Growth Metrics

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America has reported Debt to Equity over the past 17 years, most recently at $0.86 for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Debt to Equity rose 53.58% to $0.86 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $0.86 through Dec 2025, up 53.58% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $0.86 for FY2025, 53.58% up from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $0.86 for Q4 2025 at Packaging Corp Of America, up from $0.83 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $0.88 in Q3 2021 and troughed at $0.53 in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.67 (2022), against an average of $0.68.
  • Year-over-year, Debt to Equity decreased 29.1% in 2022 and then soared 53.58% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.69 in 2021, then fell by 1.55% to $0.67 in 2022, then rose by 6.51% to $0.72 in 2023, then fell by 21.8% to $0.56 in 2024, then soared by 53.58% to $0.86 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PKG's Debt to Equity are $0.86 (Q4 2025), $0.83 (Q3 2025), and $0.53 (Q2 2025).