Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 14.96% for Q2 2026, down 4.85 percentage points from 19.81% a year earlier and down 1.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Packaging Corp Of America's Return on Equity [ROE] was 17.20%, down 1.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of +2.60 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 19.17% in FY2024 (-0.80 pp), 19.97% in FY2023 (-8.35 pp), 28.31% in FY2022 (+3.77 pp) and 24.55% in FY2021 (+9.95 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2021.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.33 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 10.37 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a drop of 8.61 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PKG's Return on Equity [ROE] at 16.14% (Q1 2026), 16.55% (Q4 2025) and 19.03% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.59% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 15.38% |
| 3 | International Paper | 22.01 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 1.93 Bn | -25.09% |
| 4 | Amcor | 20.90 Bn | 16.32 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 9.23% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 9.28% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.31 Bn | 11.21 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 27.65% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.93 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -7.06% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.42 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 10.79% |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | 9.27% |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 2.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.38% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.98% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.16% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.25% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22,944,420.46% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23,513,008.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24,650,377.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25,234,564.48% |
API Access
Packaging Corp Of America Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();