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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 statistics

112 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings
Jan 27, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
Last ex-dividend date
Sep 15, 2026
Fundamentals through
Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of
Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap
$22.54B
$1.11B
Enterprise Value
$25.83B
$2.22B
PE Ratio
31.16
18.69
PS Ratio
2.29
0.54
PB Ratio
4.69
1.46
P/TBV Ratio
7.94
2.97
P/FCF Ratio
32.83
16.29
P/OCF Ratio
13.89
7.69

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales
2.63
1.15
EV / EBITDA
13.59
10.91
EV / EBIT
23.56
23.29
EV / FCF
37.62
22.52

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding
89M
72M
Shares Change (YoY)
-0.59%
0.52%
Float
88M
68M
Shares Held by Insiders
1.67%
1.61%
Shares Held by Institutions
98.1%
96.0%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest
3M
–
Short Interest Change
-11.0%
-3.09%
Short % of Float
3.22%
4.68%
Short % of Shares Outstanding
3.17%
4.31%
Days to Cover
3.41
4.50

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High
$262.59
–
52-Week Low
$191.50
–
20-Day Moving Average
$248.93
–
50-Day Moving Average
$239.17
–
200-Day Moving Average
$230.72
–
Average True Range (14)
$6.51
–
Price Change (1 Week)
-2.38%
-2.33%
Price Change (1 Month)
9.22%
7.79%
Price Change (3 Months)
-1.57%
-9.65%
Price Change (6 Months)
15.9%
7.88%
Price Change (YTD)
22.7%
-11.7%
Price Change (1 Year)
26.1%
-8.65%
Price Change (3 Years)
62.6%
-9.27%
Price Change (5 Years)
87.3%
-28.7%
Price Change (10 Years)
206.3%
-40.9%
Average Volume (10 Days)
797,747
–
Average Volume (20 Days)
825,985
–
Average Volume (90 Days)
652,131
–
Relative Volume
0.72
0.78
Relative Strength Index (14)
57.4
54.1
Volatility (1 Year)
28.2%
51.4%
Beta (5 Years)
0.65
0.71

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin
20.5%
17.8%
Operating Margin
11.2%
0.19%
Pretax Margin
9.85%
-0.54%
Profit Margin
7.40%
-3.08%
EBITDA Margin
19.3%
9.90%
FCF Margin
6.99%
4.27%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE)
15.2%
-6.62%
Return on Assets (ROA)
6.55%
-2.06%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
10.2%
1.10%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
11.0%
0.08%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio
2.87
1.34
Quick Ratio
1.74
0.58
Debt / Equity
0.83
1.02
Debt / EBITDA
2.09
3.35
Debt / FCF
5.78
7.85
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.73
3.18

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY)
12.0%
0.84%
Net Income Growth (YoY)
-18.6%
-36.8%
EPS Growth (YoY)
-17.9%
-40.3%
FCF Growth (YoY)
-5.31%
10.8%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
1.97%
-0.76%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
6.19%
5.69%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
-8.03%
0.23%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
12.1%
5.87%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover
0.88
0.75
Inventory Turnover
6.04
6.58
Revenue Per Employee
$584.70K
$422.91K
Profits Per Employee
$43.28K
-$9.89K
Employee Count
16,800
5,500
WACC
7.69%
6.87%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue
$9.82B
$2.81B
Gross Profit
$2.02B
$651.00M
Operating Income
$1.10B
$2.71M
Pretax Income
$967.50M
-$8.75M
Net Income
$727.10M
-$3.55M
EBITDA
$1.90B
$210.00M
EPS (Diluted)
$8.12
-$0.40

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments
$684.90M
$95.15M
Total Debt
$3.97B
$1.66B
Net Cash (Debt)
-$3.28B
-$1.55B
Net Cash Per Share
-$36.87
-$17.60
Equity (Book Value)
$4.81B
$905.60M
Book Value Per Share
$53.93
$11.00
Tangible Book Value
$2.84B
$76.53M
Working Capital
$2.33B
$276.90M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow
$1.62B
$161.35M
Capital Expenditures
-$936.90M
-$175.25M
Free Cash Flow
$686.60M
$86.75M
FCF Per Share
$7.71
$1.48

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield
3.23%
-4.64%
FCF Yield
3.05%
4.53%
Dividend Yield
1.98%
4.08%
Buyback Yield
0.94%
0.15%
Shareholder Yield
2.92%
4.41%
Dividend Per Share
$5.00
$1.83
Dividend Growth (YoY)
0.00%
0.00%
Years of Dividend Growth
0
0
Payout Ratio
64.6%
59.8%
FCF Payout Ratio
68.4%
68.5%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax
$240.40M
$10.51M
Effective Tax Rate
24.8%
24.8%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number
$99.27
$22.89
Graham Upside
-60.8%
-30.8%
Altman Z-Score
4.06
1.39
Piotroski F-Score
4
5
Beneish M-Score
-2.65
-2.64
Lynch Fair Value
$98.51
–
Lynch Upside
-61.1%
–

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

PeriodPKGS&P 500DifferencePKG per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month+9.8%-2.4%+12.2 pts
3 months-1.1%-1.2%+0.1 pts
Year to date+25.0%+12.3%+12.7 pts
1 year+27.8%+12.4%+15.3 pts
3 years+75.5%+78.8%−3.3 pts+20.6%+21.4%
5 years+117.0%+75.2%+41.8 pts+16.8%+11.9%
10 years+309.0%+311.1%−2.1 pts+15.1%+15.2%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

3M PKG shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 11.0% from the previous report, or 3.22% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 58.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement dateShares shortChangeAvg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 20262,822,874-11.0%828,1313.4
Oct 15, 20263,171,272+6.9%495,3996.4
Sep 30, 20262,967,488-11.3%610,7144.9
Sep 15, 20263,347,336+25.3%640,6155.2
Aug 31, 20262,671,598-9.0%498,3005.4
Aug 14, 20262,936,535-10.5%482,6916.1
Jul 31, 20263,281,888-8.2%887,7553.7
Jul 15, 20263,573,838+0.9%546,7886.5
Jun 30, 20263,541,278-12.2%643,5555.5
Jun 15, 20264,032,674+3.8%651,6396.2
May 29, 20263,886,377-3.4%768,2655.1
May 15, 20264,024,887+3.5%648,1716.2

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

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