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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported Operating Income of $251.3 million for Q1 2026, down 10.35% year-over-year from $280.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 49.14% quarter-over-quarter from $168.5 million in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has 18 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at $251.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 came in at $251.3 million, down 10.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 250.23% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.1 billion, up 395.3% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income improved to $251.3 million in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from $168.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Income peaked at $415.8 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$575.6 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $239.9 million and a median of $280.3 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Income jumped 144.11% in 2022, then tumbled 320.11% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at $288.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 9.2% to $261.5 million in 2023, then plunged by 320.11% to -$575.6 million in 2024, then soared by 129.27% to $168.5 million in 2025, then soared by 49.14% to $251.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PKG's Operating Income at $251.3 million in Q1 2026, $168.5 million in Q4 2025, and $324.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.17 Bn 20.52 Bn 1.27 Bn 253.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 19.43 Bn 18.89 Bn 452.90 Mn 251.30 Mn
3 Amcor 17.53 Bn 15.95 Bn 1.19 Bn 461.00 Mn
4 International Paper 17.36 Bn 16.06 Bn 1.73 Bn 784.00 Mn
5 Ball 13.98 Bn 13.10 Bn 646.00 Mn 363.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 11.76 Bn 11.50 Bn 664.80 Mn 289.70 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 10.32 Bn 10.23 Bn 644.00 Mn 365.00 Mn
8 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.74 Bn 4.67 Bn 207.00 Mn 98.00 Mn
9 Sonoco Products 4.73 Bn 4.53 Bn 345.63 Mn 127.09 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 3.87 Bn 3.44 Bn 265.78 Mn 126.60 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 251.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 168.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 324.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 333.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 280.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -575.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 327.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 276.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 196.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 261.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 258.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 284.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 270.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 288.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 360.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 415.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 356.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -652.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 352.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 294.60 Mn