Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported Operating Expenses of $180.3 million for Q1 2026, up 1286.92% year-over-year from $13.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 9.07% quarter-over-quarter from $165.3 million in Q4 2025.

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $180.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $180.3 million, up 1286.92% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $653.1 million (up 956.8% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $634.2 million, up 786.99% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses improved to $180.3 million in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from $165.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $180.3 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $5.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $49.5 million and a median of $16.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Operating Expenses plunged 65.06% in 2023, then jumped 1286.92% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $16.6 million in 2022, then sank by 65.06% to $5.8 million in 2023, then jumped by 253.45% to $20.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 706.34% to $165.3 million in 2025, then climbed by 9.07% to $180.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PKG's Operating Expenses at $180.3 million in Q1 2026, $165.3 million in Q4 2025, and $154.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.17 Bn 20.52 Bn 1.27 Bn 961.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 19.43 Bn 18.89 Bn 452.90 Mn 180.30 Mn
3 Amcor 17.53 Bn 15.95 Bn 1.19 Bn 532.00 Mn
4 International Paper 17.36 Bn 16.06 Bn 1.73 Bn 943.00 Mn
5 Ball 13.98 Bn 13.10 Bn 646.00 Mn 283.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 11.76 Bn 11.50 Bn 664.80 Mn 375.10 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 10.32 Bn 10.23 Bn 644.00 Mn 239.00 Mn
8 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.74 Bn 4.67 Bn 207.00 Mn 109.00 Mn
9 Sonoco Products 4.73 Bn 4.53 Bn 345.63 Mn 201.54 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 3.87 Bn 3.44 Bn 265.78 Mn 140.22 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 180.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 165.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 154.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 153.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 13.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 20.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 16.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 12.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 22.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 5.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 9.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 14.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 12.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 16.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 12.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 16.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 15.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 13.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 13.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 7.90 Mn