Packaging Corp Of America PKG
NYSE PKG
$232.48 +5.20 (+2.29%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Packaging Corp Of America's (PKG) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 25.83% in Q2 2026, up 116.0% year-over-year from 11.96% in Q2 2025, and up 16.1% quarter-over-quarter from 22.25% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 25.83% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 116.0% year-over-year to 25.83% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 24.69%, a 17.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 24.68%, down 7.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 25.83% for Q2 2026 at Packaging Corp Of America, up from 22.25% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 25.83% in Q2 2026 and troughed at 24.31% in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 21.78% and a median of 24.71% in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate sank 4905 bps in 2023 and jumped 4973 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 23.47% in 2022, then increased by 2 bps to 23.86% in 2023, then advanced by 7 bps to 25.62% in 2024, then declined by 5 bps to 24.31% in 2025, then advanced by 6 bps to 25.83% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 25.83% (Q2 2026), 22.25% (Q1 2026), and 24.31% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 International Paper 51.92 Bn 51.20 Bn 1.66 Bn 57.69%
2 Smurfit Westrock 22.12 Bn 21.44 Bn 1.40 Bn 31.25%
3 Packaging Corp Of America 20.62 Bn 20.03 Bn 512.50 Mn 25.83%
4 Sonoco Products 4.82 Bn 4.65 Bn 392.38 Mn 27.79%
5 Graphic Packaging Holding 2.79 Bn 2.58 Bn 292.00 Mn 7.69%
6 Ranpak Holdings 341.67 Mn 298.47 Mn 34.50 Mn 26.85%
7 Clearwater Paper 317.20 Mn 221.80 Mn -10.40 Mn 28.57%
8 Millennium Group International Holdings 17.10 Mn 10.24 Mn - -
9 Dss 7.79 Mn 2.64 Mn - -
10 It Tech Packaging 2.21 Mn -7.55 Mn 2.02 Mn -26.83%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 25.62%
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%
Jun 30, 2023 -24.31%
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%