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PKG

Packaging Corp of America

$229.31+0.34% ($0.77)Updated 10/5/26, 5:00 PM

Day's range: $224.84 – $230.51
Day's volume: $112.3M
52-week range: $186.94 – $255.77

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PKG in numbers

Market cap: $20.4B

P/E: 29.54

P/B: 4.38

Dividend yield (12m): 2.40%

Net debt/EBITDA: 1.95

The 12-month dividend yield of PKG is 2.40%, below its 5-year average of 2.83%.

PKG price history

10/06/202510/05/2026

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PKG risk and return

Monthly closes adjusted for splits and distributions.

Metric	12 months	36 months	60 months
Return	+15.21%	+47.32%	+103.46%
Volatility (annualized)	16.92%	20.32%	23.43%
Largest drawdown	-8.04%	-24.51%	-28.94%
Positive months	8/12	24/36	37/60

How much did investing in PKG return?

Amount invested

$1,000.00 invested on 11/01/2021 would be worth $2,034.57 today.

Value today in PKG: $2,034.57

Return over the period: +103.46%

Return per year: +15.51%

In the S&P 500: $1,702.20

With dividends reinvested, before taxes and costs, at month-end closes. Past returns do not guarantee future ones.

PKG fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
29.54
P/B
4.38
EV/EBITDA
13.23
EV/EBIT
23.14
EV/Revenue
2.51
P/EBIT
19.73
P/S
2.14
P/OCF
12.58
P/FCF
27.52
Earnings yield
4.32%
PEG ratio
—
Earnings per share
$7.76
Book value per share
$52.32

Debt

Net debt
$3.5B
Net debt/EBITDA
1.95
Net debt/Equity
0.76
Debt/Equity
0.85
Current ratio
2.94
Quick ratio
1.86
Cash ratio
0.38

Efficiency

Gross margin
20.11%
EBITDA margin
19.00%
Operating margin
10.86%
Net margin
7.25%
Asset turnover
0.87

Profitability

ROE
14.84%
ROA
6.28%
ROIC
9.52%
Payout
70.85%

Growth

Revenue CAGR (5 years)
6.09%
Earnings CAGR (5 years)
1.68%
Revenue growth (year)
—
Earnings growth (year)
—
Revenue growth (quarter)
—
Earnings growth (quarter)
—

What is PKG's fair price?

Two classic value formulas, with today's numbers. The current price is $229.31.

Graham's fair price: $95.60; 58.31% below the price

√(22.50 × $7.76 × $52.32)

Benjamin Graham paid no more than a P/E of 15 and a P/B of 1.5. Their product, 22.5, times earnings (EPS) and book value per share gives the fair price.

Bazin's ceiling price: $78.33; 65.84% below the price

$4.70 (5-year average) ÷ 6%

Décio Bazin only bought stocks yielding at least 6% a year in distributions. The ceiling price is the average dividend per share of recent years over 6%.

Graham ignores growth and debt; Bazin assumes past distributions repeat. They are references to compare, not a buy recommendation.

PKG's indicators by year

Multiples at each year's closing price; margins and returns from that year's statements.

Indicator	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018
P/E	23,767.57	25.11	19.08	11.14	15.14	28.37	15.22	10.69
P/B	4,001.41	4.59	3.65	3.13	3.53	4.03	3.45	2.95
EV/EBITDA	10,456.82	13.53	10.56	7.26	8.79	12.86	8.60	6.77
Dividend yield	2.42%	2.22%	3.07%	3.52%	2.94%	2.29%	2.82%	3.40%
Earnings per share	$0.01	$8.97	$8.54	$11.48	$8.99	$4.86	$7.36	$7.81
Book value per share	$0.05	$49.04	$44.60	$40.88	$38.57	$34.23	$32.44	$28.28
ROE	16.84%	18.28%	19.14%	28.08%	23.32%	14.20%	22.68%	27.62%
ROIC	10.37%	13.45%	13.04%	18.42%	17.25%	11.10%	16.44%	16.93%
Gross margin	21.02%	21.27%	21.77%	24.66%	24.23%	20.57%	23.61%	23.46%
EBITDA margin	19.58%	19.41%	20.41%	22.15%	21.46%	17.03%	20.69%	21.08%
Net margin	8.61%	9.60%	9.81%	12.15%	10.88%	6.92%	10.00%	10.52%
Net debt/EBITDA	1.95	1.10	1.40	1.15	1.12	1.33	1.25	1.44

PKG's financial statements

Line	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Net revenue	$9B	$8.4B	$7.8B	$8.5B	$7.7B	$6.7B
Cost of revenue	-$7.1B	-$6.6B	-$6.1B	-$6.4B	-$5.9B	-$5.3B
Gross profit	$1.9B	$1.8B	$1.7B	$2.1B	$1.9B	$1.4B
EBITDA	$1.8B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.9B	$1.7B	$1.1B
EBIT	$1.1B	$1.1B	$1.1B	$1.4B	$1.2B	$723.9M
Financial result	—	—	—	—	—	—
Income before tax	$1B	$1.1B	$1B	$1.4B	$1.1B	$632.7M
Income tax	-$253.7M	-$259.3M	-$248.9M	-$335M	-$267.6M	-$171.7M
Net income	$774.1M	$805.1M	$765.2M	$1B	$841.1M	$461M

Figures the company filed with the CVM. Debt excludes leases; each quarter is that quarter alone.

Does PKG pay dividends?

Announced payments
Type	Last day to own	Payment	Per share
Dividend	09/14/2026	10/15/2026	$1.50

Dividend yield per year

2.09%2017
3.40%2018
2.82%2019
2.29%2020
2.94%2021
3.52%2022
3.07%2023
2.22%2024
2.42%2025
1.74%2026

Payment history
Type	Last day to own	Payment	Per share
Dividend	06/12/2026	07/15/2026	$1.50
Dividend	03/12/2026	04/15/2026	$1.25
Dividend	12/12/2025	01/14/2026	$1.25
Dividend	09/12/2025	10/15/2025	$1.25
Dividend	06/12/2025	07/15/2025	$1.25
Dividend	03/13/2025	04/15/2025	$1.25
Dividend	12/19/2024	01/15/2025	$1.25
Dividend	09/13/2024	10/15/2024	$1.25
Dividend	06/13/2024	07/15/2024	$1.25
Dividend	03/13/2024	04/15/2024	$1.25
Dividend	12/14/2023	01/15/2024	$1.25
Dividend	09/21/2023	10/13/2023	$1.25

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Earlier distributions
Type	Last day to own	Payment	Per share
Dividend	06/13/2023	07/14/2023	$1.25
Dividend	03/13/2023	04/14/2023	$1.25
Dividend	12/15/2022	01/13/2023	$1.25
Dividend	09/29/2022	10/17/2022	$1.25
Dividend	06/13/2022	07/15/2022	$1.25
Dividend	03/11/2022	04/15/2022	$1.00
Dividend	12/16/2021	01/14/2022	$1.00
Dividend	09/13/2021	10/15/2021	$1.00
Dividend	06/11/2021	07/15/2021	$1.00
Dividend	03/11/2021	04/15/2021	$1.00
Dividend	12/17/2020	01/15/2021	$1.00
Dividend	09/11/2020	10/15/2020	$0.79
Dividend	06/11/2020	07/15/2020	$0.79
Dividend	03/11/2020	04/15/2020	$0.79
Dividend	12/18/2019	01/15/2020	$0.79
Dividend	09/11/2019	10/15/2019	$0.79
Dividend	06/12/2019	07/15/2019	$0.79
Dividend	03/13/2019	04/15/2019	$0.79
Dividend	12/13/2018	01/15/2019	$0.79
Dividend	09/12/2018	10/15/2018	$0.79
Dividend	06/13/2018	07/13/2018	$0.79
Dividend	03/13/2018	04/13/2018	$0.63
Dividend	12/21/2017	01/12/2018	$0.63
Dividend	09/13/2017	10/13/2017	$0.63
Dividend	06/12/2017	07/14/2017	$0.63
Dividend	03/10/2017	04/14/2017	$0.63
Dividend	12/20/2016	01/13/2017	$0.63

About Packaging

Sector: Manufacturing

Questions about PKG

How much is PKG today?

PKG is at $229.31 (0.34% on the day), last traded on 10/05/2026.

How much did PKG pay in dividends in 2025?

PKG paid $5.00 per share in 2025, a dividend yield of 2.42%.

When is the next PKG dividend?

The next announced payment is $1.50 per share on 10/15/2026.

What are the P/E and P/B of PKG?

PKG trades at a P/E of 29.54 and a P/B of 4.38.

How much did PKG return in 12 months?

PKG returned 15.21% in 12 months, with annualized volatility of 16.92% and a largest drawdown of -8.04%.