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
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% |