Packaging Corp Of America PKG
NYSE PKG
$229.75 -3.53 (-1.51%)
As of: Sep 30, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2013)

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Packaging Corp Of America's (PKG) Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 11.94 for Q2 2013, up 88.7% from 6.33 a year earlier and up 4.2% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2013) Analysis & Trends

For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2013, Interest Coverage Ratio at Packaging Corp Of America was 6.96, down 30.8% year-over-year; for FY2012, it was 6.96, down 25.4% from FY2011.

  • In prior years, Packaging Corp Of America's Interest Coverage Ratio was 9.33 in FY2011 (+62.4%), 5.74 in FY2010 (-42.2%) and 9.93 in FY2009.
  • The Q2 2013 figure stands as the highest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since Q1 2012.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Interest Coverage Ratio increased in three of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 3.7%.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio in the past five years was Q1 2011, with growth of 147.7%; the weakest was Q3 2012, with a decline of 71.6%.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio for the three prior quarters was 11.46 (Q1 2013), 10.50 (Q4 2012) and 3.01 (Q3 2012).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 23.27 Bn 20.20 Bn 1.40 Bn -
2 International Paper 20.90 Bn 16.80 Bn 1.66 Bn 7.69
3 Packaging Corp Of America 20.79 Bn 18.33 Bn 512.50 Mn -
4 Amcor 19.64 Bn 15.07 Bn 1.34 Bn 3.82
5 Ball 15.00 Bn 12.01 Bn 697.00 Mn 4.87
6 Crown Holdings 11.57 Bn 8.90 Bn 748.00 Mn 4.42
7 Sonoco Products 4.90 Bn 3.91 Bn 392.38 Mn 4.24
8 Silgan Holdings 3.71 Bn 1.45 Bn 294.88 Mn 3.18
9 Graphic Packaging Holding 2.72 Bn 1.95 Bn 292.00 Mn 1.40
10 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.59 Bn 2.60 Bn 238.00 Mn 1.80
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2013 11.94
Mar 31, 2013 11.46
Dec 31, 2012 10.50
Sep 30, 2012 3.01
Jun 30, 2012 6.33
Mar 31, 2012 17.46
Dec 31, 2011 7.30
Sep 30, 2011 10.58
Jun 30, 2011 10.74
Mar 31, 2011 9.55
Dec 31, 2010 12.75
Sep 30, 2010 -1.56
Jun 30, 2010 8.37
Mar 31, 2010 3.85
Dec 31, 2009 7.91
Sep 30, 2009 10.75
Jun 30, 2009 15.37
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