Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 89 million for Q2 2026, down 0.8% from 89.7 million a year earlier and down 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Packaging Corp Of America posted Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 89.6 million, up 0.1% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) came in at 89.5 million in FY2024 (unchanged), 89.5 million in FY2023 (-3.5%), 92.7 million in FY2022 (-1.9%) and 94.5 million in FY2021 (+0.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.1%.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in five years was Q1 2025 (growth of 0.2%); the low point was Q1 2023 (a decline of 4.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 89.1 million (Q1 2026), 89.6 million (Q4 2025) and 89.7 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.14 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 526.00 Mn |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.80 Bn | 16.70 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 529.50 Mn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.43 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 89.00 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.35 Bn | 14.78 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 463.80 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 14.84 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 267.14 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.46 Bn | 8.79 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 109.80 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.83 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 99.78 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.67 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 105.79 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.68 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 296.70 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 597.70 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 89.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 89.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 89.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 89.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 89.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 89.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 89.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 89.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 89.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 89.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 89.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 89.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 89.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 89.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 92.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 93.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 93.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 93.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 94.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 94.70 Mn |
API Access
Packaging Corp Of America Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 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=shares-outstanding-diluted&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "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=shares-outstanding-diluted&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();