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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly Net Margin of 7.22% for Q1 2026, down 230.0% YoY from 5.55% in Q1 2025, and up 67.58% sequentially from 4.31% in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America has disclosed Net Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 7.22% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 230.0% year-over-year to 7.22%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.04% (down 205.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.61%, down 99.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin improved to 7.22% in Q1 2026, from 4.31% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Net Margin for PKG reached as high as 17.05% in Q2 2023 and fell as low as 4.31% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 10.03% (2023), against an average of 10.28%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin soared 358 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 747 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 10.7% in 2022, then fell by 6 bps to 10.03% in 2023, then increased by 3 bps to 10.3% in 2024, then slumped by 58 bps to 4.31% in 2025, then surged by 68 bps to 7.22% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Margin over the past three periods registered 7.22%, 4.31%, and 9.81% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn 5.69%
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn -0.27%
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 7.31%
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn -8.90%
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 6.73%
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn -1.06%
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn 3.96%
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn -1.99%
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 0.00%
10 Packaging Corp Of America 214.04 Mn -329.66 Mn 452.90 Mn 7.22%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.22%
Dec 31, 2025 4.31%
Sep 30, 2025 9.81%
Jun 30, 2025 11.12%
Mar 31, 2025 9.52%
Dec 31, 2024 10.30%
Sep 30, 2024 10.91%
Jun 30, 2024 9.58%
Mar 31, 2024 7.42%
Dec 31, 2023 10.03%
Sep 30, 2023 9.46%
Jun 30, 2023 17.05%
Mar 31, 2023 9.62%
Dec 31, 2022 10.70%
Sep 30, 2022 12.35%
Jun 30, 2022 13.48%
Mar 31, 2022 11.90%
Dec 31, 2021 13.50%
Sep 30, 2021 12.53%
Jun 30, 2021 11.03%