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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |