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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has disclosed Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 30.58% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 4466.0% to 30.58% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 2.4% through Dec 2025, down 1074.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 2.4% for FY2025, 1074.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q4 2025 was 30.58% at Packaging Corp Of America, down from 14.03% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 18.58% in Q2 2022, with the low at 42.77% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 7.16%, with a median of 13.86% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin skyrocketed 5626bps in 2023, then crashed -4466bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 31.95% in 2021, then plummeted by -34bps to 42.77% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 132bps to 13.49% in 2023, then rose by 4bps to 14.08% in 2024, then crashed by -317bps to 30.58% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 30.58%, 14.03%, and 15.37% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.