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

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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%