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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported EBITDA Margin of 7.24% for Q1 2026, down 233.0% year-over-year from 5.45% in Q1 2025, and up 70.17% quarter-over-quarter from 4.26% in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has 18 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 7.24% in Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.24%, down 233.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.06% (down 236.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.63%, down 130.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin climbed to 7.24% in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from 4.26% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 13.51% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 4.26% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 9.97% and a median of 9.85% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EBITDA Margin surged 255 bps in 2022, then plunged 715 bps in 2025.
  • 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 tumbled by 63 bps to 4.26% in 2025, then soared by 70 bps to 7.24% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PKG's EBITDA Margin at 7.24% in Q1 2026, 4.26% in Q4 2025, and 9.85% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA 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 7.24%
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 20.00%
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn 7.80%
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn 13.46%
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 13.65%
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

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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%