Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 10.64% for Q2 2026, down 4.78 percentage points from 15.42% a year earlier and down 0.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Packaging Corp Of America's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 12.63%, down 1.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +1.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Packaging Corp Of America's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 14.20% in FY2024 (-0.99 pp), 15.19% in FY2023 (-4.97 pp), 20.17% in FY2022 (+1.78 pp) and 18.39% in FY2021 (+7.34 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.37 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q1 2022, with a gain of 8.10 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a drop of 4.97 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 11.12% (Q1 2026), 11.25% (Q4 2025) and 13.94% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.14 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.92% |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.80 Bn | 16.70 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 7.35% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.43 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 10.64% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.35 Bn | 14.78 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 6.35% |
| 5 | Ball | 14.84 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 11.79% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.46 Bn | 8.79 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 16.46% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.83 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 12.59% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.67 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 8.35% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.68 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 5.31% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 8.40% |
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Historic 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 | 16.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.55% |
| 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% |
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Packaging Corp Of America Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "PKG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();