Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported EBT Margin of 9.28% for Q1 2026, down 321.0% year-over-year from 4.2% in Q1 2025, and up 63.13% quarter-over-quarter from 5.69% in Q4 2025.
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 9.28% in Q1 2026.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 9.28%, down 321.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.63% (down 276.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.43%, down 126.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin climbed to 9.28% in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from 5.69% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 17.91% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 5.69% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 13.06% and a median of 13.19% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EBT Margin soared 378 bps in 2022, then tumbled 790 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 13.98% in 2022, then retreated by 8 bps to 12.82% in 2023, then advanced by 6 bps to 13.59% in 2024, then slumped by 58 bps to 5.69% in 2025, then soared by 63 bps to 9.28% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PKG's EBT Margin at 9.28% in Q1 2026, 5.69% in Q4 2025, and 13.19% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 21.64 Bn | 20.99 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 1.09% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.07 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 452.90 Mn | 9.28% |
| 3 | International Paper | 18.03 Bn | 16.73 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 1.56% |
| 4 | Amcor | 17.99 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 5.24% |
| 5 | Ball | 14.38 Bn | 13.50 Bn | 646.00 Mn | 7.16% |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 12.23 Bn | 11.97 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 10.46% |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 10.71 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 8.44% |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 4.95 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 345.63 Mn | 4.56% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.85 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 8.78% |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.09 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 265.78 Mn | 5.39% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.91% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.93% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.72% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.69% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.61% |