Packaging Corp Of America PKG
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$227.41 -4.58 (-1.97%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America's (PKG) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 11.7% in Q2 2026, down 367.0% year-over-year from 4.38% in Q2 2025, and up 10.2% quarter-over-quarter from 10.61% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported EBIT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 11.7% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin fell 367.0% year-over-year to 11.7% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 10.86%, a 353.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 12.31%, down 82.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 11.7% for Q2 2026 at Packaging Corp Of America, up from 10.61% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 18.58% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 7.13% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 13.67% and a median of 13.86% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin soared 350 bps in 2022 and tumbled 695 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 14.56% in 2022, then slipped by 7 bps to 13.49% in 2023, then climbed by 4 bps to 14.08% in 2024, then plunged by 49 bps to 7.13% in 2025, then jumped by 64 bps to 11.7% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 11.7% (Q2 2026), 10.61% (Q1 2026), and 7.13% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 International Paper 51.92 Bn 51.20 Bn 1.66 Bn 11.14%
2 Smurfit Westrock 24.03 Bn 23.38 Bn 1.40 Bn 3.85%
3 Packaging Corp Of America 21.15 Bn 20.55 Bn 512.50 Mn 11.70%
4 Sonoco Products 5.13 Bn 4.98 Bn 392.38 Mn 10.23%
5 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.08 Bn 2.88 Bn 292.00 Mn 4.34%
6 Ranpak Holdings 390.16 Mn 346.96 Mn 34.50 Mn -2.28%
7 Clearwater Paper 337.07 Mn 241.67 Mn -10.40 Mn -6.38%
8 Millennium Group International Holdings 17.21 Mn 10.37 Mn - -
9 Dss 8.34 Mn 12.01 Mn - -105.05%
10 It Tech Packaging 2.18 Mn -7.59 Mn 2.02 Mn -3.88%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 11.70%
Mar 31, 2026 10.61%
Dec 31, 2025 7.13%
Sep 30, 2025 14.03%
Jun 30, 2025 15.37%
Mar 31, 2025 13.09%
Dec 31, 2024 14.08%
Sep 30, 2024 14.99%
Jun 30, 2024 13.30%
Mar 31, 2024 9.90%
Dec 31, 2023 13.49%
Sep 30, 2023 13.36%
Jun 30, 2023 14.57%
Mar 31, 2023 13.70%
Dec 31, 2022 14.56%
Sep 30, 2022 16.95%
Jun 30, 2022 18.58%
Mar 31, 2022 16.69%
Dec 31, 2021 17.41%
Sep 30, 2021 17.64%