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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 11.7% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 367.0% year-over-year to 11.7% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 10.86%, a 353.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 12.31%, down 82.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin was 11.7% for Q2 2026 at Packaging Corp Of America, up from 10.61% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 18.58% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 7.13% in Q4 2025.
• A 5-year average of 13.67% and a median of 13.86% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Margin soared 350 bps in 2022 and tumbled 695 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 14.56% in 2022, then slipped by 7 bps to 13.49% in 2023, then climbed by 4 bps to 14.08% in 2024, then plunged by 49 bps to 7.13% in 2025, then jumped by 64 bps to 11.7% in 2026.
• The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 11.7% (Q2 2026), 10.61% (Q1 2026), and 7.13% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.