Growth Metrics

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $165.3 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 706.34% to $165.3 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $485.8 million through Dec 2025, up 581.35% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $634.2 million for FY2025, 786.99% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $165.3 million at Packaging Corp Of America, up from $154.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $165.3 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $5.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $35.8 million, with a median of $15.2 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Expenses tumbled 65.06% in 2023, then surged 1155.74% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $13.1 million in 2021, then rose by 26.72% to $16.6 million in 2022, then crashed by 65.06% to $5.8 million in 2023, then soared by 253.45% to $20.5 million in 2024, then soared by 706.34% to $165.3 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods came in at $165.3 million, $154.3 million, and $153.2 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.