Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 6.35% for Q2 2026, down 3.70 percentage points from 10.04% a year earlier and down 0.55 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Packaging Corp Of America posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 7.92%, down 1.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +1.63 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 9.19% in FY2024 (+0.02 pp), 9.17% in FY2023 (-3.83 pp), 13.00% in FY2022 (+1.99 pp) and 11.02% in FY2021 (+4.73 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2020.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.30 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 5.14 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2024 (a drop of 4.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 6.89% (Q1 2026), 7.13% (Q4 2025) and 8.92% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.14 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.09% |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.80 Bn | 16.70 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -9.42% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.43 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 6.35% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.35 Bn | 14.78 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 2.96% |
| 5 | Ball | 14.84 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 4.76% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.46 Bn | 8.79 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 6.39% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.83 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 5.70% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.67 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 2.82% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.68 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 1.65% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 0.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.15% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.72% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.60% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.63% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.18% |
API Access
Packaging Corp Of America Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();