Packaging Corp of America PKG Earnings yield
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Packaging Corp of America’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Packaging Corp of America’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Packaging Corp of America's earnings yield?
- Packaging Corp of America (PKG) reported earnings yield of 3.9% in Q1 2026.
- How has Packaging Corp of America's earnings yield changed year-over-year?
- Packaging Corp of America's earnings yield decreased by 19.0% year-over-year, from 4.8% to 3.9%.
- What is the long-term trend for Packaging Corp of America's earnings yield?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Packaging Corp of America's earnings yield has grown at a -2.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 21% to 18.9%.
- What does earnings yield mean?
- The company's annual profit as a percentage of its market price — the flip side of the P/E.
- How do you interpret earnings yield?
- Higher means more earnings per dollar invested. Easy to compare directly against bond yields to judge the relative attractiveness of equity.
- How does earnings yield compare across companies?
- Comparable across profitable companies and against fixed-income yields; undefined when earnings are negative.