Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) EBITDA (2009 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported EBITDA of $171.5 million for Q1 2026, down 16.3% year-over-year from $204.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 70.48% quarter-over-quarter from $100.6 million in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has 18 years of EBITDA data on file, last reported at $171.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA for Q1 2026 came in at $171.5 million, down 16.3% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $742.4 million (down 16.55% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $775.9 million, down 6.81% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA rose to $171.5 million in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from $100.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA peaked at $302.3 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at $100.6 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $210.5 million and a median of $204.9 million in 2025 frame the typical range for EBITDA.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EBITDA surged 50.5% in 2022, then slumped 58.89% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA shows it stood at $183.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 17.49% to $215.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 13.81% to $244.7 million in 2024, then plunged by 58.89% to $100.6 million in 2025, then soared by 70.48% to $171.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PKG's EBITDA at $171.5 million in Q1 2026, $100.6 million in Q4 2025, and $227.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (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 171.50 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 1.19 Bn
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 485.00 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 445.00 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

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 171.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 100.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 227.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 242.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 204.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 244.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 240.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 199.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 147.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 215.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 185.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 204.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 192.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 183.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 263.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 302.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 254.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 278.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 253.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 209.70 Mn