Growth Metrics

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has disclosed Return on Equity for 16 consecutive years, with 0.17% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity fell 3.0% to 0.17% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.17% through Dec 2025, down 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.17% for FY2025, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q4 2025 was 0.17% at Packaging Corp Of America, down from 0.2% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 0.28% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.15% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 0.22%, with a median of 0.21% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity grew 12bps in 2022, then decreased -9bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Equity stood at 0.25% in 2021, then increased by 8bps to 0.27% in 2022, then decreased by -16bps to 0.23% in 2023, then decreased by -14bps to 0.2% in 2024, then dropped by -16bps to 0.17% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.17%, 0.2%, and 0.21% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.