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Packaging Corp of America

Packaging Corp of America

PKG · NYSE · Consumer Cyclical / Packaging & Containers

251.02USD+0.44 (+0.18%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close250.58
Open252.68
Day Range249.45 – 252.68
52-Week Range186.77 – 258.31
Volume379.50K
Market Cap20.90B
P/E (TTM)30.42
Forward P/E18.66
EPS7.71
Dividend Yield2.53%
Beta0.80
50-Day Avg242.89
200-Day Avg225.75

About

Packaging Corporation of America manufactures and sells containerboard and uncoated freesheet (UFS) paper products in North America. The company operates through Packaging and Paper segments. The Packaging segment offers various linerboard and corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods; multi-color boxes and displays that help to merchandise the packaged product in retail locations; and honeycomb protective packaging products, as well as packaging for meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, processed food, beverages, and other industrial and consumer products. This segment sells its corrugated products through a direct sales and marketing organization. The Paper segment manufactures and sells commodity and specialty papers, as well as communication papers, including cut-size office papers, and printing and converting papers; and white papers. This segment sells papers through its sales and marketing organization. Packaging Corporation of America was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Company Details

  • SectorConsumer Cyclical
  • IndustryPackaging & Containers
  • CEOMr. Mark W. Kowlzan
  • Employees16.80K
  • Headquarters1 North Field Court, Lake Forest, IL, United States, 60045, USA
  • Websitehttps://www.packagingcorp.com

Leadership

  • Mr. Mark W. KowlzanChairman of the Board & CEO · b. 1956
  • Mr. Thomas A. Hassfurther PCAPresident · b. 1956
  • Mr. Kent A. PfledererExecutive VP & CFO · b. 1971
  • Mr. Charles J. CarterExecutive Vice President of Mill Operations · b. 1960
  • Mr. Donald Ray ShirleyExecutive Vice President of Corrugated Products · b. 1972
  • Mr. Fabian C. StraussPrincipal Accounting Officer, Senior VP of Finance, Controller & Treasurer · b. 1981
  • Ms. Darla J. OlivierSenior VP of Tax, ESG & Government Affairs · b. 1970
  • Mr. Joseph W. VaughnSenior VP of Engineering & Operations Support · b. 1963
  • Ms. Heidi L. PattonSenior VP of Containerboard Sales & Supply Chain · b. 1969

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: USD1998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-02-282017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Revenue1.57B1.32B1.92B1.79B1.74B1.74B1.89B1.99B2.19B2.32B2.36B2.15B2.44B2.62B2.84B3.67B5.85B5.74B5.78B5.78B6.44B7.01B6.96B6.66B7.73B8.48B7.80B8.38B8.99B
Growth (%)--16.15%+45.89%-6.86%-3.02%-0.02%+8.91%+5.48%+9.70%+5.90%+1.92%-9.02%+13.41%+7.58%+8.54%+28.88%+59.68%-1.89%+0.65%0.00%+11.52%+8.84%-0.72%-4.40%+16.10%+9.67%-7.97%+7.45%+7.23%
Cost of Revenue1.19B916.40M1.27B1.37B1.41B1.44B1.59B1.69B1.74B1.79B1.87B1.72B1.90B2.08B2.21B2.80B4.62B4.53B4.50B4.50B4.97B5.37B5.32B5.27B5.86B6.39B6.10B6.60B7.10B
Gross Profit376.40M400.90M647.69M417.94M324.63M297.87M297.71M306.81M443.88M524.65M491.36M426.58M532.20M541.90M634.70M867.50M1.23B1.21B1.28B1.28B1.47B1.65B1.64B1.39B1.87B2.09B1.70B1.78B1.89B
Gross Margin23.96%30.43%33.70%23.35%18.70%17.16%15.75%15.39%20.30%22.65%20.82%19.86%21.85%20.68%22.32%23.67%21.01%21.04%22.07%22.08%22.84%23.46%23.61%20.82%24.23%24.66%21.77%21.27%21.02%
Operating Expense267.10M219.80M302.86M164.18M179.35M201.01M157.22M190.69M217.95M231.20M249.55M74.12M346.80M269.20M197.10M385.60M526.80M458.00M495.40M495.70M541.00M577.60M590.30M544.70M589.70M669.90M623.80M681.80M634.20M
Operating Income109.30M181.10M344.84M253.76M145.28M96.86M140.49M116.13M225.93M293.45M241.81M352.45M185.40M272.70M437.60M481.90M702.70M750.00M780.30M780.30M931.20M1.07B1.05B841.60M1.28B1.42B1.08B1.10B1.26B
Operating Margin6.96%13.75%17.94%14.18%8.37%5.58%7.43%5.82%10.33%12.67%10.24%16.41%7.61%10.41%15.39%13.15%12.01%13.06%13.50%13.50%14.45%15.22%15.13%12.64%16.60%16.76%13.78%13.14%13.97%
EBITDA204.30M293.30M493.05M400.13M298.69M255.68M300.08M274.48M378.34M441.54M389.58M335.23M341.70M436.67M613.00M699.80M1.09B1.11B1.14B-1.32B1.48B1.43B1.14B1.68B1.89B1.59B1.63B1.76B
EBITDA Margin13.00%22.27%25.65%22.35%17.21%14.73%15.88%13.77%17.30%19.06%16.50%15.61%14.03%16.67%21.55%19.09%18.68%19.41%19.70%-20.52%21.08%20.58%17.06%21.71%22.32%20.32%19.46%19.58%
Net Income71.40M40.50M161.90M106.42M48.18M-14.36M68.73M52.60M125.03M170.07M135.61M265.89M205.40M158.00M160.20M441.30M392.60M436.80M449.60M449.00M668.60M738.00M696.40M461.00M841.10M1.03B765.20M805.10M768.90M
Net Income Margin4.54%3.07%8.42%5.95%2.78%-0.83%3.64%2.64%5.72%7.34%5.74%12.38%8.43%6.03%5.63%12.04%6.71%7.61%7.78%7.77%10.37%10.52%10.00%6.92%10.88%12.15%9.81%9.60%8.55%
R&D--3.40M5.50M6.70M6.10M6.10M6.80M6.90M7.60M6.90M9.40M10.90M12.50M11.30M11.50M12.30M13.10M13.30M13.30M12.80M14.40M16.00M15.50M14.50M----
R&D as % of Total Revenue--0.18%0.31%0.39%0.35%0.32%0.34%0.32%0.33%0.29%0.44%0.45%0.48%0.40%0.31%0.21%0.23%0.23%0.23%0.20%0.21%0.23%0.23%0.19%----
Interest Expense00074.02M67.67M121.73M29.58M28.09M31.20M35.08M36.87M35.58M32.28M29.25M62.90M58.27M88.40M85.50M91.80M0102.60M97.20M128.80M93.50M152.40M70.40M53.30M41.40M79.10M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue0.00%0.00%0.00%4.14%3.90%7.01%1.56%1.41%1.43%1.51%1.56%1.66%1.33%1.12%2.21%1.59%1.51%1.49%1.59%0.00%1.59%1.39%1.85%1.40%1.97%0.83%0.68%0.49%0.88%

Balance Sheet

Currency: USD1998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-02-282017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Assets1.37B2.15B1.94B1.97B1.98B1.99B2.08B1.97B1.99B2.04B1.94B2.15B2.22B2.41B2.45B5.24B5.35B5.28B5.78B5.78B6.20B6.57B7.24B7.43B7.84B8.00B8.68B8.83B10.92B
Total Liabilities459.00M1.63B1.25B1.20B1.19B1.19B1.27B1.29B1.30B1.27B1.26B1.25B1.22B1.48B1.48B3.89B3.83B3.65B4.02B3.39B4.01B3.90B4.16B4.19B4.23B4.34B4.68B4.43B6.33B
Total Equity908.40M519.20M687.42M769.83M795.88M797.48M817.57M681.42M691.77M760.86M683.95M898.85M1.01B928.91M969.46M1.36B1.52B1.63B1.76B2.39B2.18B2.67B3.07B3.25B3.61B3.67B4.00B4.40B4.60B
Cash-10.30M7.89M82.47M131.31M172.02M213.32M112.67M161.84M228.14M149.40M260.73M196.56M156.31M207.39M190.96M124.90M184.20M239.30M239.00M216.90M361.50M679.50M974.60M618.70M320.00M648.00M685.00M529.00M
Total Debt17.50M1.33B869.41M795.22M742.21M697.96M694.89M695.20M765.05M677.25M681.13M680.88M680.60M830.28M819.50M2.57B2.38B2.32B2.67B2.65B2.65B2.50B2.73B2.74B2.73B2.79B3.17B2.77B4.36B
Net Debt17.50M1.32B861.52M712.75M610.91M525.94M481.57M582.53M603.21M449.11M531.74M420.15M484.05M673.97M612.11M2.38B2.25B2.14B2.43B-2.43B2.14B2.06B1.76B2.11B2.47B2.53B2.09B3.84B

Cash Flow

Currency: USD1998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-02-282017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow195.40M254.40M339.05M313.43M240.02M244.88M215.34M242.75M246.63M300.15M269.32M306.13M349.92M345.51M404.20M608.20M736.10M762.60M801.20M801.20M856.10M1.18B1.21B1.03B1.09B1.50B1.32B1.19B1.56B
Investing Cash Flow-177.70M-76.40M118.90M-134.01M-109.63M-117.93M-116.81M-161.48M-93.95M-113.19M-134.54M-119.32M-321.31M-350.17M-107.51M-1.41B-451.10M-298.10M-769.60M-769.60M-609.10M-608.20M-546.60M-426.10M-794.40M-833.70M-875.10M-277.80M-2.57B
Financing Cash Flow-17.70M-167.80M-460.36M-104.84M-81.55M-86.23M-57.23M-181.92M-103.51M-120.66M-213.53M-75.48M-92.78M-35.59M-245.62M786.77M-351.10M-405.20M23.50M23.50M-269.40M-427.30M-342.80M-311.60M-655.60M-960.00M-112.00M-876.40M859.40M
Capital Expenditure103.40M94.20M133.74M131.16M107.40M113.22M108.61M125.33M88.22M113.45M132.97M114.20M322.83M293.27M128.52M234.42M420.20M314.50M274.30M274.30M343.00M551.40M399.50M421.20M605.10M824.20M469.70M669.70M828.90M
Free Cash Flow92.00M160.20M205.31M182.27M132.61M131.66M106.73M117.42M158.41M186.70M136.35M191.93M27.09M52.25M275.68M373.78M315.90M448.10M526.90M-513.10M628.70M807.90M611.60M489.00M670.80M845.40M521.50M728.60M
Dividends Paid------29.29M96.87M105.05M105.05M125.06M76.90M61.80M76.01M117.85M109.14M157.40M200.80M216.10M0237.60M268.10M298.70M299.60M379.80M420.30M448.90M448.80M449.60M
FCF to OCF47.08%62.97%60.55%58.15%55.25%53.77%49.56%48.37%64.23%62.20%50.63%62.70%7.74%15.12%68.20%61.46%42.92%58.76%65.76%-59.93%53.28%66.91%59.22%44.69%44.87%64.28%43.78%46.78%
Dividend Paid to FCF------27.45%82.50%66.32%56.26%91.72%40.06%228.10%145.49%42.75%29.20%49.83%44.81%41.01%-46.31%42.64%36.97%48.99%77.67%62.66%53.10%86.06%61.71%

Earnings

Report DateApr 17, 2000Jul 19, 2000Oct 19, 2000Jan 22, 2001Apr 16, 2001Jul 16, 2001Oct 15, 2001Jan 22, 2002Apr 15, 2002Jul 15, 2002Oct 14, 2002Jan 23, 2003Apr 21, 2003Jul 14, 2003Oct 13, 2003Jan 21, 2004Apr 19, 2004Jul 19, 2004Oct 18, 2004Jan 19, 2005Apr 18, 2005Jul 18, 2005Oct 17, 2005Jan 23, 2006Apr 18, 2006Jul 18, 2006Oct 17, 2006Jan 22, 2007Apr 17, 2007Jul 18, 2007Oct 17, 2007Jan 22, 2008Apr 21, 2008Jul 21, 2008Oct 20, 2008Jan 20, 2009Apr 20, 2009Jul 20, 2009Oct 19, 2009Jan 25, 2010Apr 19, 2010Jul 19, 2010Oct 18, 2010Jan 24, 2011Apr 18, 2011Jul 18, 2011Oct 17, 2011Jan 23, 2012Apr 17, 2012Jul 16, 2012Oct 15, 2012Jan 22, 2013Apr 22, 2013Jul 16, 2013Oct 14, 2013Feb 11, 2014Apr 22, 2014Jul 21, 2014Oct 20, 2014Jan 26, 2015Apr 20, 2015Jul 21, 2015Oct 20, 2015Jan 25, 2016Apr 20, 2016Jul 20, 2016Oct 19, 2016Jan 30, 2017Apr 26, 2017Jul 26, 2017Oct 25, 2017Jan 30, 2018Apr 24, 2018Jul 25, 2018Oct 24, 2018Jan 29, 2019Apr 24, 2019Jul 24, 2019Oct 23, 2019Jan 29, 2020Apr 27, 2020Jul 28, 2020Oct 26, 2020Jan 27, 2021Apr 26, 2021Jul 26, 2021Oct 25, 2021Jan 26, 2022Apr 25, 2022Jul 25, 2022Oct 24, 2022Jan 25, 2023Apr 24, 2023Jul 24, 2023Oct 23, 2023Jan 24, 2024Apr 22, 2024Jul 23, 2024Oct 22, 2024Jan 28, 2025Apr 22, 2025Jul 23, 2025Oct 22, 2025Jan 27, 2026Apr 22, 2026Jul 22, 2026Oct 21, 2026
EPS Estimate0.210.300.360.340.280.250.260.210.080.120.130.130.060.090.110.06-0.020.070.250.210.120.190.09-0.020.080.230.420.350.300.360.460.460.340.340.410.250.190.160.250.130.120.310.600.530.410.350.430.370.400.450.560.620.560.630.890.891.001.101.261.171.081.031.281.031.011.181.301.151.221.471.681.511.531.972.152.141.962.031.911.701.221.281.421.481.451.782.342.072.522.852.812.232.272.001.931.831.682.152.502.532.212.442.822.412.132.312.94
EPS Actual0.220.310.370.350.250.290.270.180.090.110.140.120.070.100.140.09-0.060.130.240.200.120.200.110.020.090.310.420.380.300.440.460.420.310.370.380.300.250.280.250.160.120.380.600.520.390.390.430.400.420.490.550.610.620.710.911.041.081.161.261.161.011.181.261.081.111.251.301.231.271.521.681.561.552.082.232.171.982.041.921.711.501.381.571.331.772.172.692.762.723.232.832.352.202.312.052.131.722.202.652.472.312.482.732.322.402.35-
Surprise4.76%3.33%2.78%2.94%-10.71%16.00%3.85%-14.29%12.50%-8.33%7.69%-7.69%16.67%11.11%27.27%50.00%-200.00%85.71%-4.00%-4.76%0.00%5.26%22.22%200.00%12.50%34.78%0.00%8.57%0.00%22.22%0.00%-8.70%-8.82%8.82%-7.32%20.00%31.58%75.00%0.00%23.08%0.00%22.58%0.00%-1.89%-4.88%11.43%0.00%8.11%5.00%8.89%-1.79%-1.61%10.71%12.70%2.25%16.85%8.00%5.45%0.00%-0.85%-6.48%14.56%-1.56%4.85%9.90%5.93%0.00%6.96%4.10%3.40%0.00%3.31%1.31%5.58%3.72%1.40%1.02%0.49%0.52%0.59%22.95%7.81%10.56%-10.14%22.07%21.91%14.96%33.33%7.94%13.33%0.71%5.38%-3.08%15.50%6.22%16.39%2.38%2.33%6.00%-2.37%4.52%1.64%-3.19%-3.73%12.68%1.73%-
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Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap20.90B
Enterprise Value25.04B
Trailing P/E30.42
Forward P/E18.66
PEG Ratio1.53
Price / Sales2.19
Price / Book4.55
EPS7.71
Book Value52.64
Revenue (TTM)9.53B
Gross Profit (TTM)2.04B
EBITDA2.00B
Profit Margin7.26%
Operating Margin13.12%
Return on Equity14.89%
Return on Assets8.28%
Shares Outstanding89.10M
Shares Float86.97M
Beta0.80
Dividend Yield2.53%
Dividend Rate6.00
Payout Ratio56.12%

Analyst Ratings

Buy
Based on 11 analystsTarget 259.30
  • Strong Buy
    6
  • Buy
    1
  • Hold
    3
  • Sell
    1

Ownership Breakdown

Institutions
100.06%
Insiders
1.58%
Retail / Other
0.00%

Top Institutional Holders

  • BlackRock Inc
    7.71M8.65%
  • T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
    6.52M7.32%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
    5.80M6.51%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC
    4.38M4.92%
  • State Street Corp
    4.24M4.76%
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co
    3.43M3.85%
  • Fidelity International Ltd
    2.86M3.21%
  • Curated Wealth Partners LLC
    2.84M3.19%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC
    2.49M2.79%
  • Royal Bank of Canada
    2.32M2.61%
  • Bank of New York Mellon Corp
    2.24M2.51%
  • American Century Companies Inc
    2.01M2.26%
  • Ameriprise Financial Inc
    1.94M2.18%
  • Victory Capital Management Inc.
    1.83M2.06%
  • Millennium Management LLC
    1.69M1.90%
  • Atlas FRM LLC
    1.53M1.72%

Top Fund Holders

  • Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest
    2.83M3.18%
  • Vanguard 500 Index Investor
    2.35M2.64%
  • Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl
    1.93M2.16%
  • Fidelity Global Dividend I-Acc-EUR
    1.55M1.75%

Dividends

20263×
1.50Sep 15, 20261.50Jun 15, 20261.25Mar 13, 2026
20254×
1.25Dec 15, 20251.25Sep 15, 20251.25Jun 13, 20251.25Mar 14, 2025
20244×
1.25Dec 20, 20241.25Sep 16, 20241.25Jun 14, 20241.25Mar 14, 2024
20234×
1.25Dec 15, 20231.25Sep 22, 20231.25Jun 14, 20231.25Mar 14, 2023
20224×
1.25Dec 16, 20221.25Sep 30, 20221.25Jun 14, 20221.00Mar 14, 2022
20214×
1.00Dec 17, 20211.00Sep 14, 20211.00Jun 14, 20211.00Mar 12, 2021
20201×
1.00Dec 18, 2020