PKG

Packaging Corporation of AmericaNYSE · Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials · Materials

Previous close

231.45

Change

+0.24 / +0.10%

FinDog View

Bearish

52-Week Range

191.50 – 259.98

P/E (TTM)

30.3

Forward P/E

21.2

Based on consensus earnings for the next 12 months

Market Cap

$20.6B

−8.51%

S&P 500 −2.41% over same period

Volume / Avg Volume

517K / 623K

0.83× average

Price History

Closing price · USD1M 6M 1Y 5Y

Historical P/E

Close ÷ trailing four-quarter EPS · Period median 24.81M 6M 1Y 5Y

Recent Earnings

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Period	Reported	Revenue	EPS Actual / Est.	Next-Day Move	Analysis
FY2026 Q2 Quarter ended 2026-06	2026-07-23	$2.5B	2.35 / 2.34	+8.76%	Pending
FY2026 Q1 Quarter ended 2026-03	2026-04-23	$2.4B	2.40 / 2.15	−1.00%	Pending
FY2025 Q4 Quarter ended 2025-12	2026-01-28	—	— / —	+1.19%	Pending
FY2025 Q3 Quarter ended 2025-09	2025-10-23	—	— / —	−3.95%	Pending
FY2025 Q2 Quarter ended 2025-06	2025-07-24	—	— / —	+0.29%	Pending
FY2025 Q1 Quarter ended 2025-03	2025-04-23	—	— / —	+2.18%	Pending

Decision Panel

Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market data

Valuation

P/E is at percentile 97 of its 5-year rangeExpensive

5-year range 16.0 – 30.0 · Median 22.1

Last 4 quarters: $58.8M in buybacks + $448M in dividends, 2.46% of market cap combined

P/E (TTM)

30.3

P/B

4.5

P/S

2.2

Dividend Yield

3.22%

Earnings Reaction

Over the last 6 reports, the stock moved ±2.9% on average on the first trading day after, rising 4 times

Most recent +8.76%

Volatility & Correlation

1-year beta 0.74 · Correlation with S&P 500 0.34Tracks the market

Annualized volatility 28% vs. 13% for the S&P 500

Insider Trading

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Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions

Buy 0 · $0.00MSell 4 · $10.2MNet selling $10.2M

08-20Shirley Donald R.Exec. VPSell$3.0M12,000 shares · Avg price 250.71
08-07Hassfurther Thomas APresidentSell$1.8M7,063 shares · Avg price 254.00
08-05Hassfurther Thomas APresidentSell$2.3M8,797 shares · Avg price 257.00
08-03Hassfurther Thomas APresidentSell$3.1M12,531 shares · Avg price 250.00

Multi-Quarter Financial Trends

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Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company

Quarter	Revenue ($B)	YoY	Gross Margin	Operating Income ($B)	Net Income ($B)	Free Cash Flow ($B)	EPS
FY2026 Q2	2.49	+14.7%	20.6%	0.29	0.19	0.17	2.15
FY2026 Q1	2.37	+10.6%	19.1%	0.25	0.17	0.16	1.91
FY2025 Q4	2.36	+10.1%	18.9%	0.17	0.10	0.13	1.14
FY2025 Q3	2.31	+6.0%	21.8%	0.32	0.23	0.28	2.51
FY2025 Q2	2.17	+4.6%	22.2%	0.33	0.24	0.13	2.67
FY2025 Q1	2.14	+8.2%	21.2%	0.28	0.20	0.19	2.26
FY2024 Q4	2.15	+10.7%	21.9%	0.30	0.22	0.12	2.45
FY2024 Q3	2.18	+12.7%	23.1%	0.33	0.24	0.18	2.64
FY2024 Q2	2.08	+6.3%	21.1%	0.28	0.20	0.03	2.21
FY2024 Q1	1.98	+0.2%	18.7%	0.20	0.15	0.18	1.63
FY2023 Q4	1.94	−2.0%	21.2%	0.26	0.19	0.19	2.10
FY2023 Q3	1.94	−8.9%	21.3%	0.26	0.18	0.25	2.03

Peers

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