Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America's Net Margin was 7.72% in Q2 2026, down 3.41 percentage points from 11.12% a year earlier but up 0.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Packaging Corp Of America's Net Margin was 7.25% through Jun 30, 2026, down 3.21 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.61%, down 0.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +1.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Net Margin was 9.60% in FY2024 (-0.20 pp), 9.81% in FY2023 (-2.34 pp), 12.15% in FY2022 (+1.27 pp) and 10.88% in FY2021 (+3.96 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has moved between 4.31% (Q4 2025) and 13.48% (Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.90 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 4.32 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 6.00 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PKG's Net Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 7.22% (Q1 2026), 4.31% (Q4 2025) and 9.81% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.65 Bn | 20.58 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.11% |
| 2 | International Paper | 21.34 Bn | 17.23 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -0.20% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.88 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 7.72% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.78 Bn | 15.21 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 6.08% |
| 5 | Ball | 15.12 Bn | 12.14 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 5.53% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.68 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 6.68% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.94 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 5.56% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.80 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 4.61% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.74 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 1.10% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.63 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 2.04% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.72% |
| 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 | 9.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.38% |
| 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 | 10.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.53% |
API Access
Packaging Corp Of America Net Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "PKG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();