Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 11.12% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 722.0% year-over-year to 11.12%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.12% (up 722.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.63%, up 975.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed fell to 11.12% in Q1 2026, from 11.25% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for PKG reached as high as 42.05% in Q1 2023 and fell as low as 2.87% in Q4 2024.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.25% (2025), against an average of 13.28%.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed soared 3705 bps — and 2024, when it sank 2847 bps.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 19.46% in 2022, then fell by 23 bps to 15.01% in 2023, then sank by 81 bps to 2.87% in 2024, then jumped by 292 bps to 11.25% in 2025, then slipped by 1 bps to 11.12% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 11.12%, 11.25%, and 4.08% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.