Growth Metrics

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America has reported EBT Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 5.69% for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin fell 790.0% to 5.69% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 11.43% through Dec 2025, down 126.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 11.43% for FY2025, 126.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 5.69% for Q4 2025 at Packaging Corp Of America, down from 13.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 17.91% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 5.69% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 13.65% (2023), against an average of 13.5%.
  • Year-over-year, EBT Margin skyrocketed 867bps in 2021 and then tumbled -790bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 13.72% in 2021, then grew by 2bps to 13.98% in 2022, then dropped by -8bps to 12.82% in 2023, then increased by 6bps to 13.59% in 2024, then tumbled by -58bps to 5.69% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PKG's EBT Margin are 5.69% (Q4 2025), 13.19% (Q3 2025), and 14.77% (Q2 2025).