Growth Metrics

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) over the last 16 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.14%.

  • Packaging Corp Of America's Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% to 0.14% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.14%, marking a year-over-year change of 0.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.14% for FY2024, which is 100.0% down from last year.
  • Per Packaging Corp Of America's latest filing, its Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.14% for Q3 2025, which was down 0.0% from 0.15% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Packaging Corp Of America's Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.42% in Q1 2023 and a low of 0.11% during Q1 2021
  • Over the past 5 years, Packaging Corp Of America's median Return on Capital Employed value was 0.15% (recorded in 2025), while the average stood at 0.18%.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first surged by 2300bps in 2023, then crashed by -2800bps in 2024.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Packaging Corp Of America's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.17% in 2021, then increased by 15bps to 0.19% in 2022, then decreased by -23bps to 0.15% in 2023, then dropped by -6bps to 0.14% in 2024, then decreased by -1bps to 0.14% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was 0.14% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.15% in Q2 2025 and 0.15% in Q1 2025.