PKG — Packaging Corporation of America price, chart and key statistics
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Key stats#
Price data
- Price
- $259.17
- YTD price return
- +25.67%
- YTD total return
- +28.07%
- Market cap
- 23.1B
- Enterprise value
- 27B
- Shares outstanding
- 89.1M
- 52W low
- $191.50
- 52W high
- $262.59
- From 52W high
- -1.30%
- From 52W low
- +35.34%
- 52W range
- 95%$192–$263
- Beta
- 0.79
Volume
- Rel volume
- 1.80×
- 30D volume
- 681.9K
- 30D $ vol
- 164.9M
Insider trading
- Insider net 1W
- none
- Insider net 1M
- none
- Insider net 3M
- −$4.8M
- Insider net 1Y
- −$15.0M
Form 4 transactions by trade date, as filed; latest on file 2026-08-20.
Fundamentals
- Sales (ttm)
- 9.5B
- Sales/share
- $107.01
- EPS (ttm)
- $7.70
- FCF (ttm)
- 742.4M
- FCF/share
- $8.33
- Book value/share
- $52.32
- Net margin
- 7.25%
- ROE
- 14.84%
- ROA
- 6.28%
- Debt / equity
- 0.85×
- Current ratio
- 2.94
Growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y
- Sales
- +10.35%+5.88%+6.09%+5.32%
- Net income
- -23.54%-7.25%+1.68%+4.35%
- FCF
- +18.72%-3.47%+8.12%+3.33%
- Shares
- -0.98%-0.30%-1.27%-0.56%
Per-share growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y
- EPS
- -23.22%-6.68%+2.88%+5.06%
- Sales/share
- +11.44%+6.20%+7.46%+5.91%
- FCF/share
- +19.90%-3.18%+9.51%+3.92%
- Book value/share
- +1.64%+6.92%+7.61%+11.49%
- Dividend/share
- +5.00%+1.64%+6.74%+9.09%
- Price
- +31.48%+17.85%+14.04%+12.66%
- Total return
- +34.81%+20.88%+17.45%+15.96%
Fundamentals end at the last reported quarter; price and total return end at the latest close.
Valuation
- P/E (ttm)
- 33.7×
- P/OI (ttm)
- 22.3×
- Fwd P/E
- 18.1×
- P/S (ttm)
- 2.4×
- P/B (mrq)
- 5.0×
- P/FCF (ttm)
- 31.1×
- EV/EBITDA (fy)
- 14.9×
- EV/Sales (ttm)
- 2.8×
- FCF yield (ttm)
- 3.22%
- Dividend yield (fwd)Div yield
- 2.32%
- Dividend yield (ttm)
- 2.12%
- Dividend/share (fwd)
- $6.00
- Buyback yield (realized, 1y)
- 0.98%
- Shareholder yield (realized, 1y)
- 3.62%
- Buyback yield (cash, ttm)
- 0.92%
- Shareholder yield (cash, ttm)
- 2.86%
Vs own 10Y history
- P/E
- 100th
- P/OI
- 100th
- P/S
- 97th
- P/B
- 88th
- P/FCF
- 92nd
Bar = where today’s multiple sits in PKG’s own 10-year range:near a decade-low (cheap)→mid-range→near a decade-high (rich).
Performance · price returntotal return · as of 2026-11-04#
Fundamentals#
Operating income
5Y CAGR +8.9%10Y CAGR +4.0%YoY −12.7%EPS (diluted)
5Y CAGR +12.1%10Y CAGR +6.7%YoY −19.5%Free cash flow
5Y CAGR +3.6%10Y CAGR +4.8%YoY +30.9%TTM: operating cash flow $1.6B, capex −$881.7M
Q2 2026: operating cash flow $376M, capex −$205.9M
Shares (diluted)
5Y −5.1%10Y −7.3%YoY −0.9%Dividend per share
5Y CAGR +8.2%10Y CAGR +8.6%YoY +20.0%About Packaging Corporation of America#
Packaging Corporation of America is a U.S.-based paper and packaging company that produces containerboard, corrugated packaging, and uncoated freesheet paper. Its Packaging segment supplies shipping containers, retail display packaging, protective packaging, and other corrugated products used to transport and merchandise goods across industrial and consumer markets. Its Paper segment manufactures communication, specialty, and office papers for commercial and institutional customers. The company serves a broad range of industries, including food and beverage, agriculture, manufacturing, and logistics, with a focus on converting raw materials into finished packaging solutions. Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, Packaging Corporation of America plays a significant role in North American packaging supply chains through its integrated manufacturing and converting operations.
Lake Forest, IL·16,800 employees·Packaging & Containers·packagingcorp.com·As of Oct 28, 2026
Recent filings#
- Oct 228-K · PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2026 RESULTS
- Aug 20Insider sale · Shirley Donald R. (Exec. VP) sold 12,000 shares for $3.0M at $250.71
- Aug 7Report · Quarterly report, Q2 2026 — revenue $2.49B (+15% y/y), net income $192.1M, EPS $2.15
- Aug 7Insider sale · Hassfurther Thomas A (President) sold 28,391 shares for $7.2M on 3 days since Aug 3
- Jul 238-K · PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS
ETFs holding PKG#
33 of the 193 ETFs ChartRow carries live hold PKG. The 8 largest positions, by the weight each fund filed in its latest SEC N-PORT report (Jun 26 to Aug 26).
| Fund | Name | Filed weight |
|---|---|---|
| XLB | Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund | 2.8% |
| VAW | Vanguard Materials ETF | 1.3% |
| DVY | iShares Select Dividend ETF | 0.7% |
| VOE | Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF | 0.4% |
| RSP | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | 0.2% |
| VO | Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF | 0.2% |
| IWS | iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF | 0.2% |
| IWR | iShares Russell Midcap ETF | 0.1% |
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