Growth Metrics

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2025)

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has disclosed EBITDA Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 4.26% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBITDA Margin fell 715.0% to 4.26% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 8.63% through Dec 2025, down 130.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 8.63% for FY2025, 130.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q4 2025 was 4.26% at Packaging Corp Of America, down from 9.85% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 13.61% in Q4 2021, with the low at 4.26% in Q4 2025.
  • Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 10.45%, with a median of 10.73% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw EBITDA Margin surged 724bps in 2021, then tumbled -715bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, EBITDA Margin stood at 13.61% in 2021, then plummeted by -32bps to 9.25% in 2022, then grew by 20bps to 11.09% in 2023, then rose by 3bps to 11.4% in 2024, then plummeted by -63bps to 4.26% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods came in at 4.26%, 9.85%, and 11.16% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.