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
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% |