Packaging Corp Of America PKG
NYSE PKG
$249.51 -3.40 (-1.34%)
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$41.0 million for Q1 2026, up 3.07% year-over-year from -$39.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.44% quarter-over-quarter from -$41.6 million in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported Retained Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with -$41.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 3.07% year-over-year to -$41.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$41.0 million (up 3.07% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$41.6 million, down 101.1% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings climbed to -$41.0 million in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from -$41.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $3.8 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$102.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $970.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$41.6 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Retained Earnings tumbled 103.07% — and 2024, when it surged 5426.8%.
  • Packaging Corp Of America's Retained Earnings stood at -$102.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 30.76% to -$70.9 million in 2023, then soared by 5426.8% to $3.8 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 101.1% to -$41.6 million in 2025, then advanced by 1.44% to -$41.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PKG's Retained Earnings at -$41.0 million in Q1 2026, -$41.6 million in Q4 2025, and -$40.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 25.18 Bn 24.51 Bn 1.40 Bn 16.13 Bn
2 Amcor 22.16 Bn 21.04 Bn 1.34 Bn -931.00 Mn
3 Packaging Corp Of America 22.12 Bn 21.53 Bn 512.50 Mn 3.96 Bn
4 International Paper 21.39 Bn 20.66 Bn 1.66 Bn 4.44 Bn
5 Ball 16.67 Bn 16.00 Bn 697.00 Mn 12.54 Bn
6 Avery Dennison 13.95 Bn 13.72 Bn 729.40 Mn 5.84 Bn
7 Crown Holdings 12.81 Bn 12.16 Bn 748.00 Mn -
8 Sonoco Products 5.80 Bn 5.63 Bn 392.38 Mn 3.44 Bn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.37 Bn 5.31 Bn 245.00 Mn 853.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.34 Bn 3.99 Bn 294.88 Mn 3.70 Bn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 3.96 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -41.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -41.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -40.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -41.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -42.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -67.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -69.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -70.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -96.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 3.34 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -100.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -102.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 3.44 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -74.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -75.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -136.80 Mn