Growth Metrics

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

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) over the last 16 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.14%.

  • Packaging Corp Of America's Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% to 0.14% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.14%, marking a year-over-year change of 0.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.12% for FY2024, which is 0.0% changed from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Packaging Corp Of America's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.14%, which was down 0.0% from 0.2% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Packaging Corp Of America's 5-year Return on Invested Capital high stood at 0.29% for Q2 2022, and its period low was 0.12% during Q4 2024.
  • For the 5-year period, Packaging Corp Of America's Return on Invested Capital averaged around 0.19%, with its median value being 0.17% (2024).
  • In the last 5 years, Packaging Corp Of America's Return on Invested Capital crashed by -1200bps in 2021 and then skyrocketed by 1600bps in 2022.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Packaging Corp Of America's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.18% in 2021, then rose by 17bps to 0.21% in 2022, then plummeted by -32bps to 0.14% in 2023, then fell by -15bps to 0.12% in 2024, then rose by 15bps to 0.14% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital stands at 0.14% for Q3 2025, versus 0.2% for Q2 2025 and 0.16% for Q1 2025.