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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 9.28% for Q1 2026, down 321.0% YoY from 4.2% in Q1 2025, and up 63.13% sequentially from 5.69% in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America has disclosed EBT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 9.28% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 321.0% year-over-year to 9.28%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.63% (down 276.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.43%, down 126.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin rose to 9.28% in Q1 2026, from 5.69% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBT Margin for PKG reached as high as 17.91% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 5.69% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 13.19% (2025), against an average of 13.06%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin soared 378 bps — and 2025, when it sank 790 bps.
  • 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 plunged by 58 bps to 5.69% in 2025, then soared by 63 bps to 9.28% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 9.28%, 5.69%, and 13.19% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn 7.16%
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 1.56%
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 10.46%
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn 8.44%
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 8.78%
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn 4.56%
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn 5.39%
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn -2.09%
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 -0.27%
10 Packaging Corp Of America 214.04 Mn -329.66 Mn 452.90 Mn 9.28%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%