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Packaging Corporation of America Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisPKG
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Packaging Corporation of America

🇺🇸PKG•NYSE

Packaging Corporation of America

🇺🇸PKG•NYSE
Market cap
$20.88B
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Mkt Cap
$20.88B
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PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
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Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About Packaging Corporation of America

Industry
Packaging & Containers
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
CEO
Mark W. Kowlzan
Headquarters
1 North Field Court, Lake Forest, IL, US
Industry
Packaging & Containers
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
CEO
Mark W. Kowlzan
Headquarters
1 North Field Court, Lake Forest, IL, US
Description

Packaging Corporation of America manufactures and sells containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the United States. The company operates through Packaging and Paper segments.

The Packaging segment offers various containerboard 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, independent brokers, and distribution partners. 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.

This segment sells white papers through its sales and marketing organization. Packaging Corporation of America was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.

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Financial Data

Stock Data

Price chart, volume, and trading data.

Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for Packaging Corporation of America, and the rating behind it. PKG last traded at $234.40, 30.4× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Packaging Corporation of America. Starting points for Packaging Corporation of America: P/E 30.4, EPS $7.81, beta 0.80 — an Packaging & Containers name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Packaging Corporation of America. Packaging Corporation of America paid $5.25 per share over the last year — a 2.2% yield at the current $234.40 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for Packaging Corporation of America. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Packaging Corporation of America stands at $7.81. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Packaging Corporation of America. Packaging Corporation of America has reported as a listed company since 2000. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

Packaging Corporation of America valued side by side against its closest peers. Packaging Corporation of America is measured against Packaging & Containers peers within the Consumer Cyclical sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

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Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold Packaging Corporation of America, and how their positions are changing. At a $20.88B market value, institutional positions materially move Packaging Corporation of America's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

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Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by Packaging Corporation of America executives and directors. Shares of Packaging Corporation of America have traded between $172.72 and $250.82 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming Packaging Corporation of America. Packaging Corporation of America is a $20.88B Consumer Cyclical company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Packaging Corporation of America. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

Latest headlines and market coverage.

Latest headlines and company announcements for Packaging Corporation of America. Coverage tracks Packaging Corporation of America within Packaging & Containers (Consumer Cyclical). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

Peer companies

  • AMCR — Amcor plc
  • BALL — Ball Corporation
  • BBY — Best Buy Co., Inc.
  • BURL — Burlington Stores, Inc.
  • CCK — Crown Holdings, Inc.
  • DKS — DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.
  • GPC — Genuine Parts Company
  • IP — International Paper Company

More Packaging & Containers companies

  • SLGN — Silgan Holdings Inc.
  • SNGSF — Singamas Container Holdings Limited
  • SON — Sonoco Products Company
  • SUMXF — Supremex Inc.
  • SW — Smurfit Westrock Plc
  • SXP.TO — Supremex Inc.
  • TCL-A.TO — Transcontinental Inc.
  • TCL-B.TO — Transcontinental Inc.
  • TCLAF — Transcontinental Inc.
  • TCLCF — Transcontinental Inc.
  • TRS — TriMas Corporation
  • TZPC — ThermaFreeze Products Corporation

ETFs holding Packaging Corporation of America

  • CUT — Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF (4.76%)
  • RSPM — Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (4.09%)
  • SMIG — Bahl & Gaynor Small/Mid Cap Income Growth ETF (3.50%)
  • XLB — State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (2.84%)
  • GRNY — Tidal Trust III - Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF (2.52%)
  • GRNI — Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large (2.21%)
  • FLV — American Century Focused Large Cap Value ETFAmerican Century Focused Large Cap Value ETFAmerican Century Focused Large Cap Value ETF (2.20%)
  • UYM — ProShares - Ultra Materials (2.02%)

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