Packaging Corp Of America PKG
NYSE PKG
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 12:51 PM EDT

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

Packaging Corp Of America's (PKG) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 20.58% in Q2 2026, down 166.0% year-over-year from 31.19% in Q2 2025, and up 7.61% quarter-over-quarter from 19.13% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 20.58% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 166.0% year-over-year to 20.58% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 20.11%, a 203.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 21.02%, down 25.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 20.58% for Q2 2026 at Packaging Corp Of America, up from 19.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 26.32% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 18.71% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 21.9% and a median of 21.81% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin surged 262 bps in 2022 and slumped 354 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 22.76% in 2022, then decreased by 7 bps to 21.16% in 2023, then grew by 3 bps to 21.89% in 2024, then retreated by 13 bps to 18.93% in 2025, then gained by 9 bps to 20.58% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 20.58% (Q2 2026), 19.13% (Q1 2026), and 18.93% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 International Paper 51.92 Bn 51.20 Bn 1.66 Bn 27.65%
2 Smurfit Westrock 22.18 Bn 21.50 Bn 1.40 Bn 17.42%
3 Packaging Corp Of America 20.36 Bn 19.77 Bn 512.50 Mn 20.58%
4 Sonoco Products 4.78 Bn 4.62 Bn 392.38 Mn 20.81%
5 Graphic Packaging Holding 2.80 Bn 2.60 Bn 292.00 Mn 13.35%
6 Ranpak Holdings 345.10 Mn 301.90 Mn 34.50 Mn 32.79%
7 Clearwater Paper 318.89 Mn 223.49 Mn -10.40 Mn -2.77%
8 Millennium Group International Holdings 17.10 Mn 10.24 Mn - -
9 Dss 7.76 Mn 2.60 Mn - -
10 It Tech Packaging 2.20 Mn -7.57 Mn 2.02 Mn 7.90%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 20.58%
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%