Packaging Corp Of America PKG
NYSE PKG
$227.41 -4.58 (-1.97%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America's (PKG) quarterly Price to Earnings came in at 110.52 in Q2 2026, up 57.4% year-over-year from 70.21 in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 110.64 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported Price to Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with 110.52 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Price to Earnings rose 57.4% year-over-year to 110.52 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 30.69, a 62.96% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 23.77, down 5.84% from the prior year.
  • Price to Earnings was 110.52 for Q2 2026 at Packaging Corp Of America, roughly flat from 110.64 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Price to Earnings peaked at 180.73 in Q4 2025 and troughed at 35.7 in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 81.48 and a median of 79.21 in 2024 frame the typical range for Price to Earnings.
  • Across the five-year window, Price to Earnings sank 31.11% in 2022 and surged 130.93% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Price to Earnings stood at 54.22 in 2022, then surged by 42.33% to 77.17 in 2023, then gained by 20.78% to 93.21 in 2024, then surged by 93.9% to 180.73 in 2025, then plunged by 38.85% to 110.52 in 2026.
  • The last three Price to Earnings figures came in at 110.52 (Q2 2026), 110.64 (Q1 2026), and 180.73 (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

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 110.52
Mar 31, 2026 110.64
Dec 31, 2025 180.73
Sep 30, 2025 86.42
Jun 30, 2025 70.21
Mar 31, 2025 87.43
Dec 31, 2024 93.21
Sep 30, 2024 81.24
Jun 30, 2024 82.43
Mar 31, 2024 116.02
Dec 31, 2023 77.17
Sep 30, 2023 75.12
Jun 30, 2023 35.70
Mar 31, 2023 65.68
Dec 31, 2022 54.22
Sep 30, 2022 39.58
Jun 30, 2022 42.75
Mar 31, 2022 57.54
Dec 31, 2021 58.82
Sep 30, 2021 52.08