Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) recorded Operating Income of $385.3 million in Q3 2026, up 18.7% from $324.5 million a year earlier and up 32.3% from the prior quarter.
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Packaging Corp Of America's Operating Income came in at $1.1 billion as of Sep 30, 2026, down 11.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.11 billion, up 0.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Income came in at $1.1 billion in FY2024 (+2.4%), $1.08 billion in FY2023 (-24.3%), $1.42 billion in FY2022 (+14.4%) and $1.24 billion in FY2021 (+71.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Income since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.8%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Income in the last five years was growth of 87.9% in Q4 2021, against a decline of 44.2% in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $291.2 million (Q2 2026), $251.3 million (Q1 2026) and $168.5 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.05 Bn | 20.09 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 487.00 Mn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.08 Bn | 19.65 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 385.30 Mn |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.81 Bn | 16.21 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 454.00 Mn |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.29 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 922.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | -40.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.08 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 442.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 5.02 Bn | 4.07 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -637.96 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.36 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 190.68 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.33 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 101.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.83 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 197.00 Mn | 116.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 385.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 291.20 Mn |
| 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 | 302.20 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 | 355.70 Mn |
API Access
Packaging Corp Of America Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "ticker": "PKG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();