Growth Metrics

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.02% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 12.0% to 0.02% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.02% through Dec 2025, down 12.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.02% for FY2025, 12.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.02% at Packaging Corp Of America, down from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.17% in Q3 2021, with the low at 0.0% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.1%, with a median of 0.12% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed rose 14bps in 2024, then fell -12bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.03% in 2021, then grew by 24bps to 0.04% in 2022, then soared by 282bps to 0.15% in 2023, then decreased by -6bps to 0.14% in 2024, then tumbled by -84bps to 0.02% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.02%, 0.14%, and 0.15% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.