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PKG:NYSE
Packaging Corp Of America
$256.82
+0.90%
(+2.29) 1D
$256.82
0.00% (0.00)
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Open
$255.75
High
$257.23
Low
$253.76
Mkt. cap
22.88B
Avg. vol.
653.90K
Volume
555.63K
Dividend
2.34%
Quarterly dividend
$1.50
Ex-dividend date
Sep 15, 2026
P/E ratio
31.65
52-wk high
$259.98
52-wk low
$191.50
EPS
$8.11
Beta
0.75
Shares outstanding
89.10M
No. of employees
17K
Open
$255.75
High
$257.23
Low
$253.76
Mkt. cap
22.88B
Avg. vol.
653.90K
Volume
555.63K
Dividend
2.34%
Quarterly dividend
$1.50
Ex-dividend date
Sep 15, 2026
P/E ratio
31.65
52-wk high
$259.98
52-wk low
$191.50
EPS
$8.11
Beta
0.75
Shares outstanding
89.10M
No. of employees
17K
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Profile
Packaging Corporation of America is an American manufacturing company based in Lake Forest, Illinois. The company has about 15,500 employees, with operations primarily in the United States. The CEO is Mark W. Kowlzan. Wikipedia
About Packaging Corp Of America
CEOMark W. Kowlzan
Employees16.8K
Founded1959
HeadquartersLake Forest, Illinois, United States
SectorMaterial
Analyst ratings
Based on 6 analysts giving stock ratings to PKG in the past 3 months
Buy
Buy
4
Hold
2
Sell
0
12-month forecast
Based on 6 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for PKG in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $256.82
$322.00 (+25.38%)
Average
$282.40 (+9.96%)
Lowest
$245.00 (-4.60%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
Anthony Pettinari
Citi
Hold
Maintained
$262.00
+2%
10/26/2026
Detlef Winckelmann
J.P. Morgan
Buy
Maintained
$322.00
+25.4%
10/23/2026
Michael Roxland
Truist Financial
Buy
Maintained
$294.00
+14.5%
10/23/2026
George Staphos
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Maintained
-
-
10/22/2026
Gabrial Hajde
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintained
$245.00
-4.6%
10/08/2026
Anojja Shah
UBS
Buy
Maintained
$289.00
+12.5%
10/05/2026
Terry Tillman
Truist Financial
Buy
Reiterated
$270.00
+5.1%
08/24/2026
Alexandra Yates
Argus Research
Buy
Reiterated
$274.00
+6.7%
07/28/2026
Unknown Analyst
Argus Research
Buy
Maintained
-
-
05/27/2026
Hillary Cacanando
Deutsche Bank
Buy
Upgraded
$256.00
-0.3%
05/04/2026
Last report
Oct 22, 2026
Fiscal period
Q3 2026
$3.04 / $2.92
+4.27%beat
Revenue / Est. (USD)
2.60B / 2.63B
-1.00%miss
Fiscal Q3 2026 earnings call
Waiting for the earnings call
At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
Previous reportsAll values in USD
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Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Sep 2026
Revenue
2.36B
2.37B
2.49B
2.60B
Cost of goods sold
1.87B
1.86B
1.97B
2.00B
Cost of revenue
1.87B
1.86B
1.97B
2.00B
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
165.40M
179.20M
178.20M
181.50M
Operating expense
174.10M
185.50M
190.80M
214.40M
Total operating expenses
2.04B
2.05B
2.16B
2.21B
Operating income
320.40M
318.40M
326.70M
389.50M
Other non operating income
-
-
-
-
EBT including unusual items
134.50M
219.80M
259.00M
354.20M
EBT excluding unusual items
286.50M
285.80M
293.40M
357.20M
Income tax expense
32.70M
48.90M
66.90M
91.90M
Effective tax rate
24.31%
22.25%
25.83%
25.95%
Other operating expenses
8.70M
6.30M
12.60M
32.90M
Net income
101.80M
170.90M
192.10M
262.30M
Net profit margin
4.31%
7.22%
7.72%
10.08%
Earnings per share
2.32
2.40
2.35
3.04
Interest and investment income
-
-
-
-
Interest expense
-33.90M
-32.60M
-33.30M
-32.30M
Net interest expenses
-33.90M
-32.60M
-33.30M
-32.30M
Depreciation and amortization charges
-
-
-
-
EBITDA
494.20M
493.00M
497.50M
560.30M
Gain or loss from assets sale
44.10M
1.60M
11.50M
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