Growth Metrics

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Operating Income (2016 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America has reported Operating Income over the past 17 years, most recently at -$722.7 million 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 was -$722.7 million for Q4 2025 at Packaging Corp Of America, down from $324.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Income peaked at $415.8 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$846.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Income is $282.3 million (2023), against an average of $145.6 million.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Income was 153.75% in 2021 against a maximum downside of 444.9% in 2021.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at -$652.9 million in 2021, then decreased by 29.59% to -$846.1 million in 2022, then surged by 130.91% to $261.5 million in 2023, then grew by 15.56% to $302.2 million in 2024, then tumbled by 339.15% to -$722.7 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PKG's Operating Income are -$722.7 million (Q4 2025), $324.5 million (Q3 2025), and $333.7 million (Q2 2025).