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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly Operating Income of $251.3 million for Q1 2026, down 10.35% YoY from $280.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 49.14% sequentially from $168.5 million in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America has disclosed Operating Income across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $251.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Income fell 10.35% year-over-year to $251.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.1 billion (up 250.23% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.1 billion, up 395.3% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income grew to $251.3 million in Q1 2026, from $168.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Income for PKG reached as high as $415.8 million in Q2 2022 and fell as low as -$575.6 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Income is $280.3 million (2025), against an average of $239.9 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Income jumped 144.11% — and 2024, when it sank 320.11%.
  • 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 slumped 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Income over the past three periods registered $251.3 million, $168.5 million, and $324.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn 363.00 Mn
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 784.00 Mn
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 289.70 Mn
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn 365.00 Mn
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 98.00 Mn
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn 127.09 Mn
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn 126.60 Mn
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn 19.00 Mn
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 60.00
10 Packaging Corp Of America 214.04 Mn -329.66 Mn 452.90 Mn 251.30 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