Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) EBIT (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported EBIT of $251.3 million for Q1 2026, down 10.35% year-over-year from $280.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 49.14% quarter-over-quarter from $168.5 million in Q4 2025.
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) EBIT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has 18 years of EBIT data on file, last reported at $251.3 million in Q1 2026.
- EBIT for Q1 2026 came in at $251.3 million, down 10.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 250.23% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.1 billion, up 395.3% from the prior year.
- EBIT improved to $251.3 million in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from $168.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBIT peaked at $415.8 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$575.6 million in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of $239.9 million and a median of $280.3 million in 2025 frame the typical range for EBIT.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EBIT jumped 144.11% in 2022, then tumbled 320.11% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBIT shows it stood at $288.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 9.2% to $261.5 million in 2023, then plunged by 320.11% to -$575.6 million in 2024, then soared by 129.27% to $168.5 million in 2025, then soared by 49.14% to $251.3 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PKG's EBIT at $251.3 million in Q1 2026, $168.5 million in Q4 2025, and $324.5 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 21.64 Bn | 20.99 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 253.00 Mn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.07 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 452.90 Mn | 251.30 Mn |
| 3 | International Paper | 18.03 Bn | 16.73 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 784.00 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 17.99 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 461.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 14.38 Bn | 13.50 Bn | 646.00 Mn | 363.00 Mn |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 12.23 Bn | 11.97 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 289.70 Mn |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 10.71 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 365.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 4.95 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 345.63 Mn | 127.09 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.85 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 98.00 Mn |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.09 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 265.78 Mn | 126.60 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 251.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 168.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 324.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 333.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 280.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -575.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 327.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 276.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 196.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 261.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 258.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 284.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 270.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 288.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 360.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 415.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 356.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -652.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 352.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 294.60 Mn |