Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America's Price to Earnings came in at 30.69 for Q2 2026, up 63.7% from 18.75 a year earlier and up 20.3% from the prior quarter.
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Packaging Corp Of America's Price to Earnings was 23.77, down 5.3% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Price to Earnings was 25.11 in FY2024 (+31.6%), 19.08 in FY2023 (+71.3%), 11.14 in FY2022 (-26.4%) and 15.14 in FY2021 (-46.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Price to Earnings in data going back to Q1 2010.
- Year-over-year, Price to Earnings increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 14.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Price to Earnings over five years came in Q1 2024 (growth of 82.6%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 46.6%).
- Business Quant data shows PKG's Price to Earnings at 25.51 (Q1 2026), 23.77 (Q4 2025) and 21.95 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.14 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.80 Bn | 16.70 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.43 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 512.50 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.35 Bn | 14.78 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 14.84 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 697.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.46 Bn | 8.79 Bn | 748.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.83 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 392.38 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.67 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 294.88 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.68 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 292.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 30.69 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.51 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.77 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.95 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.75 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.67 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.11 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.02 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.83 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.61 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.08 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.47 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.71 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.93 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.14 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.04 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.60 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.75 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.14 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.45 |
API Access
Packaging Corp Of America Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "ticker": "PKG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();