Growth Metrics

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has disclosed Net Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 4.31% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Net Margin fell 813.0% to 4.31% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 8.61% through Dec 2025, down 154.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 8.61% for FY2025, 154.0% down from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q4 2025 was 4.31% at Packaging Corp Of America, down from 9.81% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 17.05% in Q2 2023, with the low at 4.31% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 10.79%, with a median of 10.8% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Net Margin soared 735bps in 2021, then tumbled -813bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 13.5% in 2021, then decreased by -21bps to 10.7% in 2022, then fell by -9bps to 9.76% in 2023, then rose by 27bps to 12.44% in 2024, then crashed by -65bps to 4.31% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Margin over the past three periods came in at 4.31%, 9.81%, and 11.12% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.