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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 19.13% for Q1 2026, down 211.0% YoY from 17.23% in Q1 2025, and up 1.03% sequentially from 18.93% in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America has disclosed Gross Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 19.13% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 211.0% year-over-year to 19.13%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 20.48% (down 137.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 21.02%, down 25.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin climbed to 19.13% in Q1 2026, from 18.93% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for PKG reached as high as 26.32% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 18.71% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 21.83% (2023), against an average of 21.98%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin soared 262 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 354 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 22.76% in 2022, then slipped by 7 bps to 21.16% in 2023, then increased by 3 bps to 21.89% in 2024, then decreased by 13 bps to 18.93% in 2025, then climbed by 1 bps to 19.13% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 19.13%, 18.93%, and 21.8% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn 17.93%
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 28.92%
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 28.92%
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn 19.76%
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 23.60%
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn 20.62%
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn 17.02%
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn 14.19%
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 11.90%
10 Packaging Corp Of America 214.04 Mn -329.66 Mn 452.90 Mn 19.13%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 19.13%
Dec 31, 2025 18.93%
Sep 30, 2025 21.80%
Jun 30, 2025 22.24%
Mar 31, 2025 21.24%
Dec 31, 2024 21.89%
Sep 30, 2024 23.15%
Jun 30, 2024 21.09%
Mar 31, 2024 18.71%
Dec 31, 2023 21.16%
Sep 30, 2023 21.32%
Jun 30, 2023 22.78%
Mar 31, 2023 21.83%
Dec 31, 2022 22.76%
Sep 30, 2022 24.38%
Jun 30, 2022 26.32%
Mar 31, 2022 24.96%
Dec 31, 2021 24.96%
Sep 30, 2021 25.53%
Jun 30, 2021 23.87%