Income Tax
Packaging Corp of America Income Tax increased by 49.5% to $48.90M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 23.1%, from $63.60M to $48.90M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Income Tax shows relatively stable performance with a -1.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase relative to pre-tax income may signal a higher effective tax rate or changes in tax legislation, while a decrease may indicate tax benefits or lower jurisdictional rates.
Detailed definition
Represents the total provision for income taxes recognized by the company during the reporting period, including both cu...
Peer comparison
Highly dependent on the company's geographic footprint and tax planning strategies compared to peers.
income_tax_expenseHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $67.40M | $83.20M | $63.90M | $86.10M | $99.10M | $84.90M | $64.90M | $63.20M | -$65.10M | $61.30M | $59.30M | $40.60M | $67.80M | $80.50M | $70.50M | $63.60M | $79.10M | $78.30M | $32.70M | $48.90M |
| QoQ Change | — | +23.4% | -23.2% | +34.7% | +15.1% | -14.3% | -23.6% | -2.6% | -203.0% | +194.2% | -3.3% | -31.5% | +67.0% | +18.7% | -12.4% | -9.8% | +24.4% | -1.0% | -58.2% | +49.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +47.0% | +2.0% | +1.6% | -26.6% | -165.7% | -27.8% | -8.6% | -35.8% | +204.1% | +31.3% | +18.9% | +56.7% | +16.7% | -2.7% | -53.6% | -23.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Packaging Corp of America's income tax?
- Packaging Corp of America (PKG) reported income tax of $48.90M in Q1 2026.
- How has Packaging Corp of America's income tax changed year-over-year?
- Packaging Corp of America's income tax decreased by 23.1% year-over-year, from $63.60M to $48.90M.
- What is the long-term trend for Packaging Corp of America's income tax?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Packaging Corp of America's income tax has grown at a -1.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $267.60M to $253.70M.
- What does income tax mean?
- The total amount of income tax the company is required to pay on its earnings.