Growth Metrics

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has disclosed Operating Income for 17 consecutive years, with -$722.7 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Income fell 339.15% to -$722.7 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $215.8 million through Dec 2025, down 80.4% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $215.8 million for FY2025, 80.4% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Income for Q4 2025 was -$722.7 million at Packaging Corp Of America, down from $324.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Income was $415.8 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$846.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Income over 5 years is $145.6 million, with a median of $282.3 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Income hit 153.75% in 2021, while the deepest fall reached 444.9% in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Income stood at -$652.9 million in 2021, then dropped by 29.59% to -$846.1 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 130.91% to $261.5 million in 2023, then rose by 15.56% to $302.2 million in 2024, then plummeted by 339.15% to -$722.7 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Income over the past three periods came in at -$722.7 million, $324.5 million, and $333.7 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.