Growth Metrics

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

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

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 11.0% to 0.02% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.02% through Dec 2025, down 11.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.02% for FY2025, 11.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.02% at Packaging Corp Of America, down from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.22% in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.01% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.1%, with a median of 0.12% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital decreased -14bps in 2021, then grew 15bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.04% in 2021, then grew by 17bps to 0.04% in 2022, then surged by 235bps to 0.14% in 2023, then dropped by -10bps to 0.13% in 2024, then crashed by -85bps to 0.02% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.02%, 0.15%, and 0.22% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.