in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from $0.86 in Q4 2025.

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Packaging Corp Of America has disclosed Debt to Equity across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $0.86 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 57.25% year-over-year to $0.86; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.86 (up 57.25% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $0.86, up 53.58% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity steadied at $0.86 in Q1 2026, from $0.86 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Debt to Equity for PKG reached as high as $0.86 in Q1 2026 and fell as low as $0.53 in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.65 (2022), against an average of $0.67.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt to Equity decreased 29.1% — and 2026, when it surged 57.25%.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.67 in 2022, then rose by 6.51% to $0.72 in 2023, then slipped by 21.8% to $0.56 in 2024, then soared by 53.58% to $0.86 in 2025, then climbed by 0.24% to $0.86 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt to Equity over the past three periods registered $0.86, $0.86, and $0.83 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn 1.27
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 0.61
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 1.65
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn 1.97
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 0.68
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn 1.31
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn 2.01
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn 1.77
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 -
10 Packaging Corp Of America 214.04 Mn -329.66 Mn 452.90 Mn 0.86

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.86
Dec 31, 2025 0.86
Sep 30, 2025 0.83
Jun 30, 2025 0.53
Mar 31, 2025 0.55
Dec 31, 2024 0.56
Sep 30, 2024 0.58
Jun 30, 2024 0.70
Mar 31, 2024 0.71
Dec 31, 2023 0.72
Sep 30, 2023 0.64
Jun 30, 2023 0.64
Mar 31, 2023 0.66
Dec 31, 2022 0.67
Sep 30, 2022 0.62
Jun 30, 2022 0.62
Mar 31, 2022 0.65
Dec 31, 2021 0.69
Sep 30, 2021 0.88
Jun 30, 2021 0.72