Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) recorded Tax Rate of 25.83% in Q2 2026, up 1.16 percentage points from 24.67% a year earlier and up 3.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Packaging Corp Of America's Tax Rate came in at 24.69% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 0.18 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 24.68%, up 0.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate has a five-year change of -2.45 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Tax Rate came in at 24.36% in FY2024 (-0.18 pp), 24.54% in FY2023 (unchanged), 24.55% in FY2022 (+0.41 pp) and 24.14% in FY2021 (-3.00 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Tax Rate since Q2 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.25 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 49.73 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 49.05 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 22.25% (Q1 2026), 24.31% (Q4 2025) and 25.66% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.20 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 31.25% |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.90 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 1.66 Bn | - |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.79 Bn | 18.33 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 25.83% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.64 Bn | 15.07 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 20.00% |
| 5 | Ball | 15.00 Bn | 12.01 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 23.38% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.57 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 24.38% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.90 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 27.79% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.71 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 28.05% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.72 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 7.69% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.25% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.18% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.42% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.79% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.92% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 24.54% |
API Access
Packaging Corp Of America Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();