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PKG

Packaging Corporation of America

PKG

NYSE·Consumer Cyclical·Packaging & Containers·Mkt cap $21.2B

$235.52

-1.01%

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52-Week Range

$189.03 - $249.51

P/E

28.65

Fwd P/E

22.76

Beta

0.83

Div Yield

2.21%

Avg Vol

761.0K

Shares Out

89.2M

Mkt Cap

$21.2B

Price action

Price chart

Up 17.8% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Extensive manufacturing infrastructure
  • Diverse product portfolio
  • Strong distribution network
  • Vertical integration capabilities

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Premium valuation to Paper & Packaging peers

Growth

Stable outlook

E-commerce expansion

Value

Premium valuation to Paper & Packaging peers

Momentum

Strong

+16.4% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Solid

2.21% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 20, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 22, 2026

Reported EPS of $2.40 vs $2.17 consensus (+10.6% surprise). Revenue of $2.4B vs $2.4B expected (-2.4%).

EPS beat +10.6%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+10.6%

Next: Apr 20, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+11%

+8%

+5%

+6%

+10%

+11%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$2.1B

$2.2B

$2.1B

$2.1B

$2.2B

$2.3B

$2.4B

$2.4B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

19.1%

Operating

11.5%

Profit

7.2%

Wall Street consensus

6 analysts · 83% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

5

83%

Hold

1

17%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$257.00

+9.1% vs $235.52

Low $232.00
Median $257.00
High $267.00

Latest: Argus · $251.00 · May 28, 2026

5 analysts covering

vs Industry

How PKG stacks vs Packaging & Containers

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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