Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 11.12% for Q1 2026, down 390.0% year-over-year from 3.84% in Q1 2025, and down 1.14% quarter-over-quarter from 11.25% in Q4 2025.
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 11.12% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 390.0% year-over-year to 11.12%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.12% (down 390.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.63%, down 157.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 11.12% in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from 11.25% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 42.05% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 11.12% in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 18.28% across 5 years, with a median of 15.02% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 2268 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 2847 bps.
- Packaging Corp Of America's Return on Capital Employed stood at 19.46% in 2022, then retreated by 23 bps to 15.01% in 2023, then declined by 6 bps to 14.13% in 2024, then dropped by 20 bps to 11.25% in 2025, then dropped by 1 bps to 11.12% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PKG's Return on Capital Employed at 11.12% in Q1 2026, 11.25% in Q4 2025, and 13.94% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.25% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 42.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.38% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.89% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.52% |