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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 2.19% for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1194.0% to 2.19% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 2.19% through Dec 2025, down 1194.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 2.46% for FY2025, 1174.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 2.19% for Q4 2025 at Packaging Corp Of America, down from 13.94% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 16.52% in Q3 2021 and troughed at 0.47% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 12.26% (2021), against an average of 9.54%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 1413bps in 2024 and then crashed -1194bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 3.17% in 2021, then rose by 24bps to 3.93% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 282bps to 15.01% in 2023, then dropped by -6bps to 14.13% in 2024, then crashed by -84bps to 2.19% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PKG's Return on Capital Employed are 2.19% (Q4 2025), 13.94% (Q3 2025), and 15.42% (Q2 2025).