Companies / Materials
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials
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Business at a glance
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Operating health57
Growth41
Profitability39
Cash generation55
Balance sheet75
Dilution control77
Key ratios and five-year financials
Latest quarter revenue YoY (2026-09-30)12.5%Revenue growth (FY)7.2%Revenue CAGR (3y)2.0%Gross margin21.0%Operating margin12.3%Net margin8.6%Free cash flow margin8.1%R&D / revenue—Stock comp / revenue0.5%Net debt / operating cash flow2.22xCurrent ratio3.17Diluted share count change0.1%
| Fiscal year ending | FY 2021-12 | FY 2022-12 | FY 2023-12 | FY 2024-12 | FY 2025-12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $7.7B | $8.5B | $7.8B | $8.4B | $9.0B |
| Gross profit | $1.9B | $2.1B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.9B |
| Operating income | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Net income | $841M | $1.0B | $765M | $805M | $774M |
| Operating cash flow | $1.1B | $1.5B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.6B |
| Capital expenditure | $605M | $824M | $470M | $670M | $829M |
| Free cash flow | $489M | $671M | $845M | $522M | $729M |
| R&D | $14M | — | — | — | — |
| Stock-based comp | $36M | $36M | $40M | $49M | $45M |
| Buybacks | $193M | $523M | $42M | $0 | $153M |
| Dividends | $380M | $420M | $449M | $449M | $450M |
| Cash | $619M | $320M | $648M | $685M | $529M |
| Total debt | $2.5B | $2.5B | $3.3B | $2.5B | $4.0B |
| Equity | $3.6B | $3.7B | $4.0B | $4.4B | $4.6B |
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