Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported EBIT Margin of 10.61% for Q1 2026, down 248.0% year-over-year from 7.17% in Q1 2025, and up 48.87% quarter-over-quarter from 7.13% in Q4 2025.
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has 18 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 10.61% in Q1 2026.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 10.61%, down 248.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.7% (up 809.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 12.31%, up 965.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin climbed to 10.61% in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from 7.13% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 18.58% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 26.82% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 11.38% and a median of 13.7% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EBIT Margin soared 4651 bps in 2022, then tumbled 4031 bps in 2024.
- 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 slumped 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.
- Business Quant data shows PKG's EBIT Margin at 10.61% in Q1 2026, 7.13% in Q4 2025, and 14.03% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 21.64 Bn | 20.99 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 3.28% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.07 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 452.90 Mn | 10.61% |
| 3 | International Paper | 18.03 Bn | 16.73 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 13.13% |
| 4 | Amcor | 17.99 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 7.80% |
| 5 | Ball | 14.38 Bn | 13.50 Bn | 646.00 Mn | 10.07% |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 12.23 Bn | 11.97 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 12.60% |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 10.71 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 11.20% |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 4.95 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 345.63 Mn | 7.58% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.85 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 11.17% |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.09 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 265.78 Mn | 8.11% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |