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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly EBIT Margin of 10.61% for Q1 2026, down 248.0% YoY from 7.17% in Q1 2025, and up 48.87% sequentially from 7.13% in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America has disclosed EBIT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 10.61% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 248.0% year-over-year to 10.61%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.7% (up 809.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.31%, up 965.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin rose to 10.61% in Q1 2026, from 7.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBIT Margin for PKG reached as high as 18.58% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 26.82% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 13.7% (2023), against an average of 11.38%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBIT Margin soared 4651 bps — and 2024, when it sank 4031 bps.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 14.56% in 2022, then dropped by 7 bps to 13.49% in 2023, then plunged by 299 bps to 26.82% in 2024, then soared by 127 bps to 7.13% in 2025, then jumped by 49 bps to 10.61% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 10.61%, 7.13%, and 14.03% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn 10.07%
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 13.13%
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 12.60%
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn 11.20%
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 11.17%
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn 7.58%
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn 8.11%
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn 0.88%
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 3.99%
10 Packaging Corp Of America 214.04 Mn -329.66 Mn 452.90 Mn 10.61%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 -26.82%
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 -31.95%
Sep 30, 2021 17.64%
Jun 30, 2021 15.67%