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
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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 | 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% |