PKGPackaging Corporation of America
The financials
Packaging Corporation of America by the numbers
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) reported revenue of $2.60B in Q3 2026 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 12% from the same quarter a year earlier. That came with a gross margin of 23% and net income of $262M (10% of revenue). For the full year FY2025, revenue was $8.99B (+7.2% year on year) and net income $774M. Its largest product in Q3 2026 was Trade at $2.41B, 99% of the disclosed total, well ahead of Fiber at 1.0%. The next results filing is expected around Jan 27, 2027, the same week as a year ago.
| Income statement | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.60B | $2.31B | +12% |
| Gross profit | $604M | $504M | +20% |
| Operating income | $385M | $325M | +19% |
| Net income | $262M | $227M | +16% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.93 | $2.51 | +17% |
| Product | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Trade | $2.41B | 99% |
| Fiber | $24M | 1.0% |
| Intersegment | $2.1M | 0.1% |
Over its last three fiscal years Packaging Corporation of America booked income tax of 24.5% of its pretax profit, 21.4% once deferred tax is taken out, above the 21.3% median for US companies in our tax study.
Business segments
Revenue split by product segment, from SEC XBRL filings.
- Trade$2.41B$2.41Bvs last quarter +4.4%vs a year ago +13%+4.4%+13%
- Fiber$24.2M$24.2Mvs last quarter +13%vs a year ago +13%+13%+13%
- Intersegment$2.1M$2.1Mvs last quarter +5.0%vs a year ago n/a+5.0%n/a
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