Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 22.25% for Q1 2026, down 154.0% YoY from 41.2% in Q1 2025, and down 8.49% sequentially from 24.31% in Q4 2025.

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Packaging Corp Of America has disclosed Tax Rate across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 22.25% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 154.0% year-over-year to 22.25%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.39% (down 29.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 24.68%, up 32.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate fell to 22.25% in Q1 2026, from 24.31% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Tax Rate for PKG reached as high as 25.66% in Q3 2025 and fell as low as 24.31% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 24.44% (2022), against an average of 21.33%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate slumped 4905 bps — and 2024, when it surged 4973 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 23.47% in 2022, then decreased by 7 bps to 21.77% in 2023, then rose by 11 bps to 24.18% in 2024, then increased by 1 bps to 24.31% in 2025, then decreased by 8 bps to 22.25% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 22.25%, 24.31%, and 25.66% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn 24.03%
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 18.28%
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 30.07%
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn 25.45%
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 23.38%
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn 12.44%
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn 26.51%
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn 4.44%
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 25.00%
10 Packaging Corp Of America 214.04 Mn -329.66 Mn 452.90 Mn 22.25%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 22.25
Mar 31, 2026 22.25
Dec 31, 2025 24.31
Dec 31, 2025 24.31
Sep 30, 2025 25.66
Sep 30, 2025 25.66
Jun 30, 2025 24.67
Jun 30, 2025 24.67
Mar 31, 2025 23.78
Mar 31, 2025 23.78
Dec 31, 2024 24.18
Dec 31, 2024 24.18
Sep 30, 2024 25.27
Sep 30, 2024 25.27
Jun 30, 2024 25.42
Jun 30, 2024 25.42
Mar 31, 2024 21.65
Mar 31, 2024 21.65
Dec 31, 2023 21.77
Dec 31, 2023 21.77