Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America's (PKG) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.58 in Q2 2026, up 24.49% year-over-year from 0.47 in Q2 2025, and down 11.51% quarter-over-quarter from 0.65 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.58 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio rose 24.49% year-over-year to 0.58 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.65, a 29.81% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.58, up 3.65% from the prior year.
- Payout Ratio was 0.58 for Q2 2026 at Packaging Corp Of America, down from 0.65 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Payout Ratio peaked at 1.11 in Q4 2025 and troughed at 0.31 in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.55 and a median of 0.55 in 2022 frame the typical range for Payout Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Payout Ratio plunged 35.33% in 2022 and surged 113.44% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.55 in 2022, then increased by 8.08% to 0.59 in 2023, then dropped by 12.54% to 0.52 in 2024, then soared by 113.44% to 1.11 in 2025, then slumped by 47.57% to 0.58 in 2026.
- The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.58 (Q2 2026), 0.65 (Q1 2026), and 1.11 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Paper | 51.92 Bn | 51.20 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 2 | Smurfit Westrock | 22.15 Bn | 21.47 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.16 Bn | 19.57 Bn | 512.50 Mn |
| 4 | Sonoco Products | 4.81 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 392.38 Mn |
| 5 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.85 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 292.00 Mn |
| 6 | Ranpak Holdings | 345.53 Mn | 302.33 Mn | 34.50 Mn |
| 7 | Clearwater Paper | 321.07 Mn | 225.67 Mn | -10.40 Mn |
| 8 | Millennium Group International Holdings | 17.10 Mn | 10.24 Mn | - |
| 9 | Dss | 7.48 Mn | 2.32 Mn | - |
| 10 | It Tech Packaging | 2.20 Mn | -7.57 Mn | 2.02 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.58 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.65 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.11 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.50 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.47 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.76 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.59 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.59 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.55 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.46 |