Valuation: Packaging Corporation of America

Market Cap 20.66B 18.19B 17.24B 15.56B 29.33B 1,981B 29.71B 206B 79.36B 1,013B 77.57B 75.88B 3,247B P/E 2026 *
24x
P/E 2027 * 16.6x
Enterprise Value 23.99B 21.13B 20.02B 18.07B 34.06B 2,300B 34.5B 239B 92.16B 1,176B 90.09B 88.12B 3,770B EV / Sales 2026 *
2.38x
EV / Sales 2027 * 2.19x
Free-Float
96.7%
Yield 2026 *
2.3%
Yield 2027 * 2.37%
Sep. 25 Packaging Corporation of America Submits Dam Failure Analysis and Hazard Potential Classification Assessment for Grandmother Falls Hydroelectric Project to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission CI
Sep. 23 JPMorgan Adjusts PT on Packaging Corp. of America to $320 From $312, Maintains Overweight Rating MT
Sep. 11 BofA Securities Adjusts PT on Packaging Corp. of America to $260 From $280, Maintains Buy Rating MT
Sep. 10 Packaging Corporation of America Presents at Jefferies Global Industrials Conference 2026, Sep-10-2026 08:10 AM
Sep. 02 Packaging of America Maintains Quarterly Dividend at $1.50 a Share, Payable on Oct. 15 to Shareholders of Record on Sept. 15 MT
Sep. 02 Packaging Corporation of America Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on October 15, 2026 CI
Aug. 24 Packaging Corp Of America Insider Sold Shares Worth $3,008,496, According to a Recent SEC Filing MT
Aug. 13 Packaging Corp. of America to Benefit From Third Containerboard Price Increase, UBS Says MT
Aug. 13 UBS Adjusts PT on Packaging Corp. of America to $292 From $271, Keeps Buy Rating MT
Aug. 11 Packaging Corp Of America Insider Sold Shares Worth $1,794,002, According to a Recent SEC Filing MT
Aug. 11 Seaport Global Adjusts Packaging Corp. of America PT to $272 From $270, Maintains Buy Rating MT
Aug. 07 Tranche Update on Packaging Corporation of America's Equity Buyback Plan announced on January 27, 2022. CI
Aug. 05 Packaging Corp Of America Insider Sold Shares Worth $5,393,579, According to a Recent SEC Filing MT
1 day-1.72%
1 week-3.77%
Current month-2.00%
1 month-4.63%
3 months-3.53%
6 months+8.01%
Current year+11.17%
1 week 229.26
Extreme 229.26
241.92
1 month 225.32
Extreme 225.325
242.62
Current year 201.25
Extreme 201.25
259.98
1 year 191.5
Extreme 191.5
259.98
3 years 143.82
Extreme 143.82
259.98
5 years 110.56
Extreme 110.555
259.98
10 years 71.05
Extreme 71.05
259.98
Manager TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 71 2010-06-30
Director of Finance/CFO 54 2025-04-30
President 70 2025-02-25
Director TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 69 1998-12-31
Director/Board Member 79 2005-04-30
Director/Board Member 70 2008-04-30
Date Insider Type Main position Quantity % Market Cap. Importance
8/20/26 Sell

Executive/Senior Manager

-12,000 0.0135%
8/7/26 Sell

Chairperson

-7,063 0.0079%
8/5/26 Sell

Chairperson

-8,797 0.0099%
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
-1.72%-3.77%+6.01%+49.31% 20.66B
-0.63%-5.06%+4.48%+33.88% 23.25B
-0.45%-7.11%-28.02%-6.48% 17.65B
-0.58%+1.63%+62.59%-39.53% 6.3B
-1.91%-5.24%+41.96%+55.02% 5.32B
-1.59%-3.69%+14.15%-10.17% 4.91B
+1.37%-3.90%-20.74%-46.08% 4.67B
-4.20%-7.32%+45.41%-25.49% 3.8B
-1.90%-5.61%-2.95%-7.09% 3.51B
+0.72%-7.14%+1.18%+27.16% 3.32B
Average -1.29%-3.30%+12.41%+3.05% 9.34B
Weighted average by Cap. -1.11%-3.11%+5.25%+15.40%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 10.08B 8.88B 8.41B 7.6B 14.32B 967B 14.5B 101B 38.74B 494B 37.87B 37.04B 1,585B 10.82B 9.53B 9.03B 8.15B 15.36B 1,038B 15.56B 108B 41.57B 530B 40.64B 39.75B 1,701B
Net income 866M 763M 723M 653M 1.23B 83.07B 1.25B 8.65B 3.33B 42.47B 3.25B 3.18B 136B 1.24B 1.09B 1.03B 934M 1.76B 119B 1.78B 12.38B 4.76B 60.79B 4.66B 4.56B 195B
Net Debt 3.33B 2.93B 2.78B 2.51B 4.73B 320B 4.79B 33.26B 12.8B 163B 12.51B 12.24B 524B 3.04B 2.68B 2.54B 2.29B 4.32B 292B 4.37B 30.36B 11.68B 149B 11.42B 11.17B 478B
Logo Packaging Corporation of America
Packaging Corporation of America is one the leading US manufacturers and marketers of packaging. Net sales break down by family of products as follows: - corrugated board packaging (92.3%); - papers (6.8%); - other (0.9%). At the end of 2025, the group operated 91 manufacturing sites in the United States.
Employees
16,800
Date Price Change Volume
26-09-30 $229.26 -1.72% 578,358
26-09-29 $233.28 -0.53% 626,405
26-09-28 $234.52 -1.12% 684,371
26-09-25 $237.18 -0.39% 481,766
26-09-24 $238.11 -1.19% 505,744
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
BB
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
11
Last Close Price
233.28USD
Average target price
259.30USD
Spread / Average Target
+11.15%

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