Packaging Corp of America (PKG) stock
PKGNYSEPaperboard Containers & BoxesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 13/3049% above fair value
$253.01−1.22 (-0.48%)
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $22.54BP/E 31.2Yield 1.98%
Packaging Corp of America gross margin
Gross margin is gross profit as a percentage of revenue.
Packaging Corp of America's gross margin for the twelve months ending Sep 30, 2026 was 20.5%. For fiscal 2025 it was 21.0%, against 21.3% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 24.7% in fiscal 2022.
Annual gross margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 21.0% | −0.2 |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 21.3% | −0.5 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 21.8% | −2.9 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 24.7% | +0.4 |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 24.2% | +3.7 |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 20.6% | −3.0 |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 23.6% | +0.2 |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 23.5% | +0.6 |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 22.8% | +0.7 |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 22.1% | +1.0 |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 21.0% | +0.0 |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | 21.0% | −2.7 |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | 23.7% | +1.3 |
| FY2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | 22.3% | +1.6 |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | 20.7% | −1.2 |
| FY2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | 21.9% | +2.0 |
| FY2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | 19.9% | −1.0 |
| FY2008 | Dec 31, 2008 | 20.8% | – |
Quarterly gross margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 23.2% | +1.4 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 20.6% | −1.7 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 19.1% | −2.1 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 18.9% | −3.0 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 21.8% | −1.3 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 22.2% | +1.2 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | 21.2% | +2.5 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 21.9% | +0.7 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | 23.1% | +1.8 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | 21.1% | −1.7 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | 18.7% | −3.1 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 21.2% | −1.6 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 21.3% | −3.1 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 22.8% | −3.5 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | 21.8% | −3.1 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 22.8% | −2.2 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 24.4% | −1.1 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | 26.3% | +2.4 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | 25.0% | +2.6 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 25.0% | +5.5 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | 25.5% | +5.1 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | 23.9% | +2.7 |
| Q1 FY2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | 22.3% | +1.0 |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 19.4% | −2.8 |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | 20.4% | −3.1 |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 21.1% | −3.2 |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 21.4% | −2.9 |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 22.3% | −2.1 |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | 23.5% | −1.0 |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | 24.3% | +0.5 |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 24.3% | +3.2 |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 24.4% | +2.3 |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 24.5% | +0.3 |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | 23.8% | +0.8 |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | 21.1% | −0.9 |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 22.1% | −0.1 |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 24.2% | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | 23.0% | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | 22.0% | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 22.2% | – |
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