Growth Metrics

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has disclosed Gross Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 18.93% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 295.0% to 18.93% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 21.02% through Dec 2025, down 25.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 21.02% for FY2025, 25.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 was 18.93% at Packaging Corp Of America, down from 21.8% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 26.32% in Q2 2022, with the low at 18.71% in Q1 2024.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 22.56%, with a median of 22.29% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Gross Margin surged 551bps in 2021, then tumbled -354bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 24.96% in 2021, then decreased by -9bps to 22.76% in 2022, then decreased by -7bps to 21.16% in 2023, then grew by 3bps to 21.89% in 2024, then dropped by -13bps to 18.93% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods came in at 18.93%, 21.8%, and 22.24% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.