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PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA PKG

NYSE · stock · Paperboard Containers & Boxes · website · IPO 2000-01-28

PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA statistics & valuation

Market cap$21.5B
P / E27.8×
P / S2.4×
P / B4.7×
P / FCF29.5×
Dividend yield2.09%
Net margin8.6%
Return on equity16.8%
FCF margin8.1%
Net debt$3.5B
Net debt / EBITDA2×
Enterprise value USD$25.0B
EV / EBITDA14.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.4%
Return on capital11.4%
Graham number -61.2%$99.53

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($99.53); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
7.80% 10.40% 10.50% 10.00% 6.90% 10.90% 12.10% 9.80% 9.60% 8.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
22.10% 22.80% 23.50% 23.60% 20.60% 24.20% 24.70% 21.80% 21.30% 21.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
13.60% 14.50% 15.20% 15.10% 10.90% 16.10% 16.80% 13.80% 13.10% 12.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
25.50% 30.60% 27.60% 22.70% 14.20% 23.30% 28.10% 19.10% 18.30% 16.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
93.7M 93.7M 93.9M 94.1M 94.4M 94.5M 92.7M 89.5M 89.5M 89.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$2.42B $2.43B $2.13B $1.81B $1.52B $1.87B $2.17B $2.24B $1.81B $3.46B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.80% 10.80% 11.20% 9.60% 6.20% 10.70% 12.90% 8.80% 9.10% 7.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
9.20% 8.00% 9.00% 11.60% 9.20% 6.30% 7.90% 10.80% 6.20% 8.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.51× 1.21× 0.93× 0.81× 0.77× 0.69× 0.68× 0.72× 0.57× 0.87× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$4.75 $7.07 $7.80 $7.34 $4.84 $8.83 $11.03 $8.48 $8.93 $8.58 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA trades at about 29.9× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.1×–27.8×, median 19.4×).

12.1× 29.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (12.1×–27.8×); dot = today's 29.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin21.0%21.3%21.8%24.7%24.2%20.6%23.6%23.5%22.8%22.1%
Operating margin12.3%13.1%13.8%16.8%16.1%10.9%15.1%15.2%14.5%13.6%
Net margin8.6%9.6%9.8%12.1%10.9%6.9%10.0%10.5%10.4%7.8%
FCF margin8.1%6.2%10.8%7.9%6.3%9.2%11.6%9.0%8.0%9.2%
Return on assets7.2%9.1%8.8%12.9%10.7%6.2%9.6%11.2%10.8%7.8%
Return on equity16.8%18.3%19.1%28.1%23.3%14.2%22.7%27.6%30.6%25.5%
Debt / equity0.87×0.57×0.72×0.68×0.69×0.77×0.81×0.93×1.21×1.51×
Current ratio3.173.232.572.863.093.513.423.052.302.71

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.