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
$250.58−2.43 (-0.96%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $22.33BP/E 30.9Yield 2.00%
Packaging Corp of America operating income
Operating income is the profit from the core business after operating expenses such as R&D and selling costs, before interest and taxes.
Packaging Corp of America's operating income for the twelve months ending Sep 30, 2026 was $1.10B, down 11.6% year over year. For fiscal 2025 it was $1.11B, up 0.5% from the year before. Over ten years it grew 4.0% a year on average. The highest annual figure on record is $1.42B in fiscal 2022.
Annual operating income
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $1.11B | +0.5% |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $1.10B | +2.4% |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $1.08B | -24.3% |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $1.42B | +14.4% |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $1.24B | +71.5% |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $723.90M | -31.3% |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $1.05B | -1.3% |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | $1.07B | +14.5% |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | $932.50M | +19.0% |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $783.30M | +4.4% |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | $750.00M | +6.7% |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | $702.70M | +45.8% |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | $481.90M | +10.1% |
| FY2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | $437.60M | +60.4% |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | $272.75M | +47.1% |
| FY2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | $185.38M | -47.4% |
| FY2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | $352.45M | +45.8% |
| FY2008 | Dec 31, 2008 | $241.81M | – |
Quarterly operating income
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $385.30M | +18.7% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $291.20M | -12.7% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $251.30M | -10.3% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $168.50M | -44.2% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $324.50M | -0.8% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $333.70M | +20.9% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $280.30M | +43.0% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $302.20M | +15.6% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $327.10M | +26.5% |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | $276.00M | -3.0% |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | $196.00M | -27.6% |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $261.50M | -9.2% |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | $258.60M | -28.2% |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $284.40M | -31.6% |
| Q1 FY2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | $270.70M | -24.1% |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $288.00M | -19.0% |
| Q3 FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | $360.30M | +2.1% |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | $415.80M | +41.1% |
| Q1 FY2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | $356.50M | +49.6% |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $355.70M | +87.9% |
| Q3 FY2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | $352.80M | +68.4% |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | $294.60M | +153.7% |
| Q1 FY2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | $238.30M | +14.0% |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $189.30M | -19.5% |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | $209.50M | -20.3% |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | $116.10M | -58.6% |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | $209.10M | -24.1% |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $235.10M | -18.0% |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | $262.80M | -12.0% |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | $280.40M | +4.0% |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | $275.40M | +29.4% |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | $286.70M | +13.6% |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | $298.50M | +23.0% |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | $269.60M | +15.2% |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | $212.90M | +4.7% |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | $252.30M | +30.8% |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | $242.60M | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | $234.10M | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | $203.40M | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $192.90M | – |
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