Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported Debt to Equity of $0.86 for Q1 2026, up 57.25% year-over-year from $0.55 in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $0.86 in Q4 2025.
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has 18 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $0.86 in Q1 2026.
- Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $0.86, up 57.25% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.86 (up 57.25% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $0.86, up 53.58% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity was little changed at $0.86 in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from $0.86 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $0.86 in Q1 2026 and troughed at $0.53 in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of $0.67 and a median of $0.65 in 2022 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Debt to Equity decreased 29.1% in 2022, then surged 57.25% in 2026.
- 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.
- Business Quant data shows PKG's Debt to Equity at $0.86 in Q1 2026, $0.86 in Q4 2025, and $0.83 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 21.64 Bn | 20.99 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 0.79 |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.07 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 452.90 Mn | 0.86 |
| 3 | International Paper | 18.03 Bn | 16.73 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 0.61 |
| 4 | Amcor | 17.99 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 1.31 |
| 5 | Ball | 14.38 Bn | 13.50 Bn | 646.00 Mn | 1.27 |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 12.23 Bn | 11.97 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 1.65 |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 10.71 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 1.97 |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 4.95 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 345.63 Mn | 1.31 |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.85 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 0.68 |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.09 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 265.78 Mn | 2.01 |
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 |