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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 7.24% for Q1 2026, down 233.0% YoY from 5.45% in Q1 2025, and up 70.17% sequentially from 4.26% in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America has disclosed EBITDA Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 7.24% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 233.0% year-over-year to 7.24%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.06% (down 236.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.63%, down 130.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin rose to 7.24% in Q1 2026, from 4.26% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBITDA Margin for PKG reached as high as 13.51% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 4.26% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 9.85% (2025), against an average of 9.97%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin surged 255 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 715 bps.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 9.25% in 2022, then increased by 20 bps to 11.09% in 2023, then grew by 3 bps to 11.4% in 2024, then sank by 63 bps to 4.26% in 2025, then soared by 70 bps to 7.24% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods registered 7.24%, 4.26%, and 9.85% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn 13.46%
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 20.00%
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 13.65%
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 7.24%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.24%
Dec 31, 2025 4.26%
Sep 30, 2025 9.85%
Jun 30, 2025 11.16%
Mar 31, 2025 9.57%
Dec 31, 2024 11.40%
Sep 30, 2024 11.00%
Jun 30, 2024 9.63%
Mar 31, 2024 7.47%
Dec 31, 2023 11.09%
Sep 30, 2023 9.57%
Jun 30, 2023 10.47%
Mar 31, 2023 9.73%
Dec 31, 2022 9.25%
Sep 30, 2022 12.38%
Jun 30, 2022 13.51%
Mar 31, 2022 11.90%
Dec 31, 2021 13.61%
Sep 30, 2021 12.68%
Jun 30, 2021 11.15%